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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Indeed! I appreciate your agreeing to host this meeting, Ramu! Regards, Sanjay<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"> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mary J Farmer-Kaiser<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 19, 2024 3:55 PM<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><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] Meeting RSVP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nope! No way. Just human like the rest of us. <span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
🙂</span> Thank you for hosting us, Ramu, and for everything you do for grad education. We are fortunate!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Mar 19, 2024, at 3:50<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM, B. Ramu Ramachandran <<a href="mailto:ramu@coes.latech.edu">ramu@coes.latech.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oh crap! I made it multiple choice, so you can only pick one "answer." Let me fix that and start over. You have the most incompetent president in the history of this organization!
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<p style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AAAAAA">On 3/19/2024 3:48:43 PM, Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <<a href="mailto:mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu">mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">I completed the form, but it wouldn't let me pick all three meals. Is that a hint that we need to eat less?
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Looking forward to seeing everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Mary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, PhD</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Professor of History</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">University of Louisiana at Lafayette</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">337-482-6965</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> La-cgs <<a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>> on behalf
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 19, 2024 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <<a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Meeting RSVP</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear LA-CGS members:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am making arrangements for our April meeting. It will help me greatly if you will respond to the Google survey here by
<b>Monday, March 25</b>: <a href="https://forms.gle/66FYgYtPcq3EwgE8A">https://forms.gle/66FYgYtPcq3EwgE8A</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am attaching the memership list of this mailing list and the list maintained by Sanjay Menon. Please let me know if you spot anyone missing (or any emails that need to be corrected).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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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