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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The International Student Services Office will host a trip to the Grapevine Mills Mall and a cultural market area </span></i></b>with stores for different Asian cultures in Carrollton, TX (H-mart, Indopak, Al Markaz)). For information about the mall go to <a href="http://www.simon.com/mall/grapevine-mills">http://www.simon.com/mall/grapevine-mills</a>. Students from other cultures may suggest an alternate destination within close proximity for consideration by the ISSO. <b><i>ALL <u>NEW</u> AND <u>CURRENT</u> INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE INVITED ON THE TRIP.</i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The cost for the trip is $10 and <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>students may begin signing up for the trip on Friday, August 23</span> in the ISSO in Halladay 104.</span></i></b> The $10 registration is required at sign up and students will need to pay in cash (exact change only) or money order made out to Texas A&M University-Commerce. No checks. Students must sign up in person (no emails, phone calls, or friends signing up friends). The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, August 28 at 5pm. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration is non-transferable/non-refundable once you have signed up. Students will be required to return to Commerce on the bus and students may not depart the mall or cultural markets with friends/family to return later<span style='color:black'>. The first five students to sign up at the ISSO will be free. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will depart from parking lot 35 on campus map at <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/theCampus/campusMap.pdf">http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/theCampus/campusMap.pdf</a> at 8:30am. We will meet in parking lot 35 by the Performing Arts building (B30) and Science Building (B34). Students will need to arrive by 8:15am and bring their campus ID card. <b><i>DO NOT ARRIVE LATE.</i></b> We plan to return to Commerce, TX by 6pm (depending upon traffic). The ISSO staff will provide a shuttle for students back to their apartment/residence hall in the Commerce area after the trip. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097 (F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/isso">www.tamuc.edu/isso</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>