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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We hope everyone’s semester is off to a great start! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We are happy to announce that the Engineering Office of Communications is introducing a new internal email system. In an effort to cut down on the volume of emails our students receive, we will be introducing <b>weekly email updates </b>to the student listserv. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>At the beginning of each week, we will send an email to students containing all of the announcements received during the previous week.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If you have an upcoming event, seminar or other announcement you would like to share with the Cullen College student community, you may <span style='color:#1F497D'>s</span>ubmit your announcement by emailing me at <a href="mailto:nhthayer@uh.edu">nhthayer@uh.edu</a>. Please be sure to include all important information along with the description, such as the time, date and location. Please note that we will <b>no longer accept emailed attachments</b>; however, you may include images by copying and pasting them into the body of your email. We’ve also attached a <b>PDF with submission instructions</b> here for quick reference. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope that this method helps provide easier access to information to our students and we appreciate your understanding as we transition to this new system. Please feel free to contact me at <a href="mailto:nhthayer@uh.edu">nhthayer@uh.edu</a> with any questions or feedback about this! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Natalie Thayer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Communications Coordinator</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Cullen College of Engineering</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>E301 Engineering Building 2</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Houston</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Houston, TX 77204-4007</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#C00000'>A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university</span></i></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office: (713) 743-0296</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:nhthayer@central.uh.edu">nhthayer@uh.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>