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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello OFFN Participants!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope you are having a great December!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The OneNet team would like to update you on our OFFN activities as we continue to expand the network!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFN5 – Oklahoma City University is working on science drivers, and we are working to finalize Cameron University’s connection in the FISTA building.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFN6 – College of the Muscogee Nation, Murray State College, Rogers State University, and Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology are all trained and working on science drivers. RSU has completed their results report!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFN7 – Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Rose State College are connected and working on science drivers. We will reach out to Western Oklahoma State College soon to provide training. We are still finalizing connectivity for MidAmerica
Christian University and OSU Biomedical Imaging Center.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFN8 – Most of the equipment has arrived and is being configured. We hope to start equipment installation in January for Connors State College, Eastern Oklahoma State College, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Oklahoma Panhandle State
University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OFFN9 – NSF just awarded OFFN9 to upgrade Langston University and University of Central Oklahoma to 100G connectivity! More to come on this project…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We encourage you to continue to promote OFFN connectivity on your campus with our
<a href="https://onenet.net/oneoklahoma-friction-free-network/">OFFN video and handout</a>. We also encourage you to read our most recent
<a href="https://onenet.net/offn-supercomputers-and-fast-connectivity-making-the-impossible-practical-for-oklahomas-higher-education-institutions/">
OFFN update</a> (written before the OFFN9 award).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will reach out after the first of the year to touch base on new connections and science drivers.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like an individual conversation for your campus, please let me know and I’ll set it up.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for all you do to make OFFN a success on your campuses!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">April<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#2E74B5">April Goode, MBA SPP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://youtu.be/zbHGrTtpG9k"><span style="color:#2E74B5">Watch our highlight video to learn how OneNet delivers service across our state!</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director of OneNet Strategic Planning and Communications<br>
OneNet/Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<br>
405.225.9251<span style="color:#2E74B5"><br>
</span><a href="mailto:april@onenet.net"><span style="color:#2E74B5">april@onenet.net</span></a><span style="color:#2E74B5">
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