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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mary:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would say yes – must be enrolled in Spring 2026 to receive and use the scholarship. It will take the BoR some time to process the paperwork and so it may be at least February before the winners see any money.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ramu<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"> Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ramu@coes.latech.edu; Carolyn Jackson <jacksoncr@gram.edu>; la-cgs@lists.latech.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: [La-cgs] [EXT] Re: [EXT] RE: Request for feedback - 3MT competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black">Does that mean enrolled in Spring 2026? Wondering about the status of our Fall 2025 graduates who are technically still enrolled through December 12 here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carolyn Jackson <<a href="mailto:jacksoncr@gram.edu">jacksoncr@gram.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] [EXT] Re: [EXT] RE: Request for feedback - 3MT competition</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Carolyn:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yes, the competitors must be enrolled. The awards are in the form of scholarships (not cash in hand), and so one must be a student to take advantage of those.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ramu@coes.latech.edu">ramu@coes.latech.edu</a>; Menon, Sanjay <<a href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] Re: [EXT] RE: Request for feedback - 3MT competition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">I saw this after my email. To be clear, must the competitors be currently enrolled? One of the potential competitors will graduate this Friday.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">Arlynne Lake Cheers Endowed Professor in Education </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:irb@gram.edu" title="mailto:irb@gram.edu">irb@gram.edu</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Menon, Sanjay <<a href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>>;
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] [EXT] RE: Request for feedback - 3MT competition</span>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sanjay:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No different from criteria you use for your own 3MT.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jennifer (Tulane) said their competition this year will be in late January. However, we are not asking for winners of your local event – any two you nominate will be fine. However, this is an opportunity
for earning some $$, so I suggested to Jennifer that if last year’s winner and runner-up are still enrolled, they could compete in the LA-NEXT competition.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ramu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><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"> Menon, Sanjay <<a href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 12:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ramu@coes.latech.edu">ramu@coes.latech.edu</a>; <a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT] RE: Request for feedback - 3MT competition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Hi Ramu,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Thanks for the reminder! Could you (re)send the eligibility criteria for participants?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Dean of Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">and International Students</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Professor of Management </span>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Director of India Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Louisiana State University Shreveport</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office: (318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">One University Place</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Shreveport, Louisiana 71115</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><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 <<a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:02 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Request for feedback - 3MT competition</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear friends:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am writing to provide (a) a gentle reminder about my email dated November 4, 2025 (Subject: Mark the date: LA-NEXT and 3MT - January 8, 2026) and (b) an update. The previous email included the following
requests:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please disseminate this information on your campus among graduate advisors and students.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please
<b>nominate two competitors*</b> from your campus to participate in the 3MT by <b>
Friday, December 12</b>. [I know the timing is terrible; we hope to do better next year.]</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please share information about LA-NEXT with the researchers and research leaders on your campus and encourage them to attend.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Updates:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The winner, runner-up, and People’s Choice awardee at the 3MT competition will receive scholarships (tentatively, $4000, $2000, and $1000) from the project. The project director has also agreed to cover
the travel costs for the competitors.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I encourage you to name your competitors earlier than Dec 12 if possible. This will give us more time to get in touch with them to provide them additional information about the competition, discuss travel
logistics, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ramu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">T.L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal">P.O. Box 8597, Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal">Ruston, LA 71272, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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