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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Campus Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of UCR librarian Christina Cicchetti’s passing on Sunday, February 21, 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">At UCR, Christina was well-known as a supportive and caring colleague. She worked with faculty and students across campus through library outreach, instruction, research services, and collection development.
She had an impressive commitment to service and fostered strong partnerships across our campus. Please read more about her life, her work at UCR, and the impact she had on the library community in the attached announcement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">A gentle reminder that our
</span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/employee-resources/faculty-and-staff-assistance-program"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">Faculty Staff Assistance Program</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> offers free and confidential grief
and loss counseling for those who may need it. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Christina will be deeply missed. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts as they go through this difficult time. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tom</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thomas M. Smith, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">4148 Hinderaker Hall</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of California, Riverside</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">951.827.1129 |</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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</span><a href="mailto:provost@ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">provost@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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