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There will be a campuswide celebration of ok×ÊÔ´Íø’s milestone move into the BIG EAST conference at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 19, in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center Commons.

Joining the BIG EAST is a significant accomplishment for all of us, building on ok×ÊÔ´Íø’s national rise in athletic competition and as a leading institution in academic instruction and research.

Our unbridled momentum reflects the re-emergence of our successful football program under the leadership of Athletics Director Steve Orsini, June Jones and other coaches, our student-athletes and our loyal fans and supporters.

The announcement that ok×ÊÔ´Íø will move into an automatic qualifying BCS conference in 2013 is also good for our community. As Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings wrote this fall in The Dallas Morning News, “ok×ÊÔ´Íø’s goal is important for Dallas and the region — even for those who don’t consider themselves football fans. For people like me who love football, this is a no-brainer. For others, the idea that we will become a smarter, richer and more fun city should be your motivation.”

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