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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Oklahoma Grant Administrators<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font>Meeting, sponsored by the
Regents<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>,</span></font> will be held
from 9 to 11 am, Room B-138 at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Northeastern</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on">Broken Arrow</st1:City></st1:place>, on the Oklahoma Research Day,
November 14. That will give you time to browse the posters before and after the
meeting. We will have an abbreviated meeting, but still provide opportunity to
share on issues and gather statewide status data. This is a time for higher
education grant administrators to meet, share concepts, resources, and issues,
and make plans for collaborative activities. Statewide information about the
status of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>
higher education grantsmanship is provided, and we will have a discussion
focused on grantsmanship at the community college tier and at the university
tier. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please RSVP to me at <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> </span></font></span></b>by November 7 if
you intend to attend. Those who traditionally attend are Directors/Coordinators
of Sponsored Programs offices, directors or administrators of grant programs,
or administrators responsible for grantsmanship at their institution. The
agenda is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>9:00 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction
and Welcome <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>9:05&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <st1:City
w:st="on">Mission</st1:City> of Grantsmanship in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
 w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place> &#8211; Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>State of the State
Address: <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place>&#8217;s
Ranking in the Nation, Oklahoma Institutions&#8217; Grantsmanship and State Grant
Resources<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>9:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">One</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType>
Resource: EPSCoR &#8211; Dr. Jim Wicksted, Associate Director, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:place> EPSCoR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>9:50&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Q&amp;A<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Round Robin
Introductions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>10:10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tier-Based
Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Community Colleges &#8211; Dr. Penny Coggins, Vice President of Grant
Development and Applied Research, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Redlands</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Facilitator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Universities &#8211; C. J. Vires, Associate Vice President for Sponsored
Programs and Research, Facilitator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>10:45&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tier-Based Reports
and Suggestions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>11:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adjourn<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please plan to join us. </span></font><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=4 face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Linda Mason, Ed.D.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Regents for Higher
Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>655 Research
  Parkway, Suite 200</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma City</span></font></st1:City><font
 size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">OK</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">73104</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>405-225-9486</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu">lmason@osrhe.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>IP: 164.58.250.178</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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