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<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I hope this letter finds you well. I represent the Viterbi
School of Engineering's graduate program and would like to introduce you and your students to the
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Students completing their Junior year have an opportunity to spend summer break working alongside USC’s world-class faculty
on cutting-edge research in engineering and computer science. They will make new friends, gain valuable research experience, and receive a stipend for living expenses in Los Angeles!<br>
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To learn more about this opportunity including program dates, research areas, information sessions, and other details, I encourage your students to visit our
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Applicants to the Summer Research program should be <i>outstanding undergraduate students in engineering or computer science who will begin their senior year in fall 2013
</i>and must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada.</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have. We look forward to connecting with your students!<br>
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Best regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Director, Graduate & International Recruitment <br>
USC Viterbi School of Engineering</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></span></p>
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