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Mary:<br>
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I would like to nominate two competitors from Louisiana Tech (if the
total number is manageable): the winner and runner-up of our local
competition.<br>
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Best,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/20/2021 10:55 AM, Menon, Sanjay
wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After much deliberation your Exec Comm
(Greg, Mary, Ramu, Sanjay) has decided that it is best to
postpone an in-person meeting to the fall. Greg has
graciously extended his offer to host us on his campus at that
time. Instead, we can still have a virtual meeting like we
had last fall. We are thinking of a <u>3-hour Zoom meeting
on Friday, April 30<sup>th</sup>. tentatively set from 9 am
to 12 pm.
</u> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Naturally, we cannot fit in all of our
original agenda in three hours. We do, however, want to hold
the
<b>3MT competition</b>. Please let Mary (<a
href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@lousiana.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true">mary.farmer-kaiser@lousiana.edu</a>)
know if your campus will be competing and how many students
(maximum two) will be competing. Please respond right away
if you can.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">With regard to the other agenda items, we
can at most accommodate 4 items in four 30-minute blocks.
Please take a look at the original agenda (attached) and
suggest what we should include for April 30.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T.
Menon, Ph. D.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean of
Graduate Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director of
India Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana
State University Shreveport</span></i><span
style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
(318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C"><a
href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaytmenon</span></a>
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">One
University Place</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Shreveport,
Louisiana 71115</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Menon, Sanjay <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 2:48 PM<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> LCGS Meeting - April 29-30 - Save the
Date!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Special thanks to Greg Handel who
graciously agreed to host us on his campus!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T.
Menon, Ph. D.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean of
Graduate Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director of
India Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana
State University Shreveport</span></i><span
style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
(318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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University Place</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Louisiana 71115</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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