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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I hope everyone had a great Spring Break and are ready to
finish out the spring semester with a bang! I know this is a busy time for
everyone (yes, even faculty!), but I wanted to clarify a couple of questions
raised about our online classes. Our department has begun offering some online
classes, but we want to make sure they are quality learning experiences, not
just available due to convenience. We have online field seminars available for
the concentration field classes AFTER the first semester of the AGP field. This
is to ensure that the placements are going well and students are progressing in
their learning plans. We are also offering an online elective this summer (SWK
597) [as well as two classroom electives in MPLX, SWK 570 and SWK 597]. However,
since we did not schedule a face-to-face elective in Commerce, we want to make
sure those students have the opportunity to register for the online class. We
will continue to put more classes online in the future as we have the faculty
resources to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We implemented a registration process last year to help
students stay on their degree plans. We ask that you email Pam Hammond with
your registration request, she checks your degree plan for accuracy, and then
permits you to register, usually within 1-2 days of receipt of your request. This
process is NOT intended to be a barrier to student registration but is a support
mechanism to facilitate your timely graduation! Without this process, students
were enrolling in classes out of order and many were delayed graduation because
they didn’t understand the relationship between their degree plans and
our class scheduling. So we ask for your continued cooperation and assistance
in this process. As classes fill up, Pam puts your name on a waiting list –
this allows us to advocate for additional sections if necessary.<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'>We have over 130 MSW students enrolled this semester –
so while you are most concerned about <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>your</span></b>
class schedules and registration, we have to accommodate everyone else as well!
As future MSWs, I know each of you understand the critical influence of <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>systems</span></b> and helping facilitate access and
progress through them </span></font><font size=2 face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><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'>Finally, I’d like to express my appreciation for each
one of you and your hard work towards obtaining your MSW degree from Texas
A&M-Commerce. I get feedback regularly from our faculty and our professional
practice community about the quality and competence of our MSW students! You
are the ambassadors of our program in your classes and your field agencies –
we hope you will continue to “make us proud”!! Have a great
semester and best wishes for your success.<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'>Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Berlin Sans FB Demi"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi"'>Dr. Brenda Moore,
Dept. Head</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Berlin Sans FB Demi"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi"'>Department of Social
Work</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Berlin Sans FB Demi"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Berlin Sans FB Demi"'>903.886.5398</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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