<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">Hello Everyone,</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">I hope the summer has been both productive and rejuvenating. </span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">My name is Rob McKee, Assistant Professor of Teaching and the Campus Faculty Director of Education Abroad at UCR. Please read the message below if you are interested in learning how to develop and run a FLEAP. These are a great way to take a small group of students abroad and round out your teaching portfolio.  </span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background-color:transparent"> I am writing to invite you to attend our upcoming talks and social hours. At these sessions, we'll tell you about how you can lead a program to another country.</span><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent"><a href="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad/fleap-become-faculty-member" title="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad/fleap-become-faculty-member" id="m_-2661581862411817903LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" target="_blank"><img id="m_-2661581862411817903imageSelected1" width="673" height="673" size="193977" src="cid:e80208fa-3e38-4706-be05-d0cb5bbbd601" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="max-width: 100%;"></a><br></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14.6667px"></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt"><br></div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background-color:transparent"><a href="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad/fleap-become-faculty-member" title="https://international.ucr.edu/abroad/fleap-become-faculty-member" id="m_-2661581862411817903LPNoLPOWALinkPreview_1" target="_blank"><img id="m_-2661581862411817903imageSelected2" width="654" height="654" size="637284" src="cid:70d8c0a2-ab64-4578-a33e-32ad7f1a998c" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="max-width: 100%;"></a><br></span></p><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14.6667px"></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt"><br></div><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background-color:transparent">The sessions will take place on the following dates:</span><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><strong style="background:transparent"><span style="background:transparent">SEPTEMBER 2023</span></strong></p><ul style="font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><ul style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Fri, 09/15,</b> 3-5:00 pm:<b> </b></span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Faculty Leader Summer Social Hour at El Patron in downtown Riverside</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Tue, 09/26,</b> 11:00 am:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> How to Lead a Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program at Skye Hall 334</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><strong style="background:transparent"><span style="background:transparent">OCTOBER 2023</span></strong></p><ul style="font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><ul style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Tue, 10/03</b>, 10:00 am:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> All About Money: Grants, Scholarships, Program Fees, and Travel Expenses at Skye Hall 334</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Wed, 10/11</b>, 3-5:00 pm</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">: Worldfest Mixer with third-party providers at The Barn patio </span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Wed, 10/18</b>, 2:00 pm:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> How to Lead a Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program at Skye Hall 334</span></li></ul><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">NOVEMBER 2023</span></strong></li><ul style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Tue, 11/07</b>, 11:00 am:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> How to Recruit Students and Market FLEAP Programs at Skye Hall 334</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Thur, 11/16</b>, 11:00 am:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> How to Lead a Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program at Skye Hall 334</span></li></ul><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">DECEMBER 2023</span></strong></li><ul style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Wed, 12/06</b>, 3:00 pm:</span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> How to Lead a Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program at Skye Hall 334</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px;background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b>Tue, 12/12</b>, 2-4:00 pm:<b> </b></span></span><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Faculty Leader Social Hour at Arcade Coffee Roasters in Canyon Crest</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">All on-campus talks will be held in <b>Skye Hall room 334</b> on the third floor. Hot drinks will be provided. The social hours and mixer will be on and off campus.</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">Please let us know which session you plan to attend by responding to this email. We look forward to seeing you there!</span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;font-size:14.6667px;background:transparent;color:rgb(14,16,26)"><span style="background:transparent">Questions? Email me (<a href="mailto:rmckee@ucr.edu">rmckee@ucr.edu</a>)  or Sonja Lind, the Assistant Director of Education Abroad, at (<a href="mailto:sonjal@ucr.edu" target="_blank">sonjal@ucr.edu</a>). You can also visit our faculty leader webpage at <a href="https://international.ucr.edu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