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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,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><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:#77933C;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#77933C;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Networking, work experience and participation in professional organizations are important to your success after graduation and the School of Plant Science Faculty are ready 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'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b>discuss your career options<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b>find work on or off campus related to your studies<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b>connect with internship opportunities<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b>get involved with national professional organizations<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For this reason, we have assigned 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. Please watch your email in the coming weeks as your mentor will be contacting you shortly. Please feel free to give feedback on how the faculty mentor program is working for you. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>This is a professional development program and a supplement to your academic experience at the U of A. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I will continue to help you with all academic related issues.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I 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><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'>Assistant Professor & Academic Advisor</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. 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'>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><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Director, University of Arizona Campus Arboretum</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>101 Herring Hall 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'>Arboretum Office: (520) 621-7074</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Website:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'> <a href="http://arboretum.arizona.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>http//:arboretum.arizona.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#4F6228'><a href="mailto:infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu"><span style='color:blue'>infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:#365F91'> </span><o:p></o:p></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>