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TO: Ms. Phyllis Sullivan, Department Administrator FROM: D. Joel Whalen, Ph.D., Associate Professor DATE: November 12, 2019 RE: Request for Space Suit

Your recent technology purchases delivered important, new, quality and efficiency advances. Please consider this request: a space suit I can wear during lectures. It’s cool and I sweat The amount I perspire during a lecture is amazing. Frequently, students stop listening to the my lesson. The Mississippi River of sweat running down my face distracts them. Parts of my body sweating include: l Face l Top of head l Back

l Feet l Hands l Chest and stomach

A spacesuit comes with a portable air conditioning unit. The inside remains at a cool, constant temperature. A fan circulates air. A cooling liquid refreshes my hands and legs. Houston Communication You know I have not had an original thought since 1953. I’m totally dependent on my partner, Tina M. Ricca’s, wise coaching. The space suit’s telecommunications system would carry Tina’s instructions during the lecture. I’d hear her via the helmet’s speakers. She will also cut off my microphone when I begin to ramble¾a frequent problem. Teaching tool belt NASA specifically developed this space suit for sweaty little professors. Anticipating the teachers’ needs, the suit features: • Chalk dispenser in the gloves • Pointer extending from the right forefinger • Helmut mounted laser beam to select students’ discussion