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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">UH together with Mississippi State University and Akron University is organizing a 2-week intensive workshop for Underrepresented Students and postdocs to Succeed in
Engineering Academia. The workshop will be in Houston at the University of Houston. More information about the workshop can be found in the attached flyer. This workshop will provide free room and board for non-UH students and students outside Houston area
and provide a stipend for the 2-weeks for all students. The full application is due on March 1. To submit everything on line, click on link or copy directly to browser:</span><br>
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><font face="Calibri">Before starting, please make sure to have all forms in place so that they can be uploaded at the same time that you fill your application. Additional forms required for your application include:
vita/resume, teaching philosophy, research statement, a topic area for mini lesson plan and recommendation letter from academic advisor or research sponsor. Only complete applications will be reviewed. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><font face="Calibri">All applicants will be informed whether they have been selected or not by March 30 2018.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px"><font face="Calibri">A copy of the flyer with more information is attached. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">For questions pertaining to the workshop, please email: Prof. Debora F. Rodrigues, email: dfrigirodrigues@uh.edu</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><a name="x__MailAutoSig" id="LPNoLP"><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Associate Professor</font></font></span></a></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style=""><span style=""><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">University of Houston</font></font></span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style=""><b><i><span style="color:#c00000">A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university</span></i></b></span><span style=""><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></span></font></font></p>
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<span style="background:white"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Houston, TX 77204-4003</font></font></span></span></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style=""><span style="background:white"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Ph: 1-713-743-1495</font></font></span></span></p>
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