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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dear Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Beginning this week, I will be holding a standing open office hour every
<b>Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.</b>. This is your time to drop by, share your thoughts, ask questions, or just say hello—I’d love to see you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If I’m ever unavailable, our associate deans,
<b>Dr. Debbie Lelekis</b> or <b>Dr. Mark Menaldo</b>, will be here to meet with you instead. You are always welcome to simply stop in, or you may let
<b>Ms. Patsy Patten</b> know in advance when you’d like to come by and why. My office is in Room 220A of the Ferguson Social Sciences Building.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">I hope you’ll give me a chance to get to know you better—I look forward to hearing from you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">And if you want to be part of our undergraduate or graduate
<b><i>student advisory board</i></b>, please write me at <a href="mailto:CHSSA@etamu.edu">
CHSSA@etamu.edu</a>. Those groups will be convened monthly starting in just a few weeks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">JMR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Big Caslon Medium",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Dean, College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Big Caslon Medium",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ferguson 220A<span style="color:#001D35"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Patsy Patten<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Executive Assistant to the Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Ferguson 221A<span style="color:#001D35"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#001D35;mso-ligatures:none">702 Education Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#001D35;mso-ligatures:none">Commerce, TX 75428<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#001D35;mso-ligatures:none">O: 903-886-5767<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">NOTE:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> As of May 5, 2025 my email changed to
<a href="mailto:Patsy.Patten@etamu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Patsy.Patten@etamu.edu</span></a>. Please make this change in your address book.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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