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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Curricular Practical Training Workshop scheduled for today, Friday, March 6 has been cancelled due to an unforeseen conflict.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The ISSO has posted recorded audio versions of our Curricular Practical Training and Optional Practical Training workshops on our website.
<b><i>These online workshops will replace our face to face workshops this semester and
<u>we will discontinue our face to face workshops for this semester</u>. </i></b>We have been experiencing some issues with our workshops and we believe these online versions will be more convenient for students as they may review them at their convenience.
If you experience any technical difficulties with the online workshops please email
<a href="mailto:Intl.Stu@tamuc.edu">Intl.Stu@tamuc.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We are developing a more comprehensive online version of these workshops that will allow students to review information about CPT and OPT at their convenience online through their myLEO. We expect to have
these new online workshops available starting in the summer semester. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To review the CPT workshop go to
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/cpt">www.tamuc.edu/cpt</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">To review the OPT workshop(s) go to
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/opt">www.tamuc.edu/opt</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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">PO Box 3011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Commerce TX 75428<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Ph) 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>
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