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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Happy Friday afternoon OACRAOans! I am forwarding some proposed updates to the OACRAO constitution and bylaws for your review. We plan to carve out a few minutes
at next Friday’s Spring Policy Workshop to review and vote on these updates (if you haven’t already registered for the workshop, it’s not too late!). Below is a summary of the proposed changes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Constitution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article II. Purpose: Minor update to OACRAO’s purpose statement, changing the phrase “…to seek continual improvement in the operation of admissions, registration,
and recordkeeping …” to include, “enrollment management and other closely related functions.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article IV. Officers: Split the single office of secretary/treasurer to two distinct offices of secretary and treasurer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article V. Committees and Representatives: Formalize the Audit Committee and designate the secretary as committee chair (currently only mentioned in the
description of the secretary/treasurer position in Article IV).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Bylaws<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article I. Fees:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Modify the billing date for annual membership dues to coincide with the July 1 beginning of state educational institutions’ fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Define OACRAO’s fiscal year to follow the calendar year (for the operating budget, audit and tax filing purposes).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article IV. Amendments: Move this article to the end of the bylaws and renumber other affected articles; no other changes to this section.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Article V. Dissolution: This is a new addition to the bylaws and is required for tax exempt organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great weekend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#FF6600">Rita Gearhart Peaster</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Associate Registrar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Oklahoma State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">322 Student Union<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Phone: 405.744.6876<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"">Fax: 405.744.8426<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#F79646"><a href="mailto:rita.peaster@okstate.edu"><span style="color:#F79646">rita.peaster@okstate.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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