<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Dear Faculty Colleague, </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">I am writing
to assist the The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion which is running a
survey of faculty on their familiarity and/or level of engagement with the <a href="https://www.ncfdd.org/home" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">National Center for Faculty
Development & Diversity</a> (NCFDD). 
The survey seeks to determine what aspects of the NCFDD resources that
are working well for faculty, as well as to gauge the merit of continued annual
institutional funding support. It is intended to assess participation levels
and identify the helpfulness of NCFDD opportunities within broad categories:</span></p>

<ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Understanding of NCFDD
     participant experience, </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Strengths and areas of
     opportunity of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity,</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Adequacy of resources and
     opportunities to meets the needs of your participation,</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Degree to which you, as a
     participant, feel seen and supported to participate in the various NCFDD
     programs and opportunities, and </span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Your professional development
     needs as reflected in the NCFDD offerings.</span></li>
</ol>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Your
participation is voluntary, and every effort will be made to keep your
responses confidential. <b>The survey should take approximately 5-10 minutes to
complete</b>. Please complete the <a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Y9uBi5vGcMfO2G" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">survey</a> by [<b>Monday, April 7, 2025</b>].</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b style=""><u><span style="line-height:115%">Survey
Link:</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Y9uBi5vGcMfO2G" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Y9uBi5vGcMfO2G</a></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you,<br></div><div>Dan</div><div>____________________________</div>Daniel Jeske<div>Professor of Statistics</div><div>Vice Provost of Academic Personnel</div></div></div></div></div>