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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Greetings from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. We hope this letter finds you well.<br>
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The application is now open for our spring <a href="http://gapp.usc.edu/REACH"><span style="COLOR: blue">REACH</span></a> event for prospective Ph.D. students taking place April 3-4, 2014 in Los Angeles.
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REACH brings to the University of Southern California campus talented students from all over the U.S. and Canada who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in an engineering field. This event is particularly geared toward students from backgrounds that are historically
underrepresented in the field of engineering: African-American, Latino and Native American. Female students are also highly encouraged to apply. Travel expenses to and from Los Angeles, hotel lodging, and meals are subsidized by the Viterbi School.<br>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Juniors with a background in engineering, mathematics or a physical science</i> (such as physics, chemistry or biology) are invited to apply to the spring REACH event. As a selected participant, students will attend presentations
by faculty about doctoral research opportunities; tour the USC campus and the engineering facilities; meet with current students to learn about graduate student life; and attend workshops on applying for Ph.D. admission and funding graduate study. This experience
will provide participants a unique opportunity to gain valuable tools and resources to prepare for application to doctoral programs upon graduation. (Please note: Only citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canadian citizens are eligible to apply)<br>
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I encourage you to share this message with your talented students. Interested students can visit the
<a href="http://gapp.usc.edu/REACH"><span style="COLOR: blue">REACH webpage</span></a> for more information and to submit an application to attend the event. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2014.<br>
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Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Laura Hartman<br>
Director, Graduate Recruitment<br>
USC Viterbi School of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Traci Thomas Navarro <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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