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Feb. 20 - Deadline for Assembly agenda items to be submitted for the March 1 meeting. For more information, contact Kate Stewart, professor of English, at stewart@uamont.edu. Feb. 20 - Deadline for students interested in displaying their talents for the second annual Shakespeare Festival to enter their creative variation of one of Shakespeare's works to the Theater Club. A panel of creative writers and English professors will judge submissions, which may be a one-act play, one scene or just a monologue. Winners will read or perform their entries at the Shakespeare Festival in April. For more information and guidelines, inquire in the Arts and Humanities office in 112 Memorial Classroom Building, or contact Julie Sparks, assistant professor of English, at 460-1678 or sparksja@uamont.edu. Feb. 22 - Student Health Services sponsors the
"National Eating Disorders Screening Day" from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. in the U.C. Green Room. Through Feb. 27 - The Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center exhibits United States Postal Service's commemorative stamp panes:
Feb. 27-28 - A joint state Legislative meeting on campus examines the impact of the forest industry on Arkansas. Feb. 28 – Deadline for Who's Who nominations to be submitted by your organization for the 2006 Boll Weevil yearbook. Please nominate one male and one female for each category, then e-mail your results to thevoice@uamont.edu. You may also drop off the form in the Arts & Humanities office in the MCB. Please help make your yearbook a great one. March 1 - The Assembly will meet Wednesday at 3:20
p.m in the Memorial Classroom Building Auditorium March 1 - Deadline to file for August and December
graduation. Fill out and submit a graduation
application to the Registrar’s Office, Harris Hall 102.
Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate? Are you
eligible for an Associate of Arts degree? See your
adviser to review your degree audit. Through March 13 - The Fred J. Taylor Library Art Gallery hosts the National Teapot Invitational under the coordination of Scott Lykens, assistant professor of art. Danielle Ayres, Nicole Payton, Christi Allen, Thaddeus Webb, Brad Fryer, Kelly Martin, Kasey Earl, Don Johnson and Johnathan Bradley earned invitations to Intercollegiate Band. Student Activities Feb. 21 - Kappa Alpha Order hosts a cook-out at the Jeter Hall chapter room from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Any interested UAM student is invited. Feb. 24-25 - Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi's "1911 Weekend" "Get Ready for Spring Break! Spring Training 2006" The 7th annual program encourages students, faculty and staff in their efforts to achieve improved physical health. Each trainee will participate in an independent exercise program and submit documentation for a minimum of 20 workouts by Friday, March 17. This documentation will include the type and date of the workout. Spring Training 2006 will provide regularly scheduled weight checks, body fat analyses, blood pressure checks and blood sugar assessments for each trainee upon request. Participants who submit documentation of 20 workouts will be entered into a drawing to win a UAM Exercise Center T-shirt. For more information contact Terri Richardson at (870) 460-1051, e-mail richardson@uamont.edu or visit Student Health Services. Think before you drink! - Don't let college folklore influence you to be under the influence. Learn more about alcohol and student life. Anonymous Alcohol Screenings – UAM faculty, staff and students can take a FREE, anonymous alcohol screening at http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/loginpage.asp. When asked for a login name, enter UOFAMONTICELLO.
Download entry forms! View this week's schedule and winners! For more information, contact Julie Gentry at 460-1046 or gentry@uamont.edu. TUESDAY, FEB. 21 University Pool - The indoor swimming pool is used for a variety of classes and Open Swim. Contact the school of Education (460-1062) for information on classes in swimming, scuba diving and aquatonics. Open Swim is a time designated for eligible users to swim laps or recreate in the pool. A current UAM ID card must be presented to enter facility. GREAT STUDENT BODY - Walk, jog or run your way to a great UAM student/faculty/staff body and earn a Great Student Body T-shirt! Sign up in the Intramural & Recreation office. Participants must record weekly mileage on the chart posted in the IM/REC office. Note: Mileage must be completed during the semester to receive T-shirt. While all current UAM students, faculty and staff may participate, athletes may not count their workouts as mileage but may run additional recreational miles. Miles completed on treadmill or stairmaster count toward total miles.
Feb. 20 - The U.N.I.T.Y choir rehearses Mondays 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. Feb. 21 - U.N.I.T.Y meets Tuesdays 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. Feb. 22 - 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. Feb.
22 - 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/.
Feb. 23 -
The Student Activities Board meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the
Gibson University Center Caucus
Room on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Any UAM student can participate in SAB (and attend meetings). For more
information, contact Robin Barker, director of Student Programs & Activities, at
460-1396 or
barkerr@uamont.edu. Feb. 23 - The Creative Society
meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.
outside the Patio Café. Anybody with any interest
is welcome to come by and check it out.
Feb. 23 - The NAACP meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. in Horsfall Hall. If a conflict
with a home basketball game exists, the meeting will be rescheduled for the
following Wednesday.
Feb. 23 - Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship hosts "Renown" meetings Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the
MBSF Center (near the tennis courts). Come find out about
weekly small groups and upcoming events. All students are encouraged to attend.
Feb. 28 - The Student Government Association meets from
12:30-1:30 p.m. in the U.C. Caucus Room on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Any student or
organization needing an issue brought before SGA should e-mail Robin Barker,
director of Student Programs & Activities, at
barkerr@uamont.edu to get put on the
next meeting's agenda. March 1 - The Social Work Club meets the first Wednesday of each month.
March 2 - The Traffic Committee meets the first Thursday of each month. March 9 - Greek Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6
p.m. in the
U.C. Caucus Room. March 14 - 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. March 16 - 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.
Drew Central will sponsor the Special Olympic's basketball games Saturday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. If interested in volunteering as a referee, bookkeeper or scoreboard-keeper, call 460-1062 to contribute to good community service. We Need Your Children! - Social work instructor Alyssa Vougas and Rick Clubb, associate professor of psychology, need children 4 to 5 ½ years old for a research study. We'll be recruiting subjects for the next three weeks or so. For more information, contact Vougas at 460-1187 or vougas@uamont.edu, or contact Clubb at 460-1587 or clubb@uamont.edu. Needed Immediately! - A certified lifeguard for the early morning lap group swim on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:45-8 a.m. Applicant must possess CURRENT certification in Lifeguard Training and Community First Aid and Safety as well as CURRENT CPR certification. Applicant must also be an extremely dependable, reliable and self-motivated UAM student. Applications are available on the Web: http://www.uamont.edu/StudentAffairs/Intramurals/ApplicationforJob.pdf or in the Intramural & Recreation office, lower level, U.C. References will be verified. For more information, call 460-1046. Creative society! - Do you like to write, draw, paint, sing, make stuff, or just be around creative people in general? If so, you should join the Creative Society! Meetings are held every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. outside the Patio Café. Anybody with any interest is welcome to come by and check it out. We are looking for a band or musician to play intermission and help us get Mocha Madness started. We also need people to help us make refreshments and set up before it starts. Be a UAM Mystery Shopper - Kern Scheduling Services is looking for shoppers to enjoy a meal at your college campus. We have EASY lunch and dinner shops available. This shop pays $14.50 and reimburses you up to $10 for your meal purchase. These shops are paid via Paypal. Apply online at https://www.sassieshop.com/2confero. For more information contact Jackie Mygrant at KSSJackie@kernscheduling.com or visit Kern Scheduling Services at www.sassieshop.com/2kern. The Foliate Oak Online seeks new submissions, artwork, photography, poetry and prose for the March issue. Don’t miss out on your chance to be recognized. If interested, please e-mail your submissions (as a text attachment please!) to foliateoak@uamont.edu along with a short bio. 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. Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate? See your adviser to review your degree audit. UAM hosts the 51st Southeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair March 2 in the Gibson University Center Gym. Jim Edson, professor of earth science, invites everyone to view the projects and extends an invitation to anyone who might like to volunteer as a judge. For more information, contact Edson at 460-1966 or edson@uamont.edu. Financial Aid - Students who are provisionally admitted or who have not finalized their registration cannot receive financial aid refunds until the provisional admission status has cleared or the enrollment has been finalized. In order to be eligible for a refund of student aid, students must be enrolled and attending classes. Students who withdraw or stop attending without officially withdrawing may be required to return a significant portion of their Federal aid. Throughout the semester, credit balance refunds are generated each Wednesday. Generally, these refunds include funds applied by the preceding Friday. Tentative refund dates for the Spring 2006 semester:
Participate in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life April 21-22 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at "Convoy" Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium. This is a great chance to take part in some community service and have fun doing so. Interested individuals and organizations should contact Sandra at home (870)367-9213 or work (870) 460-6413. A new Gaming Club will be open to the campus with free membership. Founded by Craig Greathouse, assistant professor of political science, and Roy Cabaniss, professor of managing and marketing, the club uses board games and miniatures to recreate past wars, and is considering fantasy gaming such as "Lord of the Rings." If interested, contact Greathouse at 460-1687 or greathouse@uamont.edu. Audubon Ecology Camp - Every summer the Arkansas Audubon Society offers a one week ecology camp to 11- and 12-year-old kids from throughout Arkansas. This summer's two sessions, starting June 11 and again June 18, will be held at Camp Clearfork, a National Forest Service facility in the Ouachita Mountains west of Hot Springs. Each week-long program offers campers hands-on, outdoor opportunities to study nature under the direction of experienced, knowledgeable and passionate instructors. Campers study birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants, aquatic biology and geology. Campers sleep in cabins, with adult supervisors assigned to each unit. A nurse is on duty 24 hours a day. Great (and nutritious) meals are prepared on the site. Daily recreational activities include volleyball, swimming, canoeing and hiking. The fee is reasonable–$250 per camper (well below cost, but Arkansas Audubon subsidizes the rest of the expense). Scholarships are available. For more information and applications, go to www.arbirds.org or contact the camp’s director, Liz Fulton, at efulton@aristotle.net or 501-663-9380.
UAM DIAMOND DOLLS - Anyone interested in being a Diamond Doll should call Stacy Dabney at 870-723-2443. 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. Visit the Theater Club's bulletin board to learn about current and upcoming performances of plays in Arkansas theaters. Students can now take the CLEP Precalculus exam for credit. To register for this and other exams contact the UAM Testing Center at 460-1454. Tax forms and instructions needed to file state and federal income tax returns can be found at the Fred J. Taylor Library and Technology Center, or just download and print the forms from the following links: United States Internal
Revenue Service:
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/ "DROP-IN" TUTORING SERVICES & STUDY SKILLS LAB - The tutoring labs, located on the third floor of Harris Hall, offer tutoring services Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED! Students must present a UAM ID and check in at the front desk. For more information, contact Laura Hughes, director of Counseling, Testing and Career Services, at 460-1454.
Scholarship Opportunities Pick up scholarship applications in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall. The Arkansas Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities awards several scholarships each year. Submit applications by Feb. 27. Eligibility for consideration includes:
The Arkansas Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils established a $1,000 James Jordan Rural Firefighter Scholarship to offer educational opportunities to rural firefighters and their family members. To be considered, meet the following conditions and apply by March 1:
The Arkansas Press Women provide two $500 scholarships each year. Eligibility includes:
UAM private scholarships - Students interested in applying for campus scholarships by the March 1 deadline for Fall 2006 must meet various guidelines, including major, grade point, county of residence and number of hours earned. Pick up an application for consideration in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall. The AWS Foundation 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 through March 1. Complete details and applications are available at www.aws.org/foundation. The Drew County Extension Homemakers offer two $1,000 academic scholarships for the 2006-07 term, which must be used for tuition, fees, room, board or books. Requirements include financial need, completed application, transcript and a letter of recommendation submitted by March 17. The SHARE Foundation provides the following scholarship opportunities. Students must submit the application by April 1 for the summer semester, July 1 for the fall semester and Nov. 1 for the spring semester. For more information, visit sharefoundation.com or call (870) 881-9015.
The Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators will award at least two $500 scholarships to Arkansas students. Eligibility requires enrollment at least half time in the 2006-07 term. Winners will be selected through random drawing. Only one entry per person allowed. Apply by April 15. The Association of Arkansas Counties is accepting applications for scholarships until May 1. Applicants MUST:
The Arkansas High-Tech Scholarship program plans to award 18 scholarships worth $250 per semester during the 2006-07 year. Winners will study computer information systems at the Monticello campus, or electromechanical technology and industrial processes technology at the Crossett campus. For more information, call the Arkansas High –Tech Scholarship Program at 501 682-1699. Eligibility includes:
Good Until ... When students see the warning
depicted below, they should change their password
immediately. If the password is already expired, they
must contact the information technology department in Sorrells Hall to reset the password. To change a
password, go to
http://www.uamont.edu/InformationTechnology/ChangePasswordHowTo.htm
 View UAM's new master plan on the University home page. The Patio Café now takes phone-in orders at 460-1376 Monday through Friday for breakfast (7 – 11 a.m.), lunch (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.) and dinner (4 – 7 p.m.). Visit the Web site for menus and prices. Java City now stays open later! In addition to its normal Monday - Friday hours from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., the coffee shop inside the Taylor Library and Technology Center will open from 5-9:30 p.m. Sunday - Thursday. For more information and the new menu, call 460-1876 or visit http://www.uamont.edu/StudentAffairs/FoodServices/JavaCity.htm. The Bookstore now carries apparel and gift items (shirts, cups, hats, etc) online at www.uamont.bkstr.com. Visit the division of Music's mp3 Web site at http://www.uamont.edu/music/mp3.htm. 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. Spring break dates listed in the UAM Catalog 2005-07 for spring 2006 and spring 2007 have been corrected in the online catalog to reflect the following: spring 2006, March 20-24 and spring 2007, March 19-23. Return of Title IV - Students who receive Title IV aid and do not complete at least 60 percent of the semester for which they are enrolled (Spring Term = March 26) may be required to return a portion of the Federal funds received. Title IV aid includes Pell Grants, SEOG, Perkins Loans, Stafford Loans and PLUS Loans. The withdrawal date for students who officially withdraw will be the actual date of withdrawal as determined by the Registrar’s Office. Students who cease attending without officially withdrawing are considered "unofficial withdrawals." The midpoint of the semester (or in some cases, the last date of attendance) will be used in determining the amount of aid to be returned for unofficial withdrawals. Withdrawing from the University, either officially or unofficially, may require that students return a substantial amount of the Title IV funds received. If you should have to withdraw at any point, contact the Financial Aid Office by stopping by the third floor of Harris Hall or by calling (870) 460-1050. UAM COMMENCEMENT - Commencement will be held May 12 at 10 a.m. at Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium. In case of inclement weather, commencement will move to Steelman Fieldhouse. Access your grades via Campus Connect by clicking on "Student Information & Links" at the UAM home page. To receive mailed materials from the university, your permanent mailing address must be accurate. If you’ve had a change in your address, stop by the Registrar’s Office (Harris Hall, first floor) or the Student Services office at Crossett or McGehee to complete a "Change in Student Data" form. The form should also be completed if you’ve had a change in your name, local address, or telephone number. There is no charge for making a change in your data. A photo ID is required when the "Change in Student Data" form is submitted.
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