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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>T</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>he deadline for applications for the Fall Competitive Travel
and Faculty Development grants is October 14<sup>th</sup>.<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Faculty can apply
online by accessing the Faculty Development Webpage: <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/facdev/fdcgrants.asp">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/facdev/fdcgrants.asp</a><font
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Grant awards will
be made early in November.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Leah Wickersham
&amp; Sharon Chambers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Leah E. Wickersham,
Ph.D.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Assistant Professor</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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 w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">A&amp;M</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - Commerce</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Secondary &amp;
Higher Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:City w:st="on">Commerce</st1:City>,
 <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:Leah_Wickersham@tamu-commerce.edu">Leah_Wickersham@tamu-commerce.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>V-mail:
903-468-3248</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fax: 903-886-5603</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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