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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">A MESSAGE FROM DR. ADOLFO BENAVIDES, PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">In an effort to meet the early closure time of noon on Wednesday, December 23rd, I respectfully request that you submit final grades by </span><b>December 21<sup>st</sup> at 5:00 pm</b>.<b> </b>Any grades
not submitted on time will require the submission of a grade change petition in order to post the information for students. A tutorial that offers a step by step guide to completing final grades is available at: <span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/Faculty%20Resources.aspx"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">http://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/registrar/Faculty%20Resources.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please understand that none of the following processes can be started until all of the grades for every student have been submitted. <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Financial aid eligibility determination<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Academic action assessments<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Student registration in future terms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Final transcript calculations for our students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Academic appeals for future semesters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I would ask that Administrative Assistants forward this message to any adjuncts who do not have the main faculty e-mail address.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Thank you for all that you do for our students and this great university! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Happy holidays,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Adolfo</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="color:#0070C0">Adolfo Benavides</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="color:#0070C0">Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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