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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left'><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> Thursday, January 04, 2007
7:33 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Presidents<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Council on Instruction;
Council on Student Affairs<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> FW: Statehood Day</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'>Dear
Presidents :</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'>As you
know, the Governor declared November 16, 2007, Statehood Day, and
has encouraged schools and higher education institutions to celebrate
by declaring a holiday. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education is supporting this holiday and encourages institutions to
do so. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'>Since
distributing this information, there have been questions regarding State
Regents' calendar requirements to meet the "in-class" credit
hour standard. As you know, State Regents' policy, <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">"3.19 Academic Calendar"</font></i></em> sets
the requirements for a sixteen week semester and instructional minutes required
to earn credit hours. While State Regents' approval is required to reduce
the number of academic <strong><b><i><u><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-style:italic'>weeks</span></font></u></i></b></strong><em><i><font
face="Times New Roman"> </font></i></em>in the standard semester, Statehood
Day may be accommodated through the <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">"3.19.5
Competency-Based Learning"</font></i></em> section of the calendar policy
which states, <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">"....There are
alternatives to reliance on a time-in-class as the basis for determining
academic credit-hours earned. The achievement of academic credit-hours
should be linked to demonstrated student learning either through regular class
assignments and evaluations or demonstration of competencies. It is the
responsibility of the faculty of each institution to translate student
demonstrated competencies to academic credit-hours earned." </font></i></em>Adjustments
to academic calendars may be made, or, since most institutional calendars are
set, institutions and faculty may use discretion as described above.
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'>Please
contact me if you have questions or concerns.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'>Phil</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=1 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dr.
Phillip K. Moss</span></font><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:maroon'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Chancellor </span></font><font size=2 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
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