<div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span id="m_-547175340323955085gmail-m_-3119913922832340166gmail-docs-internal-guid-f1f0e1f5-7fff-3f73-6a66-f67b65e34ee9"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello Everyone!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope this email finds you well. (<i>Apologies for cross-posting</i>)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We invite you to participate in an IRB-approved study (Protocol # 20-700), <b>Service Learning in Technical and Professional Communication Through Social Justice and Intercultural Frameworks</b>. Specifically, we are interested in learning how technical and professional communicators implement social justice and intercultural communication approaches in their service-learning pedagogy. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This research is conducted by Virginia Tech, University of Washington, and the University of Delaware, and supported by a Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication grant. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The survey includes 34 questions and should take approximately 15–20 minutes to complete. Upon completion of the survey, you will be able to receive a $5 gift card. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To proceed, please click on this survey link: </span><a href="https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bDzYcN8FvxfBqaV" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bDzYcN8FvxfBqaV</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are accepting responses until Friday, January 22, 2021.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your consideration! Please feel free to contact any one of us, Dr. Sweta Baniya (</span><a href="mailto:baniya@vt.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">baniya@vt.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), Dr. Jennifer Sano-Franchini (</span><a href="mailto:sanojenn@vt.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sanojenn@vt.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), Dr. Jessica Edwards (</span><a href="mailto:edwardsj@udel.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">edwardsj@udel.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) and Dr. Josephine Walwema ( </span><a href="mailto:jwalwema@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">jwalwema@gmail.com</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) if you would like to talk about the project or if you have any questions.</span></p></span><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Warm Regards, </font></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sweta</font></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Sweta Baniya, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)</span><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Professional & Technical Writing </font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Department of English at Virginia Tech<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">181 Turner Street NW (0112), Blacksburg, VA 24061<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> <a href="https://sbaniya.com/" target="_blank">sbaniya.com </a>| @Sunkesharee</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>