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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Attached below you will find the message
that Interim Chancellor Moss sent to the presidents yesterday regarding the
budget hearings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Schedule: The hearings will be held
October 3 – 5 at the State Regents’ offices.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Donna Combs (405-225-9434) will be
scheduling the sessions with the office of each president. As Chancellor
Moss has noted, we will try to accommodate other meetings scheduled for those
days in this office. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Materials: Regents will have a copy
of each institution’s budget needs survey for FY2008, which is due in
this office September 29. In addition, Regents will have a one-page
profile of each institution that we will ask you to review in advance. We
are currently working on those profiles and hope to have the data entry
completed by this Friday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If you have any questions, please contact
Sheri Mauck (405-225-9201.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Moss,
Phil <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 18, 2006
4:49 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Bernard, Dr. Richard; Boren,
Dr. David; Britton, Terry; Bryant, Dr. David; Cumby, Dr. Randy; Cunningham,
Janet; Devane, Dr. Larry F.; Feaver, Dr. John; Hays, Dr. John; Haysbert, JoAnn;
Johnson, Dr. Glen; Kinzer, Dr. Joe M.; Mayle, Dr. Glenn; McGrew, Wynona;
McKeon, Tom Dr.; Nero, Dr. Donnie L.; Pennington, Dr. William D.; Rafes, Dr.
Richard; Ross, Dr. Cindy; Schmidly, Dr. David; Sechrist, Dr. Paul W.;
Utterback, Dr. James; Webb, Dr. Roger W.; White, Dr. Joe; Wiley, Dr. Joe;
Williams, Dr. Larry<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Maletz, Maryanne<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Budget Meetings</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>Dear
Presidents :</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>At the
last meeting of the Council of Presidents, Maryanne Maletz mentioned the State
Regents' intent to have special committee meetings where presidents would be
invited to present the budget needs of their respective campuses.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>Those
meetings will be scheduled for October 3-4-5 at our offices. We expect
that each president will have a 30-minute time period, with the exception of
the two research universities, who will have one hour. While that week
will be full with the other meetings already scheduled (the Presidential Summit
on Tuesday, and the Council of Presidents' Committees & Council meeting on
Wednesday), we hope that having them occur that week will enable you to avoid a
separate trip to our offices. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>The
specific details, times, and format of the meetings will be forthcoming, but I
wanted to provide the heads up for your planning purposes.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>Thanks,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Palatino Linotype"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:maroon'>Phil</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dr. Phillip K. Moss</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=1
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;
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