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<span class="normaltextrun">AIR leaders have an important impact upon AIR and the future of the profession. If you are a member of AIR, you </span><span class="advancedproofingissue">have the opportunity to</span><span class="normaltextrun"> help choose your
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<span class="normaltextrun">The AIR Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC) has produced a slate of outstanding candidates for Vice President, Members-At-Large, and NEC Members. Now it’s your turn to help shape the future of AIR by voting! They would like
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<span class="normaltextrun">Please take a few minutes to </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airweb.org%2Fabout-air%2Fwho-we-are%2Fgovernance%2Felection&data=02%7C01%7Cjennifer.ivie%40tulsacc.edu%7Cadc70242556443c25d5108d69bffa9fa%7Ceb5d9dc493c645578c2390ef7fa05b96%7C0%7C0%7C636867919720860824&sdata=54VUm%2BwwgKF7pc0ZBB2NKle5OYuCcL1eUTfUKrOQsJU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">learn
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<span class="normaltextrun">Thank you for your help in selecting future leaders in institutional research!</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">Jenn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">President, Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Jennifer L. Ivie, Ph.D.</span><span style="color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Director, Institutional Research & Assessment</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Tulsa Community College</span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#222222">“…data provide a powerful prompt for campus engagement, courageous conversation,
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