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Log a Load- The Forestry Club hosted the Arkansas Timber Producers Association’s annual Log-a-Load for Kids program Aug. 4. The event raises funds to benefit the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. Members of this year’s organizing committee comprise (from left, first row) Anna Owens of The Price Companies; Mike Pennington, vice president of The Price Companies; Joe Griffith of L.D., Long Logging; Rita Schmitz of The Price Companies; (second row, from left) Sayeed Mehmoud, Rob Ficklin and Lynne Thompson of the School of Forest Resources; (back row, from left) Gay Pace of UAM; Michelle Nickolson of The Price Companies; Les Reid of Timber Logistics and Grant Pace of Timber Logistics. |
Sept. 1-Weevil Serve Day, hosted by the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, will take place at the Arkansas Baptist Children's home from 9 a.m. to noon. Anyone interested in participating should email Jermaine Smiley, BCM events coordinator, at JTS2001@uamont.edu.
Sept. 1-The Boll Weevils vs. Southern
Arkansas at 6 p.m. at the Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium.
Tailgating begins at 3 p.m., featuring a mechanical bull, live music by
Ben Coulter, a rock wall and activities for children.
Sept. 3-Labor Day. No Classes!
Sept. 4-An interest meeting for National Panhellenic Conference Formal Sorority Recruitment will be held in the University Center Caucus Room at 6:30 p.m. Please bring three identical pictures. For more information, please contact Student Program and Activities Director Lindsey Kight at 460-1396 or kight@uamont.edu.
Sept. 5 - Sig Tau's Bahama Bash begins at 10 p.m.
Sept. 5-8-NPC Formal Sorority Recruitment:
Welcome Night – Wednesday, Sept. 5
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First party -Alpha Sigma Tau 6:30 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Second party -Sigma Sigma Sigma 7:15 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
15 minute break between parties -
Third party-Alpha Sigma Alpha 8 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Theme Night – Thursday, Sept. 6
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First party-Sigma Sigma Sigma 6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
15 minute break between parties -
Second party-Alpha Sigma Alpha 7:30 p.m.-8:15 p.m.
15 minute break between parties -
Third party-Alpha Sigma Tau 8:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
Preferential – Friday, Sept. 7
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First party-Alpha Sigma Alpha 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
15 minute break between parties -
Second party-Alpha Sigma Tau 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
15 minute break between parties -
Third party-Sigma Sigma Sigma 9 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Bids will be given out in the University Center Green Room Saturday, Sept. 8 at noon.
Sept. 8 - UAM vs. Sam Houston State at Huntsville, Texas at 6 p.m.
Sept. 11 - Student Activities Board hosts "Movie Makers" in the U.C. Capitol Room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sept. 11 - Student Health Services hosts an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the U.C. Green Room. Be sure to eat breakfast and bring your blood donor card or a picture ID. For information on Blood Donor Criteria, call Student Health Services at 460-1051.
Sept. 11-Monticello Drew County Chamber of Commerce hosts Weevil Welcome at McCloy Park at 6 p.m. Tickets will be free.
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Debatin'-Top debate students from high schools throughout Arkansas converged on the UAM campus for the school’s first debate camp. Scott Kuttenkuler, director of debate and forensics and coach of the university’s IPDA national champion debate squad, served as camp director. Pictured from left are (first row) UAM students Chris Halley of North Little Rock and Shiann Ryals of Dardanelle, who served as camp instructors; Britta Palmer of Fort Smith, Anna Blace Barron of Monticello, Sydney Davis of Bentonville, Annie Barry of Bentonville, Whitney Fowler of Dardanelle, Sarah Seibert of Cabot, Whitney Williams of Cabot, Allie Gammill of Fort Smith, Morgan Gray of Dardanelle, UAM student and camp instructor Rebekah Heflin of Russellville, and Angela Wooley, debate instructor from North Pulaski High School. Pictured on the second row are (from left) Veronica Franke of Bentonville, Luis Hernandez of Little Rock, Kirk Walker of Little Rock, Justin Blankenship of Cabot, Robert Van Camp of Fort Smith, Brooke Pheifer of Dardanelle and UAM student and camp instructor Brian Rauls of Bearden. Pictured on the back row (from left) are Scott Kuttenkuler, Don Dancer, debate coach at Rogers High School and Jim Evans, assistant director of debate and forensics . |
Student Activities
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.
Think before you drink! - Don't let college folklore influence you to be under the influence. Learn more about alcohol and student life.
Aug. 31-The Exercise Center will close for Labor Day Weekend Friday, Aug.31, at 4 p.m. and reopen Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 6 a.m.
Read the New York Times! - Pick up your FREE copy of "All the News That's Fit to Print" at these locations:
- University Center — Green Room Lobby
- Williard Hall — First floor hallway
- Babin Business Center — First floor hallway
- Library and Technology Center — outside Java City
- Math and Science Center — lobby at the front entrance
- Memorial Classroom Building — First floor close to elevators and second floor hallway
Meetings
Bass Club - John Horn wants to start a chapter. If you would be interested in joining or if you have any questions, please e-mail Horn at jwh4522@uamont.edu.
The Creative Society currently does not meet. Those interested in joining the club should contact Shannon Stivison at ses2407@uamont.edu.
Students for Constitutional and Human Rights - For more information, contact Michael Botts, assistant professor of criminal justice, at botts@uamont.edu.
Mondays
The U.N.I.T.Y choir rehearses 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.
Tuesdays
The Student Government Association and the Student Activities Board meet at 12:40-1:30 p.m. every second Tuesday of each month in the U.C. Caucus Room Any student can participate and attend meetings. Any student or organization needing an issue brought before SGA should 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 from 12:40 – 1:30 p.m. on the second Tuesdays of each month
U.N.I.T.Y meets 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.
Wednesdays
Baptist Collegiate Ministries serve lunch at noon. First-timers eat free and everyone else eats for $2. Proceeds benefit summer mission trips and other activities.
The Chess Club meets at 3:30 p.m. in Room 316 Babin Business Center.
The Forestry Club meets 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.
Thursdays
The Psychology Club holds meetings the last Thursday of every month at 12:45 p.m. in MCB 315. Anyone interested may attend. The club also offers tutoring services for psychology courses.
The campus chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People meets at 6 p.m. in Horsfall Hall.
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.
Missionary Baptist Student Fellowship hosts "Renown" meetings at 9 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.
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Smokin'- UAM officials and members of the Drew County Hometown Health Improvement Coalition hold a check for $66,515 to fund programs to decrease exposure to second-hand smoke, decrease the advertising and promotion of tobacco products and promote campaigns to encourage youth and adults to quit smoking. Pictured from left are Chancellor Jack Lassiter; Vanneise Collins, former dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Misty Paschall, community encourager for Drew HHI; R. David Ray, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; and Karen Brown, Drew HHI health unit administrator. |
The Foliate Oak Literary Magazine seeks creative, disciplined students to be a part of our editorial team. Every month, we post a new issue of our magazine online. Once a year, we create a print issue of our magazine. We are thinking about adding a podcast to our magazine. For more information, contact adviser Diane Payne at payne@uamont.edu.
The Ad Hoc Committee on Academics currently is examining issues of how to increase academic standards at UAM. The committee will present concrete proposals by the end of the semester to the Assembly and eventually the administration. It seeks proposals and recommendations from faculty, staff and students about how to raise academic standards at UAM. If you have suggestions, e-mail Craig Greathouse, assistant professor of Political Science, at greathouse@uamont.edu.
If you need a good book to read, check out the Book Exchange. The service, provided by the Taylor Library and located near the current newspapers, includes a variety of leisure reading materials. Books from the book exchange need not be checked out. Just take a book you would like to read and bring it back when you are finished or bring a replacement if you can. It's as easy as that!
Planning a vacation in the Natural State? Pick up the following brochures in the Taylor Library at the free publication table: Adventure Guide 2007, Arkansas State Highway Map, Calendar of Events 2007, State Parks Guide 2007 and Tour Guide 2007
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Job Opportunities
On-Campus JobsThe School of Math & Sciences is looking for a student worker for the front office.
* Please come by the Science Center A-11 if interested.
The music department is looking for a Qualified person who is able to catalog and file and be available in the afternoons.
Responsibilities include:
* assisting with the choral and music theatre program
* filing of music
* measuring students for performance attire
* maintaining performance attire records
* setting up for choir and music theatre rehearsals
* maintaining the choral and music theatre libraries.
* Contact Person: Kent Skinner 1288
* Location: Visual and Performing Arts Building #204
Off-Campus Jobs
Arkansas Game & Fish
Commission
Job Vacancy
Minority Outreach
Coordinator Division (Agency Program Coordinator (Administrative
Division)
Salary: Grade 21 ($31,966) Beginning salary $31,966. Salary above this
requires exceptional qualification as determined by the Office of
Personnel Management.
Minimum Qualifications: Formal education equivalent of a Bachelor's
Degree in education, natural science, communications, marketing or
related field plus three years of experience in personnel recruitment,
outreach and/or marketing. Must possess a valid driver's license.
Location: Little Rock Office Complex
Job Duties Include: Strategically target minority audiences to
coordinate and promote job career opportunities with the Arkansas Game
and Fish Commission. Monitor and evaluate AGFC's effectiveness at
outreach to minority communities. Coordinate and/or assist other
divisions with minority outreach, communication, and recruitment
efforts. Promote minority awareness of internship, scholarship, and job
fair opportunities through coordination with high school counselors and
university career officers, media, and AGFC staff. Work with Hunter
Education and Boating Education Coordinators to increase minority
volunteer instructors. Coordinate efforts with AGFC's Minority
Recruitment Strategies Committee. In-state travel required.
Applications must be submitted using an official Game and Fish
Commission application form to include an introductory cover letter and
will be accepted through SEPTEMBER 14, 2007 at the following address:
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
ATTN: Human Resources Division
#2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
See
everything available at
www.uamont.edu/jobs or
http://www.uamont.edu/StudentAffairs/CareerServices/localjobpostings.htm.
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Smile! - First-year student Marcillio Ester hands Jasmine Whitfield, Residence Life student worker, his form to get his student identification card made. |
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 graduate in May 2008, transfer to another school following the fall 2007 term, be enrolled less than half time at UAM during the fall 2007 semester or no longer be enrolled at UAM following the fall 2007 semester, the federal government requires that you completed a mandatory exit counseling session within 30 days of completion of the spring term or within 30 days of withdrawing or falling below half time. Go to http://www.mapping-your-future.org and complete the Stafford exit counseling. Visit http://www.nslds.ed.gov to access your loan history. Please contact the Financial Aid Office at 460-1050 or come by Harris Hall Room 300 if you need help with this requirement.
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.
The Office of Finance and Administration keeps a formal log of vending machine problems on the Monticello campus. All drink 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.
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