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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="color:red">Chancellor Johnson asked that we forward this reminder from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to the Oklahoma financial aid community.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">To: AASCU Presidents, Chancellors and Government Relations staff<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">From: Ed Elmendorf, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Analysis Barmak Nassirian, Director of Federal Policy Analysis Makese Motley, Assistant Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Re: DOD MOU Deadline on SEPTEMBER 5-Penalty LOSS of Tuition Assistance<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Reminder: September 5th is the Deadline for Completion of the DOD MOU signing and approval process<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">As of August 6th, only one-third of the institutions that received military Tuition Assistance last year (2013) appear on the Participating List of Institutions who have signed the revised version of the DOD Voluntary Education Partnership
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In order to continue participating in the DOD Tuition Assistance program after September 5, ALL institutions MUST submit and sign an MOU confirming their commitments to the program. For the most current list of participating
institutions, go to: <a href="http://www.dodmou.com">http://www.dodmou.com</a>>. Click on “Participating Institutions”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Institutions who plan to participate but have not yet submitted a Department of Defense Verification Application, are encouraged do so as soon as possible to avoid Tuition Assistance problems for servicemembers enrolled this fall. If
your institution has already submitted your DoD MOU Verification Application, kindly disregard this message.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Failure to complete the verification and approval process by September 5th could result IN LOSS OF TUITION ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR INSTITUTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 6th. The MOU signing process requires that Department of Defense personnel verify
and approve the completed Verification Application before tuition assistance will be approved. Currently the application processing, verification, and approval process can take 7-10 days to complete the full process.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">If you have additional questions please contact Makese Motley, AASCU Assistant Director of Federal Relations at 202-478-4652 or at
<a href="mailto:motleym@aascu.org%3cmailto:motleym@aascu.org">motleym@aascu.org<mailto:motleym@aascu.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Contact Us<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Makese S.Motley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Assistant Director, Federal Relations and Policy Analysis<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(202) 478-4652<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="mailto:motleym@aascu.org%3cmailto:motleym@aascu.org">motleym@aascu.org<mailto:motleym@aascu.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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