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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good afternoon, CALES Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I hope that you are all enjoying this glorious rain! Though I have to admit, wading in puddles up to my ankles as I walked to my office was not all that pleasant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please read attached and below. Many of the teaching faculty have expressed concerns over the quality of student writing, and how to best teach these subjects in these AI-driven
times. This looks like it might be a great event. I have already signed up.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jeannie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Jean E. McLain, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Research Specialist, Department of Environmental Science</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University of Arizona, Tucson</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(520) 621-4084 [DIRECT LINE]</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">(520) 404-8793 [MOBILE]</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><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"> Rodrigues Cons, Thais - (tcons) <tcons@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 13, 2025 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mclain, Jean - (mclainj) <mclainj@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Invitation: National Day on Writing Events<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Dr. McLain,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">My name is Thais, and I work with Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC, in UCATT). As part of National Day on Writing (NDOW) this October, our goal is to celebrate the value
of writing and share practical, research-backed strategies that support meaningful writing experiences for students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">I’d be grateful if you could share these two faculty-focused events with your college:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Lunch & Learn: Teaching Meaningful Writing<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Tue, Oct 21, 12:00–1:00 pm | Main Library Data Studio<br>
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Brief overview of insights from 499 U of Arizona students and concrete ideas to make assignments more engaging.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Faculty Fellow Showcase: Assessing Student Writing<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Wed, Oct 22, 9:30–10:30 am | Zoom<br>
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Practical approaches to fair, inclusive assessment and asynchronous course strategies from WAC Faculty Fellow Dr. Linda Hollis.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d45kVpBkg97mV02"><span style="color:#1155CC">Register now through this link.</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<b>Flyer attached.</b></span><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">We also encourage instructors and faculty to invite their students to our student-facing National Day on Writing Pizza Party (details below). The student flyer is attached
as well for anyone who wishes to post it to the course D2Ls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">National Day on Writing Pizza Party<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Mon, Oct 20, 4:00–6:00 pm | Main Library Catalyst Studios B252/254 & Data Studio<br>
</span></i><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif">Get writing help (tutors, ePortfolio support, librarians), space to work, and pizza. Bring any writing: everything counts. No registration required.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your support. Please feel free to share widely and contact me if you have any questions, or one of our directors of WAC,<b> Dr. Aimee Mapes</b> (<a href="mailto:acmapes@arizona.edu">acmapes@arizona.edu</a>)
or <b>Dr. Emily Jo Schwaller</b> (<a href="mailto:emilyjoschwaller@arizona.edu">emilyjoschwaller@arizona.edu</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">We hope to see colleagues from your college there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Thais<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#888888">Thais Rodrigues Cons, M. A</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#888888">.</span></b><span style="color:#888888"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#888888">[<a href="https://namedrop.io/thaisrodriguescons" title="https://namedrop.io/thaisrodriguescons">say
my name</a>] </span><span style="color:#888888">| she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Rhetoric, Composition, & the Teaching of English (RCTE)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Graduate Associate, Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
<span style="background:white">| <a href="https://wac.arizona.edu/" title="https://wac.arizona.edu">
wac.arizona.edu</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">University Center for Assessment, Teaching & Technology (UCATT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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