{"id":28,"date":"2023-09-18T10:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:25:04","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ist\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-371\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2025\/03\/Blue.UCEN_.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding 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