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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Retention efforts go hand-in-hand with default prevention. Here is a good article on the issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://blog.noellevitz.com/2013/06/20/building-grit-determination-college-completion-connecting-students-campus-resources/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAEoATACOAFAspSNjgVIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=XKPlzv5oCis&usg=AFQjCNHvaqmA5GyTM_nW7j6YafyNzs-zVQ"><span style="color:#1111CC">Building
“grit” and determination for <b>college completion</b> by <b>...</b></span></a></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mary Heid<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director for Default Prevention, Compliance, and Training Services<br>
Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP)<br>
<i>a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<br>
</i>405.234.4489 (office direct)<br>
405.234.4582 (fax)<br>
<a href="http://www.ReadySetRepay.org"><span style="color:blue">www.ReadySetRepay.org</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">The information, links, articles, and comments exchanged on this listserv are provided by a wide variety of participants and sources representing many different points
of view. Information shared by members through the listserv is meant to spur discussion and promote awareness of topics of interest; it is not meant to promote any particular viewpoint and does not necessarily represent the viewpoint of the Oklahoma College
Assistance Program or Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">.</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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