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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The application deadline for
applications has been extended to </span><b><span style='color:red'>Friday,
January 29<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'>! Thank you
to those who have already submitted completed applications. We would like to
get this program up and running as soon as possible!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Peer Mentoring Program
Opportunities <br>
with Student Disability Resources and Services</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Student Disability Resources
and Services (SDRS) would like to invite you to apply to be a part of a new
peer mentoring program that links experienced students with students that are
new to Texas A&M University-Commerce and the office of Student Disability
Resources and Services. Through this program, you will provide students
with strategies and connections to resources to assist them in navigating the
many new experiences they have during their first year at the university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>As a peer mentor, you will
have the opportunity to tap into the following important and advantageous
opportunities:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Gain broad leadership skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Be eligible to obtain letters of
reference from the SDRS coordinator and a counselor in the counseling center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Be eligible to earn community service
hours<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Develop a network of contacts and
connections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Advance your communication skills<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Use your knowledge to enhance the
academic/social experiences of your peers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>Ø<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Receive training and assistance on an
on-going basis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>No previous mentoring
experience is necessary! We are looking for students in all majors who
meet the qualifications listed in the mentor application<span style='color:
#1F497D'> </span>which is available on the SDRS website, <a
href="http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/studentLife/campusServices/studentDisabilityResourcesAndServices/default.aspx">http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/studentLife/campusServices/studentDisabilityResourcesAndServices/default.aspx</a>
. Please respond by returning the attached application on or before <b>Friday,
January 22<sup>, </sup>2009 </b>to be eligible for the selection process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please complete and return application to:<br>
(by mail)<br>
Student Disability Resources and Services<br>
P.O. Box 3011 <br>
Commerce, TX 75429<br>
(or bring to SDRS office)<br>
Gee Library Room 132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>We look forward to hearing from you soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Leigh Ann Powell, MS
EDL
Marty Marsh Jacobs, LPC-S<br>
Coordinator,
SDRS
Counselor, Counseling Center<br>
(903)
886-5835
(903) 886-5145<br>
<a href="mailto:leigh_powell@tamu-commerce.edu">leigh_powell@tamu-commerce.edu</a>
<a href="mailto:marty_jacobs@tamu-commerce.edu">marty_jacobs@tamu-commerce.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Leigh Ann Powell, M.S. EDL</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Coordinator of Student Disability Resources & Services</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Texas A&M University-Commerce</span><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>P.O. Box 3011</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Commerce, TX 75429</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Phone (903) 886-5835</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy'>Fax (903) 468-8148</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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