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Passing Time - (from left) Donna Martindale, Davida Derryberry and Michael Finley talk between classes outside of the Memorial Classroom Building.

Jan. 31 - An interest meeting for the criminal justice/political science field study to Ireland this May will be held Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in 207 Memorial Classroom Building. Those planning to take the trip must confirm their plans at the meeting and provide a deposit soon afterwards. For more information, contact Adam McKee, assistant  professor of Criminal Justice, at (870) 460-1279 or e-mail mckee@uamont.edu.

The Journalism Club recently elected Todd Kelley as treasurer.

Spring Fraternity Rush will be held Jan. 29-Feb. 1

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.

Sundays	3-7 p.m.
Mondays	3-5 p.m.
Tuesdays	3-5 p.m.
Thursdays	3-5 p.m.

University Pool OPEN SWIM Hours for SPRING 2007

   Hours for Open swim for current UAM students, faculty and staff and their spouse and children living in the same household. Current UAM I.D. required for admittance. Pool closed on days of home basketball games. Hours subject to change.

Intramurals

Jan 30-31-Intramural Volleyball Mangers meeting for men, women and Coed. To enter a team manger, captain or designated representative must attend on of three of the manger's meetings. Entries for those who attend the Volleyball mangers need due by Feb.1 by 1:30.Forms avaliable through the net or the Intramurals office in the Gibson University Center.

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

Weevil Serve Day - Plan to join fraternities, sororities, academic clubs, social clubs, service organizations and tea parties April 3 for a campus-wide service project in the community from 3-6 p.m. that will include primarily light work to encourage participation. For more information, contact recruiting coordinator Jermaine Smiley at 870-460-5018 or e-mail JTS2001@uamont.edu.

UAM College of Technology - McGehee offers a non-credit Introduction to Computer Class for Senior Citizens at no cost to the participants. The class will meet Thursdays beginning Feb. 1 and ending March 8. Individuals 60 years of age or older can take advantage of this exciting opportunity to learn the basics of the computer. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sharon Cantrell or Vickey Haycox at UAM COT McGehee, 870-222-5360.

UAM offers field course credit for a 12-day trip to the Canyonlands Region of northern Arizona and southern Utah during the first summer term of 2007. The 27th year of exploring the western U.S. will begin by flying into Las Vegas on Sunday June 17. On Monday, the group will drive to St. George, Utah. Over the next 10 days, students will immerse themselves in the biology, history and geology of Zion National Park, the north rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park and a lot of points in between. The trip concludes back in Las Vegas on June 27. For more information, visit the Web page at: http://www.uamont.edu/FacultyWeb/Edson/sum2007.htm

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

World Mandate Mission Conference Feb. 2-4 Jack Cross, president of Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship, invites students to attend the in
Waco, Texas. For more information, call Cross at 870-946-5103.

Buy Lambda Zeta 30th anniversary step show tickets for $5 from any member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. The step show will be held Feb. 24 at 7:14 p.m. in the Drew Central High School auditorium.

Spring Training 2007 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 of the type and duration of at least 20 “workouts” by Friday, March 9 for the opportunity to win an Exercise Center T-shirt. Spring Training 2007 provides regularly scheduled weight checks, body fat analyses and blood pressure checks for each trainee. For more information or to sign up, contact Terri Richardson at 460-1051, richardson@uamont.edu or visit Student Health Services.

Anyone interested in joining The Journalism Club should contact Ron Sitton, assistant professor of journalism, at sitton@uamont.edu. Membership available to all interested individuals.

The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest - The Mayborn Institute invites you to join writers and journalists from around the world at the third annual conference July 27-29 at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, Texas. Acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates provides the keynote speech for a conference comprising lectures, readings and panel discussions with leaders in nonfiction literature. Registration begins February 2007. Visit the Mayborn online for more information at:
http://mayborninstitute.unt.edu. 

"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.

Scholarship Opportunities

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. Apply by Feb. 1. For more information, visit http://www.udall.gov/udall.asp?link=200.

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. Eligibility includes U.S. citizenship with either African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander or Native American heritage. Candidates must have earned an undergraduate degree in a field other than journalism from an accredited college or university (with a B average or higher) by June 15 of the year attending Syracuse University. 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, which requires taking the Graduate Record Examination no later than Jan. 1. The $65 Syracuse University graduate application fee will be waived for all eligible Newhouse Fellow candidates. For more information, visit http://newhousemasters.syr.edu. 

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. For more information, visit http://www.arkansaspresswomen.org/profdev/schol.htm.

The AWS Foundation provides several scholarship opportunities for students studying welding technology, engineering or associated careers in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Application deadlines range through March 1. For more information, visit http://www.aws.org/w/s/foundation/national_scholarships.html.

UAM private scholarships - Students interested in applying for campus scholarships by the March 1 deadline for Fall 2007 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 Arkansas Public Health Association offers $1,000 Scholarship for Arkansas students in a public health field. Eligibility requirements include:

• Arkansas residency;
• enrollment or plans to enroll in a field of public health;
• current classification as at least a sophomore in college, university or approved Vo-tech;
• minimum 2.5 GPA (based on 4 point system);
• demonstration financial need.

The Drew County Extension Homemakers Club offers two scholarships for the 2007—08 term. Each award will be in the amount of $1,000, with $500 awarded in the fall and $500 in the spring. The awards can be used toward tuition, fees, room, board or books. Apply by March 21.

The Monticello PEO seeks applications for a $500 scholarship for the fall 2007 term. Applicants must be female graduates of Drew Central of Monticello High School, who have completed at least 24 college credits with a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Apply by April 1.

The Arkansas Education and Training Voucher Program offers funds to foster youth and former foster youth to enable them to attend colleges, universities and vocational training institutions. Students may receive up to $5,000 a year for four years as they pursue higher education. Funds may be used for tuition, books or qualified living expenses. Available on a first-come, first-served basis to students out of the Arkansas foster care system. For more information, visit https://www.statevoucher.org/state.xhtml?state=AR.

The Arkansas Livestock Show Association provides two W. R. “Witt” Stephens 2007 Creative Arts Scholarships worth $2,500 available to students submitting an application by June 15 and meeting the following eligibility requirements:

• An Arkansas resident, who is or has been a member of an Arkansas 4-H Club, FCCLA, FBLA or FFA and who has exhibited a first, second or third place item in the Junior Creative Arts Department at the Agricultural Fairs in the state of Arkansas and the Arkansas State Fair and Livestock Show;


• Minimum 2.5 grade point average;


• Minimum 18 ACT composite;


• Enrolled full-time for the fall '07 and spring '08 terms;


• Leadership abilities;


• Economic need;


• May NOT be a previous recipient of any Arkansas State Fair scholarship.

The Arkansas Cattlemen's Foundation recently announced two new endowed scholarships:

• a $25,000 fund drive endowed a journalism scholarship to honor Janet Perry, former president of the National Women's Journalism Society in 1977 and advertising manager for the Springdale newspaper for many years.
• Perry's husband Jack presented a $20,000 check to ACF President John McKnight to endow the Jack Perry Veterinarian Medicine Scholarship.

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

Instructor/Assistant Professor of Social Work Field Coordinator - The University of Arkansas at Monticello seeks applicants for a nine-month faculty position of Instructor/Assistant Professor of Social Work Field Coordinator. UAM, one of 11 campuses of the University of Arkansas System, is located in southeastern Arkansas in the beautiful timberlands, rich in outdoor recreation activities, and approximately 100 miles south of Little Rock. UAM is a comprehensive, residential and commuter, undergraduate institution also offering selected master’s degree programs. The Field Coordinator works with the Program Director to provide leadership and liaison with state and other community agencies for undergraduate field placements. The Field Coordinator will also be expected to serve as an academic advisor, to assist with accreditation activities, to teach practice and other courses, and to develop and supervise field placements. The Field Coordinator will also be involved in the Academic Partnership in Public Child Welfare program.

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Social Work and at least two years of post-baccalaureate or master’s level direct practice experience required for Instructor rank. Doctorate in social work or related area, licensure at the LMSW or LCSW level, academic experience with social work field placements; experience with human services agencies and direct client practice experience preferred for Assistant Professor rank. Commitment to undergraduate education and excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to relate well to individuals in regional community agencies is essential.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience / Excellent fringe benefits. Send a letter of application, vita, unofficial transcripts, and names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of at least three references (off-list references may be checked) to: Ms. Ava Pickard, Social Work Program Director, UAM Box 3619, Monticello, AR 71656. Telephone 870/460-1747, Fax 870/460-1087, E-mail mailto:pickard@uamont.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. UAM is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer.
 

International students - Current international students need prior approval from the Admissions Office for the following:

- taking fewer than 12 hours per term
- taking more than one online class per term
- working on campus in a new job (Students who worked the fall term may continue the spring term, if working in the same location, etc.)

International students must report changes in major, adviser, address, etc. All spring 2007 international students must plan to meet with Admissions director Mary Whiting by Jan. 25. If you traveled out of the country during the Christmas break, bring your I-20 and I-94. In addition, if you have received your medical insurance card since your last visit, please bring it, too. For more information, call 460-1026 or e-mail whitingm@uamont.edu

Access your grades via Campus Connect by clicking on "Student Information and Links" at the UAM home page. UAM no longer mails grade reports to students at the end of the term. Any student who wishes to have a mailed grade report must complete a request with the Registrar’s Office prior to the last day of final exams (May 8). To receive mailed materials from the university, your permanent mailing address must be accurate. For more information, call the Registrar’s Office at 870-460-1034.

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.

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. 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.

Visit the University Bookstore on the Monticello campus weekdays from 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.