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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear All SSHA Graduate Students,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We hope your Spring semester is going well!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This is a friendly reminder of the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024
</span><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/current-students/calendar-and-deadlines"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">deadlines</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> for those students who are:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Graduating with their M.A. or Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Master Along the Way (MAW)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Advancing to candidacy for Fall 2024<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please email your SSHA Graduate Coordinators for more information regarding Graduate Division forms. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED5C57">**Please note that students are required to participate in the ceremony concurrent with the semester
they apply to graduate. No exceptions will be made. </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Graduate Division Graduation & Commencement Requirements<b>:
</b></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/graddivgraduation"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/graddivgraduation</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Graduation Application and Commencement Ceremony Dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Spring 2024 Graduation Application</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">- Must participate in 2024 May Commencement Ceremony</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="elementtoproof" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Summer 2024 Graduation Application - May choose to participate in 2024 May or 2024 December Commencement
Ceremony </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Last day to submit
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/commencement"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">registration</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
for Graduation Commencement is<b> April 14, 2024. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have questions regarding any processes mentioned, please feel free to reach out to this email or schedule a 1:1 meeting with your
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/about/meet-our-team"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SSHA Graduate Services Coordinator </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">to
ensure deadlines are not missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Lisa Moe</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu"><span style="color:#467886">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-transform:uppercase;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND ARTS</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><br>
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<span style="color:#999999">5200 Lake Road | Merced, California 95343<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> SSHA Graduate Services <</span><a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 29, 2024 10:10 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<</span><a href="mailto:sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sshagradstudents@lists.ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> SSHA Graduate Services <</span><a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Pakou Thao <</span><a href="mailto:pthao29@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">pthao29@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Isabel De Santiago <</span><a href="mailto:idesantiago2@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">idesantiago2@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Lisa Moe <</span><a href="mailto:ymoe@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ymoe@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Anne Zanzucchi <</span><a href="mailto:azanzucchi@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">azanzucchi@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Megan Topete <</span><a href="mailto:mtopete@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mtopete@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Zack Grossman <</span><a href="mailto:zgrossman@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">zgrossman@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Zachary Grossman <</span><a href="mailto:zjgecon@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">zjgecon@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Sidra Goldman-Mellor <</span><a href="mailto:sgoldman-mellor@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sgoldman-mellor@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Brad Leveck <</span><a href="mailto:bleveck@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">bleveck@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Martin Hagger <</span><a href="mailto:mhagger@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mhagger@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Daisy Reyes <</span><a href="mailto:daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">daisy.reyes@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>; Susan Amussen <</span><a href="mailto:samussen@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">samussen@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">>;
Kristina Backer <</span><a href="mailto:kbacker@ucmerced.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">kbacker@ucmerced.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">><br>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We hope your Spring semester is going well!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This is a friendly reminder of the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024
</span><a href="https://graduatedivision.ucmerced.edu/current-students/calendar-and-deadlines"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">deadlines</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> for those students who are:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please email your SSHA Graduate Coordinators for more information regarding Graduate Division forms.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="margin-bottom:9.0pt;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#ED5C57">**Please note that students are required to participate in the ceremony concurrent with the semester
they apply to graduate. No exceptions will be made. </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Graduate Division Graduation & Commencement Requirements:
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<p class="xelementtoproof" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Graduation Application and Commencement Ceremony Dates:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Spring 2024 Graduation Application - Must participate in 2024 May Commencement Ceremony</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;background:white;align-self:start">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Summer 2024 Graduation Application - May choose to participate in 2024 May or 2024 December Commencement Ceremony</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have questions regarding any processes mentioned, please feel free to reach out or schedule a 1:1 meeting with your
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/meet-our-team"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SSHA Graduate Services Coordinator</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> to
ensure deadlines are not missed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lisa Moe</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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