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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'>Hello Lions,<br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Would you like to learn ways to <span style='color:#003E80'>build your global competence</span> and <b><span style='color:#00B050'>earn a T-Shirt</span></b>? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Quality Enhancement Plan can help with 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><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>” which</span></i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> can help facilitate personal development. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>A recommendation to build your development and global competence: <u>risk taking</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'> “Explore your cultural framework, first by identifying your heritage, living and working environments. Then identify a variety of aspects of your life such as likes, dislikes, tastes, hobbies, etc. Next, determine experiences that you can safely undertake to expand your cross-cultural horizons. At least once a month, purposefully engage in one of these experiences and spend time reflecting on the new situation you encountered” (GCAA). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B050'>Look out for our <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>QEP T-Shirt giveaway</span> on Wednesday (1/29/14) in the RSC at the QEP table beneath the TV screen. To win a shirt, all you have to do is <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>correctly answer 5 questions</span> about our university’s QEP topic, “<i>Preparing Students for an Interconnected World</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormalCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:.5in;mso-add-space:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>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:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Visit our website </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/QEP"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.tamuc.edu/QEP</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br></span><br><br><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>· </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Like and share our Facebook page: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/TAMUCqep"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.facebook.com/TAMUCqep</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <br></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br>Contact us with questions, feedback, or tell us how you’re preparing yourself for an interconnected world at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:QEP.Committee@tamuc.edu"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Britannic Bold","sans-serif";color:blue'>QEP.Committee@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><br><br>-The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>