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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Joy will be contacting the faculty this week in order to obtain the funding information for your graduate students for the upcoming year. She will need your commitment to fund the students via email as well as project the project or account number you wish to fund their salaries. At this time, the ERE rates for the Graduate Students stipend have not been determined. But, it will be between 37.7% and 42.6%. We were just informed yesterday, that the fiscal (non-TA) contracts need to be completed and processed by May 27, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also, no determination or offers have been made to students for Teaching Assistantships from the School of Plant Sciences for next Academic Year. Dr. Larkins and I will be meeting this week to discuss those positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>Donna-Rae M. Marquez</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>Manager, Business & Finance</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>School of Plant Sciences</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>The University of Arizona </span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>Forbes 303B</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>Tucson, Arizona 85721</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>520.621.8689 Telephone</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'>520.621.7186 FAX</span></b><b><i><span style='font-family:"Euphemia","sans-serif";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>