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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear University Students,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every 5 years, the university embarks on a process of discovery to identify our strengths and our areas in need of improvement.&nbsp; From this, we can create goals and strategies so that the university engages in continuous improvement.&nbsp; This
 process is known as Strategic Planning, and we are conducting a survey that will help us identify where
<b>you</b> believe the university is being successful and where we can improve.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Following the link below, you will find questions that address each of the university&#8217;s
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutus/administrativeOffices/president/Strategicplan/guidingprinciples.pdf">
Guiding Principles</a>, which support the <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutus/administrativeOffices/president/Strategicplan/guidingprinciples.pdf">
university&#8217;s mission and vision</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommerceStrategicPlanning">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommerceStrategicPlanning</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your responses will help guide the university into an exciting future, and we thank you for taking the time to complete this survey by the deadline of Friday, December 5.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions about the survey, please feel free to email
<a href="mailto:strategicplanning@tamuc.edu">strategicplanning@tamuc.edu</a> or John or me directly at the email addresses below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank You!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Derald Harp</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> |
<b>John Kaulfus</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">Strategic Planning Task Force | Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#17365D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#17365D"><a href="mailto:Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">
 | <a href="mailto:John.Kaulfus@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">John.Kaulfus@tamuc.edu</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black">P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, Tx 75429-3011<br>
Harp 903.886.5351 | Kaulfus 903.886.5153</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#17365D"> |
<u><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="color:blue">www.tamuc.edu</span></a></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
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<b>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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