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On the
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| Photo by Linna Jones |
| Artist in the Making - Senior Mandy Rambo
brushes glaze onto a soup-size clay bowl. Rambo is in Scott Lyken's Ceramics class. |
April 7-May 19 - The UAM-College of Technology-McGehee will have Basic Cooking 101 taught by Paul Smith. The cost is $56 and registration will take place on the first night of the class. For more information contact Sharon Cantrell at 870-222-5360 extension 5250.
April 7 - The Institute Management Accountants will meet at 12 p.m. in the Babin Business Center 302. IMA will elect officers for the 2008-09 school year at this meeting. If any member sold Yankee Candles, they can pick their order up at any time. Call Becky Phillips at 460-1111 to make arrangements for pick up. When you receive your order, please make sure that all items were received and that nothing was damaged. If you have missing/damaged items please write down the item number and description and get it to Phillips as soon as possible to reorder.
April 7-10 - Spring Fling Activities: All activities are free to all current students. For more information, contact Director of Student Programs and Activities Lindsey Kight at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.
- April 7 –
- NASCAR Simulator outside of the John F. Gibson University Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Movie Night outside between the Fred J. Taylor Library and Memorial Classroom
Building at 7 p.m.
- April 8 –
- Rock Wall outside of the U.C. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Quad Bungee Jump outside of the U.C. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Hypnotist Michael Anthony will perform in the U.C. Green Room at 7 p.m.
- April 9 –
- Bath Tub Racing outside of the U.C. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Movie Night outside between the library and MCB at 7 p.m.
- April 10 –
- Sand Volleyball Tournament at the Sand Volleyball Courts at 3 p.m.
- Crawfish Boil at the Sand Volleyball Courts beginning at 5:30 p.m.
in the U.C. Caucus Room at 12:40 p.m.
April 8 - The Collegiate Social Work Organization will meet to elect officers for the 2008-09 school year. The meeting will take place in MCB 204, located across from the Social Work Office, at 12:30 p.m.
April 9 - Gateway Student Support Services will hold a communication workshop
entitled "What's Your Communication Style" at 3 p.m. in Harris Hall 222.
April 9 - The Southeast Arkansas Cornerstone Coalition monthly meeting will take place April 9 at 2 p.m. at the Star City Civic Center in Star City. The discussion will focus on Tourism and Quality of Life in the Cornerstone Region. The input of the Southeast Arkansas community and Cornerstone Coalition supporters is important so we may help improve tourism and the quality of life in our region. For more information, contact Jo Anne Smith, executive director of the Southeast Arkansas Cornerstone Coalition, Inc., at 460-1224 or smithj@uamont.edu. Visit the Coalition Web site
for additional information.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Gather Round - Members of Alpha Sigma Alpha
have a get together outside of Jeter Hall. The Alpha Sig's had a
"Find Your Big/Little Sister" Wednesday, April 2 and exchanged gifts. |
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April 10 - Methods and Technology of Exercise Science will hold a "Live Great in 2008" workshop in Willard Hall 218 at 12:30 p.m. Students will learn about weight loss guidelines, benefits of exercising and food facts.
April 10 - Regina Vaughn will present her Senior Voice Recital at the Harris Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
April 10-11 - The seventh annual UAM/Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival takes place on April 10 and 11 in the Memorial Classroom Building Auditorium. All films are free and open to the public. Show times are:
- April 10 - 8:10 - 9:30 a.m., 11:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:40 - 3 p.m.
- April 11 - 8:05 - 9 a.m., 9:10 - 10 a.m., 10:05 - 11 a.m., 11:05 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 2:05 - 3:30 p.m.
April 15 - The Creative Society will host Mocha Madness in the Patio Cafe at 7 p.m. Free coffee and treats will be provided. Bring your own coffee cup. If you would like to sign up to perform your original poetry, prose, music or display your artwork, contact Gary Marshall at marshall@uamont.edu
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Student Activities
Take the Online Dining Styles Survey and sign up
for the chance to win a Bose i-Pod Sound Dock. Click here to take the
survey.The survey provides Food Services with information to improve
the dining hall.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Head Artist - Scott Lykens, assistant
professor of Art, cleans around the bottom a bowl with a sponge.
Students not in the Ceramic class or not in Ceramics II helped by
making clay. |
UAM alumni, students, friends and family are invited to Family Night at the Naturals during the inaugural weekend at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale when the Northwest Arkansas Naturals play the San Antonio Missions Saturday, April 12. For more details visit the Web site.
Student Government Association Election Registration - Anyone interested in running for SGA can get a packet from the Student Programs and Activities Office between March 31 and April 11. For more information, contact Director of Student Programs and Activities Lindsey Kight at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.
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.
Read the New York Times! - Pick up your free copy of "All the News That's Fit to Print" at these locations:
- 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
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.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Training - Occupational Resources trainers
Matthew Parry and Brett Price discuss ways that would help Taco Bell
restaurant general managers and assistant managers run their local
stores more consistently. The trainers met on the university campus. |
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 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 on Monday's at the Wesley Foundation house, located next to the tennis courts with a little pond in front.
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 Collegiate Social Work Organization meets every other Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. in MCB 204, located across from the Social Work Office.
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.
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| Photo by Linna Jones |
| Craftsmanship - Senior Lisa Higgins starts
to pour glaze out of a bowl. Higgins helped glaze many bowls for the
Empty Bowls Project. |
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 of the 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.
Thursdays
The Theater Club meets every other Thursday
upstairs, above Java city in the Fred J. Taylor Library at 12:40
p.m.
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 Memorial Classroom Building 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
Scholarship Opportunity - College of Technology-McGehee will offer an
opportunity to receive a scholarship on April 24. In order to win you
must write a technical written exam (minimum score required) and fill
out a registration form (registration deadline is April 14). For the
registration form or other questions call Sharon Cantrell at 870-222-5360.
The event will take place April 24 at 5:30 p.m. at McGehee campus
(participants only, no guests.) All registration forms may be faxed to
222-1105 or mailed to P.O. Box 747, McGehee, AR 71654. Awards include: Overall Winner who wins tuition for an associated degree in general technology (one overall winner - maximum 64 credit hours), and First-Place Winner who win tuition for technical certificate (6 winners, one
per program area - maximum 64 credit hours).
April 1-30 - Alpha Chi will take donations for
the PAWS Animal Shelter. They will take bags of dry dog food or canned
dog food. For more information on PAWS call 460-0877. Monetary
Donations may be made (on behalf of Alpha Chi) direct to PAWS or
by visiting Commercial Bank. The drop-off locations on campus are the
MCB lobby and the Motor Pool Warehouse.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
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Service - Seniors Robert Jackson and Von Mixon serve food to first-year students Connor Linde and Joseph Lockwood in the cafeteria. Jackson and Mixon provided community service for the campus during the first part of Kappa Week. |
- graduate in May 2008
- transfer to another school following the spring 2008 term
- enroll less than half time at UAM during the fall 2008 semester
- do not plan to enroll at UAM after the Spring 2008 semester
The federal government requires that you complete a mandatory exit counseling session within 30 days of withdrawing or falling below half time. For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at 460-1050 or go by Harris Hall 300.
The UAM College of Technology McGehee will sponsor
a noncredit Microsoft Excel 2003 class April
7-May 8. Classes will take place in the Workforce
Training Center in Monticello on Mondays and Thursdays from 6-8 p.m.
Tuition costs $80 and materials will cost approximately $30. Students
can register and pay tuition the first night of class. For more
information, contact Sharon Cantrell at 870-222-5360 or cantrells@uamont.edu
Scholarship Application from the Drew County Retired Teachers - If you are a graduate from Drew County High School who has completed an accumulated 30 or more college semester hours, you are eligible for a $1,000 scholarship payable at $500 per semester.
The applicant must show intent to enter the teaching field either by course selection or by written statement from a professor or adviser. A current transcript showing hours accumulated and GPA must accompany the application. An incomplete application will not be considered. Finalists may be interviewed. Applications must be postmarked by June 15.
Applications may be picked up at the School of Education, Willard Hall from Frances Jordan, Kimberly Johnson or Sue S. Martin's office in Willard Hall 113.
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| Photo by Linna Jones |
| Ceramics 101 - Junior Monica Strickland
stirs to glaze ceramic bowls. Diners at the Empty Bowls event will be able to pick out a
bowl made and glazed by students in the Ceramics class. |
The Arkansas Association of Special Education Administrators has five scholarships available for the 2008-2009 school year. The amount of each scholarship is $1,000. To be eligible, applicants must:
- be an undergraduate junior, senior or a graduate student studying
in the Special Education area.
- submit a complete application (any incomplete applications will not be considered).
- if selected, be able to attend the AASEA Summer Conference in Little Rock, where chosen recipients will be announced.
- see Sue Martin in the School of Education for an application
packet.
- submit an application no later than April 11.
The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity will host the 2008 Bass Classic Tournament on Lake Chicot in Lake Village April 12 at the Conley Bayou Access from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The entry fee is only $80 per boat and includes a free tournament T-shirt. There is also a $10 optional fee for Big Bass.
- First-place prize of $1000 (guaranteed if 25 boats participate)
- Second-place Prize of $500
- Third-place Prize of $250
Entry packets can be picked up at the following
locations: Simmons Bank in Monticello, Spencer’s Marine in Pine Bluff,
Farmer Bank & Trust in Camden, Bank of Bearden in Bearden and
Crossett Marine in Crossett. If you have any questions or would like to
request an entry packet you may call or e-mail TKE members Brad Sears
at 870-723-1779 (cbs1021@uamont.edu) or Matt Bowers at 870-718-0686
(mnb0004@uamont.edu). All mailed-in entry
packets and payments must be received no later than Wednesday,
April 9 to: Matt Bowers, 927A North Chester Street, Monticello
71655; or you may bring your entry packet to the boat ramp with no late
fee.
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Something to Talk About - Doug Blackmon speaks to Ron Sitton's Introduction to Journalism class. Blackmon wrote the book entitled "Slavery by Another Name." |
Read the Foliate Oak Online's April 2008 issue. The online literary magazine publishes monthly and accepts poetry, prose and art submissions. To submit your creative works to the Foliate Oak, please read the submission guidelines, and send your work as an attachment to The Foliate Oak Online.
The 2008 Best of the Foliate Oak Online is almost ready for the big unveiling. We will reveal this year’s print edition at Mocha Madness. Many of you wonder what it takes to get published in our award-winning magazine. We’ll be doing a live performance of our staff at work.
Come to the Patio Cafe at 7 p.m. the evening of Tuesday, April 15. Don’t forget to bring your own poem, prose or song to perform for everyone.
City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock offers AmeriCorps
program education awards for students ages 17-24.
Additional criteria for consideration includes: be a U.S. resident or
legal alien; be committed to 10 months of community service; and demonstrate
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.
The Society of American Foresters administers Ben Meadows
Natural Resource Scholarships - Juniors and seniors enrolled
in a natural resource program, may be eligible for one of two
scholarship opportunities worth $2,500 each. Applications are accepted
until June 30. For more information and
applications visit the Web site.
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 9/11 Education Fund for children of those permanently disabled in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Search one of the largest free scholarship searches on the Web. At Find Tuition.com, you get fast, free access to one of the world's largest resources for finding college money. Features include:
- Explore 1.7 million scholarships and grants worth more than $7 billion.
- Search by eligibility, major, college and more.
- Zero in on scholarships and grants that match your unique strengths-from high.
- Grades to sports skills.
Black College Dollars is a directory of scholarships for African-American students available here.
Job Opportunities
The Upward Bound Program - The following jobs are available: Residence Hall Supervisor, Stepping Tutor/Counselor, Tutor/Coordinator, Bridge Mentor, CDL Drivers and Van Drivers. Other certification required for the following positions:
- Medical Coordinator
- Full Time Teachers: English, Mathematics, Science
- Part Time Teachers: Debate, Technology and Spanish
For detailed information on each position please visit the UAM
employment opportunities home page. Please send cover letter; resume; and names, addresses,
telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three professional references
(off-list references may be checked) to Kelli Johnson, Upward Bound
Counselor, P. O. Box 3629 UAM, Monticello, AR 71656l; or e-mail: johnsonkel@uamont.edu or phone 460-1010, fax 460-1909. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
position is filled. UAM is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Summer job opening - Available at the cotton
entomology program at SEREC (Agriculture Building). Contact Eric Howard
or Scott Akin for more information at 460-1091 or apply at the
Agriculture Building.
- Instructor - Electromechanical Technology Instrumentation
- Instructor - Computer Maintenance/ Networking
- Instructor - Mathematics
- Director of Instruction
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Alice Guffey-Miller - Miller is speaking to
an intrigued crowd. Miller was looking for volunteers to help her with
this project. |
Campus Jobs
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.
and return it to Harris Hall 219.
Resident Life Assistants Needed - Minimum qualifications are as follows: 2.5 cumulative GPA, 30 semester hours completed before fall 08, great people and organizational skills and experience living in a residence hall environment. The stipend pays 12 hours of full tuition and fees and full room and board. If you feel you have what it takes pick up an application at the Residence Life office located in Harris Hall room 214. For more information call at 460-1045 with any questions. Applications will be taken until April 11.
For more information, see visit UAM Jobs or Local Job Postings.
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Announcements
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Watchful Eye - Gary Marshall listens intently while his wife "Alice Guffey-Miller" speaks. Miller discussed her plans for her public art project. |
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 and emphasis 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 an official audit has already been submitted, please disregard this reminder. If you’d like to know the status of your degree audit (whether one is on file or not), please contact Carol Dolberry at 460-1235 or stop by the registrar’s office (first floor of Harris Hall).
Nursing students need to see their faculty adviser
to plan their schedule. Appointments should be made in advance to
facilitate questions or any concerns that you may have. Faculty have
sign-up appointment sheets on their office doors. The Division
Secretary will assist you in making appointments, however you must see
your faculty adviser for course advisement and input. Most faculty are
available for Monday, Tuesday and Friday. For more information, contact
Tiffany Marshall in the Division of Nursing at 460-1069.
The Bookstore will close at 4 p.m. on Fridays.
AT&T offers discounts to UAM employees and
students. Visit the AT&T Premier Web site
to sign up for the discounts. For more information, contact Procurement
Manager Gay Pace at 460-1140.
The McGehee Factory Outlet Store 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 McGehee’s Non-Credit Class Offerings - The College of Technology at McGehee hosts several non-credit class March through June. Registration and tuition are accepted on the first night of class. Note, fees do not include books or cards. Refunds are not available once class begins. For more information, contact coordinator Sharon Cantrell at 870-222-5360.
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Search Your Heart: Learn how to live healthier lives through nutrition classes, educational seminars, physical fitness sessions and complimentary health screenings. You can reduce your risk for heart disease and stroke. Once a month beginning March 24 until June. Classes will take place on Mondays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the McGehee campus. No cost.
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Customized Training for Business: Come to the McGehee campus at your convenience to learn more about business. Designed to help individuals and businesses compete in today’s fast‐paced market by providing them with up‐to‐date skills and certifications. We offer a wide range of programs with flexible scheduling at an excellent value, all taught by some of the best professionals in business and industry. Customized courses can be provided either at our training facilities or on‐site at your location.
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Basic Cooking 101: Learn a new cooking skill, brush up on your cooking techniques or start at the very beginning in the kitchen with this series of cooking lessons. Whatever your goal, you will have fun learning all about spices, herbs, flavorings and much more. April 7 – May 19 on Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the McGehee campus. Cost is $56. Paul Smith will instruct the course.
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Microsoft Excel: This class is packed with practical techniques to save you time and money. You will create colorful charts for your business while learning the basic functions of Excel spreadsheets. Basic computer skills are necessary. April 7 - May 8 on Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Monticello Workforce Training Center. Cost is $80. Veronica Studards will instruct the course.
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| Photo by Eric Bell |
| Show and Tell - Alice Guffey-Miller shows the SEAARK Boats'
sea maiden. Miller's art project will honor the Peg Newton Historic
Arkansas Museum Foundation. |
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 Student Health Services. Upon
completion of this form, you will receive further information and
instructions.
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 web page 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).
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Wednesday, July 2 – Late registration. Last day to register or add classes.
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Friday, July 4 – Independence Day Holiday. All offices and classes closed.
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Thursday, July 31 – Final exams and last day of Summer II.
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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:
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Monday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Thursday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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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.
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| Gateway Workshop - Gateway Student Services tutor Jimmie Sue Wade assists students with their scheduling for the upcoming Summer and fall semesters. (from left, clockwise) Sophomore Troy Dillard, senior Adrian Walker, tutor Jimmie Sue Wade, first-year student Danyel Bourand, junior Winfred White, junior Andre Haywood and junior Hiram Sumlin discussed academic planning. |
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 to Monticello – Registrar’s Office – Harris Hall
102; Crossett – Student Services Office; or 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
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BBC 102 - 4:30–8 :30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday
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BBC 213 - 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and alternate Saturdays 12 – 4 p.m.
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BBC 301 (Student Lounge) - 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Library and Technology Center Lab
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8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday
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8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Friday
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1–4 p.m. Saturday
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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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