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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:#1F497D'>Good morning:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I want to be sure each of you have seen the attached memorandum from Dr. Jones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We are working on the individual program SWOTS right now and will be producing an overall college SWOT in the next few days.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thus far, CoSEA has been the best-producing academic unit in the university. Our graduate enrollment is up over 40% relative to last year. While stunning, that growth is largely based on the infusion of scholarship monies into our programs; a situation which cannot be counted on as a permanent state of affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I urge each of you to take a hard look at the attached memo and contemplate what you can contribute to build a stronger future for TAMU-C.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Grady<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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>===============================================</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><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"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Important Strategic Enrollment Management Information From President and Provost -- RESPONSE REQUESTED BY MAY 1<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached is a memo to deans and department heads with important information regarding strategic enrollment management. Note a May 1, 2014, deadline for a response/report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Linda King | Executive Assistant to the President<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:linda.king@tamuc.edu">linda.king@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ship: 2600 W. Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel. 903.886.5013 | Fax 903.886.5010 | <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu">www.tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'>TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>