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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Welcome back to ETAMU for the Spring 2026 semester! We hope you had a restful break.<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">This spring the Faculty Success Center and the Honors College will be hosting a number of events for faculty, staff, and students. A list of January events is below along
with registration details. Don't worry if you lose this email. We will send out reminders as the month roles out.<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">January 15 at 1PM in BA343: Lion's Share. Join other ETAMU faculty and staff for a chance to socialize, talk with your colleagues, and share your ups and downs. The Lion's
Share will be a weekly one-hour event that will be scheduled at different times and days to try to accommodate as many people as possible. During this first meeting we will talk about how we want to structure this time.<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">January 20 at 10AM in BA343: Navigating Part 2. We will continue the Navigating Conversations the Faculty Success Center and Katelyn Severance held last fall. Ms. Severance
will discuss Texas A&M system regulations and be available for questions. After her presentation we will use the remaining time to discuss, brainstorm, and otherwise understand what these new regulations mean to faculty in their classrooms and research agendas.<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">January 22 at 3PM in BA343: Lion's Share. Join other ETAMU faculty and staff for a chance to socialize, talk with your colleagues, and share your ups and downs. The Lion's
Share will be a weekly one-hour event that will be scheduled at different times and days to try to accommodate as many people as possible.<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">January 27 at 11AM in BA343: Introduction to Clifton Strengths Assessment. Dr. Shelby Miller (Assistant Professor - Literature and Languages) will kick off a 6-part series
in which faculty and staff will take the Clifton Strengths Assessment and use their results to be more productive educators, writers, and in service. Faculty and staff who have not yet completed their Clifton Strengths Assessment can register to receive directions
to complete the Assessment. Faculty and Staff who already completed the assessment are welcome to use their results.<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">January 27 at 3PM in BA343: January Celebration of Teaching. Drs. Grace Ogden and Maggie Salem will present on their Challenge Grant funded research entitled Implementing
Experiential Learning As Early Career Faculty Members.<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">January 28 at 12PM in BA343: Lion's Share. Join other ETAMU faculty and staff for a chance to socialize, talk with your colleagues, and share your ups and downs. The Lion's
Share will be a weekly one-hour event that will be scheduled at different times and days to try to accommodate as many people as possible.<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">January 29 at 2PM in BA343: Navigating Part 2. We will continue the Navigating Conversations the Faculty Success Center and Katelyn Severance held last fall. Ms. Severance
will discuss Texas A&M system regulations and be available for questions. After her presentation we will use the remaining time to discuss, brainstorm, and otherwise understand what these new regulations mean to faculty in their classrooms and research agendas.<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">We look forward to seeing you, Vanessa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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