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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">March 31, 2017<br>
Federation of North Texas Area Universities<br>
Texas Woman’s University</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Denton, Texas</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dear Graduate Student Researcher and Faculty,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Texas Woman’s University (TWU) invites you to participate in the 8th Annual Federation Graduate Student Research Symposium to be held on
<b>Friday, March 31, 2017 in the Hubbard Hall Southwest Ballroom at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas</b>. All information about the symposium can be found at
</span><a href="http://www.twu.edu/federation/federation-events/graduate-student-research-symposium/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.twu.edu/federation/federation-events/graduate-student-research-symposium/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Doctoral and Master students in the following graduate disciplines may submit research posters: <br>
1) <b>Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business<br>
</b>2) <b>Science, Technology, Engineering & Math</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">There may be only
<u>ONE</u> presenter/author per poster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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There are cash awards in each category<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1<sup>st</sup> place $500</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2<sup>nd</sup> place $250</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3<sup>rd</sup> place $100</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Students must submit an
</span></b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/FindFunding/internal-grant-funding/abstracts.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">abstract</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
of their research and the </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/ResearchSymposium/annual-federation-research-symposium/federation_research_approval.pdf"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Abstract Approval Form</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
that is attached to this email which their faculty sponsor must sign and approve. Students should send the Abstract Approval Form, along with an abstract to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) (</span><a href="mailto:orsp@tamuc.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">orsp@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">)
on or before Friday, March 3, 2017 for approval.<i> </i> <b>AFTER </b>you receive approval of your abstract from the ORSP, you may register online for the symposium.
<b>You must register</b> <b><u>online by Friday, March 10, 2017</u></b>. We will provide transportation for A&M-Commerce students participating in the Symposium. The bus will leave from and return to the Commerce campus. Once registered, you will receive
additional information concerning the itinerary and where to board the university bus.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Guidelines for the symposium can be found at
</span><a href="http://www.twu.edu/media/documents/federation/Poster_Guidelines--Federation_Symposium.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">http://www.twu.edu/media/documents/federation/Poster_Guidelines--Federation_Symposium.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Symposium is open to all Texas A&M-Commerce graduate students for master and doctoral level research. The Federation Research Symposium
provides an opportunity for students to present research in a poster format while interacting and discussing the research with faculty, judges, and other participants. The symposium also provides the participants with a broad exposure to the Federation research community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/ResearchSymposium/annual-federation-research-symposium/federation_symposium_2017/symposium-flyer%202017.pdf"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Federation
Symposium Flyer for 2017</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Faculty are welcome to attend and some faculty are needed to judge the competition. You too must complete the
</span></b><a href="http://tsgs.unt.edu/federation/symposium/registration-webform"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">online registration form</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A&M-Commerce Support</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Travel for the Symposium will be provided by the ORSP, along with your meal at the luncheon. The keynote speaker will be announced.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The university will be funding the cost of printing the posters for the Federation Symposium. You will need to have them printed in the Wathena Temple Digital Lab. You
must tell them what they are for and that the provost is covering the expense. Please see our site for more information.
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/research/ResearchSymposium/posters.aspx">http://www.tamuc.edu/research/ResearchSymposium/posters.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please view the Federation website (http://www.twu.edu/federation/federation-events/graduate-student-research-symposium/) for updated information about each presentation
session, registration, etc. For additional information or questions, please contact Ms. Donna Russell (</span><a href="mailto:Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu?subject=Federation%20Symposium%202016"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">)
or 903-886-5964, or in person on campus in LIB 225.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Donna Russell | Research and Sponsored Programs Coordinator II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Office of Research & Sponsored Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">P O Box 3011 | LIB 225 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Tel. 903-886-5964 | Fax 903-468-8784 |
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="color:blue">www.tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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