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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8:00 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu>, Megan N Trahan <megan.trahan@louisiana.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [La-cgs] Hotel rooms in Lafayette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We can work with the hotel to arrange for a block of rooms, however I’ll need a count. Do you have a sense of how many will be in attendance?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On Mar 9, 2023, at 5:24 PM, B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I assume we have to call the hotel. The Hilton Honors website or the hotel website did not show any rooms at the State rate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AAAAAA">On 3/9/2023 5:04:09 PM, Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am looking forward to hosting you in Lafayette! I recommend booking your hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn near the Cajundome. The address is below, and they have confirmed
with me that the state rate should be available to you as state employees. (Sorry, Mike, I don't know if that applies to Tulane.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2F%3Fq%3D2350%2520West%2520Congress%2520Street%2C%2520Lafayette%2C%2520Louisiana%2C%252070506%2C%2520USA&data=05%7C01%7Chandelg%40nsula.edu%7C1a60d13e2b864857a7aa08db216fd3b5%7Cbf3c82933c274b0f8b817dadc7d9dea6%7C0%7C0%7C638140536427134955%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p000Kfh0s9TsMSw%2B24fGGRAewgUZUGZUpdo6j0UmDAE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span class="contentpasted0">Lafayette,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We will be meeting at the LITE Center, which is right across the street from this hotel. The address there is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">And, last, my cell phone should you need to reach me during travel or, actually, anytime is 337-257-1034.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, PhD</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="color:black">Dean of the Graduate School</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="color:black">337-482-6965</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
<a href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Menon, Sanjay <Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 9, 2023 4:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu>; Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] Hotel rooms in Lafayette</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you, Ramu! I am wondering if ULL has any arrangements with local hotels. Mary will probably let us know soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">March 24</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">May be we can start slotting in topics to get an agenda going. We also traditionally have a session on “CSGS (and CGS) Update”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0">Dean of Graduate Studies</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana State University Shreveport</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 9, 2023 4:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Hotel rooms in Lafayette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking forward to meeting in Lafayette, LA starting around noon on March 23, and finishing around noon on March 24. It seems that the Hilton Garden Inn at
the Cajundome is booked up. I could not get a room there for less than $250/night (and, at that, I will have to impersonate military personnel). The Double Tree appears to be sold out. I did manage to get a room at the Hampton Inn at the State rate of $96/night.
It is a fair distance from the campus. I recommend you grab a room somewhere fairly soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The agenda as it stands now is attached. At this point it is just a list of topics. I don't think we will be able to discuss all of them. We need to do some prioritizing,
decide which topic to discuss when, etc., over the next few days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre><span style="color:black">--------- <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">B. Ramu Ramachandran<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">P. O. Box 7923<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="color:black">Ruston, LA 71272, USA<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="color:black">318-257-4304<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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