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Hello,</div>
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I hope you are well. Welcome back for the Fall 2024 semester! Things are administratively and literally (weather wise) heating up this semester.</div>
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We have two faculty meetings set for this semester. The first one is on Friday, September 20<sup>th</sup> and the second is Friday, November 8<sup>th</sup>. Both are at 11:00 am and will be in-person in the POLS conference room. </div>
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The first meeting will be split into three parts. First is an overview of the department and College key developments this year. Second is a discussion and update on Core 34 and College expectations and requirements for the department. Third is mandatory Tile
IX training and someone from the College will come to discuss this for the last part of the meeting.</div>
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The second faculty meeting on November 8<sup>th</sup> will be on POLS program (undergraduate and graduate) evaluation and the expectations coming down from KBOR, the University and the College. We will review what we have regarding assessment plans, and what
we need to meet current requirements. Finally, we will discuss ways the department can manage the assessment plan/material. </div>
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I will send out a reminder a week before the meetings. Let me know if you have any questions.</div>
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Take Care,</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">John James Kennedy, Professor</span> </div>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Office: Blake Hall, Room 521
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<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">E-mail: kennedy1@ku.edu</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Webpage: https://www.johnjameskennedy.com<br>
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