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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400">March 1, 2021</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400">Re: UC Merced Non-Senate Academics Council 2021-22 Grants and Awards Announcement</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400">Dear Non-Senate Academics,</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400">On behalf of the Non-Senate Academics Council (NSAC), I am pleased to announce that the NSAC Executive Committee
(NSAC-EC) has elected to continue with offering excellence awards and research innovation grants to<span> </span></span><a href="https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1614725088820000&usg=AFQjCNG7Z1aDzpiUg0Oyx-64rdhB-xBpIg" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline">non-senate
academics</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">in an effort to highlight the critical contributions of
non-senate academics to UC Merced. We are pleased to announce 4 excellence awards for the 2021-2022 academic year. Each nominated award recipient will receive a gift of $250 at the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year to be used toward professional development.
Eligible job titles for these awards include lecturer, librarian, professional researcher, project scientist, and specialist. The 4 awards are:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">-Excellence in Teaching</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">-Excellence in Mentoring</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">-Excellence in Research</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">-Distinguished Service</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">Please see the linked Call for Nominations and the Nomination Form here: </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><a href="https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1614725088820000&usg=AFQjCNG7Z1aDzpiUg0Oyx-64rdhB-xBpIg" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline">https://nonsenatecouncil.<wbr>ucmerced.edu</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">All nominations are due by<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline">April
16, 2021</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">In addition to these excellence awards, we are also looking to develop and support research
efforts and professional development for our Non-Senate Academics in innovative areas. We are pleased to offer 4 research innovation grants that are meant to provide necessary support for research equipment, professional development, and academic research
publication. More details about this grant can be found here:</span><a href="https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/&source=gmail&ust=1614725088820000&usg=AFQjCNG7Z1aDzpiUg0Oyx-64rdhB-xBpIg" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline"> https://<wbr>nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">*Note: If you are just hearing about NSAC, and would like to know about our mission and history,
please see our introductory memo that is included in our UC Merced Box folder found here:<span> </span></span><a href="https://ucmerced.box.com/s/whpfw18wey9njjulvec5soza4r3jap0e" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ucmerced.box.com/s/whpfw18wey9njjulvec5soza4r3jap0e&source=gmail&ust=1614725088820000&usg=AFQjCNEx1Vr3BFLaGB6k632ExORaCP3OhA" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(5, 99, 193);font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline">https://ucmerced.box.com/s/<wbr>whpfw18wey9njjulvec5soza4r3jap<wbr>0e</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-weight:400">As always, please let me know if you have any questions about this announcement. If you're
interested in joining the council, please send me an email. You can also subscribe to our mailing list here:<span> </span></span><a href="https://lists.ucmerced.edu/mailman/listinfo/nsac" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://lists.ucmerced.edu/mailman/listinfo/nsac&source=gmail&ust=1614725088820000&usg=AFQjCNF5B41ePSZn6UoJI5YmsKQM8wGU7w" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(5, 99, 193);font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline">https://lists.ucmerced.edu/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/nsac</span></a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.38"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(32, 31, 30);font-weight:400">If there are any questions about the process, please feel free to respond to this email with
questions. Or directly email<span> </span><a href="mailto:iruiz4@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">iruiz4@ucmerced.edu</a>.</span></p>
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