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UAM Faculty New Treasurer of State Financial Aid Organizations Becky Hammett, assistant director of financial aid, has been elected treasurer of the Arkansas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Hammett will serve a three-year term with the organization beginning in January. She is currently the ex-officio secretary of AASFAA. Hammett has worked for the UAM Office of Financial Aid since 2001. She holds an associate of general studies degree from Louisiana Tech and a bachelor of business administration degree from UAM. She is a member of both the Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Motor Pool Purchases New Truck The 14-foot panel truck the University of Arkansas at Monticello's motor pool purchased arrived Oct. 10. The truck has been in use hauling equipment to football games and UAM band events. The truck is a 2008, 3500 Chevy from Smart Chevrolet in Pine Bluff Student Nurses Association Wins Image of
Nursing Award
The Student Nurses Association of the University of Arkansas at Monticello was honored for two fund-raising projects at the Arkansas Nursing Students Association meeting held recently in Rogers. UAM nursing students received first place in the Image of Nursing competition for a fund-raising project titled “Nursing: No Boundaries.” The project helped raise $500 to support the medical needs of children suffering from HIV/AIDS at the New Hope mission in Uganda, Africa. UAM also took first place in community service for providing $1,000 to Kids First in Warren, which provides care and support for children with special needs in southeast Arkansas. Kids First also serves as a clinical facility for nursing students.
“These awards display the commitment of
our nursing students to the health and welfare of children on local,
state, national and international levels,” said Pam Gouner, interim
chair of the Division of Nursing.
Division of Nursing Accepting Applications for LPN to RN Class The Division of Nursing is currently accepting applications for the 2008-09 LPN to RN class, according to Pam Gouner, nursing chair. Nurses who hold an LPN license in Arkansas and completed the prerequisite courses for entry into the program must submit a completed application by no later than March 1, 2008. Classes begin May 27.
Persons interested in UAM’s LPN to RN
fast-track program should contact Leia O’Fallon, associate professor
of nursing and director of the LPN to RN Program, or Gouner at
460-1069.
Voice's Chief Photographer Publishes Photos in Calendar
Photo by Latoya Shelton Singing Cardinal
Chief Photographer of the Voice Latoya Shelton, a sophomore
Psychology major, had two of her photographs featured in the
Arkansas Emergency Preparedness Calendar of 2008. Shelton's photographs are featured on
the months of June and September. The month of June showcases a
photograph of a Monarch butterfly, while September features a
singing cardinal (pictured right). Free calendars are available on the Free
Publications table located to the left of the entrance in the Fred J. Taylor Library
and Technology Center.
Campus Sets Rules for Wandering Weevil Wheels Since the Wandering Weevil Wheels
were released this fall on campus, Public Safety added the
responsibility of keeping an eye on the bikes as well as making sure
the rules are followed when riding them.
According to officer John Kidwell the
rules for ridding the bikes on the highway are the same as a car.
Other
rules include: ride with the traffic, pedestrians have the right
away in the cross walks, stop at all stop signs, and use proper hand
signals. The bikes are allowed to be ridden on the sidewalks, unless
it becomes a problem. “We
are all for ridding the bikes; it should help on traffic issues,"
Kidwell said. “It’s an experiment for us as well.”
Photo by Eric Bell The Campus Remembers Fallen Arkansas
Soliders
The Public Safety officers lower the American Flag to half mast for
every Arkansas soldier who loses their life in the Iraq War.
According to Icasualties,
over 50 Arkansas soldiers have died in the Iraq War so far. The
total number of American troops continues to climb over 3,000.
Dumas Student
Creates Duck Blind in Welding Class
Courtesy of Media Services Duck Blind
Allen Ashcraft of Dumas (second from right), a welding
student at the UAM College of Technology-McGehee, recently
constructed this duck blind as part of a welding class at the
McGehee campus.
The blind, which will hold up to seven hunters,
measured 13 feet by 5 feet and was fabricated using a blue print
created in the welding class. Ashcraft and his grandfather plan
to camouflage the metal blind and use it for duck hunting near
Dumas.
Pictured from left are Sam Thompson, welding instructor, and
students Josh Wright of Lake Village, Ashcraft and Kedrick Mitchell
of Montrose. Have a comment? Please e-mail us. ŠThe Voice 2007 Revised 09/16/2007 03:23:20 PM — http://www.uamont.edu/Organizations/TheVoice/5_10/brief.htm |
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