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Courtesy of The Writing Center

Ambassadors - Thirty-six students will serve the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2007 as official university representatives at campus events and assist the Office of Admissions in recruiting new students. Members of the Ambassadors include (first row, from left) Caswanna Allen of Monticello, Anna Beth Tucker of Monticello, Brittney Davis of Stephens, (second row, from left) Terri Sikole of Monticello, Colt Roan of Crossett, Gaudencio Arce of Hermitage, Esbeida Higgenbotham of Hermitage, Karen Dodd of Crossett, Colleen Carr of Monticello, Kayla Rainwater of El Dorado, Megan Jones of Warren, Kyndall Carder of Poyen, Jennifer Mann of Hermitage, (third row, from left) Janay Kolen of Warren, Haley Belin of El Dorado, Joel Brown of Monticello, Lorianne Ross of White Hall, Shiann Ryals of Dardanelle, Jordan Gibson of Hooks, Texas, Kathie Thornton of Warren, Hope McEachern of Star City, Manda Leftwich of Monticello, Brian Rauls of Bearden, Brittany Washington of Monticello, (back row, from left) John David Carson of Monticello, Michael Cagle of Ratcliffe, Robert Webb of Texarkana, Brooke Flemister of Monticello, Alex Harper of Hot Springs, Stephanie Priest of Hot Springs, Clay Young of Monticello, Landon Grimes of Searcy, Stephen Cagle of Ratcliffe, and Brian Young of Portland. (Not pictured: Joleah Oxner of Monticello and Lauren Brooks of Monroe, La.)

Feb. 5-6 - The Student Activities Board hosts "Movie Makers" in the Gibson University Center Green Room. Students will get the opportunity to star in their own mini-movie and receive a video of their performance Monday from 3-7 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Feb. 6 - Gateway Student Support Services holds a "What's Your Communication Style" workshop for all interested UAM students at 12:30 p.m. in the Testing Center, Harris Hall Room 200. For more information, contact counselor Phyllis Waldron at 460-1154.

Feb. 6 - The Weevil Film Society presents "Cars" at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Classroom Building auditorium.

Feb. 7 - Deadline to submit Valentine's Day Care Packages.

Photo by Brittany Pickett

Let It Snow - Heather Swander (right) hugs Harmony Black to keep warm Thursday night as the snow fell.

Feb. 7 - Student Health Services administer Tuberculosis Skin Tests for students who require them from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., at a cost of $5 each. Students who currently submitted proof of a negative TB skin test still need to complete the database form required by the Arkansas Department of Health. Students who do not complete all requirements by  Feb. 23 are required by law to be administratively removed from all classes. For more information or to obtain appropriate forms and documentation, call (870) 460-1051, e-mail richardson@uamont.edu or visit Student Health Services.

Winners of the Poker Tournament on Jan.27 included Ricky Frazier, who won a 27” Flat Screen television for first place; Callie Speights, who won a digital camera for second place, and Cory Bostic, who won an I-Pod Nano for third place. Kenneth Turner won a portable DVD player in the raffle.

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   

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

The women’s intramural pool tournament will be held Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. at Timberlodge Bowling Center, 267 Hwy 435 North in Monticello. UAM students, faculty and staff can participate for free as individuals or in teams of three-to-five peole. Team scores will be determined by placement of the top three participants. Winners will be determined by the best two out of three games. Submit entries by 1:30 p.m. Feb. 6.

Courtesy of Intramurals Men's 3-on-3 Champs - The Track Stars' Courtney Green, Tommy Boyce, Derrick Nickles and Erik Kirtz won the championship.

Courtesy of Intramurals Men's 3-on-3 Runner-up  - The Alpha Omega Red team includes Michael Thomas, Ivory Gilmore, Allen Green and Shaun Wilson (not pictured).

Courtesy of Intramurals Women's Raquetball Champs - Team Jenny's Kayla Temple, Jenny Dunn and Kimberly Gibson took the team championship and Dunn won the individual championship.

Courtesy of Intramurals Men's Raquetball Champs - While The Baller's Kyle Thaxton, Gus Villegas and Colter Zoch took the team championship, Thaxton took the individual raquetball championship.

The Southeast Arkansas Science Teachers Association will meet Feb. 22 in the auditorium of the Math and Science building.

Open to all UAM faculty, staff and students, the UAM Assembly meets Thursday, March 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Classroom Building auditorium. Agenda items should be mailed to Chairwoman Kate Stewart at stewart@uamont.edu by Feb. 16.

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.

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. 

Courtesy of The Writing Center

Writing Tip of the Week - When writing a paper, Eric Williamson suggests saying the thoughts for the paper out loud. Then think, "Is this something an educated person would say?" If not, he suggests not writing it. Williamson also recommends using the Citation Machine on the Writing Center's Web site.

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 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

Arkansas Law states all students foreign born are subject to the requirements of the Arkansas Department of Health Tuberculosis Screening Program for Foreign Born University and College Students. In order to comply with these regulations, all students born outside the United States must begin by completing a Tuberculin Skin Testing Database form as soon as possible. Students may do these by obtaining a form from University of Arkansas-Monticello Student Health Services. Upon completion of this form, students will receive further information and instructions.

Campus Connect features a new option that allows students to view their 1098T online. All students should have received the 1098T in the mail, but this option is available for students that need to re-print one for some reason. The student clicks on the new option. Another Web page opens, which explains about the 1098T. Select access my record, which will display a log in screen (See the display above). The display requests the Social Security Number and student's last night. The student can access without a pin number. If a SSN and last name is keyed in, they will be able to set a pin number for future access.

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.