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<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Was Friday not the most
beautiful day in history? Gosh it was pretty. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>You may have heard that OU
purchased the Banner student system software last month. Yes, we're very
pleased. We're even more pleased that UCO finished their conversion to
Banner last year and OCU is in the middle of converting from SIS+ to
Banner.....it always helps to have someone close by to share
with. And, no, I'm NOT saying misery loves company. When
will we go live? The plan is for financial aid to begin using Banner for
the 09-10 award year. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>We have kick-off meetings
early next week and some of the staff dedicated to the project will move to the
project offices across campus at the end of next week. From our
office, Brad Burnett and I will be dedicated to the project---Brad as the
project director for the functional users (Recruitment, Admissions,
Registration, Academic Records, Bursar, Financial Aid, the whole shooting
match). and I'll be the "functional lead" for financial aid.
For those of you who know Rick Skeel, our director of academic records, he's
heading up the "Student System" group (Admissions, Registration, Records,
etc.). Other people from our office will have tasks and
provide information, but I have to make sure the financial aid stuff gets
done. Brad has to make sure the whole thing gets done. I'm
not worried. He managed the project to bring the CPS to the web
for Pearson....a little thing you know as "FAA Access". He knows how
to get it done. In fact, when searching for a project name, that
was the first suggestion, "Project Git-R-Done". (No, we don't
have a name for it yet.) </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Brad will be moving next
week, I won't have to move until later this fall because I won't be totally
full-time on the project til then. Yes, we're moving
out....it's definitely not up. You know that little ratty office
where you stick the auditors? Yeah, well, we have a little ratty old dorm
in Cross Center. I mean OLD...it was old when I got here as a
freshman. Yeah, that's OLD. No elevators. I'll be on the fourth
floor---when this is over, I'll either be fit or dead. The big
positive is it has a basketball hoop out front, so I can work on my hook
shot. (Yeah, right, for being a big fan, I've never shot a
basket in my life.) I've lived in worse places as a
student....and Brad's been in the Army. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>We're tough, we'll be fine. And, hey,
it's only 2 years. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>What about the financial
aid office? Shoot, what do I care, I'll be working on Banner and shooting
hoops. No, really, everyone here is pitching in really well. We will
be hiring a couple of people to help "back-fill" as Brad calls it. I
always visualize a back-hoe operator when he says that. You'll see more
about those jobs when we've figured out what they'll do and what we'll call
them. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Why am I writing to you
now? To give you a little heads up that I won't be as accessible as I have
been in the past. Yes, I'll still have a phone (same #) and email, but my
time and my focus HAS to be on the new system, not the functional everyday
operations of the financial aid office. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>I'll still read the
listservs and the NASFAA news and do things like the 1040-Simple Needs Test
chart. If I see questions out on the listserv that I have time and
expertise to respond to, I'll do that...but it may take a while.
That's something for my 'spare time'. But, no, you won't be able to
just call me whenever you want to ask a question or discuss a policy. As
I've told our staff, there will be no more "just one quick question" stuff and
that goes for my colleagues too. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>For new aid officers that I
met on Thursday and said you can contact me if you need help....you CAN.
But, it may not be me that helps you---I may hook you up with another Okie
aid officer who is equally capable of helping you.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>You probably won't see me
at OASFAA or SWASFAA, depending on the schedule. Yes, I do get to go to
NASFAA this year---I'll be at the Omni so contact me if you want to get
together. I'm reasonably sure we won't be invited to any
big parties this year </FONT><FONT face=Wingdings>K
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Wingdings></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Oh, and I'm experimenting
with different voicemail greetings to use when the project starts. Let me
know what you think of my samples below......I'm partial to #8.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750143721-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Pam</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pam McConahay</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Assoc. Dir., Compliance, Training & Lender Relations</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>University of Oklahoma Financial Aid Services</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>1000 Asp Avenue, Room 216 </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Norman OK 73019-4078</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>(405)
325-4617 Fax (405) 325-7608</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>pmcconahay@ou.edu </FONT></P>
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<DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
title=blocked::mailto:JConno1000@aol.com
href="blocked::mailto:JConno1000@aol.com"></A></DIV><I><B>Subject:</B></I>
"Out of Office"</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>"Out of
Office" email ideas <BR><BR>1. I am currently away from my desk, beating
my head against the wall. <BR>Your message will be replied to once I have
reached a level of numbness <BR>sufficient to cloud my vision to the point
I am able to formulate an <BR>appropriate response to your request.
<BR><BR>2. I am currently out at a job interview and wi ll reply to you if
I fail <BR>to get the position. Be prepared for my mood. <BR><BR>3. You
are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the
<BR>office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything
at all. <BR><BR>4. I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless
emails you send <BR>me until I return on April 1st. Please be patient and
your Mail will be <BR>deleted in the order it was received. <BR><BR>5.
Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for
<BR>the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your
message. <BR><BR>6. The e-mail server is unable to verify your server
connection and is <BR>unable to deliver this message. Please restart your
computer and try <BR>sending again. (The beauty of this one is that when
you return, you can <BR>see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and
over). <BR><BR>7. Thank you for your message, which has been added to a
queuing system. <BR>You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to
receive a reply in <BR>approximately 19 weeks. <BR><BR>8. I've run away to
join a different circus. <BR><BR>9. I will be out of the office for the
next 2 weeks for medical reasons. <BR>When I return, please refer to me as
'Marvin' instead of 'Martha.' </DIV></FONT>
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