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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">This looks like a great agenda. Unfortunately, I will be in Chicago attending a conference in my discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michael Cunningham, Ph.D. (he/him)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Psychology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Africana Studies at Tulane<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">mcunnin1@tulane.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 2, 2024 4:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Draft agenda for the meeting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear LA-CGS members:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The draft agenda as it stands now is attached. If there are topics you wish to add, we can accommodate a couple of those, and save others for a later meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The last page of the attachment shows those who have indicated their attendance as of March 31. President Jim Henderson and Mrs. Tonia Henderson will join us for
dinner. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If any of the others want to join this line up of celebrities, please let me know ASAP. April is apparently a very busy month for our campus catering service, so
we need to put in our order with an estimated head count early.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ramu
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<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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