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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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good work. If you want to send it to the cosea list-serve that address is <a href="mailto:coseafaculty@tamuc.edu">coseafaculty@tamuc.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>===============================================<br>Grady Price Blount (</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>±Ù´ö</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>Commerce, Texas 75429-3011<br>Telephones: 903-886-5781 (office) 325-716-0450 (cell)<br>===============================================</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Matt Wood <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 24, 2013 9:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> Academic Department Heads; Grady P Blount; Haydn Fox; Jim Heitholt; Ben Jang; Larry Lemanski; Sang Suh; Tingxiu Wang; Brent Donham; Kent Montgomery<br><b>Cc:</b> Dan Jones; Adolfo Benavides; Daniel Edelman; Arlene Horne<br><b>Subject:</b> Retaining Women in STEM Fields – an Inside Higher Ed webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For any of you who are interested in this topic, we will be hosting this event at noon on Nov 4 in room STC 103. Please also distribute to your faculty if they would be interested in attending.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#0042AA'>Matt A. Wood, Ph.D.<span class=apple-tab-span> </span><br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#444444'>Professor and Department Head<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Office: <span class=apple-tab-span> </span>903.886.5487<br>Physics & Astronomy Department<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Mobile: <span class=apple-tab-span> </span>903.269.6682<br>Texas A&M University-Commerce<span class=apple-tab-span> </span>Email:<span class=apple-tab-span> </span><a href="mailto:Matt.Wood@tamuc.edu">Matt.Wood@tamuc.edu</a><br>Commerce, TX 75429</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=575 style='width:431.25pt;background:#D2D3D5;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=575 style='width:431.25pt;background:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 16.5pt 15.0pt 17.25pt'><div style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><div style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?InsideHigherEd/c78accbba8/8f7d1360e1/cf58e1f671"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=222 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/5/4/9/54906dcfcc/c78accbba8/e47744516a/library/IHE_womenStemWebinar-600x222.jpg" alt="Retaining Women in STEM Fields"></span></a></span></b><br> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Women are now well-represented in science Ph.D. programs and (in some fields) in junior faculty ranks. But many departments lose women and end up without much diversity on their faculties. On November 4 at 1 p.m. Eastern,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Inside Higher Ed</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>presents<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Retaining Women in STEM Fields</span></strong>, a webinar featuring Joan C. Williams, distinguished professor of law and the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. This webinar will explore why women leave and what departments, colleges and universities can do about it.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor Williams will discuss:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All the ways departments can save money by eliminating a chilly climate for women.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The importance of family friendly policies.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The way the right policies can avoid legal problems – and the wrong policies can leave departments and institutions vulnerable.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?InsideHigherEd/c78accbba8/8f7d1360e1/5b96e76dab"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=40 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/5/4/9/54906dcfcc/c78accbba8/e47744516a/library/click%20to%20register%201.jpg" alt="click to register 1"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The webinar draws on work prepared for the Tools for Change Project, funded by a National Science Foundation grant. Williams is Co-PI on the grant together with Mary Ann Mason, professor of the Graduate School and faculty codirector of the Berkeley Law Center on Law and Social Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Association for Women in Science. The program is ideal for department heads, deans, academic affairs officers, EEO/AA officers and STEM faculty.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The webinar costs $199 and will consist of a 30-minute presentation and a 30-minute question period. There is no conference call required for this event – the entire presentation, including audio, is delivered via the web. You may gather as many colleagues as you like to view the webinar via one monitor, but only one login per registration will be allowed. PLEASE NOTE: You¡¯ll need Adobe Flash Player version 11.2 or newer to view this webinar. This event will be captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing by SpeechText Access.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Enter the discount code OCT2013 at checkout and get $25 off your registration fee.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?InsideHigherEd/c78accbba8/8f7d1360e1/703a055359"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=40 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/5/4/9/54906dcfcc/c78accbba8/e47744516a/library/click%20to%20register%201.jpg" alt="click to register 1"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>About the Presenter:<br>Joan C. Williams is a distinguished professor of law and the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. She is the author of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(Oxford University Press, 2000) and W<em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>hat Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Every Woman Should Know</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(forthcoming NYU Press, 2014) with her daughter, Rachel Dempsey.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='background:#D2D3D5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=10 height=1 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/email_layout/3243/spacer.gif" alt=spacer.gif><o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br><br clear=all></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;z-index:auto'><tr><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'></td><td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/ef/?mm/c78accbba8&utm_campaign=footer&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=footer" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/pwrby_vr_logo_120.gif" alt="Try Email Marketing with VerticalResponse!"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>