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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Greetings (again) Hardrocker Student-Athletes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4B4B4B;background:white">You should have received the
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">email below
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4B4B4B;background:white">on August 2nd regarding the REQUIRED online orientation, due to low completion numbers you are all receiving it again. This orientation takes the place of meetings
previously done in-person with each team. <u>If all team members have not completed this by Aug. 23<sup>rd</sup>, we will be required to hold an IN-PERSON meeting</u> to cover this information. We will be communicating with your coaches at the end of this
week with regards to each team’s completion status.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4B4B4B;background:white">Additionally, you will be receiving a separate email with your Title IX required training. This must be completed before your first competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4B4B4B;background:white">Lastly, please complete your NCAA Compliance paperwork by Aug. 23<sup>rd</sup>. If you have questions, contact Seth Nichols at seth.nichols@sdsmt.edu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#4B4B4B;background:white">_____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">Greeting Hardrockers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">Your coaches and administrators are excited to see you on campus in a few short weeks. In an effort to “hit the ground running” when you get back to
campus, we’re sharing with you ALL the important information via an online orientation platform.
<b>This orientation is MANDATORY for <u>ALL student-athletes (new and returning)</u></b> and must be completed BY the first day of classes on August 23rd. Completion of this orientation is required in order to participate and will be tracked.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red">If you have questions after completing the required orientation, please feel free to forward them to me or to the administrator directly responsible for that area or concern.
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">You can access the orientation
</span><a href="https://launch.comevo.com/sdsmt/2030"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">here</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;background:white">We also encourage parents to view this orientation and can do so by logging in as a
<i>“Guest” </i> through the same link above. Feel free to forward to any family members who may be interested in reviewing the information.</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Go Rockers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Rage Italic";color:#002554">Cassie</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Cassie Kosiba</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">, </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002554">Associate
Athletic Director of Internal Operations/SWA</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#002554"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">Hardrocker Athletics</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">South Dakota Mines</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">501 E. Saint Joseph St., Rapid City, SD 57701</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#75787B">O: 605.394.2643 | C: 952.334.3119 | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Cassie.Kosiba@sdsmt.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#385E9D">Cassie.Kosiba@sdsmt.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sdsmt.edu/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#002554;background:white;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="268" height="62" style="width:2.7916in;height:.6458in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D7928A.437E1EC0" alt="South Dakota Mines"></span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#75787B"><br>
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