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<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear
A&M-Commerce faculty, staff, and students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
unusually cold and snowy weather we have experienced over the last several
weeks has certainly played havoc with our spring semester. Even those of
you who have been here much longer than the Joneses can’t recall a time when
the weather has been so bad for so long. A special thanks goes out to our
Risk Management Office, University Police Department, and Facilities crew for
keeping us informed and safe during this period of unusual weather.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
policies we have developed to guide us when closing the campus have certainly
received a workout. I will be meeting with the University Executive
Council next week to review all that we have been through and determine where
improvements to our procedures might be made. Please share your
suggestions with the leadership in your department or division.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>My
office has received a number of inquiries as to whether the canceled class days
would have to be made up. The short answer is no: unlike public
schools, universities are not required by law to meet for a minimum number of
days per term. Undoubtedly, though, important assignments, exams, and
presentations were missed because of the closings. I ask faculty to work
with your students to determine the best way to make up for missed work.
Please be flexible, recognizing that many of our students, because of work and
family obligations, are unable to attend make-up classes at
non-regularly-scheduled times. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thanks
for your endurance. Personally, I’m ready for summer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dan R. Jones, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>President<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>P. O. Box 3011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Commerce, Texas 75429<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dan_Jones@tamu-commerce.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>phone: (903) 886-5011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>fax: (903) 886-5010<o:p></o:p></p>
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