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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Dear Plant Sciences majors,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:red'>Networking, work experience and participation in professional organizations are important to your success after graduation and the School of Plant Science Faculty would like to help you with this!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Although, many of you have worked with an academic advisor to coordinate your class planning, you may have wondered where to go to <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>discuss your career options<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>find work on or off campus related to your studies<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>connect with internship opportunities<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b>get involved with national professional organizations<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>For this reason, I am inviting you to participate in a new professional development program <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>the School of Plant Sciences has created for you.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We will be assigning you to work with a Faculty member from the School of Plant Sciences who will be a new resource for you to help you identify career paths, professional organizations, work or internship opportunities etc. and to talk to when you need help. The faculty participating include the following: (color coded by their focus on : microbiology (peach), plant biology (grey) or horticulture and controlled environments (green)<o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=313 style='width:235.0pt;margin-left:-1.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FACULTY MENTORS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Betsy Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>David Baltrus<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Mark Beilstein<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Judy Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Bentley Fane<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Ken Feldmann<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>David Galbraith<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EBF1DE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Chieri Kubota<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Brian Larkins<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Shelley McMahon<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Marc Orbach<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D8E4BC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Mike Ottman<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Ravi Palanivelu<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D8E4BC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Mohammad Pessarakli<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Barry Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EBF1DE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Dennis Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>David Rhoads<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#D8E4BC;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Pat Rorabaugh<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#EBF1DE;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Ursula Schuch<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Karen Schumacher<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Bryan Wang<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F8F8F8;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Rod Wing<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#FDE9D9;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Xiong Zhongguo<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width=313 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:235.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#F2F2F2;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'>Ramin Yadegari<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>I encourage you to view their research profiles on our new website </span>(<a href="http://cals.arizona.edu/sps/people/faculty">http://cals.arizona.edu/sps/people/faculty</a>) </b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>and then to <u>let me know if you feel particular faculty are a good match for your interests</u>. Otherwise, you will be assigned based on my limited knowledge of your goals and interests (ie. Please respond!)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>We sincerely hope your faculty mentor will be a great support to your academic and professional success at the UofA!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tanya <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Tanya M. Quist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Academic Advisor, School of Plant Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>317 Forbes Bldg. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Plant Sciences Office: (520) 621-1582<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Webdings;color:#76923C'>P</span></b><b><span style='color:#76923C'> Please consider the environment before printing this email</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>