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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear REU students,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some exciting things to look forward to this week.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Nominate Your Graduate Student Mentor<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does your graduate student mentor give you great advice, help you with your research project, or invite you to networking events? Tell us about it! We have travel funds to take your exceptional graduate student mentors to tour FIU’s WOW
facility and participate in the day event with you. Please nominate your graduate student mentor by
<b>Monday, July 17</b> <b>at 12 noon</b> by providing the following information:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Mentor’s name:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Mentor’s email address:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">S/he is a graduate student at (insert university name and degree program):<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Masters or doctoral student?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Tell us why s/he is an exceptional mentor:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We will contact selected mentors directly to make travel arrangements.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Keep Taking Pictures<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many of you are getting to the fun, experimentation portion of your projects. Please take pictures and videos of your research experiences to share with future REU applicants. Submit pictures and videos via email to
<a href="mailto:karina.vielma@utsa.edu">karina.vielma@utsa.edu</a>. We will use these for recruitment purposes.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Take the Facebook/Instagram Challenge</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On that note, post your research pictures on Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Facebook and tag us:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Instagram: NHERI_DesignSafe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Snapchat: NHERIDsignsafe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NHERIDesignSafe">@NHERIDesignSafe</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Facebook: NaturalHazardsEngineeringResearchInfrastructure<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I tried adding each of you to Facebook but I couldn’t find everyone. We have a NHERI REU Facebook page. Let’s see what everyone is doing at their site (#NHERIreu)!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Karina I. Vielma, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research Fellow/Education and Outreach Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The University of Texas at San Antonio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One UTSA Circle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">San Antonio, TX 78249<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">t: 210.458.5596<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:karina.vielma@utsa.edu">karina.vielma@utsa.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Instagram: @Dr.Vielma<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Twitter: @DrKarinaV<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Facebook: Karina I. Vielma<o:p></o:p></p>
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