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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An NSM Faculty Development Workshop is scheduled for
<b>Friday, November 17, </b>from <b>Noon – 1 pm</b> in <b>M.D. Anderson Library, Room 306.
</b>Lunch will be provided; please arrive a few minutes early. Please RSVP by November 14 using the link below. A flyer is attached. </span></p>
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<p class="x_Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Topic: “Writing Letters of Recommendation for Professional School Applicants: Managing the load and maximizing the benefit”</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Presenters:</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dr. Martha Dunkelberger</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">UH Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dr. Larry Williams and Dr. Chad Wayne</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">UH Department of Biology & Biochemistry</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">We will discuss the value of faculty letters of recommendation and provide tips and pointers for making your letter most effective in supporting your students
in their applications to professional schools. Tips for staying on top of the letter writing tsunami will also be included as well as strategies for letting students know when they have asked for a letter that you cannot write.</span></p>
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Dr. Martha Dunkelberger Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders & Dr. Larry Williams and Dr. Chad Wayne Department of Biology & Biochemistry We will discuss the value of faculty letters of recommendation and provide tips and pointers for making your
letter most effective in supporting your students in their applications to professional schools. Tips for staying on top of the letter writing tsunami will also be included as well as strategies for letting students know when they have asked for a letter that
you cannot write. Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00-1:00 pm 306 MD Anderson Library Lunch will be provided.</div>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">I hope you will join us
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">on November 17<span style="color:black">!</span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Donna Pattison</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Donna L. Pattison, PhD</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Instructional Professor</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Affairs</p>
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