<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<p style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Congratulations to NSU for hosting another successful
<a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.oklahomaresearchday.com/" href="https://www.oklahomaresearchday.com/">
Oklahoma Research Day</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a style="text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" title="https://www.oklahomaresearchday.com/" href="https://www.oklahomaresearchday.com/">
</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">event! Thanks to all who attended and presented.</span></p>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Please see below for various opportunities.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Christine Fisher</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Coordinator of Grant Writing and External Funding Assistance</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
655 Research Parkway Suite 200</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Oklahoma City, OK 73104</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<a data-linkindex="0" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA9c746d36-78c5-6604-c5fd-5991be4fd4fe" href="mailto:cfisher@osrhe.edu">cfisher@osrhe.edu</a></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
T: 405-225-9265</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<img size="13228" style="max-width: 1871px;" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D5F860.453EF380" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:c2dfae31-293c-4dea-9ab3-f4cc04fa6bd0">
<img size="7786" style="max-width: 1871px;" alt="cid:image004.png@01D5F860.453EF380" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:a5f980a6-7d9c-4999-bb8f-e1bfd90c4195"></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b><u><br>
</u></b></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<b><u>Professional Development Opportunity: The Bruman Group EDGAR Academy</u></b></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) is pleased to host a grants workshop presented by
<b>The Bruman Group</b> on <b>June 26, 2026</b>, in Oklahoma City.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Nationally recognized for its expertise in federal grants management and education law, The Bruman Group will provide its
<b>EDGAR Academy</b>—a conference-level training designed to r</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">eview and discuss the requirements and changes to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and its Uniform Grants Guidance (UGG) counterpart.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> This
is a unique opportunity to access high-quality, national training right here in Oklahoma. We hope you will join us for this valuable professional development opportunity.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
Additional details and registration information are available here:<br>
<a style="margin: 0px;" data-end="819" data-start="751" data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://bruman.com/product/edgar-academy-oklahoma-city-june-26-2026/" class="x_x_x_decorated-link x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA5f253e05-6ab7-025b-7909-8e7605034582" href="https://bruman.com/product/edgar-academy-oklahoma-city-june-26-2026/">https://bruman.com/product/edgar-academy-oklahoma-city-june-26-2026/</a></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
<b><u>UCO Hosting Oklahoma STEM Summit </u></b></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
UCO will be hosting the inaugural EPIIC@UCO: Oklahoma STEM Summit on March 26<sup>th</sup>. This event is funded by an NSF Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) grant. A flyer for the event is attached and includes a link to register.
The event is<b> free</b> to attend.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: black;"><b><u>Oklahoma Research Day at the Capitol April 27, 2026</u></b></span></p>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="14" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/okepscor.org/calendar/research-day-capitol-0__;!!IMGxvw!HkKYNWZ2PrYi-eHN4pMPpO1W1Ry5Aa5c_ZRmv9bgy81lzuUmxjRZ1iR7hzLl3_FCnppYwFFP9W6pDmo$" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAc76d9ff5-c42e-6d47-0b0d-ccda78ac7b6b" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/okepscor.org/calendar/research-day-capitol-0__;!!IMGxvw!HkKYNWZ2PrYi-eHN4pMPpO1W1Ry5Aa5c_ZRmv9bgy81lzuUmxjRZ1iR7hzLl3_FCnppYwFFP9W6pDmo$">Research
Day at the Capitol | OK EPSCoR</a></u></span></p>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Research Day at the Capitol was established 31 years ago to showcase the outstanding undergraduate research being conducted at Oklahoma’s colleges and universities in the areas of science
(including social science), technology, engineering, and mathematics. The prestigious event is sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (OK EPSCoR), and the National Science
Foundation.</span></p>
</div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;">Please direct any questions you may have about Research Day at the Capitol to:<br>
Honey Bryan<br>
Outreach Coordinator<br>
Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR<br>
(405) 744-7645</span></p>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<p style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in 0in 6pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><b><u>Applications Now Accepted for Free STEM Summer Academies on College Campuses</u></b></span></p>
<div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1335bdf8-c00c-13bf-d3bf-7367501a628f" href="https://okhighered.org/2025/03/summer-academies2025/">Applications Now Accepted for Free STEM Summer Academies on College Campuses - Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</a></div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px 0in 1rem; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;" class="elementToProof">
STEM Summer Academies, sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, are open to upcoming eighth- through 12th-graders. Each academy explores the latest trends in science, technology, engineering and math through fun, hands-on activities and
innovative technology as students experiment both in the classroom and outdoors. Many academies also include field trips to some of the state’s top companies and science facilities.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="elementToProof">
<span style="color: black;">The 2025 academies will be offered by 14 Oklahoma colleges and universities in June, July and August. The 17 unique academies will be offered statewide and last from four days to two weeks. Some academies require students to live
in the campus residence halls, while others require that students travel to and from campus each day. This year, there are seven residential academies and 10 unique commuter academies. Academy descriptions and contact information are available at
</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 79, 153); font-weight: 500;"><u><a style="color: rgb(0, 79, 153); text-align: left;" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1224e95f-861d-518b-c5af-d265b88f01d1" target="_blank" href="https://okhighered.org/summer-academies/">https://okhighered.org/summer-academies/</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">. </span></div>
</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
<b><u><br>
</u></b></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);" class="elementToProof">
<b><u>Apply for the America250 Programs Grant—Oklahoma Department of Libraries</u></b></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" id="Signature">
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
ODL invites public and tribal libraries to take advantage of this special grant offering up to $2,500. Draw inspiration from the manual and bring America250 programming to your library with grant funding.</div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA80a0e6ee-7f1d-ae79-12a3-c555c8ef6215" href="https://oklahoma.gov/libraries/lib-dev/grants.html?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=">Grant Resources</a></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);" class="elementToProof">
<span style="background-color: rgb(230, 231, 232);"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 70, 70);" class="elementToProof">
<span style="background-color: rgb(230, 231, 232);"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="elementToProof">
<br>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>