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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Hello, Agvisors:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">In this email you’ll find an overview of the CALES Fall Graduation Convocation processes so you can assist graduating students this semester!
<i>Thank you in advance for reading this lengthy email.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Please refer graduating students to the website. We update this regularly and include a plethora of FAQs:
<u><a href="https://cales.arizona.edu/cales-graduation-convocation"><span style="color:#467886">https://cales.arizona.edu/cales-graduation-convocation</span></a></u> <i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Overview of CALES Graduation Celebrations:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">CALES Student Sendoff</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Thursday, December 19 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">11:30 am – 1 pm | Bear Down Gym Floor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Optional event where students can jumpstart the graduation celebration! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Students (and guests) will enjoy a meal & well wishes from CALES <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">All students graduating in CALES are welcome (ugrad & grad) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">RSVP required; no regalia required<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">CALES Graduation Convocation</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> (all degree levels)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Friday, December 20 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">9 – 11 am | Centennial Hall <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Optional event where students get their name called and move across the graduation stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Tickets required for all guests (10 tickets allotted per student) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">RSVP required for students (students will RSVP on behalf of their guests) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Regalia required to participate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">RSVP Information:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">RSVPs are required for both Student Sendoff and Graduation Convocation. There are two separate RSVP forms (students can attend one, both, or neither of these events!) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">RSVP forms will be open starting
<b>Monday, October 14 through Sunday, December 1 at 11:59 pm (AZ time).</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ticket Information:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Centennial Hall requires tickets for all guests (not graduating students). Students are responsible for accurately reporting the number of guests they will have in attendance
and collecting said amount of tickets prior to the ceremony. We begin with 10 tickets per student. Students will report this information when they RSVP. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ticket distribution will occur in December. No tickets are required for Senior Sendoff. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Request to Participate:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Students from all campuses - Main, Arizona Online, and Distance - who are scheduled to graduate in either Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 semester/term are automatically invited
to the CALES Graduation Convocation. Students scheduled to graduating <i>outside</i> of the previously listed semesters need to adhere to the below: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">What if students graduating/did graduate in a different semester and want to walk this December?
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Students must complete the Request to Participate form by
<b>Sunday, December 1</b> to ensure their name appears in the program and we have their information. This information & form is on the website. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Student Communications:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">All students who are eligible to graduate (plus, the ones who complete the
<i>Request to Participate </i>form), will be added onto the special edition Graduation Newsletter. This newsletter will be sent multiple times prior to our celebrations with information about RSVPs, event expectations, and need-to-knows.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Staff Volunteer Information:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We need your support to make graduation celebrations a success! We kindly ask that at least one representative is present from your unit to assist on graduation day.
<u><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://forms.office.com/r/xvPwyJjAHq"><span style="color:#467886">Please sign-up to volunteer by Sunday, December 1 at 11:59 pm.</span></a></span></u> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Student Speakers:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We are in search of student speakers! Do you know a spectacular student who wants to share their story at these milestone events? Encourage them to apply through the website
under “Student Graduation Speech Opportunity” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Please do not hesitate to send students my way who have questions or concerns. I appreciate your support and all you do to get students to this point. More information will
be forthcoming for those of you who plan to volunteer. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">😊</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Bear Down, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Manager, Student Experience<br>
College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences<br>
Career & Academic Services<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
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FORBES, 204A<br>
PO BOX 210036 | TUCSON, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-626-3091 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#767676;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">|
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</span><a href="mailto:lgrignon@arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">lgrignon@arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#495057;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
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