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    Greg:<br>
    <br>
    You may have meant to say "February meeting." The most recent set of
    Minutes on the Board of Regents website is January, so your
    information is new to me. Below my sign-off and the dashed line, I
    am pasting an email I saw about this from Lupe Lamadrid to Jeannine
    Kahn. However, please note that this concerns <u>undergrad
      admissions</u>; if approved, the use of DuoLingo will no longer be
    considered an "exception." I don't deal with UG admissions at all
    but I understand that universities are allowed only a certain
    percentage of "exceptions" in their UG admissions. At the graduate
    level, universities (or at least the systems) appear to have some
    autonomy in deciding what methods are used for determining English
    proficiency. When we decided to accept DuoLingo for graduate
    admissions, our Provost sent an email to the UL Systems informing
    them (not asking for permission).<br>
    <br>
    Best regards,<br>
    Ramu<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>From:</b>
          Lupe Lamadrid <a href="mailto:lupe.lamadrid@laregents.edu"><lupe.lamadrid@laregents.edu></a><br>
          <b>Date:</b> February 2, 2021 at 2:07:19 PM CST<br>
          <b>To:</b> Jeannine Kahn <a
            href="mailto:jeannine.kahn@ulsystem.edu"><jeannine.kahn@ulsystem.edu></a><br>
          <b>Cc:</b> Susannah Craig <a
            href="mailto:susannah.craig@laregents.edu"><susannah.craig@laregents.edu></a>,
          Allison Vicknair <a
            href="mailto:allison.vicknair@laregents.edu"><allison.vicknair@laregents.edu></a>,
          Mellynn Baker <a href="mailto:mellynn.baker@laregents.edu"><mellynn.baker@laregents.edu></a><br>
          <b>Subject:</b> <b>Duolingo</b></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Jeannine –</p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">I spoke with our team today regarding the
      continued use of Duolingo for international student proficiency
      determination and placement. </p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Several campuses have been utilizing this
      instrument under our Emergency Policy and have reached out to our
      office regarding its continued use. Our staff is planning to
      recommend the permanent addition of Duolingo to the Board of
      Regents Minimum Admissions Standards Policy: <u>Guidelines for
        Students Graduating from Non-US High School </u>(Under 25 Years
      of Age; Item 2, page 5) at our February 23 meeting.  </p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Please share this information with your
      campuses, while we still need Board approval, at least your EM
      staff can advise students in the meantime. </p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions!</p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal">Take care, </p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
    Lupe<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/10/2021 12:30 PM, Greg Handel
      wrote:<br>
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            began accepting Duolingo nearly a year ago now (hard to
            believe!!!!) during the pandemic, and we have continued to
            do so. At their April meeting, the BoR voted to add Duolingo
            permanently use Duolingo in addition to the TOEFL and IELTS
            if accepted by the institution. Northwestern will continue
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                                          A. HANDEL, D.M.A.</span></b><span
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                                          and Vice President of Academic
                                          Affairs; Dean of Graduate
                                          School; Professor of Music
                                          Education</span></b><span
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                                        Drive | Caspari Hall Suite 211<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                        State University of Louisiana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="color:black">From:
              </span></b><span style="color:black">La-cgs
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu></a> on behalf of
              Menon, Sanjay <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu"><Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu></a><br>
              <b>Date: </b>Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 11:36 AM<br>
              <b>To: </b>B. Ramu Ramachandran
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ramu@coes.latech.edu"><ramu@coes.latech.edu></a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs@lists.latech.edu></a><br>
              <b>Subject: </b>Re: [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April 29-30 -
              Save the Date!<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">We
            currently do
            <u>no</u>t accept Duolingo.  </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Sanjay</span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Sanjay
              T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Dean
              of Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Director
              of India Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana
                State University Shreveport</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
              (318) 797-5247     Fax:     (318) 798-4120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C"><a
href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon__;!!OKkAHWE!B36pSVo2b4vpBmjm7z0pvPg4lTsXr-0BEREDB8VYwNak5_0yM9Pp3020JWUkPes$"
                moz-do-not-send="true">www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon</a>
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">One
              University Place</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Shreveport,
              Louisiana 71115</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#461D7C"><img
                style="width:.7604in;height:.177in" id="Picture_x0020_1"
                src="cid:part19.6B8A455C.CF7F4AAB@latech.edu"
                alt="LSUS_Secondary_RGB Purple-Gold_email" class=""
                width="73" height="17" border="0"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                La-cgs <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu></a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:17 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April 29-30
                - Save the Date!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">We started accepting DuoLingo (minimum
          score of 105) as a Covid-19 accommodation and have decided to
          continue accepting it permanently. I personally find it more
          useful than TOEFL or IELTS because we get a video interview
          along with the score, and can actually see and hear the
          candidate answering questions. This seems to be a better
          indicator of their English communication ability than a number
          on the score sheet.<br>
          <br>
          Best regards,<br>
          Ramu<br>
          --------------<o:p></o:p></p>
        <div>
          <p class="MsoNormal">On 3/10/2021 11:10 AM, Carol M Wicks
            wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
        </div>
        <blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">LSU
              A&M does NOT accept the test.
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Carol
                M. Wicks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Associate
                Dean of the Graduate School</span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Louisiana
                State University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">121
                David Boyd Hall (Graduate School)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">E303
                Howe-Russell-Kniffen (Geology & Geophysics)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">225-578-2312</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
                  href="mailto:gradassocdean@lsu.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">gradassocdean@lsu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
                  href="mailto:cwicks@lsu.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">cwicks@lsu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This
                e-mail contains CONFIDENTIAL and PRIVILEGED information
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
              1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                    style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                  La-cgs
                  <a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu></a>
                  <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tatchell, Kelly<br>
                  <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 10, 2021 11:07 AM<br>
                  <b>To:</b> Nancy L Easterlin <a
                    href="mailto:neasterl@uno.edu"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><neasterl@uno.edu></a>;
                  Mary J Farmer-Kaiser
                  <a href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu></a>;
                  Sanjay T Menon
                  <a href="mailto:sanjay.menon@lsus.edu"
                    moz-do-not-send="true"><sanjay.menon@lsus.edu></a>;
                  <a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">
                    la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
                  <b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April
                  29-30 - Save the Date!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            </div>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi
              Nancy,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">LSUHSC-Shreveport
              does not accept the test. 
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kelly</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"
              align="center"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><img
                  style="width:6.5104in;height:.0104in"
                  id="Rectangle_x0020_3"
                  src="cid:part27.ECC8241F.0D5B388A@latech.edu" class=""
                  width="625" height="1" border="0"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Kelly
                  Tatchell, PhD</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Associate
                Dean,  School of Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">LSU
              Health Shreveport<br>
              Shreveport, LA, 71130<br>
              318 675-7572</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF
            1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span
                style="color:black">La-cgs <<a
                  href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
                on behalf of Nancy L Easterlin <<a
                  href="mailto:neasterl@uno.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">neasterl@uno.edu</a>><br>
                <b>Date: </b>Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 10:43 AM<br>
                <b>To: </b>Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <<a
                  href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</a>>,
                "Menon, Sanjay" <<a
                  href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>>,
                "<a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>"
                <<a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>><br>
                <b>Subject: </b>Re: [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April 29-30
                - Save the Date!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          </div>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*EXTERNAL
                EMAIL: EVALUATE*</span></strong><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
            </span><o:p></o:p></p>
          <div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dear
                all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
                would appreciate knowing any of you do not accept the
                Duolingo test or score of 105 for graduate students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks
                much,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">N</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <div>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dr.
                  Nancy Easterlin</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Interim
                  Director, Graduate School</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Research
                  Professor of English and Professor</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">  
                  Of Women’s and Gender Studies,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">University
                  of New Orleans</span><o:p></o:p></p>
            </div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
            <div>
              <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1
                1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
                      style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                    La-cgs <<a
                      href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary J Farmer-Kaiser<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:05 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> Menon, Sanjay <<a
                      href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>>;
                    <a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"
                      moz-do-not-send="true">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April
                    29-30 - Save the Date!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              </div>
            </div>
            <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
            <p><strong><span style="color:red">WARNING: This email
                  originated outside of the University of New Orleans
                  system. The sender of this email could not be
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                  “From” field. Do NOT click links or open attachments
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              <div>
                <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                    style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks,
                    Sanjay. Looking forward to this!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              </div>
              <div>
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                      style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mary
                          Farmer-Kaiser, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Professor
                          of History</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dean
                          of the Graduate School</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">University
                          of Louisiana at Lafayette</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">337-482-6965</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                      <p><span
                          style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a
href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu" moz-do-not-send="true">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    La-cgs <<a
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                    on behalf of Menon, Sanjay <<a
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                    <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 2:47 PM<br>
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                    <b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] LCGS Meeting - April 29-30
                    - Save the Date!</span> <o:p>
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                    <p class="xmsonormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="xmsonormal">Please mark your calendars for
                      the next meeting of the Louisiana Council of
                      Graduate Schools – April 29 & 30 – on the
                      campus of Northwestern State University.  In the
                      past, we have started with lunch on Thursday and
                      end by noon on Friday.  There will be arrangements
                      for those who would rather attend virtually.  Over
                      the next several weeks we can finalize the format
                      and agenda.  In the meantime, please save the
                      dates.
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                    <p class="xmsonormal">Special thanks to Greg Handel
                      who graciously agreed to host us on his campus!<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="xmsonormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="xmsonormal">Sanjay<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
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                          State University Shreveport</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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        <pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>B. Ramu Ramachandran<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>P. O. Box 7923<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>Ruston, LA 71272, USA<o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre> <o:p></o:p></pre>
        <pre>318-257-4304<o:p></o:p></pre>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272, USA

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