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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Good morning Counselors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">The end of the year is getting close, some of you are finished already (the students have left the building that is)! Congratulations for making it through another year or getting close to ending
the year, YAHOO!! Give yourselves a great big hug and a pat on the back!! I know that you are not finished yet and you still have a lot to do. Hang in there and remember to breathe,
<span style="color:#92D050">summer will be here soon!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Some of you have already registered for the Summer Institute July 21 -24 at Quartz Mountain.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">If you have not and you plan to attend, please go here to register:
<a href="http://www.okhighered.org/epas/prof-dev.shtml#summer">http://www.okhighered.org/epas/prof-dev.shtml#summer</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">The agenda should be up by next week; here is a sneak peek: (<b><span style="color:#C00000">Please pay close attention</span></b><span style="color:#C00000">
</span>to the words in <b><span style="color:#C00000">red</span></b>) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lynn Jones and Melissa White from State Department of Education,
<span style="color:#7030A0">“Q & A with SDE” </span>– <b><span style="color:#C00000">please send me an email with questions that you have so they can be prepared;</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Dr. Cindy Dougherty, Dean of Students from SWOSU -
<span style="color:#7030A0">“Who Counsels the Counselor and How to Deal with Difficult People”;
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Dr. Chuck Edgington –
<span style="color:#7030A0">“Brain and the Behavior in the Classroom”; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Carol Alexander, OSRHE -
<span style="color:#7030A0">“OK Promise Info and Updates”;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Mr. Craig Bass, XAP Representative -<span style="color:#7030A0">“The new OKcollegestart.org website”,
</span><b><span style="color:#C00000">bring a laptop or an iPad;</span></b><span style="color:#7030A0">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Judy Trice and Cari Lousch, ACT Consultants -
<span style="color:#7030A0">“ACT Updates and Aspire”; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#7030A0">College Admissions Panel
</span><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">– <b><span style="color:#C00000">let me know any questions that you would like to ask,</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#7030A0">Round Table Discussions
</span><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">– <b><span style="color:#C00000">if you would like to lead a round table discussion, please send me an email</span>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">We have a lot of stuff just for you! Of course we will also have the legislative updates too. I want this time to be relaxing and enjoyable. Matt will bring his guitar and play some tunes for
you on the patio. No singing or dancing is required! (Unless you feel the need to, then you are welcome to join in)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">I hope that you have a restful summer (what you get of it!) Please be sure and take some time for yourself! Don’t hesitate to call, 580.614.1328, or email,
<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a>, if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Take care and enjoy the day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"MV Boli";color:#7030A0">Lisa Nelson</span></i><span style="font-family:"MV Boli";color:#7030A0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#7030A0">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#7030A0">Field Coordinator for Student Preparation</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#7030A0">Cell phone: 580.614.1328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">lnelson@osrhe.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/epas"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:blue">www.okhighered.org/epas</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#365F91"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4">“<i>The kids who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving ways.”</i> ~
<i>Dr. Russell Barkley</i></span><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#548DD4"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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