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<p class="MsoNormal">The State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services offers a
<a href="http://das.ohio.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hy1wqNilGQk%3d&tabid=399">
free EEO Academy</a> every other year. I just learned that the sessions are open to non-state employee HR and EEO professionals. The courses cover discrimination, compliance with EEO laws, current issues, best practices, Affirmative Action and valuing diversity.
 All training seminars are one hour.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in attending in-person? <a href="http://trainreg.das.ohio.gov/dev_students.asp?action=browse&main=EEO+Academy&sub1=EEO+Academy+2013&misc=753">
Registration info here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Interested in watching remotely? The sessions are <a href="http://das.ohio.gov/Divisions/EqualOpportunity/tabid/80/Default.aspx">
being live-streamed here</a>. (Currently, the last session is posted for viewing.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://das.ohio.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hy1wqNilGQk%3d&tabid=399">View the class matrix</a> to see the upcoming sessions scheduled for November 15 and December 6.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">--                  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext"><img border="0" width="120" height="126" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image011.jpg@01CEDFB3.CB73D870"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Matthew R. Dyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Head, Employee Services</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">274 E. 1st Avenue, Suite 100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Columbus, OH 43201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Tel: 614.644.7066 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Fax: 614.644.1972 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.library.ohio.gov/"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#0C6666">library.ohio.gov</span></u></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StateLibraryOhio"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image012.png@01CEDFB3.CB73D870"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt">
</span><a href="http://twitter.com/statelibohio" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image013.png@01CEDFB3.CB73D870" alt="Description: Twitter logo - links to the State Library of Ohio's Twitter page"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> </span><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image014.jpg@01CEDFB3.CB73D870" alt="Description: Blog logo - Links to the State Library of Ohio's blog"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/stlibohio/"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:windowtext"><img border="0" width="24" height="24" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image015.png@01CEDFB3.CB73D870"></span></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://library.ohio.gov/state-librarian/share-your-story"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#0C6666">Share Your Story</span></u></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> by telling us how a State
 Library service or resource helped you or your library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#660033">This message and any response to it may constitute a public record and thus may be publicly available to anyone who requests it</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#660033">.</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#660033"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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