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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Dear Colleagues: <br><br>Below is the registration for an upcoming webinar for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship application process.</span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Since San Diego State University is a System Member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, our current membership level allows faculty/staff/administrators to pay $30 to register and each undergraduate student would pay the only $15. </span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Registration link: </span><span style='color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="http://members.cur.org/members_online/registration/register.asp?mt=GRFP&af=CUR" target="_blank">http://members.cur.org/members_online/registration/register.asp?mt=GRFP&af=CUR</a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Thank you in advance for sharing with faculty/staff and students in the College of Sciences. I already forwarded this to the COS faculty/staff list serve as well.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Theresa: Can you please forward to the College of Engineering list serve? Thank you.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Best regards,</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Michell</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D'>e</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Webinar: </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Early Preparation for the National Science Foundation (NSF) GraduateResearch Fellowship Program (GRFP): Key Strategies for Students and Mentors</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Wednesday, September 24, 2014 | 2:00PM Eastern</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>According to GRFP panelists, the competition is getting tighter: Each year, 10,000+ high achieving students submit highly competitive applications for this nationally prestigiousfellowship. About 2,000 will succeed. What sets GRFP awardees apart in the eyes of panelists? This webinar will target key strategies on two fronts: (a) what faculty and staff can do to help prospective applicants and (b) what students can do to strengthen their record of intellectual merit and broader impacts. We’ll have about 20 minutes for Q&A at the end of the session. </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Registration Fees:</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Enhanced Institutions: First 10 registrants, Free</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Undergraduate Students: $15</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Faculty and Administrators</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Institutional Members: $30</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Individual Members: $50</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:47.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Non-Members: $75</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://members.cur.org/members_online/registration/register.asp?mt%3DGRFP%26af%3DCUR&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=J62lOuCRrkNtnhw%2BC%2BBMVe4Q%2FkHMvlBiuBlJRm63wuk%3D%0A&m=S70PMLZ1WtKkPsWEGTmno2%2BbGuutsOU33XZlPEuvPBw%3D%0A&s=f367a4911f11efeb252538b69944998a4d7d1cfc7583597752c7948e8fca2821" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Register!</span></strong></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Deadline: September 24, 2014</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:mptwomey@cur.org?subject=GRFP%20Webinar" target="_blank">Mary Pat Twomey</a>, Manager for Student Programs.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>This webinar is presented in collaboration with:</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Robin G. Walker, PhD</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:4.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Robin G. Walker is the director of professional development and external relations for the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Missouri (aka "Mizzou".) While a University grant writer, Robin became interested in the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program and developed several GRFP writing guides for Mizzou students. By 2005, she joined forces with the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Fellowships Office to promote the GRFP on campus, a successful collaborative effort that continues today. With a goal of reaching students beyond Missouri, in 2012, Robin launched <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=J62lOuCRrkNtnhw%2BC%2BBMVe4Q%2FkHMvlBiuBlJRm63wuk%3D%0A&m=S70PMLZ1WtKkPsWEGTmno2%2BbGuutsOU33XZlPEuvPBw%3D%0A&s=35d9c54d49a9c5ee051542a8387dd6ff311e549d35d39fe38ebf7628cf4f22de" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "urldefense.proofpoint.com" claiming to be</b></font> http://grfpessayinsights.missouri.edu</a>. In just 14 weeks, GRFP Essay Insights recorded 6,172 unique visitors from 100+ college towns across the US. Robin also co-manages the LinkedIn Group, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v1/url?u=https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home%3D%26gid%3D2568851%26trk%3Danet_ug_hm&k=t8cWouLHMWKnKZhAFQUeVA%3D%3D%0A&r=J62lOuCRrkNtnhw%2BC%2BBMVe4Q%2FkHMvlBiuBlJRm63wuk%3D%0A&m=S70PMLZ1WtKkPsWEGTmno2%2BbGuutsOU33XZlPEuvPBw%3D%0A&s=06cdaec48ff5a6b2fd6c8855815be99dbb6958a4c6553445468de476c093b60a" target="_blank">NSFGraduate Research Fellowship</a>, where GRFP applicants are encouraged to post questions about the competition. Robin has twice served on GRFP review panels, which helps to inform her perspective. She earned a BS degree from the University of Illinois and her MEd and PhD degrees from the University of Missouri.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Michelle Lopez, Assistant Dean</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Division of Undergraduate Studies <a href="http://dus.sdsu.edu/dus/" target="_blank">Website</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>San Diego State University</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>5500 Campanile Drive</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>San Diego, CA 92182-1623</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="tel:619-594-2871" target="_blank">619-594-2871</a> office</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="tel:619-594-2049" target="_blank">619-594-2049</a> fax</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Fostering Connections to Success</span></i><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Michelle Lopez, Assistant Dean<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Division of Undergraduate Studies <a href="http://dus.sdsu.edu/dus/" target="_blank">Website</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>San Diego State University</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>5500 Campanile Drive</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>San Diego, CA 92182-1623</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>619-594-2871 office</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>619-594-2049 fax</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">mlopez@mail.sdsu.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#990000;background:white'>Fostering Connections to Success</span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br></span><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><br />--
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