<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">FYI:<div><br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karin Thomas <Karin.Thomas@tamuc.edu><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>[GradFacultyStaff] Thesis and Dissertation Process Information (for 518/718 students)</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 22, 2024 at 2:22:40 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"'Gradfacultystaff@tamuc.edu'" <Gradfacultystaff@mailman.tamuc.edu><br></span></div><br><div><meta charset="UTF-8"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Graduate Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Graduate School/TDS recently sent the following information to students enrolled in a 518 or 718 course. Please share this email with students who may not be enrolled in a 518 or 718 course, but would benefit from this information.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 32, 32);">As a reminder, the Graduate School/TDS now uses a Laserfiche digital forms process in place of all paper forms.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background: yellow;">Because the forms submission process may take a few days to route through the approval process, the Graduate School recommends students submit any forms at least 3-5 days before the deadline so the forms are more likely to reach the Graduate School/TDS by the given deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For information about the dissertation or thesis process, both proposal and final, and for related forms and resources, please visit the TDS/Dissertation web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/dissertation" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/dissertation</a>) or the TDS Thesis web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/thesis" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/thesis</a>). Please make note of the summary of important deadlines below.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; background: yellow;">Please continue to be aware that, for doctoral students, grades of U now impact academic standing, including U’s earned in 718.</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final Dissertation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Students must have proposal approval a minimum of 1 semester prior to submitting a final dissertation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Items 4-6 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Dissertation</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/dissertation" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/dissertation</a>) provide important information about the final dissertation process and links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If a student intends to graduate Fall 2023, the deadline to defend the final dissertation is<u>Friday, October 27, 2023</u>. The deadline to submit the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Final Defense Schedule Form<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>for an October defense is September 20, 2023. If the student misses this deadline, he or she will have to wait for the spring semester to graduate. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/bae6dbba-1965-48e1-a503-484d06141a33" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Final Defense Schedule Form</b></a>is under item 4 on the TDS/Dissertation web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete final dissertation submissions must be received by TDS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no later than the end of the day, Friday, November 3, 2023</u>. The link to the digital form,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/3b15c390-2c50-11ec-8d3d-0242ac130003" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Final Dissertation Submission Form</b></a>, is under item 5 on the TDS/Dissertation web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Documents<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>required to be included with the submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final dissertation document (in Word format)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See the TDS web page<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/avoiding-plagiarism.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">iThenticate</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dissertation Information Sheet (sent to the student in an informational email from Vicky Turner, Doctoral Coordinator)<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Survey of Earned Doctorates Certificate (for PhD students only; s</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">ent to the student in an informational email from Vicky Turner, Doctoral Coordinator<span style="">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; break-after: avoid;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dissertation Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Items 1-3 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/dissertations.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Dissertation</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/dissertation" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/dissertation</a>) provide important information related to the dissertation proposal process and links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Schedule Form for Proposal Defense</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is due<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>the 20<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the month prior to the month of the proposal defense date</u>. The link to the digital form,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/b78685d5-5bff-4014-bb94-c155be139253" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Schedule Form for Proposal Defense</b></a>, is under item 2 on the TDS/Dissertation web page. A current copy of the student’s proposal document must be uploaded with the schedule form.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To receive Fall 2023 approval of the proposal document, complete proposal submission packets must be received by TDS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no later than the end of the day, Monday, November 27, 2023</u>. The link to the digital form,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/ade13fb7-8acf-42f5-8785-6bb8eae06159" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Dissertation Proposal Submission Form</b></a>, is under item 3 on the TDS/Dissertation web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Documents<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>required to be included with the proposal submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dissertation proposal document (in Word format)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">IRB/IBC/IACUC approval letter, as applicable (the student’s advisor provides the student you a copy, if applicable)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See the TDS web page<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/avoiding-plagiarism.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">iThenticate</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CITI training reports (RCR, plus additional as required by the Office of Sponsored Programs)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final Thesis<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Students must have proposal approval a minimum of 1 semester prior to submitting the final thesis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Items 4-6 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Thesis</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/thesis" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/thesis</a>) provide important information about the final thesis process and links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If a student intends to graduate Fall 2023, the student must submit the digital form,<b>Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense</b>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no less than 7 days prior to the date of the final thesis defense</u>. The link to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/bb520536-53bb-4a9f-8a35-894ad7aa38ad" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense</b></a>form is under item 4 on the TDS/Thesis web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Complete final thesis submissions must be received by TDS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no later than the end of the day, Friday, November 3, 2023</u>. The link to the digital form,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/8d1e61eb-d2e8-419b-8fcb-3a9a217847bc" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Final Thesis Submission Form</b></a>, is under item 5 on the TDS/Thesis web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Documents<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>required to be included with the submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Final thesis document (in Word format or PDF if using LaTex)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See the TDS web page<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/avoiding-plagiarism.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">iThenticate</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thesis students must complete at least 6 hours of 518 to fulfill the thesis requirements. A thesis student must be enrolled in a 518 course<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>in the semester they submit their final thesis</u></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thesis Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Items 1-3 on the TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/theses.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Thesis</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>web page (<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/thesis" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/thesis</a>) provide important information related to the thesis proposal process and links to related forms.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To receive Fall 2023 approval of the thesis proposal document, complete proposal submission packets must be received by TDS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>no later than the end of the day, Monday, November 27, 2023</u>. The link to the digital form,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/3610c99f-255b-49a5-af4a-fe04777f35b8" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Thesis Proposal Submission Form</b></a>, is under item 3 on the TDS/Thesis web page.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Documents<span style=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>required to be included with the proposal submission form are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thesis proposal document (in Word format or PDF if using LaTex)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">IRB/IBC/IACUC approval letter, as applicable (the student’s advisor will provide the student a copy, if applicable)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">iThenticate report (note that the cumulative percentage of similarity cannot be more than 12%).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">See the TDS web page<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/avoiding-plagiarism.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">iThenticate</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information.<span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CITI training reports (RCR, plus additional as required by the Office of Sponsored Programs)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please note that the research committee approval letter (e.g., IRB approval letter) is not the same as Graduate School proposal approval</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Graduate School/TDS approval of the proposal document is not required to begin data collection, only completion of required research compliance training and, as applicable, receipt of research committee approval of the student’s study.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TDS Resources</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">: Below are links to the resources and important information regarding the dissertation or thesis process:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dissertation process short link: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/dissertation" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.tamuc.edu/dissertation</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Thesis Process short link: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/thesis" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">www.tamuc.edu/thesis</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TDS/<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/ResourcesforWriting.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Resources for Writing</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">. Here<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span>you will find,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Graduate School Templates and Guide, which include<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings;"><span>§<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the thesis/dissertation templates,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings;"><span>§<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/thesis--dissertation-services/Graduate%20School%20Thesis%20and%20Dissertation.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Guide</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">, and</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.25in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Wingdings;"><span>§<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/documents/thesis--dissertation-services/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Submission%20Guide.pdf" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Courier New";"><span>o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Commonly Used Style Guides<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/deadlines-for-submission.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">TDS Submission deadlines</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/graduateForms.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Graduate Forms and Guidelines page</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/research-tools.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Research Tools</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/compliance/default.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Research Compliance</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/Thesis%20and%20Dissertation%20Services/avoiding-plagiarism.aspx" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;">iThenticate</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt 0.75in; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Symbol; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span>·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blog.zoom.us/video-meeting-etiquette-tips/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Zoom Etiquette</a><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you have any questions or concerns, or if you encounter issues at any point during the dissertation or thesis process, please feel free to contact TDS, Karin Thomas, at<a href="mailto:TDS@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">TDS@tamuc.edu</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(0, 56, 108);">Karin Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);">Thesis and Dissertation Specialist</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/default.aspx?_ga=2.13467511.113036308.1568144241-624931466.1531144196" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 136, 206);">Graduate School</span></a> | Business Administration Bldg., 142<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;"><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in; height: 0.75pt;"></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82); text-transform: uppercase;">P: 903.886.5968 <o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);">Mail:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"> Graduate School</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);">Ship:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"> McDowell Admin BA 142</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0in;"></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 136, 206);">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: blue;"><img border="0" height="33" id="Picture_x0020_6" alt="image001.jpg" style="width: 2.6041in; height: 0.3437in;" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9E630.19339590"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TAMUCGraduateSchool" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="27" id="_x0000_i1033" alt="image014.png" style="width: 0.2812in; height: 0.2812in;" src="cid:image014.png@01DA4D3E.743CBE60"></span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tamucgradschool/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="25" id="_x0000_i1032" alt="image015.png" style="width: 0.2604in; height: 0.2604in;" src="cid:image015.png@01DA4D3E.743CBE60"></span></a> <a href="x-msg://12/twitter.com/TAMUCGradSchool" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="23" id="_x0000_i1031" alt="image016.png" style="width: 0.302in; height: 0.2395in;" src="cid:image016.png@01DA4D3E.743CBE60"></span></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/tamucgraduateschool" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="25" id="_x0000_i1030" alt="image017.png" style="width: 0.2708in; height: 0.2604in;" src="cid:image017.png@01DA4D3E.743CBE60"></span></a><o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">TDS Deadlines for Spring 2024<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The last day to defend a final dissertation for Spring 2024 graduation is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday, March 22<sup>nd</sup> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Final dissertation/thesis submissions must be with TDS by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday, April 5<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Proposal (both dissertation and thesis) submissions for Spring 2024 approval must be with TDS by<b>Friday, April 26<sup>th<o:p></o:p></sup></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">TDS Deadlines for Summer 2024<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The last day to defend a final dissertation for Summer 2024 graduation is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday, June 21<sup>st</sup></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Final dissertation/thesis submissions must be with TDS by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Friday, June 28<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Proposal (both dissertation and thesis) submissions for Summer 2024 approval must be with TDS by<b>Friday, July 26<sup>th</sup><sup><o:p></o:p></sup></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">*<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Schedule forms</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for dissertation defenses (proposal and final) are due in the Graduate Schol the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>20<sup>th</sup>of the month prior</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>to the defense date</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(if the 20<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the month falls on a weekend or university holiday, the deadline is the working day prior to the 20th).</span><b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">** The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>Notification Form for the Final Thesis Defense</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is due with TDS<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>at least 7 days prior</b><b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to the scheduled defense date</b>.</span><b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Early TDS submissions are encouraged. Approvals for submissions received<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>past</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the deadline<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>will be processed for review and approval for the following semester</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" valign="top" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="0" style="width: 6.25in; background: white; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(0, 56, 108);">Karin Thomas, BA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);">Thesis and Dissertation Specialist</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/academics/graduateSchool/default.aspx?_ga=2.13467511.113036308.1568144241-624931466.1531144196" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 136, 206);">Graduate School</span></a> | Business Administration Bldg., 142<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.75pt;"><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; 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padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);">Ship:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"> McDowell Admin BA 142</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0in;"></td></tr><tr><td width="600" style="width: 6.25in; padding: 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(79, 83, 82);"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 136, 206);">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; 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font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">_______________________________________________</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;">GradFacultyStaff mailing list</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="mailto:GradFacultyStaff@tamuc.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">GradFacultyStaff@tamuc.edu</a><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://mailman.tamuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradfacultystaff" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">http://mailman.tamuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradfacultystaff</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>