October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Foliate Oak literary magazine's fall issue debuted Sept. 30. This issue features the following writers, as well as artwork, monkeys, the meaning of life and helpful gardening tips.

• Lee Hassler - in an epic featuring a man and a mountain
  
• Stephanie Denee Davis - waxing all poetic
  
• Lisa Braxton - with a story involving a kitchen fan
  
• Antonio Maltezos - flash fiction with foreskin in the first sentence.

Oct. 1 - Parent/Family Appreciation Day. All academic units participate by staffing a display table concerning activities, clubs and, of course, class information for majors in their departments. Students often look forward to bringing their parents, spouses or siblings to campus to meet their college professors during this event. The festivities include:

• softball and baseball games at 10 a.m.
• registration in the Gibson University Center with photo buttons and FREE child identification kits (from the Wellness Committee) from noon to 1 p.m.
• a performance by the choir
• the presentation of the "Family of the Year" award
• professional comedian/magician John Hopkins
• Chancellor's tailgate party and cookout on the south bank of Weevil Pond at 4 p.m.
• Weevil football game against Southern Arkansas University at 6 p.m.

Oct. 1 - The Turner Neal Museum of Natural History will be open during Parent/Family Appreciation Day. Not only will guests be able to view the collection of native wildlife, but a program on Monarch butterflies from 10 a.m. - noon will feature the tagging and release of laboratory-raised butterflies that will join the migration of wild butterflies headed for Mexico.

Oct. 1 - The UAM Bookstore is having a “20 percent Off” sale on all logo items in the store. In addition, several racks will be marked 50 percent off! Discounts do not apply to school supplies, or items already discounted. The Bookstore will be open Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. for all your pre-game supplies (car flags, foam hands, pom-poms etc.) prior to the football game.

Oct. 1 - Phi Beta Sigma sponsors a "Family Appreciation Day Bash" immediately after the football game at the Drew County Fairgrounds. Cover charge: $5.

Oct. 3 - Delta Sigma Theta sorority will hold a FREE GAS drawing. For a $2 donation, win up to $100.

Oct. 4 - Pi Kappa Delta and The Debate Society present the 3rd Annual Battle of the Bands and Battle of the Voices Monday at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center auditorium.

Oct. 4 - The Blossoms volleyball team hosts Central Arkansas at Steelman Fieldhouse. The match begins at 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 - An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UAM College of Technology-McGehee's Student Center. Donors with photo identification or donor cards will receive FREE T-shirts and refreshments.

Oct. 5 - Robert "red hawk" Moore, professor of English, will give a free, public reading and lecture on his four books of poetry from 3-4 p.m. in Library Conference Room A. A book sale and signing will follow.

Oct. 6 - National Depression Screening Day - UAM Counseling & Testing and UAM Student Health Services will hold FREE, anonymous mental health screenings for depression, bi-polar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in the UC Green Room Thursday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information, call Laura Hughes at 460-1454 or Terri Richardson at 460-1051.

Oct. 6 - The Board of Visitors of the University of Arkansas at Monticello will hold its quarterly meeting at 4 p.m. in the Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts Center. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, contact the Office of Media Services at (870) 460-1074.

Oct. 7 - May 2006 graduation applications due in the Registrar’s Office, Harris Hall 102. Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate? See your adviser to review your degree audit.

Oct. 7 - DEADLINE  (4:30 p.m.) for compliance with Arkansas Department of Health Tuberculosis Skin Testing for Foreign Born Students Program. For more information, contact Terri Richardson at 460-1051 or richardson@uamont.edu.

Oct. 8-9 - UAM hosts the Weevil Wars debate tournament. This free event is open to the public.

Oct. 10 - A free, public seminar features M. David Luneau, Jr., who filmed the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker when the bird was re-discovered after being thought extinct. The school of Forest Resources sponsors Monday's seminar at 7 p.m. Due to public interest in this event, the seminar has moved to the UAM Fine Arts Center.

Oct. 11 - The Assembly holds its first meeting Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. in Spencer Gallery of the Fine Arts Center. The agenda details expected discussion topics.

Oct. 11 - The 2005 Homecoming Court group picture will be taken Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. in the Gibson University Center Green Room.

Oct. 12 - The Phi Beta Sigma chapter holds its "Miss Blue and White" contest.

Oct. 12 - Sigma Apollo, the Phi Beta Sigma Talent Show, will be held in the Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. The entry fee is $5, and admission is $3. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the winner. For more information, contact Robin Barker at 460-1396 or e-mail barkerr@uamont.edu.

Oct. 13 - Breast self-exam education with FREE breast cancer awareness items from noon - 1:30 p.m. in the UC Green Room.

Photo by Will Collins

Retires — Grounds Supervisor Floyd Hardly retired Sept. 30. He began working at UAM in 1981 and has totaled up 24 years of work experience. The maintenance department held his retirement party Sept. 28.

2005 Homecoming Court:

Esbeida Arce, Student Government Association; Tori Cruz, Sigma Zeta; Karen Dodd, MBSF; LaTish Edwards, Alpha Phi Alpha; Adelia Hill, Omega Psi Phi; Courtney Levingston, Resident Hall Association; Kirby Merritt, Band; LaDana Morrison, Kappa Alpha Psi; Randa Pruitt, Concert Choir;  Brecken Stafford, Alpha Sigma Alpha; Brittany Washington, Student Activities Board; and Amanda Mistique Temple, Medical Science Club.

Social Work Club officers include President Barbara Whitted, Vice President Vanessa Crawford, Secretary Marilyn Webb, Treasurer Annette Gilbert, PR/Historian-Andreka Walker and student representatives Lauren Terrell and Andreka Walker.

Fraternity Bids:

• Kappa Alpha:  Clint Graves, Chris Hill, John Horn, Tyler Pundy and Tyler Johnson.
  
• Sigma Tau Gamma: Aaron Kulbeth, Blake Smith, Cody Cherry, Jordan Johnson, Blain Pearce, William Jessie Cantrell, Zachery Bates, Duston Bradshaw, Ismael Mondragon and Brandon Flemister.
  
• Phi Lambda Chi: Cedric Adair, Chance Day, Josh Garrison, Dustin Johnson, Thomas Platt, David Waschalk and Jason Wilson.
  
• Tau Kappa Epsilon: James Cater, Eric Brown, Brent Ross, Cody Young, John Gross, Daniel Baum and Daniel J. Dunn.

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.

Intramurals
Download Entry Forms! For more information, contact Julie Gentry at 460-1046 or gentry@uamont.edu.

Oct. 3 -Monday 3 p.m. Soccer Manager's Meeting "B"
Oct. 4 -Tuesday 12:30 p.m. Soccer Manager's Meeting "C"
Oct. 5 -Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Entries Due - Soccer
Oct. 6 -Thursday 1:30 p.m. Entries Due - Cross-Country Run
Oct. 6 -Thursday 4:45 p.m. Cross-Country Run

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.

Oct. 5 - The Forestry Club will meet at 5 p.m. in the Forest Resource building lobby. The club meets every Wednesday, and the new Constitution allows any interested student to join, no matter what their major. The Forestry Club makes money by selling firewood. Anyone interested in winter wood should contact the club. For more information, contact Chase Davis at CLD3105@uamont.edu.

Oct. 6 - The Chi Iota Sigma club meets at 1 p.m. to elect a vice-president.

Oct 11 - The Criminal Justice Club meets at 12:30 p.m. in 207 Memorial Classroom Building. If you are interested in joining, please contact either assistant professor of Criminal Justice: Adam McKee at 460-1279 or mckee@uamont.edu, or Michael Botts at 460-1710 or botts@uamont.edu.

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

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. 

U.N.I.T.Y meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in 202 Memorial Classroom Building. The UNITY 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.

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.

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

Interested in becoming a part of campus history?    The Journalism Club seeks new members to help expand our journalistic horizons. Right now exciting new opportunities for your future have become available.    We seek members with the same drive and determination shared by our existing members. Our dedication to keeping UAM’s public informed through the Voice (UAM’s online campus newspaper) drives us to work for you.    Even if you do not plan to pursue a degree in journalism, access to truth remains the cornerstone of democracy. Help us grow. We, the future of truth advocacy, need your support.    Interested individuals should contact President Todd Kelley at rtk0025@uamont.edu.

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

Do you dream of your name in film credits? "Bloodlust and Chili Dogs," a student organized film, is looking for talent. If you are too shy to be on screen, then there are plenty of off-screen positions yet to be filled. Interested persons should contact Jonathan Carr at jlc2622@uamont.edu.

The Monticello PEO Chapter will provide a $500 scholarship for one student in spring 2006. Pick up applications in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall and return by Nov. 1. Consideration requires:

• Completed application;
  
• Female graduate of Drew Central or Monticello High School;
  
• Minimum of 2.50 grade point average, with at least 24 college hours.

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.

Organization 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.

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.