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Hi, I'm Mary Muhly,

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and I will be
speaking on behalf of

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the Education, Scholarship,

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and Service Task Force.

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As the Education,

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Scholarship, and
Service Task Force

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charged
with eliminating

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racism in our curriculum,

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we recognize the
current system

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is not in alignment
with our values.

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We aim to change
that by creating

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a system where
all students feel

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welcomed and valued, where

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cultural responsibility is

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centered, and were
unfair barriers

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to learning have
been eliminated.

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Today, we ask you
to join us and

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share your insights
into how we get there.

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The University is fully

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reliant on its students.

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Their concerns
are our concerns.

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By responding to student

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needs, an empowering
students,

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we can create

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more inclusive
learning experiences

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and elevate the
learning environment.

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We have three
interrelated initiatives.

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The first is centered

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around faculty development.

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It is to encourage
faculty to bring

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culturally inclusive
pedagogy and

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universal design into
their curriculum.

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We honor the wealth

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of knowledge,
cultural diversity,

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and lived experiences
our students

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bring with them to
the classroom.

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This initiative
will provide

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opportunities for
faculty to develop

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culturally responsive

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and sustaining practices

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and re-envision
the space they

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create for themselves
in the classroom.

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Our goal is to
encourage faculty to

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create meaningful
connections

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with their students,

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to learn from their
diverse perspectives,

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and to create
transformational and

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liberatory learning
environments for all.

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Our second initiative
is centered

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more around the learning
environment itself.

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It is to infuse

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learning environments with

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equity and cultural
responsibility.

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With this
initiative, we hope

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to create learning
environments

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where ethical integrity and

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cultural responsibility
are centered

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and all students
feel welcomed,

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valued, and included

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in classroom experiences.

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We are committed
to anti-racist,

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an anti-oppressive
experiences

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for all students at PSU.

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For us to make
progress towards

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our equity goals,

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it is imperative that
all students have

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culturally responsive
learning experiences

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and be empowered
as co-creators

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in their learning.

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By strengthening and creating

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the mechanisms that infuse

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racial equity throughout
the curriculum.

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We demonstrate our
commitment to this work.

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For example, each
academic program

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could have
discipline-specific DEI,

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coursework such as having

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education students
work directly

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with DACA recipients
in their studies.

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And our final initiative,

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we are focused
on empowering

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the agents for
change -- the leaders on

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campus who are already

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actively engaged
in this work,

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whether it be faculty,
staff or students.

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And this is to
support, acknowledge,

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and prioritize the
culturally responsive,

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creative work
of faculty and

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staff across campus and

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to create opportunities for

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students to get involved.

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We aim to empower

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the agents for
change who are

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already actively engaged in

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the fight for
racial justice.

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We are inspired by the

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commitment so many have

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shown and the eagerness

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of our students to get
involved in this work.

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We recognize the hard work

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they are doing and we hope

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to create a thriving,

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interconnected
network that directs

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resources to where they
can do the most good.

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If we are successful

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in accomplishing
these initiatives,

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we will be able to
draw more faculty,

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staff and students who

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are dedicated to
racial justice, to PSU.

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And we will lead
into the future.