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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Applications Due by<span style="color:black">
</span>5 <span style="color:black">PM</span> Today<span style="color:black">!</span></span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In order to give a little more time for groups to put together applications, we extend</span>ed<span style="color:black"> the Student Organization Awards Application Deadline to
<b>5:00 PM on Monday, April 13th</b>. There will be no further extensions. Links to all the applications are below and they can also be found in the “Forms” section of your org’s ManeSync portal. Your members may submit applications for any and all awards that
you feel are applicable. Please let me know ASAP if you have any questions about the applications. The Awards website also has links to all awards information:
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/studentCenter/studentorganizations/awards.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.tamuc.edu/CampusLife/studentCenter/studentorganizations/awards.aspx</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">To be eligible for the Student Organizations Awards, the organization must meet the following criteria:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Student Organization must be recognized by the University.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Organization must be registered as active on ManeSync.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Organization must have a full-time Faculty or Staff advisor.<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Links to Award Applications</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71769" target="_blank">Highest Student Organization GPA Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71716" target="_blank">Outstanding Student Organization Member Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71722" target="_blank">Student Organization Outstanding Service Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71748" target="_blank">Outstanding Campus Program of the Year Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71772" target="_blank">Outstanding Student Organization Collaboration Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71750" target="_blank">Outstanding Campus Leader Award</a> (Freshman and Sophomore Classification only)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71759" target="_blank">William Leonidas Mayo Student Leader Award</a> (Junior and Senior Classification only)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71761" target="_blank">Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/71765" target="_blank">Outstanding New Student Organization Award</a> (Registered after August 1, 2014)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><a href="https://orgsync.com/24085/forms/101309" target="_blank">Student Organization Global Engagement Award</a><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Student Org Awards Presentation</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Wednesday, April 22<sup>nd</sup></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Josh Hardman | Assistant Director, SGA and Student Organizations</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rayburn Student Center</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:Joshua.Hardman@tamuc.edu" target="_blank">Joshua.Hardman@tamuc.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"><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</span><span style="color:black"><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="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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