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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>This is an informative email</b>: When you are ready for your defense, please make sure to complete the Defense Form (Announcement Request) two weeks in advance before your defense; that way, we can create and send out the announcement:
<a href="https://ucrbsgsac.wufoo.com/forms/rfm7fss1mh5dw2/">https://ucrbsgsac.wufoo.com/forms/rfm7fss1mh5dw2/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Make sure to set a time and date with your committee, and you can use this link to reserve a space:
<a href="https://chassintranet.ucr.edu/frs/app/user/view/calendar/calendarDetails">
UCR | Facilities Reservation System</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After the defense is completed, please complete the following petitions:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">‘Final Defense Ph.D. or Master’s’</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> and the ‘<b>Signature Approval Page (Dissertation or Thesis)’</b>, located on
<b>R’Grad</b>.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This link is also located on our website: <a href="https://statistics.ucr.edu/graduate-program/student-resources">
Graduate Student Resources | Department of Statistics (ucr.edu)</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Marlene Garcia, M.A<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Marleneg@ucr.edu"><span style="color:blue">Marleneg@ucr.edu</span></a> | (951) 827-4429<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(STAP/STAT, BPHY, CMDB) <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Book an appointment:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://doodle.com/bp/marlenegarcia1/book-an-appointment-with-me-"><span style="color:blue">https://doodle.com/bp/marlenegarcia1/book-an-appointment-with-me-</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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