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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I wanted to pass along this press release. Anyone
within the financial aid community is welcome to attend if you will be in the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tulsa</st1:place></st1:City> area! If you
have questions, please feel free to contact me!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Vicki Hendrickson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
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color:black;font-weight:bold'>U.S. Secretary of Education to Speak at TU
Convocation Sept. 12<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#336699" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#336699'>Published on 8/23/07</span></font><font
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size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will address The
University of Tulsa’s Fall Convocation ceremony on Sept. 12. <br>
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Spellings will address TU’s class of 2011 during the annual event to be
held 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Donald</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">W.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Reynolds</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
Convocation is the first formal celebration to open the new academic year. All
faculty, staff, students and friends of the University are invited to attend. <br>
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TU President Steadman Upham extended the invitation for Spellings to speak at
TU’s convocation after the two officials participated in a 10-day
educational mission to <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> organized by
Spellings. Upham was one of 12 university presidents selected to join in this
historic visit.<br>
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Spellings, who was sworn in as the education secretary in 2005, is the first
mother of school-aged children to serve in that position. Her stated goal is to
ensure that every young American has the knowledge and skills to succeed in the
21st century. She has partnered with states to implement and enforce the No
Child Left Behind Act, which commits our schools to bringing all students up to
grade level or better in reading and math by 2014. The law has led to rising
test scores and shrinking achievement gaps in states across the country.<br>
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She also has been a leader in reform to make education more innovative and
responsive. She supported teachers with new financial incentives for gains in
student achievement and parents with new educational choices and options. She
announced new rules to ensure that students with disabilities and English
language learners are educated to the highest standards. She also proposed a
landmark Plan for Higher Education that would improve accessibility,
affordability and accountability.<br>
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Prior to her tenure as Education Secretary, Spellings served as Assistant to
the President for Domestic Policy, where she helped create the No Child Left
Behind Act and crafted policies on education, immigration, health care, labor,
transportation, justice, housing, and other elements of the President’s
domestic agenda. <br>
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Previously, Spellings worked for six years as Senior Advisor to Governor George
W. Bush with responsibility for developing and implementing the Governor’s
education reforms and policies. From the White House and the Statehouse to the
school board and college campus, Spellings has been involved with education
policy at every level.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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