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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:red'>Students
that will be graduating this semester and plan to apply for Optional Practical
Training employment may contact the ISSO at 903-886-5097 to schedule an
appointment. Appointments will begin on Monday, September 28, 2009.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=red face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:red'>For more
information on Optional Practical Training and for the required documents
please go to <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/offcampus_employment.asp">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/offcampus_employment.asp</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:red'>Also,
students who began their academic program in Fall 2008 or after will be
required to attend an OPT workshop before they can apply. The next
scheduled OPT workshop is this Thursday, September 24 at 3:30pm in BA 340</span></font></u><font
size=2 color=red face="Arial Rounded MT Bold"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Rounded MT Bold";color:red'>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>John Mark Jones, Director</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>International Student Services</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Texas</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">A&M</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University-</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Commerce</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Phone: (903) 886-5097</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Fax: (903) 468-3200</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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