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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>TO: University Community<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>FROM: University Mission Statement Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>DATE: March 23, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>RE: <st1:place w:st="on">Mission</st1:place>
Statement Draft for your comments<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The members of the University Mission Statement
revision team invite your comments on a draft of the proposed new
A&M-Commerce mission statement. The draft can be found at the
following website:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/special/mission"
title="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/special/mission">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/special/mission</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>All three components of the official statement, as
required, are shown - you may comment on any component, but we are
especially interested in your comments on the mission statement
component. At the bottom of the website is a link to an e-mail account,
or you may send comments directly to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:Mission_Statement@tamu-commerce.edu"
title="mailto:Mission_Statement@tamu-commerce.edu">Mission_Statement@tamu-commerce.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This website will be active until March 31 - the
team will meet to review all comments on Monday, April 3<sup>rd</sup>.
You may also contact any members of the team if you have any questions, or
would like to make comments directly. Team members are:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color="#003399"
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Anne Bomar</span></font></st1:PersonName>,
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Alicia Currin</st1:PersonName>, Brenda Moore, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Carmen Salazar</st1:PersonName>, Chris Myers, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">James
Gibson</st1:PersonName>, James Klein, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jan Ainsworth</st1:PersonName>,
Ken Crutchfield, Mary Hendrix, Penny Belcher, Randy McBroom, <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Randy McDonald</st1:PersonName>, Tracy Henley.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>(Please pass this on to employees who may not have
access to e-mail.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003399" face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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