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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Here are a few calendar dates for January:</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>January 2, TAMUC reopens.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 10, 9:00 AM, Refreshments for President's spring convocation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>January 10, 9:30 AM, President's spring convocation.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>January 10, about 11:00 AM, CoSEA Spring Faculty Meeting, (immediately after President's convocation).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 14, First day of classes.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 16, 3:00 PM, CoSEA Department Heads Meeting.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>January 21<sup>st</sup>, MLK Holiday<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Grady<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=idSignature42281><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>========================================</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Grady Price Blount, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Dean,</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>College of Science, Engineering & Agriculture (CoSEA)</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Telephones: 903-886-5781 (office) 325-716-0450 (cell) </span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>========================================</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.</span><o:p></o:p></address><address><span style='color:#1F497D'> -Schopenhauer</span><o:p></o:p></address></div></div></body></html>