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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">For your reference and student encouragement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">Nancy G. Rodriguez-Lorta</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">, M.Ed. | Associate Director - Advising, Orientation
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UA College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Office of Career & Academic Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">Forbes Room 203 | PO Box 210036 |Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">Phone: (520) 621-3616 | Fax: (520) 621-8662<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">Twitter: @CALS_UA  | Website: cals.arizona.edu/cas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#404040">To schedule an appointment call (520) 621-3616<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> cas-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:cas-request@list.arizona.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Winzerling, Joy J - (jwinzerl)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> hodsacad@list.cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'cas@list.arizona.edu' <cas@list.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cas] FW: Message from Vin Del Casino - Pitchfest 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">FYI. For our students.  The students will receive this info in our Monday newsletter.  However, a “pitch” to them to participate from you or/and your faculty
 would go a long way to encourage them.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess)
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 21, 2015 10:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Winzerling, Joy J - (jwinzerl) <<a href="mailto:jwinzerl@ag.arizona.edu">jwinzerl@ag.arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Message from Vin Del Casino - Pitchfest 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Shane C Burgess<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Vice President for Veterinary Sciences & Cooperative Extension;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Director, Arizona Experiment Station<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Registered Lobbyist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forbes Building, Room 306 | 1140 E. South Campus Drive | P.O. Box 210036 Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">PHONE: 520.621.7621<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Marx, Anne E - (amarx)
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 21, 2015 1:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Cervelli, Janice A - (jcervell) <</span><a href="mailto:jcervell@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jcervell@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 J Bootman <</span><a href="mailto:bootman@pharmacy.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">bootman@pharmacy.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Cairns, Charles Bennett
 - (cairnsc) <</span><a href="mailto:cairnsc@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">cairnsc@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Maccorquodale, Patricia -
 (pmac) <</span><a href="mailto:pmac@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">pmac@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Marx, Ronald W - (ronmarx) <</span><a href="mailto:ronmarx@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ronmarx@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
</span><a href="mailto:jgoldberg@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jgoldberg@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">; Ruiz, Joaquin - (jruiz) <</span><a href="mailto:jruiz@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jruiz@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Wildner-Bassett, Mary E - (wildnerb) <</span><a href="mailto:wildnerb@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wildnerb@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Thomas Koch <</span><a href="mailto:tlkoch@optics.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tlkoch@optics.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Flynn, Stuart D - (flynns)
 <</span><a href="mailto:flynns@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">flynns@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <</span><a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Shaver, Joan L - (jshaver) <</span><a href="mailto:jshaver@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jshaver@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Miller, Marc
 L - (miller47) <</span><a href="mailto:miller47@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">miller47@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Hancock, Jory L - (jory)
 <</span><a href="mailto:jory@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jory@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Jones, John P - (jpjones) <</span><a href="mailto:jpjones@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jpjones@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Hakim, Iman A - (ihakim) <</span><a href="mailto:ihakim@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ihakim@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Schatzberg, Jeffrey
 W - (jschatzb) <</span><a href="mailto:jschatzb@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jschatzb@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Shockey, James W - (jshockey)
 <</span><a href="mailto:jshockey@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">jshockey@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
</span><a href="mailto:kurquidez@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">kurquidez@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">; Carnie, Andrew H - (carnie) <</span><a href="mailto:carnie@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">carnie@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Washington White, Kendal H - (kwashing) <</span><a href="mailto:kwashing@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">kwashing@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Williams, Karen Ann - (karenwilliams) <</span><a href="mailto:karenwilliams@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">karenwilliams@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Degeus, Denise L - (degeus) <</span><a href="mailto:degeus@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">degeus@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; emellor
 <</span><a href="mailto:lmellor@pharmacy.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">lmellor@pharmacy.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Bauer, Nicky - (nbauer) <</span><a href="mailto:nbauer@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nbauer@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Barton, Rachel Moreno - (rbarton) <</span><a href="mailto:rbarton@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">rbarton@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Laster,
 Gardinia E - (glaster) <</span><a href="mailto:glaster@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">glaster@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Kolb, Frankie L
 - (fkolb) <</span><a href="mailto:fkolb@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">fkolb@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Baylor, Boleyn - (bbaylor) <</span><a href="mailto:bbaylor@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">bbaylor@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Olson, Bernadette Antonia - (bernadettem) <</span><a href="mailto:bernadettem@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">bernadettem@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Cota, Zuleima - (zcota) <</span><a href="mailto:zcota@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">zcota@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
</span><a href="mailto:lpalomarez@optics.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">lpalomarez@optics.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">; Romo, Sabrina G - (sromo) <</span><a href="mailto:sromo@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sromo@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Ramirez, Sylvia S - (sramirez) <</span><a href="mailto:sramirez@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sramirez@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Rutledge,
 Bethany S - (rutledge) <</span><a href="mailto:rutledge@cals.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">rutledge@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Chavez, Isabel
 M - (chavezi) <</span><a href="mailto:chavezi@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">chavezi@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Steed, Mary W - (marywsteed)
 <</span><a href="mailto:marywsteed@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">marywsteed@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
</span><a href="mailto:hanson@u.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">hanson@u.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">; Conrad, Kaitlin A - (kaconrad) <</span><a href="mailto:kaconrad@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">kaconrad@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Varela, Lorraine M - (varelal) <</span><a href="mailto:varelal@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">varelal@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Wertman,
 Carol G - (wertman) <</span><a href="mailto:wertman@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">wertman@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Eaton, Carolyn J -
 (ceaton) <</span><a href="mailto:ceaton@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ceaton@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Bowers, Susan C - (bowerss) <</span><a href="mailto:bowerss@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">bowerss@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>;
 Bjerk Plocke, Cynthia A - (cbjerk) <</span><a href="mailto:cbjerk@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">cbjerk@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; SImons,
 Mary T - (simonsm) <</span><a href="mailto:simonsm@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">simonsm@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Gastelum, Lupe Obregon
 - (lupeo) <</span><a href="mailto:lupeo@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">lupeo@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">>; Peaches, Terri L - (peaches) <</span><a href="mailto:peaches@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">peaches@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Message from Vin Del Casino - Pitchfest 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This message is sent on behalf of Vin Del Casino<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Subject: Pitchfest 2015!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year is an exciting time for student involvement on campus. The Office of Student Engagement is partnering with the student-led InnovateUA for their first initiative of the year
 - Pitchfest. Pitchfest is a contest to find the most innovative student <b>ideas</b> for a better campus, a better Tucson, or even a better world. Open to both undergraduates and grad students, Pitchfest promises to be an inclusive and inspiring event.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Starting on September 25th, students can participate in the contest by uploading a video pitch of their big idea in one of 11 categories, including topics like Health, Environment, and
 Education. Students explain their idea in three minutes or less, and submit their video on pitchfest.arizona.edu. The winning ideas in each of the 11 categories will receive a monetary prize of up to $1000.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to competing as individuals, Pitchfest also includes a
<b>friendly competition between the colleges</b> at the University of Arizona. The winning college will be the one with the most student pitches across all categories (relative to college size)! We believe that the Pitchfest innovation challenge is the kind
 of event in which students in your college can shine. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To encourage students to participate, we are looking for an exemplary student to represent your college. I would like to invite you to nominate a student to join the Pitchfest Talent
 Team and lead the your college to the forefront of Pitchfest participation! </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To <b>nominate a student</b>, send the student's name and email address to Laura Kurtzberg, the Director of Pitchfest, at
</span><a href="mailto:laurak2@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">laurak2@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Laura will then contact
 the student and invite them to join the Talent Team. Nominations are ideally due on Friday, September 25th, and the nominees will attend the first Talent Team meeting on Monday, September 28th at 11am.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Attached to this email you will find an information document with more details on this initiative, and you can read more about Pitchfest on
</span><a href="http://pitchfest.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://pitchfest.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Additionally, If you would like a
 presentation or workshop for students in your college to learn more about Pitchfest or how to craft a pitch, please contact Laura at
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for helping students innovate at the University of Arizona!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#003366">Personal Website: </span><a href="http://geography.arizona.edu/vdelcasino"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">http://geography.arizona.edu/vdelcasino</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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