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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>TO: All Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>FROM: Adolfo Benavides <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>DATE: August 8, 2013 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>RE: Agenda for August 2013 Commencement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Commencement exercises will be held Saturday</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>, August 10, 2013 with <u>s</u></span><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>eparate ceremonies</span></u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> for undergraduate and graduate students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>There will be one undergraduate ceremony for all colleges at 9:30 a.m. (<b>Please refer to the attached schedule</b>). All faculty members who are on contract are expected to participate. Adjunct faculty are invited, but not required, to participate in the processional.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Faculty are requested to assemble in academic regalia in the field house no later than the assembly times as shown above for their respective colleges. Processionals will begin at the times listed for each graduation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Graduate advisors who will be hooding doctoral candidates should have received separate instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Faculty Parking is available in front of the Library – you must present your A&M-Commerce ID or be sure you have your staff parking sticker displayed on your vehicle for entrance into the parking area. UPD will not allow you into the area if you do not have a TAMU-C parking sticker or proper staff identification.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Thank you for a successful semester and I look forward to seeing you on August 10<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#10253F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#365F91'>Requests to be excused from participation in commencement should be forwarded through the department head to the college dean. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>