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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our research administrators and sponsored programs directors and staff members are our college and university unsung heroes! Please congratulate and thank one today for their tireless support of Oklahoma Higher Education!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell","serif";color:black">NATIONAL RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR DAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">National Research Administrator Day is observed annually on September 25. This is a day to recognize the contributions made by administrators every day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Research Administrators and Managers serve an important role in supporting research. They serve the faculty and researchers,
protect the institution or organization and assure sound stewardship of sponsored research dollars. Research Administration is found in many types of organizations around the world. It’s in higher education from liberal arts colleges to research universities,
health and medical institutions, research institutions, federal and both for-profit and non-profit organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Starting with a small number of individuals in the late 1940s until present day, with thousands of acknowledged professionals
world-wide, research administrators and managers provide value and expertise to the global research enterprise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">OBSERVE</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Take your favorite Research Administrator or Manager to lunch to thank them for all they do. Take photos and post on
social media using #ResearchAdministratorDay<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">HISTORY</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">National Research Administrator Day was submitted by National Council of University Research Administrators in August of 2015. The Registrar
at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Research Administrator Day to be observed annually on September 25.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#1F497D">Dr. Linda Mason<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator of Grant Writing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9486 desk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-706-8757 cell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">405-225-9230 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:lmason@osrhe.edu"><span style="color:blue">lmason@osrhe.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/"><span style="color:blue">www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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