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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope you are well and enjoying the summer.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Today is Canada Day and the 100 year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party and it is officially my first day on the job as department chair.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I want to thank Don for his 10 years of service as chair. He has done a good job and the despite all the College and University challenges especially during the pandemic, our department is a good
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am looking forward to serving as department chair.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Enjoy the rest of the summer,<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size="2" face="Arial">John James Kenned</font><font size="2" face="Arial">y, Professor</font>
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