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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This year we would like to do something a little different during our “Update” session next Friday at the Annual OASFAA Conference. We will update you on current events and issues but we would like to follow that with a short “Town Hall”
type meeting in which we would get your questions and feedback on the significant changes that became effective in 2018-19. A brief summary of those changes includes:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Elimination of payment for noncredit remedial courses in college beginning in 2018-19 (Oklahoma’s Promise)</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The second income limit will be checked each year in college beginning in 2018-19 (Oklahoma’s Promise)</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Cap on the number of credit hours paid in college beginning with 2018 high school graduates (Oklahoma’s Promise)</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Beginning in 2018-19
<b>non-resident</b> <b>Academic Scholars</b> recipients are no longer funded by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Carol, Linette and I will attend the full conference. If you would like to discuss any of these changes personally, please
catch us between sessions and let us know. Also, if you are not able to attend, please feel free to submit your questions and comments directly to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Have a great day. I hope to see you next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Irala K. Magee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Assistant Vice Chancellor for Scholarship and Grant Administration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">P.O. Box 108850<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">(405) 225-9378
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fax (405) 225-9392<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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