<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large">Dear Faculty,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default">Please read the below email from Mark Reed, Interim AVP of Research Operations.</div><div class="gmail_default">Thank you,</div><div class="gmail_default">Julie</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mari Zuniga (</span><a href="mailto:mlzuniga@sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">mlzuniga@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Mark Reed (</span><a href="mailto:mreed@sdsu.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">mreed@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SDSU FUERTE MPIs</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">RE: Vote on nominated faculty from the College of Arts & Letters to serve on the SDSU FUERTE Hiring and Selection Committees</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleague,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">As you may have heard, SDSU recently received funding from the NIH FIRST program (</span><a href="https://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=78555" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SDSU FUERTE</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">) to fund a cluster of tenure-track positions in the areas of </span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/98069" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Cancer Disparities</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, </span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/98062" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Environmental Health</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">, and </span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/98072" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Obesity/Physical Activity/Nutrition</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. We have received a robust list of nominees of colleagues who are willing to serve on a hiring and selection committee for these positions. The next step in this process is to have the T/TT faculty in your college vote on the T/TT faculty nominated from your college. This confidential vote will remain open until noon on 11/19/21. Please use the link below to cast your vote for the nominees from your college:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/3T7xDbFgoLTyf7qn9" target="_blank">LINK TO VOTE</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We appreciate your time and attention to this important matter.</span></p></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">Mark B. Reed, PhD</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">Interim Associate Vice President for Research Operations</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">Professor of Public Health</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">Division of Research and Innovation [<a href="https://research.sdsu.edu/" target="_blank">DRI</a>]</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><font color="#0000ff">San Diego State University </font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">SDSU is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)</span><br></div><div><font color="#0000ff">L</font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">ocated in the territory of the Kumeyaay nations [</span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/territorial-acknowledgements-indigenous-1.4175136" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">and why this is here</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:12.8px">]</span></div><div><font color="#0000ff">Pronouns: He/Him/His [<a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/should-you-put-your-pronouns-in-your-email-signature-this-inclusive-workplace-trend-is-showing-up-more-more-2996610" target="_blank">and why this is here</a>]</font></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#cc0000" size="4"><i><b>Julie Smitherman</b></i></font><div><font face="times new roman, serif">Assistant to the Dean</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif">College of Engineering</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="2">San Diego State University</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="2">Office: E-203B</font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="2">Phone:<font color="#0000ff"> 619-594-6062</font></font></div><div><font face="times new roman, serif" size="2">Email: <a href="mailto:jsmitherman@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">jsmitherman@sdsu.edu</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>