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style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">IN FOCUS<o:p></o:p></span></span></a>
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<span style=""><span style=""></span></span><st1:date month="3" day="10"
year="2006"><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">March 10, 2006</span></span></span></st1:date><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">SOUTHWESTERN
STUDENTS RECEIVE
AWARDS FOR KINESIOLOGY PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Two Southwestern
students received awards for papers they
presented recently at the annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of the </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">American</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">College</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> of
Sport Medicine. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Junior
kinesiology major <b style="">Wade
Green</b> won third place among undergraduate student research papers
for his
paper titled “Effects of Intermittent Cervical Traction on Glenohumeral
Flexion
and Internal and External Rotation.” The paper focused on determining
the effects
of intermittent cervical traction on shoulder flexion, external and
internal
rotation. The idea behind the paper centers on how intermittent
cervical
traction increases the area between the vertebrae that the nerves,
running from
the neck into the upper limb, pass through, and this increase in space
facilitates an increased range of motion in the shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">December
graduate <b style="">John
Hobbs</b> won first place among undergraduate student research papers
for his
paper, “Use of the Critical Power Model to Prescribe the Elements of
Intermittent Exercise.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">SOUTHWESTERN BIOLOGISTS
SHOWCASE
RESEARCH SUCCESS AT </span></b></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">TEXAS</span></b></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">ACADEMY</span></b></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> OF SCIENCE MEETING</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Twelve biology students and
seven
faculty members journeyed to </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beaumont</span></span></span></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
</span></span></span><st1:State><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></span></span></st1:State></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
to share their research with other scientists at the 109<sup>th</sup>
annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Science. SU students captured
five of 14
possible presentation awards in the </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Collegiate</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Academy</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
which represents all undergraduate researchers across the
state. A cash prize to the student accompanied each of the following
awards: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Outstanding Oral
Presentation
Award (first place) went to <b>Brandon</b> <b>Boland</b> for his talk
titled “Distinct
palettes: feeding preferences between native and exotic applesnail
populations”
in collaboration with <b>Romi</b> <b>Burks</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Manjah</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>Fernandez </b>received Honorable Mention for his talk
titled “Ubiquitin and heat shock proteins in the severed ventral nerve
cord of
the crayfish <i>Procambarus clarki,”</i> which is co-authored with
Biology
Department Chair <b>Rebecca</b> <b>Sheller</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sheeba</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>Varughese </b>received </span></span></span><st1:Street><st1:address><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Second
Place</span></span></span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> in Outstanding
Poster Presentation for her research titled
“Salt tolerance mechanisms of panicoid grasses.” This work represented
an MERCK
interdisciplinary effort between Varughese, <b>Max</b> <b>Taub</b>
and <b>Emily</b>
<b>Niemeyer</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tracey</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>Einem </b>captured </span></span></span><st1:Street><st1:address><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Third
Place</span></span></span></st1:address></st1:Street><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> for
Outstanding Poster with her presentation titled “Effects
of 4-OH tamoxifen on HEC 1B endometrial cancer cells.” The Merck
Scholars
Program also sponsored Einem's collaborative research with M<b>aria</b>
<b>Cuevas</b>
and <b>Maha</b> <b>Zewail</b>-<b>Foote</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Elizabeth</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>Williams</b> received an Honorable Mention for her
poster presentation titled “Determination of the Lon recognition site
on the
UmuC protein in <i>Escherichia coli</i>” co-authored with <b>Martín</b>
<b>Gonzalez</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">In addition to representing
the University
well in presentations, junior <b>Brandon</b> <b>Boland</b> and senior
<b>Matthew</b>
<b>Barnes</b> each received a $750 grant for continued research. The
two tied
for one of only two grants given by the Texas Academy of Science for
undergraduate research. To qualify for this award, Barnes and Boland
each
submitted six-page research proposals at the beginning of the semester
with the
help of their advisor, <b>Romi Burks</b>. Boland will continue his
research as
a BSRP student this coming summer. His project, “Eat to live or live to
eat?
Feeding preferences at different life history stages of exotic versus
native
applesnail populations,” will extend his work comparing </span></span></span><st1:State><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
and Uruguayan populations of applesnails. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barnes' award will contribute
to his
Senior Honors Thesis. His research has explored fecundity and early
life
history in applesnails. This new project, “The Snail or the Egg:
determining
susceptibility to predation of different life history stages of
applesnails,”
will extend his work into examining survivorship. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<b><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">FACULTY FORUM<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
</b><br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
next Faculty Forum will be held March 20.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<b><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">SU IN THE NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Miguel
Benevides</span></b></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, director of the athletic
training education
program, was interviewed for a story that will appear in the April
issue of <i style="">Training and Conditioning</i> magazine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><i style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Williamson County Sun</span></i></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
published an
article about <b style="">Christiana Griffin’s</b>
Anti-Defamation League-sponsored trip to </span></span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Israel</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">NOTE<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
Focus will not be published the week of spring break. The next issue
will be
published March 24.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">CALENDAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">March<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">10<span style="">
</span>Women’s tennis vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">South Dakota</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">11<span style="">
</span>Men’s baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hendrix</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">11-19<span style="">
</span>Spring break<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">12<span style="">
</span>Men’s baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hendrix</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">21<span style="">
</span>Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture,
Donna Haraway, </span><st1:time hour="16" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">4 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, McCombs
ballroom<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">22<span style="">
</span>Men’s baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cardinal</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Stritch</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="19"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">23<span style="">
</span>Men’s baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Carleton</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="19"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">25<span style="">
</span>Austin Chamber Ensemble, </span><st1:time minute="0" hour="19"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">26<span style="">
</span>Guest artist recital, Oscar
Ghiglia, guitar, </span><st1:time hour="15" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, Mood Atrium<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">26<span style="">
</span>Men’s lacrosse vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Baylor</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="30"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2:30 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">28<span style="">
</span>Men’s baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">McMurry</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<o:p></o:p></span><br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">28<span style="">
</span>SU Chorale and </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgetown</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">High School</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Choir, </span><st1:time
hour="19" minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7
p.m.</span></st1:time><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
Lois Perkins Chapel<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">30<span style="">
</span>Pre-Shilling lecture with
Sarah Daly, </span><st1:time hour="16" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">4 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, Olin 105 <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">30-31<span style="">
</span>Board of Trustees meeting<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">31<span style="">
</span>Men’s tennis vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tyler</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="15"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">31<span style="">
</span>Women’s tennis vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tyler</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="15"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">3 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">31<span style="">
</span>“Thinking Ahead” Campaign
Kickoff<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">31<span style="">
</span>Shilling Lecture, Thomas
Kean, </span><st1:time hour="14" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robertson</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
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