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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Do you or someone you know want to become an effective advocate for future generations? The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/epplc"><span style="color:#0563C1">Education
Public Policy Leadership Certificate (EPPLC)</span></a>offered in partnership by Ohio University’s Patton College of Education and Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs is the perfect opportunity!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#202020">This
fully online program allows anyone the opportunity to learn how policy works and how to get involved in the process of change.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#202020">Don’t miss your chance to join our second cohort –<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://engage.ohio.edu/site/R?i=AOIquy_lBo0K_YwN6NzTlg"><span style="color:#1B772D">Apply
by April 30</span></a>! Online coursework begins May 11, 2020.</span></b><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:20.65pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#202020">What is the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>EPPLC?</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">One year of fully online study with caring faculty (who just happen to be policy experts) that culminates with a three-day networking residency in Washington, D.C.
that 2019 participants d</span><span style="color:#202020">escribed as “life changing.”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">The faculty include Program Coordinator Dr. Dwan Robinson, Dr. Marsha Lewis,
Dr. Jason Jolley, and Dr. Linda Trautman. No GRE is required and although education policy will be emphasized, the applications for what you learn are limitless.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:20.65pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#202020">Why should you join the next cohort?</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">Because policy is an incredibly complicated thing. And while elected officials h</span><span style="color:#202020">ave good intentions while they<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">are
creating policies, too often, those policies m</span><span style="color:#202020">ay</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">treat only the symptoms of
a problem the legislators don’t really understand.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">Our nation’s policy-making agencies desperately need to incorporate the experiences and opinions of e</span><span style="color:#202020">ducators and others who</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">bring
the boots-on-the-ground, hands-on perspective that can help create policy that effects meaningful change for our students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">Equipping more people to engage in the policy-making process is the best way to make sure that all voices and perspectives are heard. And that is the goal of the
Education Public Policy Leadership Certificate: To make sure your valuable voices are heard in the venues where change is created.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">There's no GRE required, so anyone can participate!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">Whether your goal is the school board, city hall, the statehouse, or Capitol Hill, the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>EPPLC<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>can
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Conduct hands-on advocacy for the policy passion of your choice<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Meet face-to-face with legislators and their staff<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">The EPPLC program is a dynamic 12-month experience that will forever connect you with a network of peers and increase your employability in the education public policy
arena. If this sounds appealing to you, visit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://engage.ohio.edu/site/R?i=_skwvM9cfL0OO85EcfFpdQ"><span style="color:#1B772D">ohio.edu/education/epplc</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for
full details.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">If you’re curious about what happens in D.C. (and you know you are), you can<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://engage.ohio.edu/site/R?i=tPYge_W_tIRVWWcS_G4bMg"><span style="color:#1B772D">read
about the inaugural cohort’s residency experience</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>as well as about how<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fohiotoday.org%2Fnews%2F2020%2F03%2F20%2Fwashington-d-c-area-alumni-lend-expertise-to-education-public-policy-leadership-program%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cda3a05e4aac8436d74e308d7ebd3c872%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637237167139865136&sdata=r9p1yOzbl5OCShmndtU%2FF1jgTWYDvC3x68PBqEjG2tc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://ohiotoday.org/news/2020/03/20/washington-d-c-area-alumni-lend-expertise-to-education-public-policy-leadership-program/" shash="d5sdghZEpJOFpbMz0vDCAq8d4pyfsmpyazars3J5bZUgQGsGk9I/uvqb25bI5yn5evttgh3mLx4cgeMiBUrR2daVCpsJq9iwj5Tk6+HkIn+4+xSzhTwg2eS6RHHx0uBA2UgjY2sS9eqXvu1sAUD1m47LJ9EfR2Rb6pS/Ffu4sWY="><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">Washington,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span style="color:#0563C1">D.C.-area
OHIO alumni help make the residency</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">an enriching experience for our EPPLC scholars</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#202020">If you’re ready to make the leap and change the world,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://engage.ohio.edu/site/R?i=aIsTVCeduOd-AwdEwtOmmw"><span style="color:#1B772D">click
here to start your application today!</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The deadline was extended to April 30<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to give every opportunity to participate in cohort 2 (cohort 3 will begin
in January 2022).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">Please feel free to forward this message to anyone you know who could be a good fit for this great program! And don’t hesitate to contact us at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:epplc@ohio.edu"><span style="color:#1B772D">epplc@ohio.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> o</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black">r
give me a call at 740-855-1977 </span></span><span style="color:#202020">if I can answer questions or be of assistance in any way.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wishing you good health,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Tasha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Tasha N. Attaway, MSJ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt;background:white">Digital Graduate Recruitment/Retention Manager</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#385723">The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Ohio University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">McCracken Hall 102K • Athens, Ohio 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Phone: (740) 593-4784 • Email: <a href="mailto:attaway@ohio.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">attaway@ohio.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Learn more about the online Education Public Policy Leadership Certificate at
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/epplc"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.ohio.edu/education/epplc</span></a>
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