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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Lisa Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Assistant Director of Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black">E-mail Recruitment to Participate in Research
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<p><span style="color:black">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">My name is Kylie Smith and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Oklahoma conducting a survey on the role of high school personnel in facilitating student access to the Oklahoma’s Promise program in which the
<b>first 300 respondents who complete the survey will receive a $5 Amazon gift card</b>. I am contacting you, in particular, to participate in this study because you are engaged in preparing students for college at an Oklahoma high school. Your experiences
and insight into this process would provide a valuable contribution to this project.
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<p><span style="color:black">My colleague, Elizabeth Bell, and I are studying how changes made to the Oklahoma’s Promise program by the state legislature have impacted the experiences of high school personnel (counselors, administrators, etc.) and students
in the application process. Specifically, we are interested in learning more about the role of high school personnel in helping students navigate the Oklahoma’s Promise application process in the midst of programmatic changes, including those made with regard
to eligibility requirements. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">If you would like to participate, please follow this link and complete the survey:
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3OY8AWtEqwy27Rz" target="_blank">https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3OY8AWtEqwy27Rz</a>
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<p><span style="color:black">The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete and consists of multiple choice and open-ended responses. While identifying contact information will be collected in the survey for the purposes of distributing the $5
Amazon gift card, all data will be kept strictly confidential and only approved researchers will have access to it.
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<p><u><span style="color:black">Participation in this study is completely voluntary and you may withdraw from participation in the survey at any time without penalty.</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Please feel free to forward this e-mail to other appropriate high school personnel with similar responsibilities in assisting students with the college preparation if they would like to participate in the study.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">If you have any questions, concerns or comments about this study, I may be contacted by e-mail at
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:kylie.smith@ou.edu" id="LPlnk555585"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">kylie.smith@ou.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> or by phone at (405) 570-7882.
Elizabeth Bell may be contacted by e-mail at </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:bell3922@ou.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">bell3922@ou.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> or
(512) 492-5594. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">Dr. Deven Carlson serves as the faculty advisor for this research study. Dr. Carlson may be contacted by e-mail at
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black"><a href="mailto:decarlson@ou.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";font-weight:normal">decarlson@ou.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal">
or by phone at (608) 354-9824. </span><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<p><span style="color:black">Thank you for your time and consideration.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Kylie Smith </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">NOTE: The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution.
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Approved by the IRB for study #9317.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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