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		<title>If your email address is &#8220;sexyhotdude@_____.__&#8221;, I&#8217;m throwing your application away</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Thank you Colleagues of The Graduate School at UMBC for a Great &#8220;National Boss Day!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the biggest surprise today as I walked up to my office and saw stars on the ground at my feet &#8230; stars with my name and those of my team. It was a &#8220;Walk of Fame&#8221; for National Boss Day! I smiled from ear to ear and saw that other members of The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1156&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Work Hard, Play Hard &#8230; My Staff and I in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, my Graduate Assistants and I were in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the Ana G. Mendez University System Research Symposium.  I&#8217;ve been to Puerto Rico before since I regularly work with faculty, staff, and students from the universities on the island. However, this was the first visit for my GA staff members, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1129&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Fall 2011 &#8220;Tour&#8221; &#8211; Going to Puerto Rico, CA, ATL, NY, Boston</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always enjoy giving talks at various schools, and with my bags regularly packed, it can feel like being on tour. Last Fall was especially busy and Spring was a little bit lighter, but I might slow down (a little bit!)  The Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 schedules were fun, and now it&#8217;s time for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1122&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico Green Chiles, Basler Cookies, &amp; Swiss Chocolate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute, two of our guest speakers presented me with gifts. Dr. Ernesto Muñoz brought me green chiles from New Mexico, and Terra Trax facilitator Craig Imler brought me Giandor chocolate and swiss gingerbread-styled cookies (I think that they are Basler Leckerli/Läckerli or Basel cookies &#8230; there are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1112&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not addicted to my computer(s), really!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband is funny. I was supposed to be resting this past week, but there was one day when I needed to get something done, so I &#8220;borrowed&#8221; my husband&#8217;s computer (my laptop is toast). At the end of that day (night), I was satisfied that I&#8217;d gotten some work done because it was bothering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1106&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t panic, it&#8217;s true.  The GRE for grad school admission changes on 8/1!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, UMBC hosted the Summer Horizons Program for about 100 undergraduates who are conducting summer research at NASA, UMBC, NSF, University of Maryland College Park, and other locations. One of the top items that the students identified in the evaluations as new information that they didn&#8217;t know prior to coming to the program was about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1097&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working with the Summer Dissertation House at UMBC this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I&#8217;ve been working with Dr. Wendy Carter (&#8220;Head Coach&#8221;) as a co-leader for UMBC&#8216;s annual Summer Dissertation House. This event brings together advanced graduate students who have applied for a space in a 4-day workshop on writing the dissertation and preparing for the defense.  I blog for the Dissertation House and you can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1092&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have the wonderful opportunity to speak with students around the country, and this post is both written for and inspired by them. Sometimes I meet students who are experiencing their first summer internship, or participating in their first research assignment, and my eyes widen when they say things like, &#8220;Well, I went to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1064&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring/Summer 2011 Speaking Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sincerely thank all of my students and colleagues for their support over the years.  Many have been asking for my speaking and events schedule for the next few months.  Here are the dates that I have on my calendar. March 2011: I enjoyed speaking at the National Convention for the National Society of Black [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1056&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve just asked for a letter of recommendation &#8230; now I need some things from you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year, I wrote so many recommendation letters and I decided to put these &#8220;tips&#8221; in a post online so that I don&#8217;t have to continue to type my &#8220;list&#8221; into emails.  These are the things that I need when I write a letter of recommendation. Perhaps other professors and academic professionals can share this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=1032&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grad Student with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Excels! Kavita&#8217;s Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a new year and it&#8217;s a great time to remind yourself of what you can and will do.  Now is a great time to dismiss the &#8220;I can&#8217;t&#8221; thoughts and to be motivated by a plan that includes several definitive &#8220;I will&#8221; statements. To increase your level of motivation, please take a minute to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=980&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Troubled economy? Excited to say that my campus is hiring!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My business is higher education and with so many reports out about people not being able to find jobs, imagine the joy that I feel in being able to announce that my campus is hiring both faculty and postdocs! You see, I spend days and nights training undergrads to be graduate students, and training graduate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=982&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Skinny jeans &amp; getting healthier DURING the holidays? A personal goal.</title>
		<link>http://renettatull.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/skinny-jeans-getting-healthier-during-the-holidays-a-personal-goal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have another blog dedicated to health (http://dietwithoutdeprivation.wordpress.com), and I realized that I hadn&#8217;t posted there since July! This is a sad state of affairs, because so many pieces of advice note that being cognizant of your diet and exercise (via journal or otherwise) can help with maintaining healthy habits.  So I started again with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=973&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Monday After &#8220;Remedy&#8221; &#8230; Pancakes?</title>
		<link>http://renettatull.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/thanksgiving-monday-after-remedy-pancakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve found the cure for Monday after Thanksgiving eating. Pancakes! Yes, in my own weird world of eating, I&#8217;ve found pancakes to be my &#8220;cure.&#8221; This morning, I opened the fridge with thoughts of raiding and and ridding our family of the remaining leftovers.  Afterall, we had three sets of family dinners, and people cooked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=962&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So you want to go to Puerto Rico?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I &#8216;ve been asked the same question over and over again:  &#8221;Where should I stay if I go to Puerto Rico?&#8221;  Since I was writing so many emails on the topic, I decided to create a post with some of the information that I&#8217;ve shared with friends and family.  I&#8217;ve stayed in hotels in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=946&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Peaceful Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://renettatull.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/thinking-peaceful-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a night like tonight when I am still up working, I find it relaxing to think about sunny days and breezy evenings.  Here is a photo that was taken last week (On Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico.) Filed under: Life/Work Balance, Puerto Rico Tagged: Puerto Rico<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=941&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>October in Puerto Rico</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is wonderful to be in Puerto Rico again.  Even though I was just here last month, I enjoy the opportunity to work on this beautiful island.  Last week, I was with the National GEM Consortium in Mayagüez, which is on the west coast of Puerto Rico. This week, I am spending time in a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=926&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m part of a &#8220;Grad School Admissions &amp; Retention&#8221; Revolution. I&#8217;m &#8220;on tour!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This &#8220;Travel&#8221; season is unlike any other! I&#8217;ve been blessed to be invited to speak at a number of schools and conferences about graduate school admissions and retention, and this year, I&#8217;m a programming consultant with the GEM GRAD Labs (Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees).  At a recent meeting, one of my colleagues said, &#8220;Hey [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=921&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Adopted&#8221; Students &amp; Great Colleagues</title>
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		<dc:creator>Renetta Garrison Tull</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Research Symposium has ended for 2010, and my voice is hoarse &#8230; that hasn&#8217;t happened in a while.  I was thrilled to be able to participate in this year&#8217;s program. I was so proud of the graduate students&#8217; panel &#8230; I&#8217;d met many of them as undergrads at UMET during my first few years [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renettatull.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8845276&amp;post=908&amp;subd=renettatull&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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