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Good morning,</div>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">We are excited to invite you to join us on <b>Thursday, July 16, 2026</b>, at the <b>PHF Conference
Center in Oklahoma City</b> for an informative <b>free workshop</b> on the latest updates and processes for <b>OSRHE scholarship and grant programs</b> (agenda attached).</span></p>
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This workshop is a great opportunity to stay current, connect with colleagues, and gain valuable insights from OSRHE program experts.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Funding and Legislative Update</b> by Dr. Colbi Beam, Associate Vice Chancellor for State Grants and Scholarships</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Oklahoma’s Promise </b>presentation by Kanika Brown, Scholarship & Grant Administration Director and Alan Hernandez, Scholarship Specialist III</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant (OTAG) and Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant (OTEG) </b>presentation by Linette McMurtrey, Scholarship & Grant Administration Director, Neenu Varughese, Scholarship
Specialist II and Calvin Ong, Scholarship Specialist II</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Oklahoma National Guard Educational Assistance Program </b>presentation by Linette McMurtrey, Scholarship & Grant Administration Director and Calvin Ong, Scholarship Specialist II</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b> Reach Higher: Oklahoma’s Adult Degree Completion Program </b>presentation by Tisha Bradford, Reach Higher Manager</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Oklahoma Rising Scholars Program/Other Scholarships </b>presentation by Wei-Ju Gange, Scholarship Programs Coordinator</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Inspired to Teach Program</b> presentation by Grant Zehrung, Coordinator for Teacher Education Scholarships & Incentive Programs</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Update on State Tuition Waivers</b> presentation by James Vaughn, Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" role="presentation" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Financial Aid Data Submissions: Validation and Warehousing </b>presentation by<i> </i>Chris Grillo, Assistant Director of Data Warehousing and Renae Brill, Data Engineer II</div>
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Please register by <b>July 1, 2026</b>. Each participant must complete the registration form using the link below:</div>
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We encourage you to share this email with your department and any other departments that may benefit from this training.</div>
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We look forward to seeing you!</div>
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at <b>wgange@osrhe.edu</b>.</div>
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Thank you, and we hope to see you at the workshop!</div>
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