<div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Helvetica;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);text-align:center"><em>This is a message from the MCLS trainee board.</em><br>______________________________________________________________</div><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">Dear MCLS Community, </p><p dir="ltr" style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">We are excited to announce that we are <strong>officially opening elections</strong> for positions on the MCLS Trainee Board for the term of 2026-2028. All current trainees / associate members (defined as &quot;postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students, and other professionals who do not hold a tenure-track faculty or equivalent position&quot;) are eligible to vote <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.list-manage.com%2FSPXZlnA3LJ_%3Fe%3D794a4a63cd%26c2id%3D14ed0faf4fdb052f5c309663c94b9df5&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmvmerric%40iu.edu%7Cb5b4f9e2b5e8454952cb08debdaf5393%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C639156757893895069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1Uh4QCoA0tC8U2QZZs1a%2FVMNzBrrcYCylaDDgivw5XE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://us.list-manage.com/SPXZlnA3LJ_?e=794a4a63cd&amp;c2id=14ed0faf4fdb052f5c309663c94b9df5. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,124,137)">here</a> until<strong> Monday the 15th of June.</strong><br><br><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus.list-manage.com%2Fib0CMOIMm2d%3Fe%3D794a4a63cd%26c2id%3D14ed0faf4fdb052f5c309663c94b9df5&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmvmerric%40iu.edu%7Cb5b4f9e2b5e8454952cb08debdaf5393%7C1113be34aed14d00ab4bcdd02510be91%7C1%7C0%7C639156757894034731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mBHLKT5RcS08%2BjAVnvy4R31e71ZOrxPS%2FsYFgPPEjlQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="Original URL: https://us.list-manage.com/ib0CMOIMm2d?e=794a4a63cd&amp;c2id=14ed0faf4fdb052f5c309663c94b9df5. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,124,137)">https://qualtricsxmts2jcm5qg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eX2uZsELp2CEjYy</a><br><br>Warmly,<br aria-hidden="true">The MCLS Trainee Board </p></div>