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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#1F86FF" vlink="#005DC9"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Dear Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The university administration is excited about a great opportunity for our students and needs your support. In order to reach our enrollment goals, we need to foster growth and development for facilitating more academic achievements. Better prepared and equipped students result in the cultivation of stronger learning communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>For the 2012 spring semester, our students will have the option of renting selected textbooks online. The only textbooks available for rent are the ones that you adopt for this book rental program. The program not only saves our students 50-65%, but its financial benefits can be utilized by the offices of Retention, Recruitment, and Student Access and Success. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The books chosen for rental adoption should be used for at least two academic years or four long semesters. For faculty members desiring to make a title available for rent, but are not able to commit to four long semesters, please contact the bookstore to see if other options are available. Again, your participation in this program is vital to its success and we would appreciate your cooperation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>The rental adoption process is easy. Please go to the link below to find the rental form agreement. When completed, hit the submit button and send:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><a href="http://www.texasbook.com/images/marketing/retail/rental/tamucrental.pdf">http://www.texasbook.com/images/marketing/retail/rental/tamucrental.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Texas A&M University – Commerce has a special obligation to foster the development and translation of promising new techniques in order to serve the public interest and benefit society. I encourage our academic community to take full advantage of this unique opportunity, and I look forward to the success of this exciting new program.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lisa Richardson at (903) 886-5828.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Larry F. Lemanski, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>