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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>
January 18, 2006</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>TO:
A&M-Commerce Faculty and
Staff
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>FROM: Joyce
A. Scott, Provost<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>RE: Improvements
in Scholarship Awards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>President McFarland mentioned at the Faculty/Staff
meeting last Thursday that we had increased scholarship awards affecting
incoming freshmen and transfer students for Fall 2006. We announced this
to the Enrollment and Student Affairs staff on December 19. Here is the
announcement:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>I am pleased to advise you that
we will increase the amounts of scholarship awards in several areas for the
2006-2007 academic year. Thanks to the careful analysis provided by Becki
Blackwell and Vice President Giddens, we have determined that, through a
combination of new funding and reallocation, we can increase the following
scholarships, effective Fall 2006:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Freshmen<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Blue
and Gold from
$500 per year to
$1,000 per year<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Academic
Excellence from
$1,000 per year to
$1,500 per year<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Presidential
from
$1,500 per year to
$2,500 per year<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> <b><u><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Transfers</span></u></b></span></font></i></em><em><b><i><u><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></i></b></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Transfer from
$500 per year to
$1,000 per year<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Phi
Theta Kappa from
$1,500 per year to
$2,000 per year<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> PTK
All-state from
$1,500 per year to
$2,000 per year.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>These increases will be effective
for new students only. There will be a modest reduction in the numbers
offered and awarded in each category to permit the increases. Vice
President Giddens will work with Ms. Blackwell to set the parameters for each
scholarship. Although we may notice a small downturn in numbers in the
first year or so, we expect student retention to improve in the out years, in
part because of the more attractive stipends.</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>In addition to these improvements,
we will look at all institutional scholarships in early January to ensure that
they are at competitive levels as well. For recruiting purposes, the
Admissions and other Enrollment Management Offices are authorized to begin
sharing the new rates of awards immediately.</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Thank you to all who contributed
to this important initiative.</span></font></i></em><em><i><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Pc: President
McFarland</span></font></i></em><em><i><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Vice
Presidents<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Deans'
Council<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Student
Affairs Directors<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>***************************************************<br>
</span></font><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Joyce A. Scott<br>
Provost and Vice President for Academic<br>
and Student Affairs<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Texas A&M University-Commerce<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P.O. Box</st1:Street><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'> 3011</span></font></st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font face=Garamond><span
style='font-family:Garamond'>Commerce</span></font></st1:City><font
face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75429-3011</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><br>
<font face=Garamond><span style='font-family:Garamond'>(903) 886-5018<br>
(903) 886-5019<br>
</span></font></span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><a
href="mailto:Joyce_Scott@tamu-commerce.edu"><font size=2 face=Garamond><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Joyce_Scott@tamu-commerce.edu</span></font></a><br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>***************************************************</span></font><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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