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(President Gary Russi\222s report included a discussion of the state budg\
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(budget cuts for fiscal year 2002-2003 will be made with input from each \
university division within the next several weeks, in)Tj
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(reaction to last December\222s 2-percent cut from the state, and the exp\
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(will cut OU\222s state appropriation by an additional 1.5 percent.)Tj
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(Permanent cuts to base budgets for fiscal year 2003-2004 will be discuss\
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(board liaisons\) in anticipation of deeper cuts from the state.)Tj
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(Director of Government Relations Rochelle Black made a presentation that\
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(Director of Purchasing and Risk Management Kate Lark gave a report that \
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(events that have occurred around the world over the past 18 months, Lark\
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(distinguished author of children\222s books. Bryan, a professor emeritus\
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(Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Virinder Moudgil\
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(The board then approved a measure that ratified editorial revisions to t\
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(The board approved the agreement between the university and the OU Unifi\
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(Michigan Education Association/National Education Association. This agre\
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(OUUPSA/MEA/NEA members this year and the two fiscal years to follow. The\
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(The board approved the refinancing of a 1997 project lease with Viron Co\
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(Vice President for Finance and Administration Lynne Schaefer presented a\
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