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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">02/03/2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Dear International Students:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Due to some incidence on campus, we heard day and evening classes were canceled for today, and that students, faculty and staff were asked to shelter in place. We hope you are all safe.
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">We also heard the news about our university was on CNN (not sure if it is true or not). Peradventure your parents saw the news, it will not hurt to call or email home to let them know you are safe on campus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Feel free to reach out to us in case you wish to speak with a Designated School Official (DSO), or, if you need counseling, please reach out to the Counselling Center immediately. The Office of International Programs
(OIP) is open today until 5 pm. We are all here for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">Dr. Titi Adewale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:106%">On behalf of the OIP Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic"">Yancy Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">International Student Advisor ll/DSO<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of International Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, Texas 75429<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: Yancy.Brown@tamuc.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/academics/specialPrograms/internationalStudies/default.aspx">https://www.tamuc.edu/academics/specialPrograms/internationalStudies/default.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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