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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sent on Behalf of Dean Tedesco<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dear Deans,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As part of our ongoing effort to support your colleges, I would like to ask you to distribute this invitation to your faculty and encourage them to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to hear directly from corporate and foundation representatives and interact with our CFR team.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The University of Houston Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations (CFR) invites you to attend their first semiannual CFR Open House on April 15 from 2:00 to 4:30 in the University Center Ballroom West (Room 210).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Learn how the CFR team serves the university community and faculty, and discuss how best to position your project for consideration by corporate and foundation donors. A panel of corporate and foundation representatives will discuss how their organizations work with CFR and the University of Houston. And CFR staff will be on-hand to discuss your projects and advise on the best way to formulate funding proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>2:00 – 2:20 Introductions and CFR overview<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>2:20 – 3:30 Corporate and foundation panel<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:87.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Truman Bell, Headquarters Community Relations Manager, ExxonMobil<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:87.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Christina Cabral, Senior Market Manager, Aio Wireless<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:87.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>George Granger, Senior Program Officer-Education, Houston Endowment<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:87.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Richard Torres, Community Affairs Manager, Wells Fargo<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>3:30 – 4:30 Program funding strategy discussions with CFR staff<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>RSVP by April 8 to Angela Cowins at </span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:acherry@uh.edu">acherry@uh.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cliff Redd<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Cliff Redd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>Associate Vice Chancellor/Associate Vice President for Development <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:red'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'>713-743-4921 office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:rbredd@central.uh.edu">rbredd@central.uh.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>