{"id":1000,"date":"2025-05-13T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/?page_id=1000"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:09:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1000\" class=\"elementor elementor-1000\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4696bd8 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4696bd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d111ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d111ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;86&quot;}},&quot;motion_fx_opacity_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_direction&quot;:&quot;in-out&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_opacity_range&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:&quot;71&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;97&quot;}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_opacity_level&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcc4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fcc4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a26d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a26d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Jesse M. 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TEAM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-content-3142\" data-tab-index=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-3142\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6bf6f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d6bf6f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299fa9e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"299fa9e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653cb624 premium-tablet-type-column elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"653cb624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeIn animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ee87890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM\"> OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-fea2b73\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"PAST PRESIDENTS\"> PAST PRESIDENTS <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"PAST PRESIDENTS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PAST PRESIDENTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-3143\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-title-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity Initiatives\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-3143\" class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon e-focus\" data-tab-index=\"3\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-menu-content-3143\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Close University Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Open University Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-content-3143\" data-tab-index=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-3143\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b30274 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b30274\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7547d32d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7547d32d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336d9795 premium-tablet-type-column elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"336d9795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeIn animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ee87890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Mission &amp; Values\"> Mission &amp; Values <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Mission &amp; Values\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mission &amp; Values<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-fea2b73\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Strategic Plan\"> Strategic Plan <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Strategic Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Strategic Plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-3144\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Messages\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-3145\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\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-43e47752 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43e47752\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7722b953 premium-nav-ver premium-nav-slide-down premium-vertical-right premium-ham-dropdown elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"7722b953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-chevron-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:1024,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:&quot;item&quot;,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:true}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-underline premium-nav-animation-slide\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-hamburger-toggle premium-mobile-menu-icon\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Toggle Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bars\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-active-item menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/president-bernals-biography\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT JESSE M. BERNAL<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">LEADERSHIP &amp; TEAM<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Office &amp; Senior Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-09f016c premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/council\/\" target=\"_blank\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>President&#039;s Council<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Past Presidents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Mission &amp; Values<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Community Messages<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-active-item menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/president-bernals-biography\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT JESSE M. BERNAL<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">LEADERSHIP &amp; TEAM<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Office &amp; Senior Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-09f016c premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/council\/\" target=\"_blank\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>President&#039;s Council<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Past Presidents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Mission &amp; Values<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Community Messages<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT<span 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data-settings=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;flat&quot;,&quot;scroll&quot;:false,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;275&quot;,&quot;pauseOnHover&quot;:true,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoPlay&quot;:false,&quot;click&quot;:true,&quot;keyboard&quot;:false,&quot;touch&quot;:false,&quot;buttons&quot;:true,&quot;spacing&quot;:-0.20000000000000001,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;light_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lightbox_type&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;overlay&quot;:false,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;dark_rounded&quot;}\">\n\n\t\t\t<div style=\"visibility:hidden;\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-0002787 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal1.jpg\" alt=\"President Bernal trying out Chemistry at Western Connecticut State University\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ab06188 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal2-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Bernal trying out Chemistry at Western Connecticut State University\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal2-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal3-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8a87d03 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal5-1.jpg\" alt=\"President-Bernal5\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal5-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-ad3fe60 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal4.jpg\" alt=\"President-Bernal4\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal4.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-abe79f0 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal6-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Bernal and Michelle Brown at Western Connecticut State University\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal6-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-7fa60f2 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal7-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Bernal and group at Western Connecticut State University\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/07\/President-Bernal7-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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Bernal visits iHeartMedia and sits down for an interview with Allison Demers from The River 105.9\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/08\/IHeart2.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-5d2bd80 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/08\/Iheart1.jpg\" alt=\"President Jesse M. Bernal visits iHeartMedia and sits down for an interview with Allison Demers from The River 105.9\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/08\/Iheart1.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b542a24 premium-adv-carousel__item premium-adv-carousel__item-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/12\/Students-Podcast2.jpg\" alt=\"Students-Podcast2\" class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-img premium-hover-effects__zoomin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pa-media-icons-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pa-media-magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/12\/Students-Podcast2.jpg\" data-rel=\"prettyPhoto[premium-media-96c702e]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-search-plus\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__item-outer-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-dfbc5d5 premium-adv-carousel__item 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class=\"premium-adv-carousel__icons-holder premium-adv-carousel__prev-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-adv-carousel__icons-holder premium-adv-carousel__next-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b9f05e5 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9f05e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac347ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac347ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af50e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9af50e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d18514 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d18514\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f9638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f9638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet President Bernal <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65e153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e65e153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>Jesse\u202fM.\u202fBernal, Ph.D., is the 10th president of Western Connecticut State University, stepping into the role during the university\u2019s more than 120-year legacy of empowering learners and communities through education. A first-generation college graduate, Dr.\u202fBernal brings a deep belief in the transformative power of public higher education. For more than two decades, he has led efforts in strategy, innovation, and equity across higher education and public charter systems in Michigan and California\u2014building partnerships that align academics with workforce and community needs, investing in student and employee success, and creating more inclusive, student-centered institutions. His leadership is guiding WestConn into a new era of renewal, impact, and regional engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d6922 pa-icon-pos-after premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"90d6922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-style1 premium-btn-lg premium-button-style1-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/president-bernals-biography\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg-inline--fas-fa-arrow-right premium-drawable-icon premium-svg-nodraw\" aria-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 448 512'><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBiography\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\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-6883a6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6883a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a248276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a248276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/12\/Bernal-Headshot10.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2601\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87472d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87472d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Jesse M. Bernal, President of Western Connecticut State University<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-752ed9b e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"752ed9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9132d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f9132d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becd7be premium-testimonial__skin3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-testimonials\" data-id=\"becd7be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;skin3&quot;,&quot;arrows_lq_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff\">\n<div>\n   <span style=\"font-size: 24px;line-height: 1.35\">\n<br>&#8220;As President of Western Connecticut State University, I believe our responsibility is simple and profound: welcome every student, weave learning with real-world opportunity, and widen access to futures worth striving for. That is what it means to be <i>Distinctively WestConn<\/i>. When we lead with relationships and shared purpose, universities don&#8217;t just change lives, they strengthen regions and expand what&#8217;s possible for generations.&#8221;<br>    <\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial__img-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-testimonial-person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Jesse M. Bernal\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-testimonial-job\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-testimonial-company-link\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-lower-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg  class=\"premium-testimonial-quote\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"48\" height=\"37.5\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 37.5\"><path 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data-id=\"3d097a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb7c4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"0fb7c4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation7 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bleft premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bright premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-btop premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bottom premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/wally.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1140\" alt=\"WCSU Office and Senior Staff\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/wally.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/wally-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-desc-centered\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1b641 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa1b641\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9ceee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e9ceee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Office &amp; Senior Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f17d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f17d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Western Connecticut State University benefits from the guidance of an exceptional team of academic leaders and administrators, who bring diverse expertise across various disciplines and specialties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca163f0 pa-icon-pos-after premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"ca163f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-style1 premium-btn-lg premium-button-style1-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg-inline--fas-fa-arrow-right premium-drawable-icon premium-svg-nodraw\" aria-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 448 512'><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Team\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b5702b8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5702b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bc59c elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"75bc59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation7 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bleft premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bright premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-btop premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bottom premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/graduates.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1139\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/graduates.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/graduates-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-desc-centered\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3940b9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3940b9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ac027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73ac027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission &amp; Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0282089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0282089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>Fostering an environment that emphasizes academic excellence, discovery, innovation, integrity, openness, and sustainability, WCSU equips students to think critically and lead effectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5543295 pa-icon-pos-after premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"5543295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-style1 premium-btn-lg premium-button-style1-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg-inline--fas-fa-arrow-right premium-drawable-icon premium-svg-nodraw\" aria-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 448 512'><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Mission\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-1b95117 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b95117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1ba92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-banner\" data-id=\"9f1ba92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib premium-banner-min-height premium-banner-animation7 none premium-banner__effect-type2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bleft premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bright premium-banner-brlr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-btop premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-br premium-banner-bottom premium-banner-brtb\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/midtown-camp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1138\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/midtown-camp.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2025\/05\/midtown-camp-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-ib-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-banner-desc-centered\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d509dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d509dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059745e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"059745e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Strategic Plan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2becfc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2becfc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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\t\t<p>Western Connecticut State University&#8217;s strategic plan emphasizes a commitment to personal and institutional growth by investing in its people and clearly articulating goals, objectives, and actions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347a78e pa-icon-pos-after premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"347a78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-style1 premium-btn-lg premium-button-style1-right\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"svg-inline--fas-fa-arrow-right premium-drawable-icon premium-svg-nodraw\" aria-hidden='true' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 448 512'><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tView Plan\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-f8474b9 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8474b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c4b94 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"30c4b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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