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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings SORA members, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to invite you at the State of Oregon Research Academy (SORA) event on March 27<sup>th</sup>, 1:00-4:00pm at the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, room 260. A networking event will be held from 1:00 pm to
2:00 pm. Presentations will start at 2:00 pm. Light refreshments will be served. We will have two presentations:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u>Research to Inform Statewide Transfer Policy for Community Colleges and Universities
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sean Pollack, University Academic Policy Specialist, Higher Education Coordinating Commission<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Julia Steinberg, Community College and Workforce Development Policy Analyst, Higher Education Coordinating Commission
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Mourn for the Dead, Fight for the Living – Workplace Fatalities in Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tasha Chapman, Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Karen Howard, Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">James Burke, Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information and details about each presentation, see the attached flyer.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you aren’t available to attend, you can watch the event live by going to
<span style="color:#244061"><a href="http://oregonresearch.org/">www.OregonResearch.org</a>.
</span>A link to the video will be available shortly before the event. You can also access the video and the presentations after the event on our website. We look forward to seeing you on March 27<sup>th</sup>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">SORA Executive Committee <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#244061"><a href="http://oregonresearch.org/">www.OregonResearch.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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