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<p align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Research
Symposium for Students<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>5<sup>th</sup> Annual TAMUS Pathways Research
Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>November 2 & 3, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Tarleton</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Stephenville</span></font></st1:City><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=5><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) invites its students and
faculty to the Third Annual Pathways Research Symposium on Friday and Saturday,
November 2-3, at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tarleton</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
campus. TAMUS <font color=red><span style='color:red'>graduate and
undergraduate students</span></font> are encouraged to present results from
their current or past research projects, even if preliminary. These
presentations will provide the student researcher an opportunity to discuss
their research with participants and faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pathways Research Symposium website<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.tarleton.edu/~grants/SubSection/StudentResearch/Pathways2007.html">http://www.tarleton.edu/~grants/SubSection/StudentResearch/Pathways2007.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>University
Support<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Office of Graduate Studies and Research will
support students who register and submit an abstract for the symposium.
Support/funding includes travel (students will travel to symposium in university
vans), hotel and registration fee. Travel arrangements will be made
through the Office of Graduate Studies & Research. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Registration,
Abstract & Poster Information<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Online registration and abstract submission page is
located at this site:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.tarleton.edu/~grants/SubSection/StudentResearch/Pathways2007.html">http://www.tarleton.edu/~grants/SubSection/StudentResearch/Pathways2007.html</a>.
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>If you will be participating in the
Symposium, please email <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName>,
<a href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>,
your name, ID and department.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Deadline for abstract submission and
registration is October 19, 2007</span></font></u></b>. Each student
submitting an abstract will be required to create a large poster (3ft. x 4ft.)
for one of the two poster presentations on November 2-3.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For additional information or questions, please contact <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName> (<a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>)
or 903/886-5161 or on campus in BA 142. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sponsored Programs Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P O Box</st1:Street></st1:address>
3011<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/886-5165<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide leadership and direction
for all aspects of graduate education and to promote research at Texas A&M
University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As a
major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast
Texas</st1:place> region, we are committed to embody and model the best
practices in graduate education and research to meet the needs of a constantly
changing regional, national, and global environment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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