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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A survey of faculty, deans and department heads was
conducted fall 2007 to determine grant training needs. Four focus areas
ware identified: finding grant funding, grant writing, developing goals
and objectives, and creating budgets. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As a result, the Office of Graduate Studies & Research
will present the spring 2008 series of Grant Funding Workshops for faculty,
research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and professional staff.
Four workshops are available, Finding Grant Opportunities, Grantwriting 101,
Writing Goals & Objectives and Creating Budgets & Justifications.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To view a description of each workshop and register click
the following website. If you have questions, please contact <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Natalie Henderson</st1:PersonName>, 5161 or <a
href="mailto:natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/research/workshop_list.asp">http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/research/workshop_list.asp</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson</span></font></st1:PersonName><br>
<font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Sponsored Programs Coordinator<br>
Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies & Research<br>
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3011<br>
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w:endInsAuthor="hendersonnatalie" w:endInsDate="2008-01-15T14:21:00Z">Commerce<u
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<ns1:State w:insAuthor="hendersonnatalie" w:insDate="2008-01-15T14:21:00Z"
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Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/886-5165<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
Mission of Graduate Studies and Research is to provide leadership and direction
for all aspects of graduate education and to promote research at Texas A&M
University-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As a
major Doctoral/Research Intensive university in the </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><ns1:place w:insAuthor="hendersonnatalie"
w:insDate="2008-01-15T14:21:00Z" w:endInsAuthor="hendersonnatalie"
w:endInsDate="2008-01-15T14:21:00Z">Northeast Texas<u style='text-decoration:
none'><span class=msoIns><ins cite="mailto:hendersonnatalie"
datetime="2008-01-15T14:21"></ns1:place></ins></span></u> region, we are
committed to embody and model the best practices in graduate education and
research to meet the needs of a constantly changing regional, national, and
global environment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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