From rmehl at ou.edu Wed Oct 4 10:18:10 2023 From: rmehl at ou.edu (Mehl, Ross B.) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 15:18:10 +0000 Subject: [Oacrao-l] Reminded: Still time to register for 2023 OACRAO Fall Conference! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good morning, and Happy Wednesday to all! Registration is still live for the 2023 Fall Conference: please see below for more information, and have a great day! Our keynote speaker this year is LeRoy Rooker, the "FERPA Professor". We also have fun, and informative breakout sessions available that span across the admissions, enrollment and records processes. * To register, please refer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-WB11wbdnOenA74ZhhnlDUmQiZfisTKBI0KNxtBxedQ/edit * Location: Meinders Conference Center, Oklahoma Christian University (location can be found here). Parking is FREE! * Days of Event: Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th, 2023 * Cost: $125 if registered by Friday, October 16th and $175 if registered afterwards. * Hotel Options: * Stratford House Inns (http://www.stratfordhouseedmond.com/) * Holiday Inn Express (https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/oklahoma-city/okcfc/hoteldetail) * Sleep Inn OKC North * Hampton Inn OKC North Please let us know if you need anything else, and I hope to see you there! Best Regards and pleased to serve you, Ross B. 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Jennifer can provide more detailed information if anyone needs it. Thank you! -- *Amy Dunn* Registrar Northeastern State University 701 Grand Ave. Tahlequah, OK 74464 918.444.2228 (p) 918.458.9638 (f) *Please include your NSU ID number on all correspondence.NSU has partnered with Parchment for delivery of your official NSU transcript. Electronic transcripts are $5.00 per copy and paper transcripts are $6.00 per copy. Click NSU Official Transcript Request to order your transcript. * __________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or his/her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is prohibited. 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Asylees and refugees are considered a protected class similar to permanent residents. However, that is only after approval by an immigration judge and it can take years after an asylum application has been filed. The USCIS allows applicants to obtain an employment authorization card to work but does not mean they have been approved for asylee status. The majority we see always seem to be in the process and not yet approved. It would be great to get an update or additional guidance from the Regents…maybe at OACRAO in a few weeks. 😉 Best, Kellie Kellie Dyer University Registrar Office of the Registrar | Division of Enrollment Management THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ou.edu/registrar | (405) 325-5963 230 Buchanan Hall Enrollment Management Values: Integrity + Care + Intentionality + Innovation From: Oacrao-l On Behalf Of Amy Dunn Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 10:58 AM To: OACRAO Listserve (oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net) Cc: Jennifer Nichols Subject: [Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question Good morning - we have a student who was granted asylum back in 2016 but has still not received the necessary appointment to establish residency. Have any of you come across this situation and how have you handled it as far as in-state/out-of-state tuition fees? I did some very brief investigating online and found a document from 2022 that stated Asylum Seekers are "not referenced in state policy". Jennifer Nichols (Director of Admissions & Recruitment, cc'd on this email) spent some time looking through the ORSHE website and was unable to find any information. Before we reach out to ORSHE, I thought I'd try here first. Any help/answers/resolutions you may have would be helpful. Jennifer can provide more detailed information if anyone needs it. Thank you! -- Amy Dunn Registrar Northeastern State University 701 Grand Ave. Tahlequah, OK 74464 918.444.2228 (p) 918.458.9638 (f) Please include your NSU ID number on all correspondence. NSU has partnered with Parchment for delivery of your official NSU transcript. Electronic transcripts are $5.00 per copy and paper transcripts are $6.00 per copy. Click NSU Official Transcript Request to order your transcript. __________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This email, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. 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It now includes the following: 3.18.5 Students Impacted by War Students are eligible for in-state tuition who meet the criteria for Special Student Relief (SSR) established by the US Department of Homeland Security - https://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/students/special-student-relief; or have been given Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services - https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status. The university Designated School Official (DSO) must provide a letter of verification to support SSR or TPS eligibility. Hopefully this helps a little – it’s not published yet, but it is from the most recent version of the handbook. Thank you! Amy Oltmanns, J.D. Certification and Compliance Specialist Office of the Registrar | Division of Enrollment Management THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 405-325-2336 | amyoltmanns at ou.edu ou.edu/registrar From: Dyer, Kellie J. Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 11:55 AM To: Amy Dunn ; OACRAO Listserve (oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net) Cc: Jennifer Nichols Subject: Re: [Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question Hi Amy, Historically, we’ve coded students with asylum or refugee status as international but may consider them as “in-state” for tuition purposes, if they met domiciliary requirements. We would require a petition for in-state tuition and if approved, we would award a non-resident tuition waiver. State Regent policy has specifically stated that only citizens and permanent residents are eligible for in-state status but unless I’m mistaken, there may be revisions currently being made to 3.18 with regard to refugees from conflict zones. Asylees and refugees are considered a protected class similar to permanent residents. However, that is only after approval by an immigration judge and it can take years after an asylum application has been filed. The USCIS allows applicants to obtain an employment authorization card to work but does not mean they have been approved for asylee status. The majority we see always seem to be in the process and not yet approved. It would be great to get an update or additional guidance from the Regents…maybe at OACRAO in a few weeks. 😉 Best, Kellie Kellie Dyer University Registrar Office of the Registrar | Division of Enrollment Management THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ou.edu/registrar | (405) 325-5963 230 Buchanan Hall Enrollment Management Values: Integrity + Care + Intentionality + Innovation From: Oacrao-l > On Behalf Of Amy Dunn Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 10:58 AM To: OACRAO Listserve (oacrao-l at lists.onenet.net) > Cc: Jennifer Nichols > Subject: [Oacrao-l] Asylum/Residency Question Good morning - we have a student who was granted asylum back in 2016 but has still not received the necessary appointment to establish residency. Have any of you come across this situation and how have you handled it as far as in-state/out-of-state tuition fees? I did some very brief investigating online and found a document from 2022 that stated Asylum Seekers are "not referenced in state policy". Jennifer Nichols (Director of Admissions & Recruitment, cc'd on this email) spent some time looking through the ORSHE website and was unable to find any information. Before we reach out to ORSHE, I thought I'd try here first. Any help/answers/resolutions you may have would be helpful. Jennifer can provide more detailed information if anyone needs it. Thank you! -- Amy Dunn Registrar Northeastern State University 701 Grand Ave. Tahlequah, OK 74464 918.444.2228 (p) 918.458.9638 (f) Please include your NSU ID number on all correspondence. NSU has partnered with Parchment for delivery of your official NSU transcript. Electronic transcripts are $5.00 per copy and paper transcripts are $6.00 per copy. 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URL: From sbeauchamp at osrhe.edu Tue Oct 10 15:18:18 2023 From: sbeauchamp at osrhe.edu (Beauchamp, Stephanie) Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:18:18 +0000 Subject: [Oacrao-l] State Department of Education Alternate Diploma Message-ID: <96edad093e804270aad5ce0c2f27004f@osrhe.edu> Colleagues, During a recent Tri-Agency meeting a question regarding how the use of the alternate diploma will affect admission to colleges/universities. Although it is a state-recognized diploma, it is not a standard/regular diploma. For background, HB 1041, which became effective July 1, 2023, allows individual school districts to issue alternate diplomas. Following are some sections from HB 1041: Section 1(E): A school district can issue an alternate diploma to a student with significant cognitive disabilities who participates in the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program (OAAP) by the school year in which the student turns twenty-two (22) years of age. The alternate diploma must be standards-based and aligned with requirements for a standard diploma. Section 1(I): To earn an alternate diploma, a student must complete specific sets of competencies or curriculum units in language arts, math, science, social studies, arts, computer education or world language, career readiness, and life skills. I've also attached a PDF from the State Department of Education's website that lists the coursework requirements. Admittedly I do not know much about this new type of diploma but thought I would reach out to all of you in case any of you have had discussions on your campus and/or can provide any insight. Stephanie Beauchamp, Ed.D. 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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:16:28 +0000 Subject: [Oacrao-l] REMINDER: registration still live for OACRAO Fall Conference (early bird rate expires next Friday!) Message-ID: Good morning, and Happy Friday to all! Registration is still live for the 2023 Fall Conference: please see below for more information and have a great day! Our keynote speaker this year is LeRoy Rooker, the "FERPA Professor". We also have fun, and informative breakout sessions available that span across the admissions, enrollment, and records processes. * To register, please refer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-WB11wbdnOenA74ZhhnlDUmQiZfisTKBI0KNxtBxedQ/edit * Location: Meinders Conference Center, Oklahoma Christian University (location can be found here). Parking is FREE! * Days of Event: Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th, 2023 * Cost: $125 if registered by Friday, October 20th, and $175 if registered afterwards. * Hotel Options: o Stratford House Inns (http://www.stratfordhouseedmond.com/) o Holiday Inn Express (https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/oklahoma-city/okcfc/hoteldetail) o Sleep Inn OKC North o Hampton Inn OKC North Please let us know if you need anything else, and we hope to see you there! Best Regards and pleased to serve you, Ross B. Mehl Communications Coordinator and Webmaster Oklahoma Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (OACRAO) [cid:image001.png at 01D9FDB5.F19AC420] OACRAO Website: https://www.oacrao.org/ OACRAO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OACRAO-179730768749232 OACRAO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oacrao2022/ Physical University Address: University of Oklahoma, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 1610 Asp Avenue, Room 108A Norman, OK 73072-6405 405.325.1233 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 60160 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rmehl at ou.edu Mon Oct 23 08:34:10 2023 From: rmehl at ou.edu (Mehl, Ross B.) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:34:10 +0000 Subject: [Oacrao-l] Registration for 2023 OACRAO Fall Conference closes at noon Wednesday (October 25th)! Message-ID: Good morning to all, and hope you are well so far today! There is still time to enroll for the 2023 Fall Conference, held at Oklahoma Christian University this Thursday and Friday. But, HURRY.........registration closes at noon Wednesday! To register, please refer to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBpAkH6-uPVq6taa4no_PUECOls4CmMNtrZjdA_Vs0YeSkCw/viewform?c=0&flr=0&vc=0&w=1. Look forward to seeing you there! Best Regards and pleased to serve you, Ross B. Mehl Communications Coordinator and Webmaster Oklahoma Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (OACRAO) [cid:image001.png at 01DA058B.AEA78C60] OACRAO Website: https://www.oacrao.org/ OACRAO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OACRAO-179730768749232 OACRAO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oacrao2022/ Physical University Address: University of Oklahoma, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 1610 Asp Avenue, Room 108A Norman, OK 73072-6405 405.325.1233 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 60160 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: From rmehl at ou.edu Mon Oct 23 08:54:22 2023 From: rmehl at ou.edu (Mehl, Ross B.) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 13:54:22 +0000 Subject: [Oacrao-l] Two job openings currently at Rose State College Message-ID: Good morning to all! I am pleased to announce that Rose State College has two job opportunities, please see below for more information. Pass the word around, and have a great day! Graduation Services Specialist - Midwest City, OK - Rose State College Jobs (hirecentric.com) Graduation Services Specialist - Midwest City, OK STUDENT AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES AN OPENING IN GRADUATION SERVICES POSITION: Graduation Services Specialist Description of Duties: Responsible for maintaining the accuracy, security, and integrity of institution's student database, and for generating required audits, reports and statistical data on the student population. Maintain daily requests for degree audits and applications for gra... rose.hirecentric.com Coordinator, Graduation Services - Midwest City, OK - Rose State College Jobs (hirecentric.com) Coordinator, Graduation Services - Midwest City, OK STUDENT AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES AN OPENING IN GRADUATION SERVICES POSITION: Graduation Services Specialist Description of Duties: Responsible for specific outreach and case management efforts (involving students who have completed 40 or more credit hours) to facilitate graduation as established by data queries. Reports directly to the Associate Registrar/Associate Director of Graduation... rose.hirecentric.com Best Regards and pleased to serve you, Ross B. 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