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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=810030021-08092004>This
is the information that James Purcell mentioned this morning on the additional
Brain Gain grants that will soon be awarded. The proposal deadline is
October 1. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">OSRHE SCHOOLS CAN APPLY FOR BRAIN GAIN
GRANT</SPAN></FONT> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I wanted to
alert you all to a Brain Gain related Request for Proposals to support
campus-based intervention strategies designed to increase retention rates,
graduation rates or degrees earned. The OSRHE has allocated $750,000 to support
campus-based strategies that support Brain Gain goals. The attached file
provides the RFP details.</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The RFP
requires the institution to identify institutional-specific issues related to
retention and graduation and suggest strategies for resolving them. The
following link provides institutional-specific Brain Gain information that may
be of help in producing the RFP, should your institution choose to apply for it.
<U><FONT color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><</SPAN></FONT></U><A
href="http://sysres.osrhe.edu/~jpurcell/Braingainweb/braingainworkingpapers.htm">http://sysres.osrhe.edu/~jpurcell/Braingainweb/braingainworkingpapers.htm</A><U><FONT
color=blue><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">></SPAN></FONT></U></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Feel free
to contact Jim Purcell (405-225-9176) or Laura Tyree (405-225-9164) if you have
further questions. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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