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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Agvisors: This year’s CALS Honors Convocation is a virtual event that will be live-streamed on October 16, 2020 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm AZ time via the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/uarizonaCALS/">CALS Facebook page</a>. The ceremony is an open event - family, friends, supporters, and CALS faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, all recipients have the option to receive an Honors Convocation cord as a token of recognition from CALS. Students must complete
<a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BVXjXo7rKUmTfWRd9QEyiIlj9jQnHshEq6wEEk37XyZUNE1OWkhHVTZSV1NIQTlFOFNOMVA3RE5VWCQlQCN0PWcu">
this form</a> by Wednesday, September 30 to receive their cord by mail. All recipients are receiving an email this morning (additional emails will be sent as well).
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<p class="MsoNormal">For your reference, I added the 2020 recipient list to the shared
<a href="https://arizona.app.box.com/folder/88370394467?s=ulwx2ei4sxlzwtvfmjoxjv15d7co3gt4">
CARSS/Students Lists folder</a> in Box. If you want to email your eligible students directly, please do so and encourage them to complete
<a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=BVXjXo7rKUmTfWRd9QEyiIlj9jQnHshEq6wEEk37XyZUNE1OWkhHVTZSV1NIQTlFOFNOMVA3RE5VWCQlQCN0PWcu">
the form</a> by Wednesday, September 30 to receive their cord by mail.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A few notes about Honors Convocation:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Eligibility to participate in Honors Convocation is based solely on academic achievement from the previous year – students who earned either Academic Distinction or Highest Academic Distinction. Students do not have to be part of the
Honors College to be eligible for Honors Convocation. <a href="https://catalog.arizona.edu/policy/academic-distinction-deans-list-honors-and-awards">
Eligibility is determined by University policy</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>This year, 733 CALS students are eligible. <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>And, because the recognition is given to students based on the previous year, students who have already graduated are also invited.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CALS students’ commitment to sustained academic excellence is impressive, particularly when we consider the context of the second half of the 2019/20 academic year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you/your students have any questions. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <br>
Gabrielle <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040;text-transform:uppercase">Gabrielle Sykes-Casavant</span></b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#404040"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040">Assistant Director, Student Engagement & Retention<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040">College of Agriculture & Life Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040">University of Arizona<br>
Forbes </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">204F<span style="color:#404040"> | PO Box 210036 |Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#404040">(520) 621-1365<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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