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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>At Southeastern, we ask for ethnicity information on the application but have it listed as &#8220;optional&#8221;.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Clearface;color:#1F497D'>Kristie Luke</span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#1F497D'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Assoc. Dean for Admissions &amp; Records/Registrar<br>Southeastern Oklahoma State University<br>1405 N 4th, PMB 4225 &#8211; Durant, OK&nbsp; 74701<br>Phone: 580-745-2165&nbsp; Fax: 580-745-7502<br><a href="mailto:kluke@SE.edu">kluke@SE.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.se.edu/">www.SE.edu</a> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Boeh, Scott (HSC)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 01, 2011 9:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] Collection of Ethnicity Data on Application for Admission<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>There has been some recent concern on our campus over the collection of ethnicity data on our application for admission even though it is for information and reporting purposes only.&nbsp; My question is how many of you ask the ethnicity questions on your application for admission?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Thank you in advance for your responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Scott Boeh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>940 Stanton L. Young Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>BSE 200<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>405-271-2359 ph<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>405-271-2480 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>