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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dear Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">DEADLINE FOR TAKING THIS SURVEY IS TOMORROW, DECEMBER 5, 2014!<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Every 5 years, the university embarks on a process of discovery to identify our strengths and our areas in need of improvement. From this, we can create goals and strategies so that the university engages
in continuous improvement. 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></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Following the link below, you will find questions that address each of the university’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’s mission and vision</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommerceStrategicPlanning">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CommerceStrategicPlanning</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Your responses will help guide the university into an exciting future, and
<b>we thank you for taking the time to complete this survey by the deadline of Friday, December 5.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">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 Kaulfus or Derald Harp directly at the email addresses below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank You!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Derald Harp</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> |
<b>John Kaulfus</b></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Strategic Planning Task Force | Texas A&M University-Commerce</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"><a href="mailto:Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu">Derald.Harp@tamuc.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> |
<a href="mailto:John.Kaulfus@tamuc.edu">John.Kaulfus@tamuc.edu</a> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, Tx 75429-3011<br>
Harp 903.886.5351 | Kaulfus 903.886.5153</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365D"> |
<u><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/">www.tamuc.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
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