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Sept. 24- Oct. 2- The Fred J. Taylor Library will sponsor Banned Books Week, which celebrates people's right to access books without censorship. This year's theme, "Elect to Read a Banned Book," commemorates the freedom to read freely. Sept. 28-30 - The Rodeo Team will participate in the Southern Arkansas University Rodeo at Magnolia. Sept. 28-Oct. 9 - The University of Arkansas-Monticello College of Technology at Crossett hosts a Voter Registration Drive Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Oct. 2 - Phi Beta Sigma hosts its 3rd annual Sigma Apollo in the Fine Arts Center from 7:30-10 p.m. Oct. 3 - Phi Beta Sigma hosts its first 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the University Center gymnasium from 6-8 p.m. For more information or registration forms, please contact Phillip Dyer at JPD0004@uamont.edu , Billy Huggins at BRH0627@uamont.edu or William Collins at WHC0208@uamont.edu. Newly elected officers of the Foreign Language Club include: President- Pamela Cameron Agriculture -Megan Martin Arts & Humanities-Justin T. Anders, Music; Nancy Stephan, English ;Lori Thomas, English Business- Holly Beck-Accounting; Meredith Heckel-Business Administration/Marketing; Sonya Knight-Accounting; Victoria Ladd-Accounting ; Janelle Martin-Business Administration; Michael Mott-Business Administration; April Stobbs-Accounting; Eric Williamson CIS-Lawrence McCoy; Tillie Russell; Justin Sanders Education- Wesley Ables-Health & P.E.;Rachael Blakley-Heath & P.E.; Lauren Brooks-Health & P.E.; Lee Sadler-Heath & P.E./Non-Licensure; Anthony Stanford-Health & P.E.; Emily White-P-4 Early Childhood Forest Resources-Kimberly Pedigo-Forestry; Bradley Russell-Spatial Information Systems Math & Sciences- Martin Maxwell-Biology; Kendall Mitchell-Biology; Allison Pace-Mathematics; Aissa Roflo-Biology; Lindsey Rymes-Chemistry Nursing-Sara Abernathy, Christopher Cox, Robyn Howard, Jason Johnson, Kristen Koone, Danielle Martin, Esther Planetta Social & Behavioral Sciences-Christopher Baxter-Political Science; Ginger Becker-History; Tiffany Curtis-Social Work; Jeannie Gray-Social Work; Stephanie Harper-Psychology; Whitney Howard-History; Rosalyn Jackson-Psychology; Whitney Romans-Political Science; Tanner Ray-Criminal Justice; Frances Tucker-Social Work *The following students were nominated for the 2006 Homecoming Court!* Lori Andrews Jenna
Garrison Dona McLain Student Activities 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 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. 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 & 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 & 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. The Traffic Committee meets the first Thursday of each month. 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.
Would you like to learn more about voting in Arkansas? Drop by the library and take a look at the special free publications station, right next to the circulation desk. The Residential Hall Association is currently seeking interested students to help with a Haunted House or possibly, a Halloween Party. Wandering Weevil Wheels - Organizations can adopt a bicycle that's part
of the inaugural fleet of the Wandering Weevil Wheels. Campus organizations will
maintenance and paint the bikes in
Wandering Weevil Colors. Contact Gary Marshall, adviser to the UAM
Creative Society, at
marshall@uamont.edu for more information.
UAM Hosts 4th
Annual Battle of the Bands/Voices -
On Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts
Center, the Pi Kappa Delta/ Debate Society will host its 4th
Annual Battle of the Bands/Voices. The competition will feature
bands and singers from throughout the region. Admission is $3 with a
valid UAM ID and $4
without one. If you have a band or you’re a singer and would be
interested in competing, please contact either Brian Rauls at
(870)918-5554 or Joel Brown at (870)299-1947. The winner of the
competition will be featured on Rock 102.7 Crossett/Monroe. So
please come out and support your local talent!
Visit Ireland! - The Criminal Justice and Political Science Field Study will travel to Ireland in mid-May, between the Spring and Summer I semesters. For a cost of $1,500, participants will receive three upper-division political science or criminal justice credits, which can be also be used for general education social science elective. Expected destinations include the city of Dublin, the West Coast, ancient castles and tours of Celtic culture, art and music. Contact Adam McKee at mckee@uamont.edu or Chris Wright at wrightch@uamont with your name and an email address that you actually check to be added to the interest list. If you do not have a valid passport, you need to begin the application process ASAP. Christians In Action challenges YOU to help the sick! CIA is sponsoring a MEDICINE DRIVE to help the poor in remote areas of Nigeria and Ghana. Please get involved by donating over-the-counter medicines and supplies. These are simple and inexpensive items we take for granted, but can be real LIFESAVERS for people in remote Africa, including antibiotic ointment, gauze pads, gauze or cloth bandage rolls, ace bandages, band-aids, adhesive pads, first aid tape, eye drops, Imodium anti-diarrhea, Pepto-Bismol, tablets, aspirin, Tylenol or Tylenol PM, ibuprofen, Benadryl, cold and flu tablets, finger splints, latex exam gloves, Q-tips, antifungal cream, multivitamins with iron and reading glasses. Items should be newly purchased and unopened. Generic versions are acceptable. Please take your donations to the Student Activities Office by Monday, Oct. 9 or contact Brian Jones, CIA Campus Minister, at 723-3482 to request a box for your organization to put the items in. Need help eating healthy and staying active? Contact your American Cancer Society's Nutrition and Physical Activity helpline! You will learn easy ways to help incorporate nutrition and physical activity into your daily routine: • Set personal goals for your eating and physical
activity habits 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! The Monticello PEO Chapter offers a $500 one semester scholarship to a female graduate of Drew Central or Monticello High. Additional requirements include completion of at least 24 credit hours and having a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Applications are available in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall. Upon completion, these should be returned to Admissions by Nov.1 for spring consideration. 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 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.
"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. New McGehee Homepage - Sharon Cantrell and UAM Webmaster Tina Freeman spent months designing a new Web page for the McGehee campus. The user-friendly pages will be continuously updated, and can be accessed from the UAM homepage by clicking on the UAM College of Technology – McGehee link or by going to http://www.uamont.edu/mcgehee/ Only currently enrolled students are guaranteed an active email account with UAM. If you are not currently enrolled in classes this FALL, your student e-mail account will be deleted Oct. 1. If you are using your UAM e-mail account and you are NOT enrolled this FALL in classes - not only will your e-mail account be deleted but all e-mails and contact entries currently store in your e-mail account. We cannot recover anything from this e-mail account after it is deleted. This is the only warning you will receive – please retrieve the information you may need from your e-mail account before Oct. 1. AGAIN – this only applies to students who are not taking classes right now. If you are enrolled in any class your e-mail account will continue to work as always. Planning to graduate May 2007? Fill out and submit a
graduation application to the Registrar’s Office, Harris Hall 102, by
Oct. 6. Unsure of when you may be eligible to graduate? Are you eligible
for an Associate of Arts degree? See your advisor to review your degree
audit. Graduation applications for December 2006 should be submitted as
soon as possible. 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 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. 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. Visit the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee-sponsored CHAMPS/Life Skills Web site. 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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