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elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the Director\u2019s Desk<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis: 33.33%;\">\n<div class=\"image-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 90%; border-radius: 10%;\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost\/sfs2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SK-RAMESH-042023-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. S. 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However, workforce shortages and lack of diversity in the workforce are major challenges at local, regional, and national levels. Our overall goal is to increase CSUN\u2019s capacity to serve the needs of Hispanic and URM students in these fields, and to recruit, enroll, retain, and prepare them for exciting careers in the post pandemic workforce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S<em>f<\/em>S<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0is closely aligned with and complements CSUN\u2019s\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csun.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Road%20Ahead_2022_F2.pdf\">Road Ahead<\/a><\/em>\u00a0Strategic Plan and positions us uniquely to advance, and institutionalize the priorities articulated in the DHSI program, positively impacting over 6,000 students while building a sustainable faculty community of practice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: right; color: #d22030;\"><strong>S. K. Ramesh<br \/><\/strong>Director,\u00a0<em>SfS<sup>2<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0Program<br \/>Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c486f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c486f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b82d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00b82d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Recent News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightintodiversity.com\/csun-stem-arts\/\">CSUN Receives Grant to Boost STEM, Arts Diversity at LA Colleges<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/knxnews\/news\/local\/csun-receives-usd3m-grant-from-u-s-department-of-education\">CSUN receives $3M grant from U.S. Department of Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/csunshinetoday.csun.edu\/university-news\/csun-receives-3-million-grant-to-increase-number-of-underserved-students-in-stem-arts-disciplines-close-equity-gap\/\">CSUN Receives $3 Million Grant to Increase Number of Underserved Students in STEM, Arts Disciplines &amp; Close Equity Gap<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eb370 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99eb370\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d9507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c9d9507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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