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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Engineering Students, Staff, and Faculty<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span><br><br>Over the past many months<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> we have taken every opportunity to express to Provost Antel our need to significantly upgrade our facilities in order to better our ability<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>to service the needs of our students, staff, and faculty. Our needs range from additional classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, to areas where our students can<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>meet, socialize, and study effectively. <br><br>The Provost has requested our College to submit a comprehensive plan to him that addresses our short-term (1-3 years), medium-term (3-6 years), and long-term (6-10 years) facility needs.<br><br>To that end, I am seeking your input on our needs. Please provide me your thoughts on our facility needs by April 18. I will share your input at our Spring 2012<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Faculty/Staff Meeting and will incorporate your input in our report to Provost Antel.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Please send your input to<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dean@egr.uh.edu">dean@egr.uh.edu</a>. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Joe Tedesco<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Joseph W. Tedesco, Ph.D., P.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean and Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=210 height=103 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CD10C3.9AE776A0" alt="cid:3382613996_125677738"></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>