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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hello Lions,<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Would you like to learn ways to build your global competence? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Quality Enhancement Plan knows how to do just that! <br> <br>The QEP seeks to build global competence by <b><i>“</i></b></span><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:#003E80'>Preparing Students for an Interconnected World </span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>” </span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>which can help facilitate personal development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A recommendation to build your development and global competence: increasing <u>open- mindedness</u>. </span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:red'>To do this,</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> “Ask for personal feedback from culturally diverse stakeholders. Feedback can come from anyone who knows you well – parents, managers, mentors, colleagues, coworkers, teammates, and objective friends, etc. – to provide an honest external perspective” (GCAA). <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Want to learn more about your university’s QEP?<br> <br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Visit our website </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:#002060'>www.tamuc.edu/qep</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Like and share our Facebook page </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:#002060'>www.Facebook.com/TAMUCqep</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <br></span><br><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Contact us with questions, feedback, or tell us how you’re Preparing yourself for an Interconnected World at </span><a href="file:///C:\Users\kimbleashley\Desktop\QEP%20Work%20Desktop\E-Mail%20Blast\QEPCommittee@tamuc.edu"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:#002060'>QEPCommittee@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The first <b><span style='color:red'>15</span></b> responses will be entered into a raffle for an A&M-Commerce woven afghan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br><br>-The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>