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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 29, 2021 4:25 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Win a Cash Prize! Fast Approaching Deadline for the Laird Essay Competition</font>
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<span style=""> Dear Colleagues, Could you please share this announcement with your students? </span></div>
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<span style="">Thanks, Lisa</span></div>
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<td valign="top" style=""><span style="font-family:georgia,times,times new roman,serif"><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#000000">Dear Student, Don't miss this great opportunity to submit a winning essay for the Laird Essay Competition! The deadline
is this <strong>Friday, April 2</strong>.<br>
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This is an awesome opportunity to win a cash prize in what is usually a small competition. Winning the competition looks great on your resume too! <br>
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Thank you, Lisa</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:#000000">Lisa Giullian<br>
Outreach Coordinator<br>
Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies<br>
University of Kansas<br>
lgiullian@ku.edu </span></span></span><br>
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<div style="height:100%; margin:0px; padding:0px; width:100%; text-align:left"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">Calling all KU students to take part in the LAIRD ESSAY CONTEST!
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<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">All University of Kansas students actively pursuing interests in Russian, East European and Eurasian studies (REES) in any KU academic program are eligible to submit an essay of 2,000
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<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">CASH AWARDS</font><br>
<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">Undergraduate Award: $250 cash award.</font><br>
<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">Graduate Award: $500 cash award and $75 worth of books of the winner's choice.</font><br>
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<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">HOW TO ENTER</font><br>
<font color="#000000" face="georgia, times, times new roman, serif" size="4">Submit an anonymous version of your essay email to crees@ku.edu by the deadline: April 2, 2021, 5 pm. </font><br>
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