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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Dear counseling students, </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Our names are Drs. Sojeong Nam, Olivia Ngadjui, Jeongwoon Jeong, Sam Steen, and Byeolbee Um. We are counselor educators
 and researchers from The University of New Mexico, Western Michigan University, George Mason University, and The University of Oklahoma.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424">
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">We are conducting a research study to develop and validate the Multicultural and Social Justice-Oriented Learning Environment Scale (MSJLES),
 which is funded by the Sponsored Scholarship Program of the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">You are eligible to participate in this study if you are currently enrolled in a CACREP-accredited counseling program as a graduate student, whether at the master’s
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">If you agree to participate, you will complete an online survey on Qualtrics at two different time points. Each survey will take 10 to 15 minutes
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">As a token of our gratitude for participating in this study, you will receive a $10 e-gift card upon completing the first survey. After approximately three months,
 I will follow up with you to request that you complete a second online survey. If you complete this second survey, you will receive an additional $10 e-gift card.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">The only potential risk of this study would relate to protecting your personal information. To minimize this risk, no surveys will collect personally identifiable
 information. The only personal information that will be collected is your email address at the end of the survey if you wish to receive compensation. However, this information will be collected separately from the survey, so it will not be linked with your
 responses to the main survey. Surveys in Qualtrics can only be accessed by the principal investigator with credentials.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Participating in this research will not benefit you other than compensation. However, it is hoped that the information gained will help develop
 a theory-based and validated assessment tool, which will contribute to improving and advancing the multicultural and social justice-oriented learning environment of CACREP-accredited counseling programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">If you have questions prior to participating, please contact the principal investigator, Dr. Sojeong Nam (</span><u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:snam@unm.edu" title="mailto:snam@unm.edu">snam@unm.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your time.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Principal Investigator: Sojeong Nam </span></i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Study Title: Development and Validation of the Multicultural and Social Justice-Oriented Learning Environment Scale (MSJLES) </span></i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">UNM IRB # : 2309079764</span></i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#BA0C2F">Sojeong Nam, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#BA0C2F"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#3B3838">|<b> Assistant
 Professor of Counselor Education</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#3B3838">Department of Individual, Family, and Community Education | Simpson Hall (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#007986"><a href="https://fm.unm.edu/assets/documents/campus-maps/visitormapcentral_numeric.pdf"><span style="color:#007986">Bldg.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico
 Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant contributions to the broader community statewide. We honor the land itself and those who remain stewards of this land throughout the generations and
 also acknowledge our committed relationship to Indigenous peoples. We gratefully recognize our history.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">At UNM, we respectfully acknowledge the traumatic history of forced labor of Black Americans who have advanced our country. We are indebted
 to the enslaved and exploited African Americans who established our U.S. infrastructure and economy, advanced civil rights, and continue to influence popular culture. We are obligated to continuously recognize historic and current systemic oppression and injustices
 placed on Black Americans. We are grateful to their ancestors; for without them we would not be where we are today.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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