UAM Assembly Meeting Discusses New Loan Program

Staff Writer         Managing Editor

 
  
   The Assembly discussed a new loan program among other topics in the Memorial Classroom Building Dec. 2.

  The UAM Financial Aid Office will be offering new loans, which will be available to the students through government aid.

   The loans will be more direct, considering the students will have to deal with the school on the loans services rather than several different lenders. The Financial Aid Office thinks this will be more manageable for students rather than the way the loan currently processes. In this system, the Federal Government will be the only lender, rather than the several private industry lenders.

   “We have made the decision to move away from private loans to direct loans exclusively,” Jay Jones, vice chancellor for Finance and Administration, said.

   The University will have the hands on authority over the loaning process from beginning to end. This will go into effect immediately on July 1, 2010.

   Jones also talked about the new software conversion, which will take effect July 1, 2010. The new administrative software will require new IDs for everyone, a new logo and log on procedures.

   Provost David Ray praised the several schools for offering pubic presentations of research.  He said there was an increase in student research activities on campus, especially in reporting these activities.

   Forestry Resource highlights research in its graduate students in public forums. Ray said that its always neat to go over there and see what they are doing and producing.

   Other schools who present papers in public forums include Social and Behavioral Sciences in the area of Political Science and Social Work, English Department, Agriculture and the Science Department.

   “I’m sorry I haven’t mentioned all the units doing that, but we are doing more of that,” Ray said. “I especially encourage faculty to go to these events and provide encouragement for the students.”

   Ray also talked about the honor the School of Education received Dec. 1. Ray said The School of Education received an e-mail form NCATE saying they thought their accreditation was so successful and that their assessments were good. They were going to redo their website and they would like to use the School of Education’s assessment as a model for the rest of the nation.

  “Of course, I think Dr. Doss agreed to do that,” Ray said.

   The Academic Appeals Committee had seven appeals brought before them and all seven have been approved. Sandra Watson, instructor of English, said the violations consist of late ACT scores, transcript delays and minor infractions.

   The Curriculum and Standard Committee reported several changes to many courses. The general education requirements for the Survey of Civilization courses I and II and World Literature I and II will no longer be grouped by time periods, but can taken as World literature I and Survey of Civilization II or visa-versa. The Bachelor’s of Art Degree received three new courses.

   The Middle Childhood Education Program modified into two emphasis'. The Arts and Social Study emphasis and Math and Science emphasis. They lost five general studies classes.

   Other schools received class changes such as the School of Math and Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Arts and Humanities.

   The Advancement Development Department received five more donors raising the number to 76, and will need 24 donors to complete their goal for the Centennial Circle. 

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