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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3\"]{font-size:40px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_35c2c0-b3\"><strong>Diversity and Inclusion <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22\"]{text-align:center;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.44);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_9a440c-22\">In August of 2021, ARI participated in a strategic planning retreat to strengthen the sustainability and diversity goals of the institute. Inclusivity was added as a core value and two new objectives were appended to guide social sustainability:<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f\"]{text-align:center;font-size:19px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_801ef5-7f\">Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the organization and the sector | Engage with Wabanaki communities to facilitate participation in the sector<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e\"]{padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:-89px;text-align:center;font-size:46px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-black-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_626be4-9e\">ARI VALUES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_c1cbe5-85, 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5046_0c1332-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5046_0c1332-ef{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5046_0c1332-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5046_0c1332-ef > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5046_0c1332-ef inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92\"]{font-size:14px;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_8815ec-92\">the UMaine Wabanaki Center and ARI were awarded a USDA-NIFA Research AND Extension Experiences for Undergraduates (REEU) GRANT<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_4ad186-49\">Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students (AquEOUS): Integrating Western Science through Applied Aquaculture Research<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5046_52ac6f-2e img.kb-inline-image, 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The program supports providing more training opportunities and career paths for underrepresented students. The first students will be on the Orono campus in June of 2023 for 10 weeks<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_f740b2-57{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#000000;background:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_f740b2-57 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:var(--global-palette1, 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