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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>Colleagues and Friends of the OSRHE Summer Academies for Science, Mathematics
and Multidisciplinary Studies,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>As you know this has been a difficult year relative to state
funding.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This fact plays out at
every level of education in Oklahoma and every level of state government.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>The OSRHE Summer Academy Program did not lose money but neither did
we gain any funds.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We run a 3 year
grant cycle in which each grant runs for three consecutive years. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We have 16 2<sup>nd</sup> year grants and
6 1<sup>st</sup> year grants running this summer with <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><u><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>no</span></u></b><u>
grants in their 3<sup>rd</sup> year and final year. <o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>For these reasons, we will not have an RFP (Request for Proposals)
this year.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If all goes as expected,
we will be releasing an RFP next year at this time so keep the great ideas hot
and be ready to share your wonderful work with the students of Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>Thanks for all you do,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>Cindy <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=olive face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:olive;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Cynthia Brown, Ed.D.</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:
navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=olive face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:olive;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Director of Student Preparation</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=olive face="Comic Sans MS"><span
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yes'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:olive;mso-no-proof:
yes'>405-225-9156</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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