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I'm delayed, but I want to echo Mike's welcome. Looking forward to getting to work with you, Scott, andβat least for meβgetting to keep working with Nancy! π</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 23, 2025 1:13 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nancy Biggio <nbiggio@uno.edu>; la-cgs@lists.latech.edu <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Scott W Pentzer <spentzer@uno.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] University of New Orleans Graduate School Transitions</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Nancy,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Good luck with your new gig and welcome Scott!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">All the best,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Mike</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 23, 2025 12:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Scott W Pentzer <spentzer@uno.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] University of New Orleans Graduate School Transitions</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Thank you again for all of your patience and assistance as I joined Louisiana graduate education four years ago! June 30 will be my last day at UNO and I will start at University of Louisiana at Lafayette on July 1 as Associate Vice
President for Academic Affairs, Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. Scott Pentzer, Assistant Provost for International Education in the Division of International Education, will serve as Interim Associate Vice President for the Graduate School at UNO. I know
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