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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are back on campus this afternoon after being closed for a couple of days due to snow and ice. Faculty and staff had to contend with frozen toilets and busted pipes. Hope you all managed to stay safe
and warm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I registered for this conference below and thought I’ll pass it along in case anyone else is interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dean of Graduate Studies</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor of Management
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#7030A0;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Director of India Studies</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Louisiana State University Shreveport</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Office: (318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Shreveport, Louisiana 71115</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"> Gardner Institute <events@jngi.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Menon, Sanjay <Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> The Graduate Student Experience- Early Bird Prices End January 19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Professor of Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University</span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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