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<font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net] On Behalf Of Peaster, Rita [rita.peaster@okstate.edu]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 12, 2012 8:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shelley Lute<br>
<b>Cc:</b> oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oacrao-l] diploma names<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oklahoma State’s policy on diploma names is similar to what Julie describes below. I’ve attached our
<i>Diploma Name Preference</i> form for more details.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Rita Gearhart Peaster</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Associate Registrar</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">322 Student Union</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Phone: 405.744.3077</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #f79646; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="mailto:rita.peaster@okstate.edu"><span style="COLOR: #f79646">rita.peaster@okstate.edu</span></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Unicode MS','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Sawyer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 11, 2012 4:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Shelley Lute<br>
<b>Cc:</b> oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oacrao-l] diploma names</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Shelley:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At Northeastern, we use the name in the system with very few exceptions. However, we do allow students to substitute their maiden name for their middle name without documentation. Our policy is not to print nicknames such as Abby or Shelley.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Shelley Lute <<a href="mailto:TLute@uco.edu">TLute@uco.edu</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi everyone. Can you tell me if your university has a policy or practice for what is allowed on diplomas with regard to the student’s name? Is it required
to be the name in your student information system? Do you allow nicknames of sorts, such as “Abby” when the legal name is “Abigail”? What about cases where a student goes by a different name, such as “Theresa Michelle” but goes by “Shelley”?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I’d be grateful to hear any policy or best practice (written or unwritten) you may have regarding names on diplomas.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thank you everyone!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Shelley Lute, M.Ed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Associate Registrar – Degree Certification</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">100 N University Drive Box 151
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d"><a href="mailto:tlute@uco.edu">tlute@uco.edu</a></span></p>
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