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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey Hardrockers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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You're invited to participate in a University of Michigan research study focused on equity and disparity in the collegiate NIL market! <b>Even if you've never engaged with NILs before, your responses are valuable and could contribute to meaningful insights
for you and other athletes around your division and conference.</b><br>
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By clicking the link below and completing a brief survey, you'll be contributing to findings that will better situate and empower you and other student-athletes when engaging with NILs. <u>You also will have the opportunity to be compensated for your time and/or
receive key findings from the research late this spring</u>. For a perspective on the research purpose and survey from another student-athlete, check out a post from <span class="gmail-il">Sierra</span> Brooks (University of Michigan gymnast and SAAC President) <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fposts%2Fsierrabrooks_research-study-activity-7025974224326451200-c3gS%3Futm_source%3Dshare%26utm_medium%3Dmember_desktop&data=05%7C01%7CCassie.Kosiba%40sdsmt.edu%7Ccd359c51b8e749c7617d08db0ab01d34%7C867083e60b14435f9b4e8be26f01d84e%7C0%7C0%7C638115523740785846%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=l6s5RFXuvTkogROq2hyYiXjT2cPCg10vo6uQRKC2ULg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
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More information about this study and compensation can be found by clicking the link below, and you can contact Lauren MacKeigan (<a href="mailto:lmackeig@umich.edu" target="_blank">lmackeig@umich.edu</a>) with any questions or concerns you may have-- seriously,
don't hesitate to reach out. We would love to have you involved, and <span style="color:black;background:yellow">please share the link below with your respective school and teams!</span><br>
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<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fumich.edu%2Fnilthesis%2Fsurvey&data=05%7C01%7CCassie.Kosiba%40sdsmt.edu%7Ccd359c51b8e749c7617d08db0ab01d34%7C867083e60b14435f9b4e8be26f01d84e%7C0%7C0%7C638115523740942056%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3jeKZjevuPnGQI5sIqal1KwmSTWA3w3tMRmYbHisM4E%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/nilthesis/survey</a><br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#073763">Lauren MacKeigan </span></b><i><span style="color:#073763">(she/her)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Cassie Kosiba</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Associate
Athletic Director of Internal Operations/SWA</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#002554"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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