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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much for offering your time and energy. I think we’ve got it in terms of staffing events, but we’ll definitely need amplification on social media if you can share to your folks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can you say more about “faculty graduate rep”? Do you mean like Graduate Council member?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Ashanka Kumari (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352;mso-ligatures:none">Associate Dean</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:26.25pt"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.etamu.edu/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="250" height="33" style="width:2.6041in;height:.3437in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.gif@01DCC28E.FC2E0050" alt="East Texas A&M logo"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Leslie Ekpe <Leslie.Ekpe@etamu.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Ashanka Kumari <Ashanka.Kumari@etamu.edu>, "gradfacultystaff@tamuc.edu" <gradfacultystaff@mailman.tamuc.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 6-10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks so much for sharing!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Do you need my assistance with any programming?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Also, is there a faculty graduate rep? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Leslie Ekpe, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> GradFacultyStaff <gradfacultystaff-bounces@tamuc.edu>
on behalf of Ashanka Kumari <Ashanka.Kumari@etamu.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 2, 2026 10:03:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> gradfacultystaff@tamuc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GradFacultyStaff] Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 6-10</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Graduate Faculty and Staff,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce Graduate Student Appreciation Week happening nationally next week April 6–10. Throughout the week we are celebrating graduate students’ invaluable contributions to research, teaching, and our academic community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Encourage your graduate students to join us in celebrating at the following ETAMU events:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Monday, April 6 – Grab & Go Breakfast at the Campus Crossroads (Main Campus) 7:30-9:30 am
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Tuesday, April 7 – Grab & Go Breakfast at the Campus Crossroads (Main Campus) 7:30-9:30 am<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Wednesday, April 8 – Are You LinkedIn? Workshop with Student Career Preparedness in BA 343 or via Zoom (register here)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• All Week: Virtual Scavenger Hunt – Watch your email and socials (@ETAMUGraduateSchool) for prompts and directions for a chance to win one of several prizes!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to celebrating with you throughout the week.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With appreciation,<o:p></o:p></p>
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