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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Dear Russ College students,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B0F0">Do you have a co-op or internship</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B0F0">for </span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#1F497D">Spring</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#00B0F0"> Semester?</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#00B0F0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We hope you’ll tell us </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">about it, and that
<b><i>you’ll complete one of the two attached forms</i></b>.  <b><u><span style="color:#1F497D;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you do not complete the course for credit and are gone a full semester (fall or spring), you will need to re-enroll upon
 your return to Ohio University.</span><span style="color:#1F497D">  </span></u><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:white;background:green;mso-highlight:green">If you receive financial aid during the school year, please contact the Financial Aid office to see how your financial aid will be affected if you enroll/do not enroll
 in the course.   We suggest any student who is away working during the semester contact the Financial Aid office to check on the status of  your financial aid package.</span><span style="color:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Option 1 (register for course credit):</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">If you would like for your co-op/internship to be listed on your college transcripts, please complete the “course registration form” to
<span style="color:black">be registered for ET </span>1910/2910/3910/4910</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.  Please note that the Russ College no longer receives funding to provide scholarship money to course registrants. 
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">By registering for the course, you are responsible for paying for the 1 credit hour plus any associated fees.</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">  The exact cost to you will depend on if you
 are on one of the OHIO Guarantee plans or not.  <b>Fee charts for the various plans can be found on the Bursar’s website: 
<a href="https://www.ohio.edu/finance/bursar/tuitionfees.cfm#_">https://www.ohio.edu/finance/bursar/tuitionfees.cfm#_</a> for you to see what the one hour course would cost you.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> 
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">  </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">There are no meeting times for the class. You’ll complete an evaluation at the end of your work term and your co-op/internship supervisor will complete an evaluation at
 the end of your work term. You will also write a brief summary of what you did during your co-op/internship at the end of the summer.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">  It’s a quick and simple way to obtain academic credit for your work experience. 
<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Benefits for you include:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">  Listing on your official college transcripts to show that you worked a co-op/internship assignment; for ETM
 majors, the course counts towards your electives for your degree; <span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">
for those hoping to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) license, work experience listed on your college transcript counts toward the 4-year field work requirement to obtain the license if the work experience occurs after the completion of your sophomore year
 (the only way for the work experience to be listed on your college transcript is to be registered for this course).</span>  
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">Option 2 (reporting purposes only):</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">If
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">you do not want to register for an ET course, please fill out the attached “reporting purposes only” form so that we can have an accurate count of Russ College students who complete
 co-ops and internships.</span></b>  <span style="font-size:12.0pt">These numbers are shared with your departments and advisory boards, as well as perspective student families.  By reporting your co-op/internship to us, you will help the Russ College keep accurate
 statistics on how many of our students complete co-op experiences and internships during the summer. 
<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#1F497D;background:lime;mso-highlight:lime">Please remember that if you do not enroll in the 1 hour  ET course during Fall or Spring Semester,  you will need to re-enroll to Ohio University
 upon your return.  This requires filling out a re-enrollment form which can be found on the Registrar’s web page.  For any other questions regarding re-enrolling, please contact the Registrar’s Office.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"> 
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">  <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:red">Please return forms to Dean Pidcock (<a href="mailto:pidcockd@ohio.edu"><span style="color:red">pidcockd@ohio.edu</span></a>) or Brenda Sinclair (<a href="mailto:sinclab1@ohio.edu"><span style="color:red">sinclab1@ohio.edu</span></a>)
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">as soon as possible or at the latest by January 26.</span>
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Dean Pidcock, M. Ed.
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Director</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Office of Professional Experiences</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Stocker Center 119</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1 Ohio University</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Athens OH 45701-2979</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">T: 740.593.0894<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">F: 740.593.4960<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white"><a href="mailto:pidcockd@ohio.edu"><span style="color:blue">pidcockd@ohio.edu</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#006633;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Russ College of Engineering and Technology</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/engineering"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">www.ohio.edu/engineering</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ohio.engineering"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue">www.facebook.com/ohio.engineering</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/russcollege"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">www.twitter.com/russcollege</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Brenda Sinclair, BBA
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Administrative Specialist</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Office of Professional Experiences</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1 Ohio University</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#666666;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Athens OH
<a href="tel:45701-2979"><span style="color:blue">45701-2979</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Galliard BT",serif;color:#62594E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
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