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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Hello Oklahoma Higher Education Professionals,<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Summer weekends are heating up—and so are
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">OACRAO’s
<span style="color:black">plans for the first-ever <b>Oklahoma Higher Education Super Conference</b> happening
<b>October 6–7</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">This year marks a major milestone—OACRAO turns 100! With a century of history behind us, we’re not just looking back—we’re making history
together. There’s no better way to celebrate this legacy than by gathering with our higher education colleagues across the state for a Super Conference unlike any other</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Our theme,
<b>"A Century of Impact: Reflect, Renew, Rise,"</b> invites us to honor our shared journey, embrace renewal, and look ahead with purpose<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Designed by and for Oklahoma higher education professionals, the conference promises engaging sessions—including
timely conversations around federal policy changes affecting our campuses. And guess what? There’s still time to submit a session proposal!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Whether you’re in Admissions, Registrar, Bursar, Financial Aid, Assessment, Testing, Marketing, Institutional Research,
Purchasing, Veterans Affairs, IT, or any other academic or student affairs office, your voice matters. This statewide convergence is already generating buzz, and we’d love for you to be part of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">This historic gathering will be an opportunity to connect with over
<b>300 professionals</b> representing functional and technical student facing offices —all under one roof! And not just any roof, welcome to the stunning new
<b>OKANA Spa & Resort.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">We believe your expertise deserves a spotlight, and your story belongs in this room. We welcome diverse topics and perspectives from across all
institution types. Your insights can spark powerful conversations in our higher education community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Click this
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link today and help </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">us shape a conference that’s bound to impress. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If you have not yet registered for the Super Conference, you can do so here:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">If you have any questions about the conference or session proposals, please do not hesitate to contact Crystal Palacioz
at <a href="mailto:crystal.bowles@okstate.edu">crystal.bowles@okstate.edu</a> or Sara Myers-Compton at
<a href="mailto:sara.compton@ou.edu">sara.compton@ou.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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