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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> George Youssef [mailto:gyoussef@mail.sdsu.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 02, 2016 12:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> Arlene Gibson<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Please email to faculty in the College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Arlene<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you so much for your help. Please send the email to the college faculty and staff. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>George Youssef, <i>Ph.D., P.E.<br></i>Mechanical Engineering, <i>Assistant Professor<br></i>Experimental Mechanics Laboratory, <i>Director</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Website: <i><a href="http://youssef-lab.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">http://youssef-lab.sdsu.edu</a></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Dear Arlene,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I hope all is well. I'm not sure about the procedure to send an email to all faculty, but would you please send the following to all the faculty in the college?<br><span style='background:yellow'><br>Faculty from the Departments of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Biology, and Geological Sciences are launching a mentoring initiative called <b>SDSU MInDSET</b> (Maximizing INclusion and Diversity in Science, Engineering, and Technology) to combat the STEM pipeline attrition rate seen in all underrepresented groups. Please see the attached flyer for more details.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='background:yellow'>Our Format</span></u><span style='background:yellow'>: Faculty sponsors will mentor graduate students and postdocs in STEM in monthly hour long meetings. </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='background:yellow'>Our Members</span></u><span style='background:yellow'>: Our members are graduate students and postdocs who are interested in maximizing inclusion and diversity in STEM in all underrepresented groups.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='background:yellow'>To Join</span></u><span style='background:yellow'>: If you are interested in receiving mentoring through SDSU MInDSET, please signup using the link below:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='background:yellow'><a href="http://tinyurl.com/sdsu-mindset" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/sdsu-mindset</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='background:yellow'>Please sign up by <span class=m-9083264155264337494m5823060959020594523gmail-aqj>November 10th</span>!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span style='background:yellow'>Our first event:</span></u><span style='background:yellow'> A seminar given by Maria del Pilar O’Cadiz, PhD., of UCLA, on improving the STEM pipeline with a focus on underrepresented minorities.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='background:yellow'>GMCS 313 at <span class=m-9083264155264337494m5823060959020594523gmail-aqj>1:30pm</span> on <span class=m-9083264155264337494m5823060959020594523gmail-aqj>Friday Nov 18th</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='background:yellow'>All are welcome!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>George Youssef, <i>Ph.D., P.E.<br></i>Mechanical Engineering, <i>Assistant Professor<br></i>Experimental Mechanics Laboratory, <i>Director</i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Website: <i><a href="http://youssef-lab.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">http://youssef-lab.sdsu.edu</a></i><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>