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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 build your global competence? <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 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'>” </span></i></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>which 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>collaboration across cultures</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'> “Surround yourself with people of different backgrounds, perspectives, and capabilities. Whenever possible, work on projects with diverse team members in order to gain experience in working cohesively to bridge differences in preferred work and communication styles” (GCAA). <o:p></o:p></span></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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>