<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear Analyst Community
of Practice listserv members,<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">I am writing to remind
you of next week’s first Analyst Community of Practice meeting and to provide
some helpful materials.  Bring your lunch
to our <b>kickoff meeting on November 3^rd, 2017</b>,
from noon-1:30pm in <b>Conference
Room B in Building B of Facilities </b>(note the location change)<b> or Zoom </b>(link: </span><a href="https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/555217936"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/555217936</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">). Light refreshments
will be provided.  At this meeting we will provide an introduction and
overview of the community, have a presentation on Tips & Tricks for
Qualtrics (our campus Survey administration tool), provide an opportunity for
networking, and solicit ideas for future meeting topics. A detailed agenda can
be found here: </span><a href="https://ucmerced.box.com/s/fra62z2jo1tote10d6l10ai27h9tqoz2"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://ucmerced.box.com/s/fra62z2jo1tote10d6l10ai27h9tqoz2</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"> <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">As a way to share
meeting materials and resources, we have created a folder called “Analyst
Community of Practice Meetings and Resources” on Box.  Important links are listed below:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Analyst Community of Practice Box folder: </span><a href="https://ucmerced.box.com/s/5cy7x7cr27obx9atyivxcje3qdmck6qd"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://ucmerced.box.com/s/5cy7x7cr27obx9atyivxcje3qdmck6qd</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Meeting #1 materials: </span><a href="https://ucmerced.box.com/s/6rbpzzg7t70s8ve3xzrsoosmja3mq9rf"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://ucmerced.box.com/s/6rbpzzg7t70s8ve3xzrsoosmja3mq9rf</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">        
</span></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Analyst Community of Practice listserv information: </span><a href="https://ucmerced.box.com/s/3rgpbxdbpu8s1pg0lslg0i9ajq8dj55b"><span style="font-size:12pt">https://ucmerced.box.com/s/3rgpbxdbpu8s1pg0lslg0i9ajq8dj55b</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Please feel free to
forward this message and information about the listserv onto anyone you think
would be interested in participating in our Community.  Remember also that quarterly presentations
will follow on January 26^th, April 27^th, and July 27^th,
with more information to follow.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">We look forward to
building this community with you!  If you have questions about the
community, please contact Jenna Allen (</span><a href="mailto:jallen33@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">jallen33@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">).  Folks can add
themselves to the listserv by visiting this webpage: </span><a href="http://lists.ucmerced.edu/mailman/listinfo/analyst_community_of_practice" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://lists.ucmerced.edu/mailman/listinfo/analyst_community_of_practice</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt">.  <span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Best,<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Cinnamon Danube, on
Behalf of the IRDS Team<span></span></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Cinnamon L. Danube, PhD<br>Principal Analyst<br>Institutional Research and Decision Support<br>University of California, Merced<br>5200 North Lake Road<br>Merced, CA  95343<br>Office phone: 209.228.6982<br>Email: <a href="mailto:cdanube@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">cdanube@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://ipa.ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">irds.ucmerced.edu</a><div> </div></div></div></div></div>
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