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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'>Deans and Department Heads, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Please, encourage your faculty to use the syllabus template provided by the university. The template tool, companion to the syllabus template, contains useful information. The tool has text that can be copied and pasted into the syllabus template. This will provide uniformity in the appearance of all courses syllabi which will make course navigation easier for students.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The link to the university Syllabus Template and the Template Tool can be found at the link below. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://web.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTechnology/instructionalDesign/courseResources.aspx">http://web.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTechnology/instructionalDesign/courseResources.aspx</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>