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<p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to send this brief message to say hello and to express my gratitude for all you do for UCR’s undergraduate students. I am really excited to be working with each of you as interim VPDUE! As you may know, I am also keeping a portion
of my Associate Provost portfolio so I will be splitting time between the two offices. This means my calendar is a little tight, but Mona has been able to find a time for all of us to meet on April 14 from 2-3pm. At this first “all hands” meeting, I’ll have
a little bit to say by way of an introduction but then I would like to hear from you. You can send comments or questions directly to me in advance via email, if you like, or you can save them for the meeting. I’m also going to set up some recurring “office
hours” so anyone in UE can schedule time to chat with me one-on-one. Please contact
<a href="mailto:mona.nelson@ucr.edu">Mona</a> for scheduling. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking forward to these conversations and to working with each of you to advance the great work you are already doing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ken<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Kenneth A. Baerenklau, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Associate Provost and Chief of Staff<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray">Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
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