Walk, jog or run your way to a GREAT STUDENT (FACULTY/STAFF) BODY and earn a FREE T-shirt! Walk, jog or run 50, 75 or 100 miles by the end of the Fall semester and be well on your way to having a physically fit, "GREAT" Student Body. Participation is open to all current UAM students, faculty and staff. Mileage must be completed by Dec. 16. Miles completed on treadmills, stairmaster, etc. count toward total miles. (Athletes may NOT count miles completed as part of their practice.) Sign up in the Intramural Office (lower level - University Center). Participants are required to record their weekly mileage on the official chart in the Intramural office.

Dec. 6 - The Graduate Faculty will meet at 3:30 p.m. in MCB 203.

Dec. 6 - The criminal justice club will meet Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in MCB 207.

Dec. 7 - The UAM Assembly will meet Wednesday at 3:20 p.m. in the Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts Center. If you wish to be placed on the agenda, contact Kate Stewart at stewart@uamont.edu by Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Dec. 8 - The Journalism Club will hold its final meeting of the semester at 3 p.m. in 106 Jeter.

The Alpha Chi Student Honorary conducts regular business meetings for members only during the activity period (12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.) on the second Tuesday of each month. 

Baptist Collegiate Ministries serve lunch Wednesdays at noon. First-timers eat free and everyone else eats for $2. Proceeds benefit summer mission trips and other activities.

The Forestry Club meets Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the lobby of the forestry building. For more information about the club, visit http://cotton.uamont.edu/~forestryclub/.

Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the MBSF Center (near the tennis courts).

The Social Work Club meets the first Wednesday of each month.

DREW COUNTY WRITERS - Drew Country Writers seek new members with a professional attitude and the commitment to publish. Members must produce tangible evidence that they write, though they may not have published at this point. The group meets on the third Thursday each month in the First Presbyterian Church library at 6:30 p.m.

2006 Voice Staff

Need a one-hour credit in the spring? Want to help make memories that will last a lifetime? Join the newspaper/yearbook staff and help document your college years at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.    The Voice seeks reporters, sports reporters, photographers, outdoor writers, commentators, editorial cartoonists, artists and Web technicians — not only in Monticello, but at the Crossett and McGehee campuses too!    Interested? Submit an application by clicking on the icon below. For more information, contact adviser Ronald Sitton at sitton@uamont.edu or call (870) 460-1138.

Share the joy of reading with the Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home for Children this holiday season. The School of Arts and Humanities is beginning its second annual book drive. If you would like to contribute, please bring new or nearly new books appropriate for ages 9 to 18 to the Book Tree in the MCB 112. We will also happily accept cash or checks to buy new books for the children. The books will be delivered Dec. 20. For more information, contact the Arts and Humanities Office 460-1078 or Julie Sparks at 460-1489 or sparksja@uamont.edu.

The CIS club (aka Chi Iota Sigma) is collecting coats and jackets in good condition. These will go to an area church, which takes care of cleaning and distributing them to the community. For more information, contact Terri Hopkins at hopkins@uamont.edu or Jean Hendrix at hendrix@uamont.edu.

Give an hour, save a life! - The Salvation Army Local Service Unit can use an hour of your time "manning" the bucket and ringing an official red-and-white bell to raise funds for emergency assistance in Drew County. UAM student organizations with a service mandate especially are encouraged to call 357-3966 and volunteer to ring the bell. This year's early start responds to everything being previously spent on hurricane relief. For more information, contact Linda Webster, professor of Speech Communication, at webster@uamont.edu.

A University student (at least 21 years of age), an MBA student or a confident entrepreneur will win $50,000 in start-up money from General Electric and Dow Jones for a business idea that combines environmental innovation and profitability. To learn more, go to http://www.dowjones.com/ge.

Planning to graduate in August or December 2006? Fill out and submit a graduation application to the Registrar’s Office, 102 Harris Hall, by March 1, 2006. Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate? See your adviser to review your degree audit. December 2005 and May 2006 graduation applications are still being accepted and should be submitted as soon as possible.

Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries! - If it's rechargeable, it's recyclable! Just drop off your recyclable batteries in the Physical Plant Office and they will be recycled. For more information, call 460-1018, visit www.rbrc.org or call 1-800-8-BATTERY for the drop-off location nearest you.

UAM DIAMOND DOLLS - Anyone interested in being a Diamond Doll should call Stacy Dabney at 870-723-2443.

RELAX WITH YOGA - Stretch, tone and strengthen Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6 p.m. in the U.C. Green Room through Dec. 15. Free and open to the UAM campus. For more information, e-mail Erin O'Neill at oneillc@uamont.edu.

ORGANIZATIONAL DISPLAYS – The library hosts displays of student organizations. For more information, contact Mary Heady, Special Collections Librarian, at 460-1080 or via e-mail at heady@uamont.edu.

Scholarship Opportunities

The AWS Foundation has announced several scholarship opportunities for students studying welding technology, engineering or associated careers. These opportunities exist for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Application deadlines range from Jan. 15 to March 1. Complete details and applications are available at www.aws.org/foundation.

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship program awards 80 $5,000 merit-based scholarships each year to outstanding college students who are Native American or Alaska Native. These students may be majoring in environmental sciences, agriculture, political science, natural resource management, sociology, history, science, business, health, medicine, nursing, economics or any associated field. Additional consideration includes:

• Current sophomore or juniors;
  
• Minimum 3.00 grade point average;
  
• U. S. Citizen or permanent resident;
  
• Commitment to working with Native Americans after graduation.
  
• Meeting the Feb. 1, 2006 submission deadline.

The Arkansas Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities awards several scholarships each year. Pick up applications in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall. Deadline for application submission is Feb. 27, 2006. Eligibility for consideration includes:

1. Completed application;
2. Documented disability, including completed medical form in the application;
3. Letter of good standing;
4. Three letters of recommendation;
5. Official transcript.

The Newhouse Graduate Newspaper Fellowship and Apprenticeship for Minorities underwrites master's level study at the acclaimed S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University while providing on-the-job training at the Newhouse Newspapers. Two winners per year receive free tuition, monthly stipends of $1,100, health insurance coverage and up to $3,300 in other benefits for 18 months of graduate study. To be eligible for the 2006-2008 competition, a candidate must have earned an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university in a field other than journalism (with a B average or higher) by June 15, 2006, be a United States citizen and either African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander or Native American. To apply, the candidate must submit a complete application for admission to the newspaper track of Syracuse University's master's program in Magazine, Newspaper and On-Line Journalism by Feb. 1, 2006, which requires taking the Graduate Record Examination no later than Jan. 1, 2006. The $65 Syracuse University graduate application fee will be waived for all eligible Newhouse Fellow candidates. For more information, contact the Newhouse School Graduate Records Office at (325)443-1124 or via e-mail at pcgrad@syr.edu.