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<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>On Behalf of Rachael
Mattull:</span></font></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Attention Plant Sciences Faculty!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have recently had a bit of trouble informing the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> when one or more of a graduate
student’s committee will not attend the oral examination or the final
defense.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has asked me to
send out this reminder:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When a student submits the Announcement of
Final Oral Examination form to schedule the dissertation defense, the graduate
college checks the committee on the form to ensure it is valid under Graduate
College policy (<a
href="http://grad.arizona.edu/academics/program-requirements/doctor-of-philosophy/dissertation-committee"
title="http://grad.arizona.edu/academics/program-requirements/doctor-of-philosophy/dissertation-committee">http://grad.arizona.edu/academics/program-requirements/doctor-of-philosophy/dissertation-committee</a>).
If the committee that is prepared to participate in the defense at the
scheduled date and time is different from the committee on the Announcement
form, it is vital that the dissertation director or department communicate that
to us <u>before</u> beginning the defense so that we can confirm the official
dissertation committee – i.e. the committee conducting the defense
– is still valid. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>If a non-valid
committee conducts a defense (or a doctoral comprehensive exam), it is possible
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Graduate</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> will <u>not</u> accept the
result of the defense, and the student may be forced to defend again.</span></b>
(I have seen this happen, so this is a real issue.) You can imagine
how bad it can be for a student to have to go through this, especially if
he/she faces a deadline for completion of the degree requirements or submission
of the dissertation. The bottom line is, if the procedure isn’t
followed, there is no guarantee the defense result will stand. If you
have any questions about this policy, feel free to contact </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Century'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Century'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>Rachael Mattull</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>Schoo of Plant Sciences</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Century'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
face=Century><span style='font-family:Century'> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arizona</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>Program Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>(520) 621-1219</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:rmattull@email.arizona.edu"><font face=Century><span
style='font-family:Century'>rmattull@email.arizona.edu</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Century'>Forbes</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
face=Century><span style='font-family:Century'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Century><span style='font-family:Century'>, Room 315</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>"The baby bat screamed out in fright, turn on the
dark, I'm afraid of the light!"</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Century><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Century'>Shel Silverstein</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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