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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to doctoral student Aysegul Ercevik for her appointment to the ACA Foundation Board of Trustees for 2024-2025.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aysegul is the first ever student representative to serve in this role.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She was nominated by me but had to go through an interview process in order to be selected.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.counseling.org%2Fabout%2Faca-foundation&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cd93f76b9c25b4b413b4c08dcd8a94bbc%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638623468859323852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ieg5%2BU%2FXXtSLRVHyQETbUUs4nq%2B8wlPZWA9ktGOzr40%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.counseling.org/about/aca-foundation" shash="iKgm78KguBE2tQ+VQZB1dD0I/RcEbUqRudxubdpFa8yVBGJ4MRgcaA9EMG9hg077+5WeisOBweURB+Ccaof3sCH1j7hL7zNC1qL35oTjB6Rttsj3fF3p0atkC/Vo+13dJf1gciFOC23RuapMPdWcgPexRhEt/H90pGMUVpumdek=">https://www.counseling.org/about/aca-foundation</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, doctoral students Anniesha Lyngdoh and Liz Nabunya had the opportunity to attend and observe the recent ACA Governing Council meeting in Virginia. In spring, doctoral students Phibawan Syiemlieh and Aysegul Ercevik will have
the opportunity to attend the ACA Governing Council meeting in Orlando. <br>
<br>
Thank you to ACA for supporting these initiatives to mentor students and grow a diverse leadership pipeline.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Dr. Bhat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The Patton College of Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">President, American Counseling Association, 2024-2025</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Fellow, American Counseling Association<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Office: Patton Hall, 432F</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Phone: 740-593-4425; Email:
<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu"><span style="color:blue">bhatc@ohio.edu</span></a><br>
Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc"><span style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</span></a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat"><span style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Note:<i> I may send emails outside typical working hours. Please respond during your workday or when it is most convenient for you to do so.</i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to doctoral student Aysegul Ercevik for her appointment to the ACA Foundation Board of Trustees for 2024-2025.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aysegul is the first ever student representative to serve in this role.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She was nominated by me but had to go through an interview process in order to be selected.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.counseling.org%2Fabout%2Faca-foundation&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cd93f76b9c25b4b413b4c08dcd8a94bbc%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638623468859323852%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Ieg5%2BU%2FXXtSLRVHyQETbUUs4nq%2B8wlPZWA9ktGOzr40%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.counseling.org/about/aca-foundation" shash="iKgm78KguBE2tQ+VQZB1dD0I/RcEbUqRudxubdpFa8yVBGJ4MRgcaA9EMG9hg077+5WeisOBweURB+Ccaof3sCH1j7hL7zNC1qL35oTjB6Rttsj3fF3p0atkC/Vo+13dJf1gciFOC23RuapMPdWcgPexRhEt/H90pGMUVpumdek=">https://www.counseling.org/about/aca-foundation</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, doctoral students Anniesha Lyngdoh and Liz Nabunya had the opportunity to attend and observe the recent ACA Governing Council meeting in Virginia. In spring, doctoral students Phibawan Syiemlieh and Aysegul Ercevik will have
the opportunity to attend the ACA Governing Council meeting in Orlando. <br>
<br>
Thank you to ACA for supporting these initiatives to mentor students and grow a diverse leadership pipeline.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
Dr. Bhat<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">The Patton College of Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">President, American Counseling Association, 2024-2025</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Fellow, American Counseling Association<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Office: Patton Hall, 432F</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Phone: 740-593-4425; Email:
<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu"><span style="color:blue">bhatc@ohio.edu</span></a><br>
Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc"><span style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</span></a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat"><span style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Note:<i> I may send emails outside typical working hours. Please respond during your workday or when it is most convenient for you to do so.</i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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