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On
the Docket
Feb. 18-22 - International
Week. Currently, the campus hosts international students from England,
Canada, Panama, Azerbaijan, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Nepal,
Philippines and Australia, and faculty from additional countries. The International Club will host the following
events:
- Aramark will host international meals at noon each day next week in the dining hall.
- International flags will be hung in the dining hall the week of Feb. 18-22.
- An international display will take place in the Adams Room on the first floor of Harris Hall as follows:
- Monday, Feb. 18 from 1-4 p.m.
- Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. - noon.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Helping the Elderly - Alpha Sigma Tau members
sophomore Ashley Couch, first-year student Sandy Herring, sophomore Lynley
Johnson and junior Kyndall Carder pose for a picture in the University
Center while selling candy and balloons on Valentine's Day. Proceeds
will go to the elderly in Monticello to help with the high cost of
medication. |
Feb. 18 - Student Activities Board will show
a Black History Month Movie, “Men of Honor,” in the John F. Gibson University Center Green Room at
6 p.m.
Feb. 19 - Deadline to register for
Sorority Informal Recruitment. For more information, contact Lindsey
Kight at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.
Feb. 19 - Resident Hall Association
Weevil Karaoke will take place in the Green Room from 7-10 p.m. Registration will open from 6:30-7 p.m. RHA will award first, second and third prizes.
Feb. 20 - Wednesday evening, the full moon will turn a shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It is a total lunar eclipse—the last one until December 2010.
Feb. 20-22 - Sorority Informal Recruitment schedule:
- Wednesday
- Alpha Sigma Alpha - 6 p.m. in Horsfall Lobby
- Alpha Sigma Tau - 7 p.m. in Harris Hall Adams Room
- Sigma Sigma Sigma - 8 p.m. in U.C. Caucus Room
- Thursday
- Alpha Sigma Alpha - 6 p.m. in Horsfall Lobby
- Alpha Sigma Tau - 7:15 p.m. in Harris Hall Adams Room
- Sigma Sigma Sigma - 8:30 p.m. in U.C. Caucus Room
- Friday
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Bid Day - 6 p.m. in the U.C. Green Room
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Bake Sale - Members of the Phi Alpha Theta
take advantage of the holidays to make money for their organization.
Members include junior Holly Davidson, senior Adam Clemons, senior
Sherrelle Stinyard and senior Alex Davis. |
Feb. 21 - Gateway Student Support Services will
hold a Developing Critical Thinking Skills workshop in Harris Hall Room
222 at 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 - Deadline to submit an application for August or December 2008 graduation. Submit applications to the
Registrar’s Office on the first floor of Harris Hall. Contact Carol Dolberry for more information at 460-1235 or dolberryc@uamont.edu.
Feb. 23 - Hunter
Education will take place at the College of Technology- McGehee from 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., free of charge. Prior completion of a state approved Hunter Education course is
mandatory for any person with a birth date later than Dec. 31, 1968
to hunt in Arkansas. The program is administered through the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and taught through a corps of trained
volunteer and professional instructors.
For more information, call Everett Brown at 870-222-6324.
Feb. - March 14 - Spring Training 2008 for students, faculty and staff begins. To participate and schedule your initial screening contact Terri Richardson, director of Student Health Services, at 460-1051 or by e-mail.
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Student
Activities
Faculty, staff and students can take a FREE, anonymous alcohol screening here. When asked for a login name, enter UOFAMONTICELLO.
Think before you drink! - Don't let college folklore influence you to be under the influence. Learn more about alcohol and student life.
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- University Center — Green Room lobby
- Willard Hall — first-floor hallway
- Babin Business Center — first-floor hallway
- Library and Technology Center — outside Java City
- Math and Science Center — lobby at the front entrance
- Memorial Classroom Building — first floor close to elevators and second-floor hallway
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Meetings
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Tractor Jam - Ideal Construction Company employees hard at
work. They are working on reconstruction at the Willis "Leslie"
Convoy Cotton Boll Stadium. |
Bass Club - John Horn wants to start a chapter. If you would be interested in joining or if you have any questions, please e-mail Horn at jwh4522@uamont.edu.
Students for Constitutional and Human Rights - For more information, contact Michael Botts, assistant professor of criminal justice, at botts@uamont.edu.
Mondays
The U.N.I.T.Y choir rehearses at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Building, Room 133. UNITY is open to all students. For more information, call 460-1743 or e-mail unityclub@uamont.edu.
The Wesley Foundation hosts a FREE lunch sponsored by local area churches at noon at the Wesley Foundation house.
Tuesdays
The Student Government Association and the Student Activities Board meet at 12:40-1:30 p.m. every second Tuesday of each month in the U.C. Caucus Room. Any student can participate and attend meetings. Any student or organization needing an issue brought before SGA should contact Lindsey Kight, director of Student Programs and Activities, at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.
The Spatial Information Systems Club meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. in Room 209A of the Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex.
The Alpha Chi student honorary conducts regular business meetings for members only from 12:40–1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesdays of each month.
U.N.I.T.Y Club meets at 7 p.m. in 204 Memorial Classroom Building. UNITY is open to all students. For more information, call 460-1743 or e-mail unityclub@uamont.edu.
Wednesdays
Baptist Collegiate Ministries serve lunch at noon. First-timers eat free and everyone else eats for $2. Proceeds benefit summer mission trips and other activities.
The Chess Club meets at 3:30 p.m. in Room 316 Babin Business Center.
The Forestry Club meets at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the forestry building. For more information about the club, visit its Web site.
The Social Work Club meets the first Wednesday of each month.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Sigma Tau Gamma - The oldest fraternity at
UAM show off their new members at an interest meeting held Wednesday,
Feb. 1. Their chapter was first started in 1938. |
Thursdays
Creative Society meets at 12:40 p.m. outside the Patio Café. Those interested in joining the club should contact Jeffery Trotter at jat4115@uamont.edu.
The Psychology Club holds meetings the last Thursday of every month at 12:45 p.m. in MCB 315. Anyone interested may attend. The club also offers tutoring services for psychology courses.
The campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People meets at 6 p.m. in Horsfall Hall.
Drew Country Writers meet on the third Thursday each month in the First Presbyterian Church library at 6:30 p.m. Members must produce tangible evidence that they write, though they may not have published at this point.
Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship hosts "Renown" meetings at 9 p.m. at the MBSF Center (near the tennis courts). Come find out about weekly small groups and upcoming events. MBSF encourages all students to attend.
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Opportunities
The Emerging Leaders of the Arkansas Bankers Association offers scholarships totaling $7,000 to Arkansas residents who are students at a four-year university in the state. The deadline to apply for fall consideration is March 29. Applications can be found here, or in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall.
Applicants must:
- Be a resident of Arkansas;
- Have a completion of 75 hours by Dec. 31, 2007;
- Must be majoring in banking, finance or business and have plans to enter the banking profession;
- Must have an overall grade point average of at least a 3.00.
- U. S. Resident or legal alien;
- Committed to 10 months of community service;
- Proof of character, competency, commitment and cooperation as a service worker.
For information, contact Belinda Sanders at 501-707-1410. Complete applications are available here. Additional information regarding the program nationally may be found here.
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| Photo by Latoya Shelton |
| Feast fit for a King - Aramark Food Services Director Stephen Kerr assembles plates
for the Valentine's Day Pop's Concert held Feb. 14. |
Summer 2008 Internship Program Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln announced that she is now accepting applications for her summer internship program, providing students the opportunity to learn about the federal government and the nation’s legislative process. Internships are available for one of two summer session. The first session is May 27-June 27, and the second session is June 30-Aug. 1. Selected college students will work in Lincoln’s Washington, D.C., or Little Rock office.
Formal applications are available by contacting Lincoln’s Washington office or on her Web site. Completed applications for the summer 2008 program must be postmarked by Feb. 23, and should be sent to Lincoln’s Little Rock office at 912 West Fourth Street, Little Rock, AR, 72201. Please mark applications to the attention of Molly McGowan. Anyone with questions regarding the program can contact Molly McGowan in Senator Lincoln’s office at 202-224-4843.
Ross Now Accepting Summer 2008 Internship Applications - U.S. Rep. Mike Ross announced that he is now accepting applications for 2008 Congressional Summer Internship Program. In order to be considered, applicants must:
- be at least 21 years of age
- a high school graduate
- enrolled or attending a college or university
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The Sallie Mae Fund will award more than $2 million to college-bound students across the nation in 2008—09 academic year. Details, applications, eligibility and other information can be found here. Examples of award possibilities found through the Sallie Mae Fund include:
- Free searchable database of scholarships.
- American Dream Scholarship Program with the United Negro College Fund.
- Unmet Need Scholarship Program for families with a combined income of less than $30,000.
- First in My Family Scholarship Program for Hispanic-American students to attend college.
- Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund for children of those permanently
disabled in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The Arkansas Governor’s commission on People with Disabilities will award several student scholarships for fall 2008. The application, including detailed information, is available here. The deadline to submit an application is Feb. 28.
The Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs awards several scholarships for various amounts annually to Arkansas residents pursuing majors in horticulture or related fields(see application for details). The Federation also submits one name to be considered by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. for an additional scholarship. National Garden Clubs, Inc. will award 34 of these scholarships for the year 2008-2009 in the amount of $3,500.
Scholarships are granted in the spring of each year for the following school year. Students may receive them from the junior year of college through graduate school. Applications for 2008-2009 should be received in hard copy at the address below by March 1. All required information on each of the forms must be typed or computer generated. In addition, complete scholarship applications may be accessed online here. Please read the information carefully; note that these scholarships are for legal residents of the U.S. attending colleges within the U.S. Students who are not Arkansas residents must apply through their state's Garden Club Chairman.
Job Opportunities
UAM College of Technology-Crossett- Vacancies:
- Instructor - Electromechanical Technology Instrumentation
- Instructor - Computer Maintenance/ Networking
- Instructor - Mathematics
- Director of Instruction
Campus Jobs
Upward Bound Department is seeking Van Drivers for the spring 2008 semester. Van drivers work Wednesday afternoons and evenings. Pay: non-student van drivers $7 per hour. Student van drivers $6.25 per hour. Minimum requirements include:
- high school graduate
- at least 18 years of age
- have a clean driving record
- be able to safely operate an eleven-passenger van on a pre-assigned route.
Student Support Services accepting applications for accounting tutors. Qualifications:
- At least a 2.50 grade point average
- At least cumulative 3.0 in major area tutored
- Recommendation of a faculty member in major area
- Must demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of academically under prepared, educationally and economically disadvantaged college students
- Must demonstrate the ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds
Finance and Administration Accountant needed. Qualifications: Minimum qualifications include the formal education equivalent of a baccalaureate degree in accounting or a related field and one year relevant experience.
Interested parties may obtain a UAM application at one of the two campus locations:
- UAM Personnel Office, Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center, Room 213, Monticello
- UAM College of Technology-Crossett, 1326 Highway 52 West,
Crossett
For more information, see visit UAM Jobs or Local Job Postings.
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Announcements
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Guest Speaker - Yewande Austin coaches student
participants for a sing-a-long. Audience participation was a large part
of her performance. |
offers a large supply of navy blue bib aprons for sale for $2 each. If you order 50 or more, they cost $1 each. The store also offers scrubs at a reduced cost. Anyone interested can contact Sharon Brown at 870-222-3085.
If you have applied for a Stafford Loan for the spring 2008 semester, and you are a FIRST TIME BORROWER or a NEW TRANSFER STUDENT, please be sure that you have completed the mandatory Stafford loan entrance counseling. If you have not completed this requirement, please complete it as soon as possible at this site. The federal government requires that you complete the entrance counseling before loan proceeds can be applied to your account. If you need assistance, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 460-1050.
Check out McGhee’s Non-Credit Class Offerings - The College of Technology at McGehee Non-Credit Schedule for January and February is available here.
Arkansas Law states that all students who were foreign born are subject to the requirements of the Arkansas Department of Health Tuberculosis Screening Program for Foreign Born University and College Students.
In order to comply with these regulations, all students born outside the U.S. must begin by completing a Tuberculin Skin Testing Database form as soon as possible. You may obtain this form from UAM Student Health Services. Upon completion of this form, you will receive further information and instructions.
Please note that students who have already submitted proof of a negative TB skin test still must complete the database form required by the Arkansas Department of Health. Students who have not completed all requirements by Friday, Feb. 22 are required by law to be administratively removed from all classes. For more information or to obtain appropriate forms and documentation, call 460-1051, email richardson@uamont.edu or visit UAM Student Health Services, Monticello Campus, on the lower level of the U.C.
Campus Connect has a new feature that allows students to view their 1098T online. All of the new students should have received the 1098T in the mail. This option is available for students that need to reprint one for some reason. The student clicks on the new option. Another webpage is displayed. This display explains about the 1098T. The student can select access my record. This will display a log in screen. The display requests the Social Security Number and last name of the student. The student can access without a pin number. If a SSN and last name is keyed in, they will be able to set a pin number for future access.
Revised Dates for the Summer II 2008 term at UAM:
- Tuesday, July 1 – Registration and first day of classes (graduate and undergraduate).
- Wednesday, July 2 – Late registration. Last day to register or add classes.
- Friday, July 4 – Independence Day Holiday. All offices and classes closed.
- Thursday, July 31 – Final exams and last day of Summer II.
- Tuesday, Aug. 4 – Conferral date for August graduates.
Writing Center - If you would like to improve your typing skills, make sure you visit our typing lessons link. Fewer typos may mean an improved grade. Improving typing skills may also make writing papers more enjoyable. The Writing Center, located in MCB 113, has tutors available to assist students with writing assignments. Please visit our Web site. Students must plan ahead when they need help with a paper because the lab is busy. The Writing Center is open at the following times:
- Monday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Thursday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
New Program Offering at COT-Crossett: Recently submitted a letter of intent to ADE for a new technical certificate program related to health information technology. The curriculum and other details of the program are currently being developed. The intent of the program is to provide individuals with opportunities to learn the basic knowledge and skills needed to become a medical assistant, medical office assistant, medical transcriptionist, medical insurance coder or medical insurance technician with emphasis on the analysis of medical records.
Join UAM's Mass Emergency Communication System. The program offered by Arkansas Crime and Information Center will alert the University community by telephone, e-mail and fax. (The agency is working toward including a text messaging system next year). The agency will provide warnings for various emergencies including a campus shooting, tornado threat, fire, violent crimes and other scenarios.
In order to perform the distribution of emergency messages, the University needs to collect a personal emergency contact number for each student. The mass communication will work more effectively if the emergency number belongs to a cell phone that each student carries with him or her.
Students are urged to go to one of the following offices as soon as possible to submit your emergency notification information:
- Monticello – Registrar’s Office – Harris Hall 102
- Crossett – Student Services Office
- McGehee – Student Services Office
These three offices will be accepting your information for the remainder of this semester.
Wireless access can be used in the library by faculty, staff, students and guests. In order to access wireless service you must install the correct software drivers on your computer. If you have any difficulties accessing wireless, please make an appointment with an Information and Technology Technician. All devices connecting to the campus network must install updated and approved antivirus software.
The Arkansas Student Loan Authority created a Web site to provide comprehensive information and access regarding student financial aid resources for Arkansans. Fund My Future provides a free scholarship search and is a clearinghouse of information specifically for Arkansas nursing and education students.
The following computer labs are available for student
use. (Please bring your UAM ID to use the computers).
Babin Business Center
- BBC 102- 4:30–8 :30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
- BBC 213- 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and alternate Saturdays 12 – 4 p.m.
- BBC 301 (Student Lounge)- 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Library and Technology Center Lab
- 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday
- 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday
- 1–4 p.m. Saturday
- 2–10 p.m. Sunday
The Library hosts exhibits of University recognized student organizations. To schedule a time for your student organization to display an exhibit in the library, please e-mail Mary Heady at heady@uamont.edu.
Official Degree Audit - If you are seeking a baccalaureate degree and you have earned between 60 and 90 hours, you should meet with your academic adviser to complete a signed degree audit for your chosen major and minor (if applicable). Once you reach the 90-hour point, you will be unable to register for classes until a signed audit is on file in the Registrar’s Office. If you’d like to know the status of your degree audit (whether one is on file or not), please contact the Registrar's Office at 460-1034.
Praxis Test-takers - The Educational Testing
Service announced Praxis test-takers will now only be required to pay a
registration fee one time during a testing year. For more information,
please visit the Praxis
Web site.
The Office of Finance and Administration keeps a formal log of vending machine problems on the Monticello campus. All drink or snack machine problems should be reported to Sharon Bulloch at 460-1023 or e-mail bulloch@uamont.edu. In addition to providing the location, please indicate if the Coca Cola machine contains cans or bottles when reporting problems.
Visit the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center on the Monticello campus from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday and 2-10 p.m. Sunday.
The Patio Café now takes phone-in orders at 460-1376 Monday through Friday for lunch (11 a.m.–2 p.m.) and dinner (4–7 p.m.). Visit the Web site for menus and prices.
Get a cup of Joe at Java City! The coffee shop inside the Taylor Library and Technology Center opens Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-3 p.m., and from 5-9:30 p.m. Sunday - Thursday. For more information, call 460-1876 or visit Java City online.
Visit the University Bookstore on the Monticello campus weekdays from 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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