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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"> Chahin, T Jaime [mailto:<a href="mailto:tc03@txstate.edu" target="_blank">tc03@txstate.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 20, 2018 9:49 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rudy Ortiz <<a href="mailto:rortiz@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">rortiz@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: 2019 Caminos Thesis Competition and Career Prep Institute</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#212121">The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. (AAHHE) in partnership with Texas State University is pleased to announce the Career Preparation Institute and
the Caminos Thesis Competition in Food and Agricultural Sciences. The Institute and Competition are made possible thanks to a grant provided by the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Should you be interested and choose to compete, here is the </span><a href="http://www.appliedarts.txstate.edu/Announcement/Thesis-submission.html" id="m_7392735413985640464LPlnk303008" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial">link</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#212121"> to
the application for the 2019 Caminos Thesis Competition</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">. Caminos Thesis Competition winners (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place) <u>will be entitled to a financial award</u>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Also, there is a unique opportunity for nominees to participate in the sister program the Career Prep Institute. Click </span><a href="http://www.appliedarts.txstate.edu/Announcement/Application-.html" id="m_7392735413985640464LPlnk526357" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial">here</span></a><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> for
the application. Please note that you <u>are not</u> required to enter the Caminos Thesis Competition in order to participate in the Career Prep Institute.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Both events will take place February 27 - March 2, 2019 in Costa Mesa, California. Please note the application deadline is quickly approaching (September 30). Begin the application
process now for ample time in preparing documents.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">- Dr. Jaime Chahin </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Miriam Barlow</div><div dir="ltr">Founding Faculty and Professor<div>Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology</div><div>University of California, Merced</div><div><br></div><div>209.228.4174</div><div><a href="mailto:miriam.barlow@gmail.com" target="_blank">miriam.barlow@gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>