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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>**The deadline for applications to the M.K. Asante Jr. program have been EXTENDED!! They are due Monday, February 18<sup>th</sup> at 12:00pm. There are PLENTY of spots available. Don’t wait… apply now! Be a part of <span style='color:red'>#ELS13</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>M.K. Asante Jr.</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> –<b> </b>“A Master Storyteller and Major Creative Force” (via CNN)<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:red'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Best-Selling Author <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘Buck’<b> (</b></span><a href="http://amzn.to/Vbl994"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://amzn.to/Vbl994</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘It’s Bigger than Hip-Hop’<b> (</b></span><a href="http://amzn.to/VPCjeT"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://amzn.to/VPCjeT</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘Beautiful. And Ugly Too.’<b> (</b></span><a href="http://amzn.to/YmkEqe"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://amzn.to/YmkEqe</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘Like Water Running Off My Back’<b> (</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'>http://amzn.to/XrkDUU</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:red'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Award-Winning Filmmaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘The Black Candle: A Kwanzaa Celebration’<b> (</b></span><a href="http://theblackcandle.com/"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://theblackcandle.com/</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>‘500 Years Later’<b> (</b></span><a href="http://www.500yearslater.com/"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.500yearslater.com/</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:red'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Tenured Professor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>o<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Morgan State University: Creative Writing & Film<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Want a chance to learn from this <i>extraordinary</i> man? The Leadership Engagement & Development department is offering the chance for 25 students to hear his story at the Southern Methodist University Tate Lecture Series on <b>Tuesday, February 26<sup>th</sup></b>! This trip will also include a tour of SMU and a dinner at Ozona’s Grill & Bar. Transportation is provided. The only cost to you is dinner. You can pick up an application in the Student Activities and Leadership Suite (Rayburn Student Center, 2<sup>nd</sup> floor) or find it on our website. Drop them off to us or email them:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>LEAD Website: </span></b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/lead"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>www.tamuc.edu/lead</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>Email: </span></b><a href="mailto:lead@tamuc.edu"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>lead@tamuc.edu</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0'>M.K. Asante Jr.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/XrjHjf"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>http://bit.ly/XrjHjf</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The ‘<i>Extraordinary L.E.A.D.ership Serie</i>s’ programs include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Dr. Jim Cain</b> – Teamwork & Teamplay (<i>Applications Closed)</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>M.K. Asante Jr.</b> – SMU Tate Lecture Series (<i>Tuesday, February 26<sup>th</sup></i>) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Dr. Lori Hart</b> –Everything You Always Wanted to know about the Opposite Sex (<i>Wednesday, April 17<sup>th</sup></i>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Trip to the Dallas Arts District</b> (<i>Saturday, April 27<sup>th</sup></i>) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can follow us on Facebook (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/LEADTAMUC">www.facebook.com/LEADTAMUC</a>) and Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/LEADTAMUC">www.twitter.com/LEADTAMUC</a>) for periodic updates of upcoming programs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Italic","serif";color:#1F497D'>Kyle Hickman<br></span><span style='color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>Graduate Assistant - Leadership Engagement and Development (L.E.A.D.)<br><br>Rayburn Student Center<br>2600 S. Neal Street<br>Commerce, TX 75429<br>Office: 903-886-5984<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: 903-886-5891<br></span><span style='color:#103FFC'><a href="mailto:Kyle.Hickman@tamuc.edu"><span style='color:blue'>Kyle.Hickman@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#103FFC'><a href="https://twitter.com/kyle_a_hickman"><span style='color:blue'>Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#103FFC'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleahickman"><span style='color:blue'>LinkedIn</span></a><br></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” –John Quincy Adams<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Bold Italic","serif";color:#1F497D'>MY 5 STRENGTHS: Achiever, Woo, Activator, Belief, Maximizer</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>