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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:#232A23">Dear Lions,</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.05pt"><span style="color:#232A23">Welcome!<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt">
</span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>staff<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>faculty<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Texas<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>A&M University-Commerce<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt">
</span>so<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>excited you<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>here<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>we wish<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">
</span>very<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>best<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt">
</span>pursue<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>your<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt">
</span>degree.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Please<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
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</span>know<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>what<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt">
</span>we<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>can<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>do<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt">
</span>help<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:105%"><span style="color:#232A23">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>road<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt">
</span>graduation is<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>sometimes<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>marked<span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>tough<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>decisions.<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">
</span>To<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>assist<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>making<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt">
</span>best<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>choices possible, the Student Guidebook can be found at this link:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.05pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:4.55pt"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/student_guidebook/Student_Guidebook.pdf">http://www.tamuc.edu/student_guidebook/Student_Guidebook.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.6pt;line-height:105%"><span style="color:#232A23">I<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt">
</span>encourage<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>become<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt">
</span>familiar<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>these<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>policies<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>services<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>urge<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">
</span>you<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">
</span>bookmark<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt">
</span>above<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>link for future<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>reference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.6pt;line-height:105%"><span style="color:#232A23">Should you need any assistance at all, please feel free to stop by the Dean of Student's suite located on the second floor of the Halladay Student Services Building
room 201 or send an e-mail to </span><u><span style="color:#014880"><a href="mailto:Campuslife@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:#014880">Campuslife@tamuc.edu
</span><span style="color:#232A23">.</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:#232A23">As always, it's a great day to be a Lion! We're so glad you're here!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color:#232A23">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thomas W. Newsom, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President/Dean of Students</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Campus Life and Student Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Thomas.Newsom@tamuc.edu">Thomas.Newsom@tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Mail: P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Ship: 2600 South Neal Street | Commerce, TX 75428</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tel: 903.886-5171 | Fax: 903.468.6040|
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu">www.tamuc.edu</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trajan Pro";color:#003E80">TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trajan Pro";color:#003E80"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Please take a minute to complete our </span></i></b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/oneStopShop/weCare.aspx"><b><i><span style="color:blue">We Care</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="color:#1F497D"> survey
online and let us know how we are doing!</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003E80"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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