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<div>Hi, All:</div>
<div>I wanted to bring this to your attention. It would be great to have a strong showing at this from our department! </div>
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<div>Please note the deadline for applications is only 2 weeks after Fall term starts, so if you’d like to attend (we’ll pay), then please be working during the summer to get your abstract (and research) ready.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Matt</div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">November 2 - 3, 2017<br class="">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Tarleton State University invites you to participate in the Texas A&M System 14th<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Annual Pathways Student Research Symposium</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to
be held on Thursday, November 2 through Friday, November 3 in the Barry B. Thompson Student Center on the Stephenville, TX campus.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The Symposium is open to all Texas A&M system students with separate categories for undergraduate, master, and doctoral level research. The Pathways Student Research Symposium provides
an opportunity for students to present research in a poster or oral format, while interacting and discussing the research with faculty, judges, and other participants. The symposium also provides the participants with a broader exposure to the TAMUS community. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) will support a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><u class="">very limited</u>*</b>number of students who
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Support includes travel (students will travel to symposium in a bus), hotel (rooms will be shared with other students), and registration fees. You should only need money for food,
snacks or incidentals during your trip. Travel arrangements will be made through Ms. Donna Russell in the ORSP at 903-886-5964 or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class=""><span style="color: blue;" class=""><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">orsp@tamuc.edu</a></span></u>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">CHECKLIST TO APPLY TO PRESENT AT SYMPOSIUM</span></u></b><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Your
research<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u class="">must</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>be approved by your faculty advisor and the ORSP. Your advisor must complete the </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/documents/Pathways%20Research%20Approval.docx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Pathways
Approval Form</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">. The approval form and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">your
research abstract must be submitted by <b class=""><u class="">September 11, 2017</u></b></span> via email to the ORSP (</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu?subject=Pathways" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">orsp@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">). <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
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If your abstract is part of a group effort, each student must present a separate abstract for their portion of that project.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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and your advisor will be notified whether your research project is approved or not.<br class="">
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">There are a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong class="">very limited*</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> number
of participants and judges allowed, so you should submit your approval form and abstract as soon as you can.</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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must also have successfully completed the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">Responsible Conduct of Research</b>training, as well as the completion of any other required compliance training in order to participate. If you have any questions
regarding the training, please contact Ms. Glenda Denton (</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:glenda.denton@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">glenda.denton@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">)
or 903-886-5766.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">All information and guidelines regarding registration, abstracts, oral, and poster presentations is located at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: blue;" class=""><a href="http://www.tarleton.edu/pathways/index.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">http://www.tarleton.edu/pathways/index.html</span></a></span>.
Approval forms and abstracts may be submitted beginning<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">June 1, 2017</b>. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Deadline for registration is September 11, 2017, or when all positions have been filled</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Please view the Pathways website<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: blue;" class=""><a href="http://www.tarleton.edu/pathways/index.html" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">http://www.tarleton.edu/pathways/index.html</span></a></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">For additional information or questions, please contact Ms. Donna Russell (</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:donna.russell@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">donna.russell@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">)
or 903-886-5964, or in person on campus in LIB 225.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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*<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class=""><u class="">The number of students will be limited</u></b>. Once that predetermined number has been met and a small waitlist created, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will stop accepting
any further applications/abstracts and you will be unable to participate in the symposium. No exceptions will be made.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Faculty are also encouraged to participate in the judging process.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> We are also
limited this year on the number of faculty who may attend, so please let<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu?subject=Judge%20for%20Pathways" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">orsp@tamuc.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>know
as soon as possible if you can judge at this event.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Donna Russell | Research and Sponsored Programs Coordinator II<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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