{"id":117968,"date":"2023-04-09T15:30:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/?p=117968"},"modified":"2023-04-10T21:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T01:36:58","slug":"cals-language-access-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/news\/cals-language-access-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"CALS Language Access Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To:<\/strong> CALS Community<\/p>\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong> John Dole, Interim Dean <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-117970 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"signature of interim dean John Dole.\" width=\"157\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833-460x225.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833-230x112.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">The Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations require recipients of Federal financial assistance to provide meaningful access to Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Coverage extends to a recipient\u2019s entire program or activity, i.e., to all parts of a recipient\u2019s operations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zIM4D6ej9rSGakcBFEGtR-D_T1KoVTRy\/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs\">Language Access Plan<\/a> that applies to research and Extension projects, programs, or other outreach events or activities hosted, sponsored or provided by faculty, staff, graduate students and volunteers on behalf of CALS, NC&#160;State Extension, N.C. Cooperative Extension, or the NC Agricultural Research Service (NCARS).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For questions about the language access plan as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/ndastatements\/\">university&#8217;s non-discrimination policy<\/a>, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Meredith_Weinstein@ncsu.edu\">Meredith Weinstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false,"raw":"<strong>To:<\/strong> CALS Community\r\n\r\n<strong>From:<\/strong> John Dole, Interim Dean <img class=\" wp-image-117970 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/04\/John-Dole-Signature-e1681067288833-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"signature of interim dean John Dole.\" width=\"157\" height=\"77\" \/>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"\">The Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations require recipients of Federal financial assistance to provide meaningful access to Limited English Proficient (LEP) persons. Coverage extends to a recipient\u2019s entire program or activity, i.e., to all parts of a recipient\u2019s operations. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"\">The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zIM4D6ej9rSGakcBFEGtR-D_T1KoVTRy\/edit#heading=h.gjdgxs\">Language Access Plan<\/a> that applies to research and Extension projects, programs, or other outreach events or activities hosted, sponsored or provided by faculty, staff, graduate students and volunteers on behalf of CALS, NC State Extension, N.C. Cooperative Extension, or the NC Agricultural Research Service (NCARS).<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor questions about the language access plan as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.ncsu.edu\/ndastatements\/\">university's non-discrimination policy<\/a>, please contact <a href=\"mailto:Meredith_Weinstein@ncsu.edu\">Meredith Weinstein<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[button]<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1zIM4D6ej9rSGakcBFEGtR-D_T1KoVTRy\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=104565493804321213203&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Language Access Plan<\/a>[\/button]"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDA regulations require recipients of federal financial assistance to provide meaningful access to Limited English Proficient persons. 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