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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The East Carolina PhD Program in Rhetoric, Writing, and
Professional Communication invites prospective students, current students, alumni,
faculty, and other interested folks to a <b>virtual meet-and-greet 3-5 p.m.
Monday, March 7</b>. Think of this as an informal social-professional event,
where you can ask questions about the program of a variety of people or just
hang out and chat. Dropping in and out is encouraged, and breakout rooms will
be enabled. <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We wish we could be buying you a drink at the CCCCs! Since
we can’t, we’re instead offering a $5 Starbucks gift card to the first 20
people who sign up so that you can show up with your own beverage. We welcome all
approaches to this late afternoon event, so “bring” what makes you happy—coffee,
cocktails, mocktails, diet Coke, etc. If you visit us in person down the road,
we can introduce you to cheer wine! <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ECUphd" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">let us know you’re
coming so we can send you an invite.</a> We look forward to spending time with
you! <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Warmly, <span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Erin Clark Frost, on behalf of the PhD faculty: Will Banks,
Nikki Caswell, Matt Cox, Michelle Eble, Brent Henze, Guiseppe Getto, Donna
Kain, Tracy Morse, and Wendy Sharer<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>In case the hyperlink above doesn’t take, please
copy-and-paste: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ECUphd">tinyurl.com/ECUphd</a></span><span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>Erin Clark Frost<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>Associate Professor & PhD
Program Coordinator<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>Department of English<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>East Carolina University<span></span></span></p>





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