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<p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Greetings,</span><br>
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We are accepting applications to the Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management, Doctor of Philosophy degree program through March 1, 2018. Applicants (depending on when a complete application is received) will be notified either
by January 1 or May 1, 2018. There is a detailed application acceptance-review-notification schedule available online. Accepted students will begin this Ph.D. program in fall 2018.</p>
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<a href="http://www.emporia.edu/slim/prospectivestudents/applying/applying-for-doctor-of-philosophy.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline">http://www.emporia.edu/slim/prospectivestudents/applying/applying-for-doctor-of-philosophy.html</a>
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We also announce a new opportunity beginning in fall 2018, which we are referring to as the
<b>ESU SLIM</b> <b>Ph.D. Student Award Package</b>. There will be award packages to
<u>two</u> students. <span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#333333">Eligible individuals for these awards must first be accepted by the SLIM faculty in the Doctor of Philosophy degree program, complete all the
ESU admission requirements and be found eligible for a graduate degree. Selected students will be awarded an ESU graduate assistantship award with tuition waiver that requires 20 hours work per week for a full semester and an employment contract ($20,000)
at SLIM that requires 20 hours worked per week for 12 months. Selected students will work at ESU SLIM Emporia, KS having opportunities to gain professional experience through teaching, conducting research with SLIM faculty, and/or administrative assistant
duties. Awards are renewable for up to four years. </span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#333333">For more information about this ESU SLIM’s Doctor of Philosophy degree program, please visit the website and/or contact me. I’ll be happy to communicate with you.
Thank you. </span></p>
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<a href="http://www.emporia.edu/slim/programs/doctorofphilosophy.html" style="color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline">http://www.emporia.edu/slim/programs/doctorofphilosophy.html</a>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif; color:#333333; background:white">Mirah J. Dow, BSE, MLS, PhD<br>
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STEM-ALL, Director and Co-PI<br>
School of Library and Information Management<br>
Emporia State University<br>
mdow@emporia.edu <br>
620-341-5203<br>
<a href="https://www.emporia.edu/slim" style="color:rgb(5,99,193); text-decoration:underline">www.emporia.edu/slim</a><br>
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