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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">School of Agriculture – Recruitment Day on Campus
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Annual State Qualifying FFA Contests<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wednesday, April 12, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To All Faculty and Staff,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The School of Agriculture at Texas A&M University-Commerce will host its annual state qualifying Future Farmers of America (FFA) contests this week on Wednesday, April
12, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Area high school students will be on our campus as well as at the Civic Center in Sulphur Springs, Texas. We will utilize various facilities and buildings on campus;
therefore, please be patient as we recruit for the University. This event is the number one activity for the year where A&M-Commerce is showcased to thousands of FFA members from north central and northeast Texas. This area extends from Weatherford to Texarkana
and from Tyler to the Texas/Oklahoma state line. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Agriculture majors as well as other student leadership groups will assist with activities on this day. We will need the assistance and support of all faculty and staff
to make this a successful event. Students will be involved with various activities throughout the day. Please excuse students from class who are volunteering with this event and allow individuals as appropriate to make up assignments (i.e. exams, quizzes,
labs practicums, etc.) and/or submit assignments early. Research has shown that 20% of all non-AG majors attended this event while in high school AND that 2/3 of all agriculture majors attended this event prior to attending college as AG majors. We will
study the retention and graduation rates for these students in the future. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 12<sup>th</sup> is not only an important recruitment day for the School of Agriculture but for the entire campus. Your support in attracting and recruiting high
quality students for the university is greatly appreciated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please feel free to contact the School of Agriculture if there are questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D">Randy Harp, Ph.D. | Director and Professor of Agriculture</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D">School of Agriculture | Texas A&M University – Commerce</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:Randy.Harp@tamuc.edu">Randy.Harp@tamuc.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D">P.O. 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0D0D0D">Tel. 903.886.5351 | Fax 903.886.5990 |
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/ag"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://www.tamuc.edu/ag</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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