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All:<div><br></div><div>According to my notes, the ad-hoc committee to draft a proposal on the transcript issue consists of Mary, Sushma, Nancy, and Eddie.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree with Mary -- good news on both fronts -- ULS is willing to entertain the transcript proposal, and there appears to be interest in the 3MT competition.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Ramu</div><div><br></div><div class="mb_sig"><pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">---------
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I think I might have volunteered to be part of this. I am certainly willing to.
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Mary, I recalled 4 of us at the meeting volunteered to do this. I cannot remember who. Maybe we should get volunteers to form a group? I'm in. </div>
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Good morning, all.</div>
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As promised, I spoke yesterday with Jeannine Kahn with the UL System about the transcript proposal and the idea of bringing the 3MT statewide competition to the next UL System meeting.
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On the transcripts, she said we should move forward and get a proposed policy drafted along with a justification. She appreciated our concerns about the timing this request alongside the various concerns about transfer student transcripts, but agrees that we
should put forth a good argument and a revised policy that the UL System grad deans agree upon. Perhaps we can gather a small ad hoc group UL System folks to meet soon by Zoom to mockup a revised policy and justification? Once we have that drafted, we could
then bring it to the group by email. What do you think? Sushma and Nancy, I know that you both have been doing a good bit of research on this topic too. Shall we take the lead? Anyone else?<br>
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On the 3MT, she wants to talk with Jim and a few others at the System office but her initial response was absolutely. That is good! Next year, the UL System Conference is set for February in NOLA. I think that could work really well. I've requested dates and
will follow up with her again in mid-April after Jim is back in the office. (He is headed to France with the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars Program students.)
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All in all, I'd say this is good news and, especially on the transcript question, better than we expected!</div>
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