<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; "><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Sent on behalf of Dean Tedesco</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">-----------------------------------------------</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Dear Engineering Faculty and Staff:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">The following documents are now available on the college's intranet site (intranet.egr.uh.edu):</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">2016 Executive Retreat Summary: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/sites/intranet.egr.uh.edu/files/files/executive_retreat/CEE-executive-retreat-2016_SummaryReport.pdf">https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/sites/intranet.egr.uh.edu/files/files/executive_retreat/CEE-executive-retreat-2016_SummaryReport.pdf</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Updated Strategic Plan, 2014-2025: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/sites/intranet.egr.uh.edu/files/files/strategic_plan/deans-strategic-plan-for-provost-summer-2016.pdf">https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/sites/intranet.egr.uh.edu/files/files/strategic_plan/deans-strategic-plan-for-provost-summer-2016.pdf</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">I look forward to your feedback on these materials as we continue our drive towards becoming a Top 50 engineering college. Please feel free to send me your thoughts about the 2016 Executive Retreat Summary and/or the updated Strategic Plan at <a href="mailto:dean@egr.uh.edu" style="color: purple; "><span style="color: rgb(107, 0, 109); text-decoration: none; ">dean@egr.uh.edu</span></a>.</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Sincerely, </span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Joseph W. Tedesco Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; ">Cullen College of Engineering</span></b></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "></div></div></div></div></body></html>