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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dear TAMUC Students,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">“The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act is designed to make prospective students aware of the university’s commitment to providing equitable athletic opportunities for its men
and women students. Any co-educational institution of higher education that participates in a federal student aid program must prepare an EADA report by October 15. Institutions must also report data to the U.S. Department of Education via this online survey.
This is a mandatory survey. <br>
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Data collected in this survey will be published by the Office of Postsecondary Education on the Equity in Athletics Data Analysis Cutting Tool website located at
</span></i></b><a href="http://ope.ed.gov/athletics" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">http://ope.ed.gov/athletics</span></i></b></a><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">
. This data is also published on the university’s Higher Education Opportunity website located at
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/financialServices/ProceduresDocumentsForms/AccountingReporting/default.aspx">http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/financialServices/ProceduresDocumentsForms/AccountingReporting/default.aspx</a></span></i><span style="color:#1F497D">.</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D">
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For a paper copy of this report, please contact the Financial Services Department at 903-886-5043.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sarah Baker</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> |
<b>Director</b><i><br>
</i>Accounting & Financial Reporting | Texas A&M University-Commerce<b><br>
</b><a href="mailto:Sarah.Baker@tamuc.edu">Sarah.Baker@tamuc.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">P.O. Box 3011 | Commerce, TX 75429-3011<br>
Tel. 903.886.5045 | Fax 903.886.5899 | <u><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/">www.tamuc.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
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<b>Texas A&M University-Commerce</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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