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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#606420"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please read below. Basically the university wants to know if we have any graduate students presently working/studying/doing research in the Middle East at this time. If anyone from your group is in this situation, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dennis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>_______________________________</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dennis T. Ray, Ph.D.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University Distinguished Professor</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bart Cardon Teaching Academy Fellow<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Associate Director, School of Plant Sciences</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Forbes Bldg., Rm. 303</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Arizona</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tucson, AZ 85721</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>520-621-7612 (teaching/research)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>520-626-6967 (administrative)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>520-621-7186 (fax)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dtray@email.arizona.edu">dtray@email.arizona.edu</a> (email)</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Graduate College [mailto:graduatecollege@grad.arizona.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Cynthia Ann Bjerk plocke:'<br><b>Cc:</b> Andrew Comrie<br><b>Subject:</b> Information requested ASAP: Graduate Students in the Middle East<br><b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate Program Coordinators,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>As you are aware from today's news, political protests are spreading across a number of countries in the Middle East. </span>The Provost has requested that we compile a list of all our graduate students who are currently in the region, ASAP, in order for us to be aware of their situation and in case they may need assistance. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Using your best available information, I ask that you compile and submit a list of your program's graduate students, by using the attached spreadsheet and send it to Cynthia Bjerk-Plocke at the address above. We need the student’s full name, Student ID, address, City and Country where they are, email address, phone number, Graduate Program Major, the best departmental contact person (coordinator, DGS, Head/Director, or major advisor), and comments if any. <b>If at all possible, please submit as much information you can today even if you update/complete/modify this information in the coming days. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>I have also let the College Deans know that we are requesting this information. </span>Please copy your college dean on your response to the Graduate College so they have your information as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>If you have any questions, please contact Maria Teresa Velez, Associate Dean, at 621-7815 or mvelez@grad.arizona.edu<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>Andrew C. Comrie, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>Associate Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>Dean of the Graduate College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>