<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi Rebecca, <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Many, probably most,<span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> of our range students chose to apply their
electives towards career paths that qualify them for GS-454 Rangeland
Management Specialist positions with the federal government.<span> However, our range</span> students also are given the flexibility to use
some of their elective units to develop skills and knowledge geared towards other
natural resource disciplines such as soils, wildlife ecology and management,
geographic information systems and remote sensing. <br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">If you send your announcements to me, I will make sure they reach our current students as well as our recent graduates and alums who have jobs but may be looking. In fact, your preliminary announcement is being c-copied to our current students, <span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">recent graduates, and alums</span></span></span> in this email.<br></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>I am also c-copying Katie Hughes and Shannon Scott (SNRE academic advisors) as additional points of contact for connecting our students with NR jobs. They can provide more accurate answers on the specifics of <span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>SNRE</span></span></span></span> graduates in Dec and May.<br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>Feel free to call or email me if you need more information. I'll look forward to receiving and forwarding all jobs to our students that you send my way.<br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>All the best,</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><br></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>Larry Howery</span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>Chair, UA Range Program <span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>(aka Ecology Management and Restoration of Rangelands, EMRR Program) <br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span><span><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span>520-309-5412</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span></span><br></div><div class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286WordSection1">
<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Sans sans-serif;">Good Morning Larry ~</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Sans sans-serif;">Hope you are doing well. I’m working with Arizona USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and need to get information out to your graduating seniors on
upcoming entry level Rangeland Management Specialist positions we will be advertising in the next couple of weeks. Can you be a good resource to get information to them? Also, who else should I reach out to at University of Arizona?
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<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Sans sans-serif;">In addition, I would like to know what is your depth of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment undergraduate program? How many students, on average, graduate
in the DEC? Or in the MAY? I would like to develop some good dependable POCs in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment undergraduate program so we can have a seamless channel to consider your graduating Seniors. Do you also support recently
graduated students in your career services? How would I reach out to your alumni to share our career opportunities?
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<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Sans sans-serif;">Thank you, kindly, Larry!</span></p>
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<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Best Regards,
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<p class="ydpe26448eeyiv3450342286MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Hand;color:purple;">~ Rebecca M. de la Torre</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;"><br>
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