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        <Explanation>Richard Resch resigned from his position as the university on june 30, 2010. accordingly, the university has paid him severance in the amount of $33,753</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleJPartIII>
      <Form990ScheduleJPartIII>
        <ReturnReference>Part I, Line 7</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>during the current year, robert marino received a bouns of $16,697 not related to the Company Revenue and net earnings.</Explanation>
      </Form990ScheduleJPartIII>
    </IRS990ScheduleJ>
    <IRS990ScheduleL documentId="RetDoc1042800001">
      <LoanTable>
        <NamePerson>robert a marino</NamePerson>
        <PurposeOfLoan>accrued provision for president's performance bonus.</PurposeOfLoan>
        <LoanFromOrganization>X</LoanFromOrganization>
        <OriginalPrincipalAmount>105623</OriginalPrincipalAmount>
        <BalanceDue>91700</BalanceDue>
        <Default>0</Default>
        <ApprovedByBoard>1</ApprovedByBoard>
        <WrittenAgreement>1</WrittenAgreement>
      </LoanTable>
      <TotalBalanceDue>91700</TotalBalanceDue>
    </IRS990ScheduleL>
    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="RetDoc1044400001">
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11</Identifier>
        <Explanation>The form 990 was prepared by Tax consultants in cooperation with the CFO. It was then submitted for approval to the President, which is also the Legal Representative. A copy of the final 990 was provided to all trustees before filing with the irs.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Identifier>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</Identifier>
        <Explanation>the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>form 990, part vi, section b, line 14: the organization has drafted a document retention and destruction policy, which will be reviewed by the acting president (appointed January, 2011) as well as the board of trustees. the organization expects to approve the policy by July 2011.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
      <GeneralExplanation>
        <Explanation>form 990, part vi, section b, line 15: The organization is in the process of finding a new president. the organization receives a chronicle of higher education containing salary ranges for different positions, and the president's salary will be within those ranges.</Explanation>
      </GeneralExplanation>
    </IRS990ScheduleO>
  </ReturnData>
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