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Sorry, Mary's presentation was on topic 2b. I am sure you all knew
what I meant ;-)<br>
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Best,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/16/2020 5:09 PM, Ramu
Ramachandran wrote:<br>
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Sanjay and other members:<br>
<br>
I think this is a good agenda for October 30. Shall we start at 10
AM and plan to end around noon? I am really looking forward to our
virtual gathering.<br>
<br>
In addition to thesis defense, I would like to hear about how
thesis review and submission are being handled. We have gone
almost all-electronic since March. The only required
human-to-human interaction is when the student submits the
required number of hard copies on bond paper to the Library.<br>
<br>
Mary gave an awesome presentation on the topic of 3b at the CSGS
webinar. I would love to have a discussion so that we can prepare
for our own virtual 3MT.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/16/2020 4:52 PM, Menon, Sanjay
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you, Carol! We can certainly discuss this under item 3a
from my original tentative agenda for Oct 31 below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Intro
and member updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We
have quite a few new members – so, it would we be good to
put a face to a name so to speak. It would also be
helpful if we share how our respective campuses are
dealing with the COVID situation, especially as it relates
to graduate issues. For example, how is everyone handling
thesis defense?<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>
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"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">State-level
3 MT competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Should
we have it at our meeting in April?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Virtual
3MT best practices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Preliminary
plan for April meeting at Northwestern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Format,
preliminary agenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Staff
participation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Everyone:
Will 10 am work for everyone for our Zoom meeting on
Friday, October 30<sup>th</sup>? Also, please give your
suggestions/edits for the above agenda by Thursday, Oct 20<sup>th</sup>.
The all-powerful executive committee will then finalize
the agenda. </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sanjay
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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T. Menon. Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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of Graduate Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Carol M Wicks <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:cwicks@lsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true"><cwicks@lsu.edu></a>
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 16, 2020 8:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Menon, Sanjay <a
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moz-do-not-send="true"><Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu></a>;
Sushma Krishnamurthy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:krishnamurthy@ulm.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><krishnamurthy@ulm.edu></a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: LA Council of Graduate Schools
2020-21 Meeting Plan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Good
morning,<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">These
might be items for the Spring Meeting… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><span
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"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">How
are GAs appointed on each campus?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Is
there interest in trying to get the Board of Regents to
embrace a more inclusive definition of gender?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">What
are you doing about health insurance for graduate
students?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Carol
M. Wicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Interim
Associate Dean of the Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Frank
W and Patricia Harrison Family Professor in Geology
& Geophysics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Louisiana
State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">121
David Boyd Hall (Graduate School)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">E303
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 12, 2020 5:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sushma Krishnamurthy <<a
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moz-do-not-send="true">krishnamurthy@ulm.edu</a>>;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Sushma,<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">Thanks
for the suggestion! Ramu and I attended Mary’s CSGS
session on holding virtual 3MTs. It was very informative
– perhaps a short discussion on that could be helpful for
our members. So, thus far, what I have is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Intro
and member updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We
have quite a few new members – so, it would we be good to
put a face to a name so to speak. It would also be
helpful if we share how our respective campuses are
dealing with the COVID situation, especially as it relates
to graduate issues. For example, how is everyone handling
thesis defense?<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>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">State-level
3 MT competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Should
we have it at our meeting in April?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> Virtual
3MT best practices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Preliminary
plan for April meeting at Northwestern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Staff
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
suppose the above would fit well into a 60-90 minute
session, but we could add or subtract as needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Everyone:
Please chime in with your opinions and suggestions. We
would also need volunteers to be discussion leaders for
the individual segments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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of Graduate Studies</span><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Director
of India Studies</span><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana
State University Shreveport</span></i><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 7, 2020 8:53 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Menon, Sanjay <<a
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: LA Council of Graduate Schools
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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I remember right, we were to bring our staff members to
this meeting. Perhaps we could discuss specific ways in
which we can involve them in future meetings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi
all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Based
on your responses, it appears that many will be
unable to travel at this time for our Fall meeting.
The executive committee (Mary, Ramu, Greg*, Sanjay)
discussed the situation and concluded that it is
best to postpone the regular meeting to April 2021.
Hopefully, the travel situation will have improved
by then. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">In the
interim, we are proposing a virtual discussion
session (60 to 90 minutes) on Friday, October 30<sup>th</sup>.
Please feel free to make suggestion for the format
and content of this virtual session either to this
list or to one of the committee members.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sanjay</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">*Greg
is learning along with the rest of you that he has
been drafted as an honorary member of the executive
committee. </span><span
style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span
style="color:#1F497D"> Thanks, Greg! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay
T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean
of Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director
of India Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana
State University Shreveport</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
(318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272, USA
Phone: +1-318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
Phone: +1-318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272, USA
Phone: +1-318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
Phone: +1-318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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