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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good morning:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This summer marks a major milestone for CoSEA as we complete our second year in space-time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As part of that process we will be working this summer on grading how we have done on achieving the goals set forth in our Strategic Plan 2011-2013: <a href="http://web.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/scienceEngineeringAgriculture/documents/CoSEAStrategicPlan2013.pdf">http://web.tamuc.edu/academics/colleges/scienceEngineeringAgriculture/documents/CoSEAStrategicPlan2013.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will also be writing a new strategic plan for the coming two years.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have two requests for you:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Have a look at the 2011-2013 plan. How have we done? How would you grade us on the issues important to your programs? If we did not succeed as well as you think we should have, what are your recommendations for fixing it?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>What goals should we emphasize in the 2013-2015 Strategic Plan? Do you have specific suggestions for how we should address those goals?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Although this exercise if specific to CoSEA, that doesn¡¯t mean we cannot address larger campuswide goals. Feel free to focus on whatever you think would make a productive impact on the learning environment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance and I am confident we will have a retrospective and a prospective to share at our August 22<sup>nd</sup> Welcome Back meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Grady<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>===============================================<br>Grady Price Blount (</span><span style='font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>±Ù´ö</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>), Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Dean<br>College of Science, Engineering & Agriculture (CoSEA)<br>Regional Representative, Texas Engineering Experiment Station <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<br>Telephones: 903-886-5781 (office) 325-716-0450 (cell)<br>===============================================<br></span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Talent hits a target no one else can hit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Genius hits a target no one else can see.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> -Schopenhauer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>