<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Share your thoughts and ideas about the university's next strategic plan!<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Strategic Plan Updating Committee is working on the natural evolution of the strategic plan, and they want to hear from you! Thank you to those who provided feedback in the survey at the end of the Spring '23 semester - your thoughts
have helped the committee to refine the primary goals under our five pillars of: Student Preparedness for Career Readiness, Elevating Research, A Welcoming and Diverse Community, Aligning Our Activities with Our Rural-Urban Identity, and Modernizing Our Business
Practices. Attend an open forum in the Rayburn Student Center on Wednesday, October 25 from 1:00-3:00 pm,
<u>or </u>Thursday, November 2 from 1:00-3:00 pm, to hear more from the committee and to lend your ideas. Each pillar will be discussed in a separate room (room assignments listed below) to allow for a more robust conversation. Feel free to visit as many rooms
as you'd like! If your schedule will not allow you to visit the open forums, please know that the committee will be reaching out in additional ways to gain feedback, and this is not your only chance to contribute your thoughts this Fall.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Room Assignments for the Open Forums (all in Rayburn Student Center)</u>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>October 25 from 1:00-3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student Preparedness for Career Readiness - Ambition B<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elevating Research - Tradition <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Welcoming and Diverse Community - Pride<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aligning Our Activities with Our Rural-Urban Identity - Vision<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modernizing Our Business Practices - Dedication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>November 2 from 1:00-3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student Preparedness for Career Readiness - Innovation A<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elevating Research - Innovation B<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A Welcoming and Diverse Community - Determination<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aligning Our Activities with Our Rural-Urban Identity - Vision<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Modernizing Our Business Practices - Dedication<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Strategic Plan Updating Committee<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>looks forward to hearing from you!<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For questions or additional information, please contact Cece Gassner, Special Advisor to the Provost, at 903.246.1194 or
<a href="mailto:cece.gassner@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">cece.gassner@tamuc.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>