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<td style="width: 300px;padding-left: 5px;" class=""><span id="name" class="sig_name" style="font-size: 12px;text-transform: uppercase;">Stefano Carpin, Ph.D.</span><br class="">
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">FW: Extended Course Modality Supplement Deadline</b><br class="">
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date:
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<span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To:
</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Christopher Viney <<a href="mailto:cviney@ucmerced.edu" class="">cviney@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Jian-Qiao Sun <<a href="mailto:jsun3@ucmerced.edu" class="">jsun3@ucmerced.edu</a>>,
Paul Maglio <<a href="mailto:pmaglio@ucmerced.edu" class="">pmaglio@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Stefano Carpin <<a href="mailto:scarpin@ucmerced.edu" class="">scarpin@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Thomas Harmon <<a href="mailto:tharmon@ucmerced.edu" class="">tharmon@ucmerced.edu</a>>,
Tom Peterson <<a href="mailto:twpeterson@ucmerced.edu" class="">twpeterson@ucmerced.edu</a>><br class="">
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</b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"D. B. Quan" <<a href="mailto:dquan2@ucmerced.edu" class="">dquan2@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Kathrine Briggs <<a href="mailto:kbriggs@ucmerced.edu" class="">kbriggs@ucmerced.edu</a>><br class="">
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<b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sarah Frey <<a href="mailto:sfrey2@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">sfrey2@ucmerced.edu</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, March 22, 2021 4:20 PM<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Betsy Dumont <<a href="mailto:edumont@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">edumont@ucmerced.edu</a>>; Jeffrey Gilger <<a href="mailto:jgilger@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">jgilger@ucmerced.edu</a>>;
Mark Matsumoto <<a href="mailto:mmatsumoto@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mmatsumoto@ucmerced.edu</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Matt Hibbing <<a href="mailto:mhibbing@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mhibbing@ucmerced.edu</a>>; Fatima Paul <<a href="mailto:fpaul@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">fpaul@ucmerced.edu</a>>;
Chris Kello <<a href="mailto:ckello@ucmerced.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ckello@ucmerced.edu</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Extended Course Modality Supplement Deadline<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Due to COVID, we realize that departments may have some new interest in online, hybrid and hyflex modalities for course offerings. UGC has agreed to reopen the submission window for Fall 2021 courses to submit course action supplemental form to request alternative
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Please share this information with your department chairs and faculty, as appropriate. I want to express thanks to the UGC senate members for extending this deadline and creating additional opportunity for review of course modality proposals.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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