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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dear Highlanders,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">As you prepare for fall break, it is important to acknowledge all of your accomplishments. Your hard work
will soon culminate in a successful fall quarter. </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Now, let me be clear, success is different for everyone. Some of you will receive high marks, others will
have worked through life challenges or fears, and some of you may have realized that it was time to step back and take care of yourself. To all of you, I say </span></span><span class="mark2o2kerwfa"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">congratulations</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">!
There is light at the end of this fall quarter journey. </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Wellness is critical to academic success. It is also critical to acknowledge events that may affect the
health and wellness of our campus community members. This past weekend, a horrific shooting in Colorado Springs, targeted the LGBTQ community in what should have been a day to remember the Transgender community. </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Events such as these have the ability to affect the wellness of our students, staff and faculty who identify
as LGBTQ or have family and friends who belong to the community. My hope is that during challenging moments like these, you can all remember that as members of the UCR community, we take care of each other, and you remember to care
</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">for<span style="color:#242424"> yourself. Our campus has resources available to you in the form of staff and faculty who are ready to listen and mental
health counseling services available to you should you need them at (951-827-5531), 24 hours daily. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">As your Dean of Students, I want to let you know that I am proud of you and your journey, no matter what
that looks like for you. I also want to remind you to stay safe and to please take this fall break for yourself if you can, to celebrate and practice self-care. I always say UCR students are some of the best and brightest the University of California has to
offer. Thank you for a wonderful fall quarter thus far! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Wishing you a safe and restful fall break! </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dr. Christine Mata </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Associate Vice Chancellor </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.1in;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#242424">Dean of Students </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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