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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Happy Friday, everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This is a hearty reminder & second invitation to y’all – Come to the department holiday party tomorrow evening at Dr. Wood’s house! Bring a white elephant gift, bring yourself,
bring a guest! All physics students, faculty, staff, alumni, and golden retrievers belonging to physics faculty are welcome. Just please RSVP to Dr. Wood if you think you will be coming (if you don’t, you can still come – we’ll just mutter about you).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Physics & Astronomy Holiday Party<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> Dr. Wood’s house, 1407 Cowan Dr, Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/iEbdNugjsmdDg4HJ7">https://maps.app.goo.gl/iEbdNugjsmdDg4HJ7</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">When</span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">: 6pm, Saturday 9 December 2024 CE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">There will be plenty of food, drink, fellowship, music, and maybe even the Jolly Old Elf himself will make an appearance.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C">Dr. Kurtis A. Williams (he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0088CE">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></a><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> phas-faculty_staff_others <phas-faculty_staff_others-bounces@tamuc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Matt Wood PhD<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 28, 2023 10:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> phas-dept@tamuc.edu <phas-dept@mailman.tamuc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Asli Ogunc <Asli.Ogunc@tamuc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [phas-faculty_staff_others] [phas-dept] 2023 Physics & Astronomy Holiday Party - Dec 9!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you’ll be able to join us for our annual Holiday Party. We’ll be hosting at my house 1407 Cowan Drive in Commerce on December 9, starting at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited - current students (including our online MS students!), alumni,
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<p class="MsoNormal">As usual, we’ll have our “White Elephant Gift Exchange.” See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange</a> for context and the ‘rules’. Typical value
should be $10 or less - and the goal is to entertain more than to give something valuable. Regifting embarrassing things is always fun, and if you have an old video or board game or action figure (etc.) you’re no longer using, that could be popular. To participate
you should bring a “wrapped” gift.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you’re planning to come (and if bringing a Significant Other) so we have an approximate count. We’ll have BBQ and lots of sides, so come hungry.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please email if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#032D99">Matt A. Wood, Ph.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#444444">Regents Professor of Physics & Astronomy <br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Commerce, TX 75429</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#444444">O: 903.886.5486 M: 903.269.6682</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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