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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=5 color=blue
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>A message from the Social Work Department…<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=204
height=124 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.gif@01C84D4C.B5B35060"></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Do you like helping people?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Are you the kind of person who everyone comes to when they have
problems?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Are you a good listener?<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Does it bother you when social injustices occur? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=4 color=fuchsia face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:fuchsia;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'>If you answered YES to any of these questions, <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=GramE><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=4 color=fuchsia
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:fuchsia;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>then</span></font></b></span><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=4 color=fuchsia
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:fuchsia;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'> you might be
interested in Social Work…<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>We
have <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>seats available</span></i></b> for SPRING 2008 in
the following classes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>SWK 250 – Foundations of Practice (MWF 1 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>SWK 275 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment (MWF 11
am)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>SWK 340 – Global Perspectives (W 2-5 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=blue face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>SWK 362 – Child Welfare (M 2-5 pm)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Here’s
what some of our current students and alumni say about our department:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1 color=purple face=Constantia><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";
color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>This program is a
family away from your family and when you have to spend as much time in the
classrooms as you do then it's good to have that comfort and <span
class=SpellE>TAMU's</span> social work program does that…<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1 color=purple face=Constantia><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";
color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1 color=purple face=Constantia><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";
color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>I was well prepared
for the academic challenge of the social work graduate program, thanks to the
solid generalist foundation provided by the bachelor's course work and the experience
and passion of the social work professors.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>The social work faculty and staff extend themselves above and beyond
their respective positions to provide academic and emotional support and
guidance for all students… <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1 color=purple face=Constantia><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New";
color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1
color=purple face=Constantia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>I, like many others, appreciated the fact that we were a small,
intimate group. I also believe that your goal was to ensure that we all
achieved success and become not only better individuals, but better social
workers. The BSW program promotes compassion, understanding, and knowledge;
moreover, you leave the program knowing that you are well prepared to face the
professional world of social work…<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1
color=purple face=Constantia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;
mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=1
color=purple face=Constantia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'>What impresses me about the faculty is that each of them exhibits a
great deal of care and concern about the students. It is apparent that working
there is not just a job but there is a genuine interest in the development of
each student. The school and faculty appear to go out of its way to
accommodate student needs…</span></font></i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><font size=1 color=purple face=Constantia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Constantia;color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:purple;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face=Constantia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Constantia;font-style:
italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face=Constantia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Constantia'>Please
contact Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Hugh Clark</st1:PersonName> (<a
href="mailto:Hugh_Clark@tamu-commerce.edu">Hugh_Clark@tamu-commerce.edu</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=GramE><font
size=4 face=Constantia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Constantia'>or</span></font></span><font
size=4 face=Constantia><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Constantia'>
call 903-468-8100 for more information!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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normal'><font size=1 face=Constantia><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
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