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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings one and all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this meets you well. I imagine that you all are getting into the grind of the new semester. I imagine there are plenty of assignments and deadlines that are beginning to creep up. But, we would like you all to save
<b><u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">APRIL 2<sup>nd</sup>, 2019</span></u></b> on your calendars for the 2019 Global Cultural Festival!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">GCF is designed to celebrate all of the different cultures at Texas A&M University – Commerce we would love all of you to participate on this day. We are looking to have a campus wide parade, talent shows, food from various countries,
etc. Below are the forms that need to be filled and submitted back to OIP. The deadlines are stated on each form. If you want to participate through cooking, talent show presentation or group table reservations, please ensure you respond promptly.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Talent show form –
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2019TalentShowRegistration.pdf">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2019TalentShowRegistration.pdf</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Group table registration –
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2019MCFGroupTableRegistration1.pdf">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2019MCFGroupTableRegistration1.pdf</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Talent show rules –
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2018TalentShowRules.pdf">
<span style="color:windowtext">http://www.tamuc.edu/campusLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServices/documents/2018TalentShowRules.pdf</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be a parade at 12 Noon, April 2, 2019. We would like as many people as possible to volunteer to carry a flag in the parade around campus. Everyone that participates in the parade will get a free GCF 2019 Tee-Shirt! Please
see the following link to volunteer for the Parade of Flags.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_10Ifhw4xGX0SZikwIWd3uyrtLmaBmVukqib0fOwkjUhU_edit&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=YxK6DXrxRSQuuEWUa-YFmF7VOPJK5cc3lgW8FEsEm-A&m=FolUGihDOwMCiysMxA6rigHffg6dAPwLCr9OC40nH74&s=oVPIZ-fJNpUHtCMMI8SiUaUUfa6Nvg2unl-9piCvmYI&e=">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10Ifhw4xGX0SZikwIWd3uyrtLmaBmVukqib0fOwkjUhU/edit</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking forward to having a big celebration of all students.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please feel free to reach out to our office.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tolulope “Tolu” Ogundipe <br>
</span></b>DSO/ARO<br>
International Student Advisor<br>
Office of International Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/specialPrograms/internationalStudies/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/specialPrograms/internationalStudies/</span></a>
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Texas A&M University – Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
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