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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">We invite you to propose a project idea for Spring 2022 UEP Field Projects.<br>
Email a brief description to Penn Loh at<span> </span></span><a href="mailto:penn.loh@tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">penn.loh@tufts.edu</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif"><span> </span> </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">Each spring, Masters students in Tufts' department of<span> </span></span><a href="https://as.tufts.edu/uep/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">Urban
and Environmental Policy and Planning</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif"><span> </span>(UEP) complete the required Field Projects course, where students work in teams of 4-6 on projects hosted by
real-world partners. Past Field project reports can be seen here:<span> </span></span><a href="https://as.tufts.edu/uep/community/field-projects" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">https://as.tufts.edu/uep/community/field-projects</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">. </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">Attached is a brief description of the Field Projects program and what to expect as a project host. We are looking to develop 12-13 projects for next spring. </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">To submit a project idea,<span> </span><span style="margin:0px">please email a brief (half-page to a page) description by September 8, 2021</span><span> </span>to Penn Loh
(</span><a href="mailto:penn.loh@tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">penn.loh@tufts.edu</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">).
After we review these project ideas, we will select 12-14 organizations with whom to work on further developing full project proposals by the end of October. </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">We look forward to hearing from you. Please contact Penn Loh (</span><a href="mailto:penn.loh@tufts.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">penn.loh@tufts.edu</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">)
if you have any questions. </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro", sans-serif">Sincerely, </span></p>
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