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Cold front -- High winds and cold weather moved into Monticello Thursday afternoon. Temperatures dropped to 28 degrees Friday morning but reached 47 degrees that afternoon.

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Index: On the Docket || Honored || Student Activities/Intramurals || Meetings || Opportunities || Announcements

Dec. 2 - A "Star Party" begins with roasted marshmallows and hot dogs at 5:30 p.m. in the large field at Moro Bay State Park. An interpreter will guide you on a virtual tour of the solar system through a picture presentation in the field. A seasoned astronomer will point out constellations and planets in the night sky. Dress appropriately and bring telescopes or binoculars. For more information, contact interpreter Paul Butler at 870-463-8555.

Photo courtesy of COT-McGehee

Helping out -- Matt Wood, a junior pre-pharmacy major at UAM Monticello, tutors (from left) Business Technology student Felicia Harden and Early Childhood Education students Eva Platt, Faye Jenkins and Mae Thomas at the UAM College of Technology – McGehee. The Arkansas Perkins Four-Year Consortia provided funds for a tutoring lab, which is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Topics available for tutoring include basic literacy, math, English, computer skills, study skills, overcoming test anxiety, higher order thinking skills, and stress and time management. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED! Call 870-222-5360 for more information..

Dec. 3 - Visit "Super Sunday" at the Revival Center, located at 311 South Pine St. Service starts at 11 a.m. If anyone needs directions, contact Alethea Dallas-Mays at 460-1743.

Dec. 4 - Counseling and Testing Services sponsor "Surviving the Holiday Roller-Coaster" at 7 p.m. in Royer Hall. The winter holiday season brings on many emotions. Gift-giving and family gatherings bring enormous joy to many people. However the intensity of the holidays can trigger equally potent emotional lows. Join us for Christmas cookies and hot chocolate.

Dec. 4 – January 2007 – “Selections from the Spencer Collection” will be exhibited in the Fine Arts Center’s Spencer Gallery. The next show will be the Regional K-12 show from the Regional Art Educators Association.

Dec. 4 – January 2007 – “Senior Art Exhibition: Hannah Shelby” will be exhibited in the Library and Technology Center’s Gallery.

Dec. 5 - Deadline to drop a fall class or withdraw for the fall term. The Registrar’s Office in Harris Hall and the Student Services offices at Crossett and McGehee will be open until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to accept your hand-delivered drop forms or completed withdrawal forms. Depending upon the grade assigned by the instructor in a dropped or withdrawn class, a grade of W (if grade is passing) or F (if grade is failing) will be posted on your transcript. For more information, call 870-460-1034.

Dec. 5 – The Division of Music presents its Fall Choral Concert at Monticello’s Wood Avenue Presbyterian Church beginning at 7:30 p.m. Kent Skinner, director of choral activities, conducts with pianist Paul Becker, professor of Music, accompanying on piano.

Dec. 6 - Kappa Alpha Psi hosts an interest meeting at 7:11 p.m. in the University Center Caucus Room. For more information, contact Von Mixon at Onva8@yahoo.com or 601-529-2806.

Dec. 6-8 - The Grant Institute's "Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing" Workshop will be held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly. All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute. For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or visit The Grant Institute Web site at www.thegrantinstitute.com.

Dec. 7 - The Student Activities Board sponsors a Canned Food Drive Tree Contest. Student Programs and Activities will collect canned food to donate to the Monticello Food Bank Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 pm in the University Center Green Room. Each individual or organization will make a “canned tree” out of the canned goods they have gathered and stored until the trees are built. Trees will be judged based on creativity, size of the tree and individuality. The winning organization will win $50! For more information, contact Lindsey Kight at 460-1396. Submit entries by Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 4:30 pm.

Dec. 7 – The Division of Music presents its Christmas Concert, featuring music by the Symphonic Band, Concert Band and Jazz Band. Assistant Professor of Music Gary Meggs, Instructor of Music Les Pack and Assistant Band Director Robert Fellows conduct the bands, with music beginning at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Auditorium.

Dec. 8 - Last day of classes

Dec. 11-15 - Final Exams

Dec. 15 - University locker rentals expire

Dec. 20 - Fall conferral of degrees

Photo by Michael Ford

Food Drive - (from left) Veterans of Foreign Wars commander Jerry Harper, quartermaster Wayne Roberts, and members David Howard and Paul Lawson accept donations from UAM Ambassadors Joleah Oxner, a senior business administration major from Monticello, and Alex Harper, a senior spatial information systems major from Lonsdale. The Ambassadors sponsored a campus food drive for the month of November and donated the items to the VFW, which oversees the Drew County Food Bank.

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.

Intramurals
Download entry forms! View this week's schedule and  winners! For more information, contact Julie Gentry at 460-1046 or gentry@uamont.edu.

The U.N.I.T.Y choir rehearses Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the Music building, Room 133. 33. UNITY is open to all students. For more information, call 460-1743 or e-mail unityclub@uamont.edu.

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.

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 .For more information, contact Lindsey Kight, director of Student Programs and Activities, at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.

The Spatial Information Systems Club meets bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 12:30 in room 209A of the Chamberlin Forest Resources Complex.

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. 

The Chess Club meets Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in 316 Babin Business Center.

Baptist Collegiate Ministries serve lunch at noon Wednesdays. 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/.

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

The Creative Society meets Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. outside the Patio Café. 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! 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.

The Student Activities Board meets from 12:40-1:30 p.m. in the Gibson University Center House Room on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Any UAM student can participate in SAB (and attend meetings). For more information, contact Lindsey Kight, director of Student Programs and Activities, at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.

The NAACP meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. in Horsfall Hall.

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.

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.

Spring 2007 Staff

Want to help make memories that will last a lifetime? Need a one-hour credit in the spring? Join the newspaper/yearbook staff and help document your college years at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.    The Voice seeks section editors, copy editors, reporters, photographers, sports reporters, outdoor writers, commentators, editorial cartoonists, artists and yearbook personnel — not only in Monticello, but at the Crossett and McGehee campuses too!    Interested? Submit an application by Nov. 30. Get one by clicking on the icon below. Selected newspaper staffers must take the journalism lab. Selected yearbook personnel must be contact adviser Ronald Sitton. For more information, contact Sitton via e-mail at sitton at uamont dot edu,  call (870) 460-1138 or stop by 112 Sorrels.

UAM FANS WANTED! Talk about UAM, high school, professional, and other college sports. Visit the free discussion board at www.arsportstalk.net

Emergency Medical Tech - The UAM College of Technology-Crossett will offer a basic EMT course in January. For more information, call 870-364-6414.

MASTER DEGREE SURVEY - E-mail mab3110@uamont.edu to indicate if would like to have more Master Degree options than Education and Forestry. Write back yes or no, and what master degree program would you be interested in having.

Phi Beta Sigma seeks donations of coats and toys for the needy for the Christmas Holidays. If you have anything to give, find a Sigma on campus or call Joel Dyer at (870) 692-2408.

Spring Musical - The Division of Music will present the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in Spring 2007. In addition to many solo roles, the show requires a large chorus. We need singers, dancers and those that do both, to make the show a success. Chorus members need to be able to sing, but the music is not difficult. In addition, there are some non-singing roles available as well. If you are interested in a major role you will need to audition; however, to be in chorus you just need to contact Kent Skinner, director of Choral Activities. Auditions will be scheduled for later this semester, with rehearsals scheduled from 2-4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Anyone interested in being in the show should pre-register for Music Theatre Workshop. For more information, call 460-1288 or e-mail skinner@uamont.edu.

Call for Papers - The English department at Baton Rouge Community College invites submissions from faculty and graduate students to its annual spring writing conference, "Writing Matters: An Exploration of the Diverse Nature of the Composition Classroom." Papers and panel discussions are welcome in all areas relating to the composition classroom, including technology, cultural diversity, teaching methodology, interdisciplinary approaches, and writing across the curriculum. Deadline for submissions, which should be a maximum of 200 words, is Monday, Jan. 15, 2007. Selected participants will be notified no later than Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. The conference will be Saturday, April 14, on the Baton Rouge Community College campus (breakfast and lunch provided), with a pre-conference performance Friday, April 13, followed by a reception for conference-goers. We will announce our exciting performer and guest speaker very soon! Early registration is $25 for faculty, $10 for graduate students/adjuncts/retired faculty. On-site registration is an additional $5. Submissions may be mailed to:

"Writing Matters"
c/o Gail Odette Henderson, Chair
Department of English
Baton Rouge Community College
5310 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Submissions may also be sent electronically to writingmatters@mybrcc.edu. Please attach your submission as a Word document.

Show off your talent - Submit your original artwork for a chance to be featured on the cover of The Foliate Oak Online’s annual “Best of” print edition! We will accept any forms of artwork. Please submit your artwork as an attachment to foliateoak@uamont.edu. Apply by Feb. 14, 2007.

The Distinguish Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha will be holding ALPHADEMICS study sessions every Wednesday night in Bankston Hall from 6-7:30pm. Tutors will be provided.

Receive tutoring in Dendrology Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. and Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. in the Forestry Resources Building. Meet in the lobby for location of that day.

"DROP-IN" TUTORING SERVICES and 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.

• Set personal goals for your eating and physical activity habits
• Cook using healthy ingredients, shop for low-fat food, and have fun exercising
• Make your new healthy living choices last a lifetime

The University of Arkansas at Monticello has been selected to participate in a research study for Nutrition and Physical Activity being conducted by the American Cancer Society. Monetary awards are provided for your participation after each segment of the program. Participants must be 18 years of age or older, not pregnant or lactating and not currently suffering from an eating disorder. For more information, contact Julie Gentry at gentry@uamont.edu or by phone at 460-1046. Call 1-877-4R-LIVES to get started TODAY!

NASA Means Business Student Competition 2007 - This year's topic employs NASA 's space exploration mission in the promotion of science, technology, engineering and math education among middle and high school students. University students from a broad range of backgrounds are invited to employ their skills in this capstone program to design and develop:

    * A NASA STEM Education Promotion Plan, and
    * Flagship promotion projects in the form of digital video, print media, and Internet media productions.

Students studying engineering and natural science, advertising, marketing, communication, radio-television-film, journalism and other similar professions are encouraged to form  multidisciplinary teams. Read the Competition Guidelines posted at http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/nmb.

Scholarship Opportunities

The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity offers an essay contest yearly. Scholarship awards from $500-$5,000 are offered. Eligibility includes:

• Full-time undergraduate junior or senior student; 
• Completed essay of 3,000-4,000 words, according to foundation guidelines, from topic choices including ethical aspects of a major literary work, film or piece of art; relationship between religion and ethics in today’s world; reflection on the most profound moral dilemma you have encountered;
   
• Faculty sponsor for completed application and essay.

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation awards 80 merit-based $5,000 scholarships each year to outstanding college students who intend to pursue careers related to the environment, or who intend to pursue careers in Native American health care or tribal public policy and are Native American or Alaska Native. Faculty may nominate current sophomores or juniors, who have a minimum 3.00 grade point average, are committed to the mission listed above, and are U. S. citizens or permanent residents. For the purposes of the scholarship program, a Native American or Alaska Native is any individual who is:

• A member of an Indian tribe;
• A descendant in first or second degree of a member of an Indian tribe;
• Considered to be an Indian;
• An Eskimo or other Alaska Native;
• A permanent U. S. resident who is a member of the First Nations of Canada.

The Arkansas Press Women offer a $1,000 scholarship to a student planning a career in journalism or mass communications. The applicant must be entering his/her junior or senior year in the 2007-08 academic year. Applicants must complete the written application, provide an official transcript, submit three letters of recommendation and three communication/journalism/broadcast samples, and write a 400-word or less statement of professional goals. Apply by March 1.

Get a guaranteed two-year ROTC Scholarship worth over $26,000. Army ROTC is looking for qualified students to participate in this summer's Leader’s Training Course, a 28-day adventure course worth six college credits. Free round-trip transportation, meals and lodging included. Requirements include:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Between 17 and 30 years old
• Enrolled in college full-time in pursuit of a baccalaureate or advanced degree and have at least two years remaining in school
• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Meet military medical qualification standards
• No civil convictions (unless waiver is approved)
• No more than three dependents (unless waiver is approved)

ROTC Scholarship Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Between 17 and 30 years old
• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Completed 60-80 hours toward degree
• Meet military medical qualification standards
• Be physically fit
• Be a Scholar-Athlete-Leader

Note: Non-scholarship juniors, seniors and graduate students who enroll in ROTC under the Alternate Entry Option will receive a $9,500 stipend for the last two years of ROTC. Age waivers are available for qualified students. Starting salary for a Second Lieutenant is over $32,000 and approximately $50,000 in four years. Great medical, dental and housing benefits. For more information, contact Lt. Col. Iverson Jackson via e-mail at jacksoni@uamont.edu or rotc@uamont.edu, or come by 124 Harris Hall.

Job Opportunities

Access your grades via Campus Connect by clicking on "Student Information and Links" at the UAM home page.

To receive mailed materials from the university, your permanent mailing address must be accurate.

Finalize Your Preregistration Online - You can also go to the cashier’s office, fax or mail a signed copy if you have financial aid that pays your entire balance, or mail payment if you owe a balance. Statements will NOT be mailed! Finalize your registration anytime before Jan. 2. Any student not having finalized their registration on or before Jan. 2 will be removed from all preregistered classes. Students will then have the opportunity to register for available classes on Jan. 9. To finalize online with the NEW VERSION of CAMPUS CONNECT:

• Choose Campus Connect from the UAM home page (www.uamont.edu).
  
• Choose New Version of Campus Connect from the Campus Connect page.
  
• Sign in with your student ID and pin number. If you do not know your pin number, choose “Help! What’s my Pin?”
  
• From the Student Information option, choose Review/Pay Account.
  
• Choose the current term (Spring).
  
• Your current bill will be displayed. Scroll to the bottom of the page. You will have two of three options:
  1. Request contact. If you choose this option you may type in a question and someone from the cashier’s office will contact you with an answer.
     
  2. Finalize Bill Now. This option allows you to finalize your bill ONLY if you have a credit balance. If you choose this option you will NOT need to mail, fax, or come to the cashier’s office to sign your bill.
     
  3. Pay by FACTS. This option allows you to finalize your bill by making a payment arrangement or paying in full. If you choose this option you will NOT need to mail, fax, or come to the cashier’s office to sign your bill.

Stafford Loan Borrowers - If you have borrowed a federal Stafford loan while attending UAM, and you will:

1. Graduate in May 2006
   
2. Transfer to another school following the spring 2006 term
   
3. Be enrolled less than half time at UAM during the fall 2006 semester
   
4. No longer be enrolled at UAM following the spring 2006 semester

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.

Web Safe Color Chart - Computer Information Systems Professor Jim Roiger constructed a Web page that shows the 216 Web-safe colors and their RGB codes. These colors will look exactly the same on all computer systems and monitors. The WWW Consortium recommends using these colors with the most recent compliant Web standards for XHTML, XML, CSS, DOM and EMCAScript (standard javascript). Visit: http://www.uamont.edu/facultyweb/roiger/webcolors.html

Passports - Any current international student from Canada MUST have a passport, effective Jan. 1, 2007. Please feel free to contact Mary Whiting at whitingm@uamont.edu if you have any questions.

Open longer in the afternoons - Due to popular demand, the Writing Center will remain open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please remember to plan ahead if you need help with a paper. It takes time to tutor a student. Tutors are trained to help students plan, organize and edit papers. Check out the Web site if you need help with grammar review, MLA/APA assistance and useful tips to improve writing. http://www.uamont.edu/Arts_and_Humanities/writingcenter.htm

Planning to graduate in August or December 2007? Fill out and submit a graduation application to the Registrar’s Office, Harris Hall 102, by Feb. 28, 2007. Find applications on the campus homepage, http://www.uamont.edu, by choosing the Current Students option, clicking on Registrar, clicking on Graduation Information, clicking on appropriate application, then print it, fill it out and submit. Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate or if you are eligible for an Associate of Arts degree? See your adviser to review your degree audit.

The Office of Finance and Administration keeps a formal log of vending machine problems on the Monticello campus. All coke or snack machine problems should be reported to Sharon Bulloch at UAM extension 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.

The Bookstore now carries apparel and gift items (shirts, cups, hats, etc) online at www.uamont.bkstr.com.

View UAM's new master plan on the University home page.

Visit the Division of Music's MP3 Web site at http://www.uamont.edu/music/mp3.htm.