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<DIV><SPAN class=033492419-09122008><FONT
color=#000080>Greetings,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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The following announcements are on behalf of the Consortium for
student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE) at the University of
Oklahoma:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT color=black size=3><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
Institutional Research Leadership in Student Retention Awarded to Jacyln
Cameron, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">DePaul</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=black size=3><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The
Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">CSRDE</st1:PersonName>) at the <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:PlaceName> presented </SPAN>the <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">CSRDE</st1:PersonName> Institutional Research Leadership in Student
Retention Award this year to Jaclyn Cameron of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">DePaul</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. This past year’s
Symposium was held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Little
Rock</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">AR</st1:State></st1:place>, on September
29 – October 1, 2008. <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=black size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Cameron is a
research analyst at DePaul’s Office of Institutional Planning and Research. Her
paper was chosen from those presented at this year’s National Symposium on
Student Retention, for having best demonstrated the importance of institutional
research to the field of student retention and success. Her paper, titled
<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Attack of the Killer Courses: How Course
Taking Patterns Affect Retention</SPAN></I>, concerns specific courses and
subjects that can be detrimental to student success. The award included a plaque
and $1,000 monetary prize. The paper was also published in the Proceedings of
the 4<SUP>th</SUP> Annual National Symposium on Student
Retention.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Early notice on
Call for Proposals- Abstracts due February 6,
2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Next year’s</SPAN></FONT></B>
Symposium will be in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>,
on September 30 – October 2, 2009. Please consider presenting a paper.
Abstracts of 200 words are due February 6, 2009. Final papers are due May
15, 2009. Abstracts will be given a preliminary review. All
completed submissions will also be peer reviewed for presentation at the
symposium and publication in the conference proceedings. Colleagues from 2-year
and 4-year institutions are encouraged to participate. More information on the
Call for Proposals, the abstract submission process, and the symposium are
posted on our website: <A
title="http://csrde.ou.edu/ http://www.ou.edu/csrde/symposium/"
href="BLOCKED::http://csrde.ou.edu/">http://csrde.ou.edu</A> . You also can also
email the consortium at: <A title=mailto:csrde@ou.edu
href="BLOCKED::mailto:csrde@ou.edu">csrde@ou.edu</A> if you have any
questions.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Again this year there will be three prizes
given for outstanding papers, including the <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">$1000 cash prize for the paper, in any conference
track, which best demonstrates the importance of Institutional Research in
student retention efforts</SPAN></B>. Institutional Researchers were the
founders of the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">CSRDE</st1:PersonName> and continue to
serve as our advisors and institutional representatives. Our symposium has
a strong emphasis on current research and evidence based strategies.
Please consider submitting this year.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rosemary Hayes, Ph.D.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Executive Director, Consortium for Student Retention
Data Exchange</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Oklahoma</st1:State></st1:PlaceName></st1:place> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">CSRDE</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName> email:
csrde@ou.edu<BR>405-325-2158</P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>Sheilynda Stewart,
M.B.A.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><EM><FONT color=#000080>OKAIRP President</FONT></EM></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>Software Development Project
Manager</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><EM><FONT color=#000080>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>Strategic Planning and
Analysis</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>655 Research Parkway, Suite
200</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>Oklahoma City, OK
73104</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT color=#000080><EM>Phone: (405)
225-9288</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2><FONT
color=#000080><EM>Email: </EM></FONT> <EM> </EM></FONT><A
href="mailto:sstewart@osrhe.edu"><FONT
size=2><EM>sstewart@osrhe.edu</EM></FONT></A></DIV>
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