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Through April 29 - The Harrison, Ark., college rodeo will end the University of Arkansas at Monticello rodeo team's season. Qualifiers for the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Finals will compete this summer representing UAM. May 1 - A donation car wash benefiting two women's basketball seniors begins at 10 a.m. behind the Baptist Collegiate Ministries building. The car wash USA Athletes International Inc. selected center Wendy Young and guard Theresa Tran to participate in international Olympic-style sporting events in Amsterdam, Belgium and Holland for a week and a half starting May 23.
May 1 -- "Safe Fun
in the Sun" Sand Volleyball Tourney at the Gibson
University Center's Sand Volleyball Courts from 3 p.m.
until dark. For more information, contact Julie Gentry,
director of Intramurals & Recreation, at 460-1046 or
gentry@uamont.edu
or Terri Richardson, director of Student Health Services
at 460-1051 or
richardson@uamont.edu. May 2 -- Last day of classes. May 2 - FBI recruiter Margaret Harris will meet with students Tuesday in the Memorial Classroom Building Auditorium at 12:30 p.m. to discuss the requirements to become an FBI agent and the various positions offered. Interested students within disciplines of criminal justice, accounting and computer information systems are strongly encouraged to attend. May 2 -- The Student Government Association installs new officers at 12:40 p.m. in the Senate Dining Room of the Gibson University Center.
May 2 - Matthew Reynolds, a research assistant at the
Arkansas Archeological Survey's Henderson State U.
Station in Arkadelphia, will discuss "Caddoan Indian
Mounds" at 7:15 p.m. at the Forestry Conference
Center. This past January and February, Reynolds
supervised excavations by Arkansas Archeological Society
avocational volunteers, survey staffers and HSU students
at a mound site on the Caddo River in northern Clark
County. So far, the excavation has yielded evidence of
prehistoric dwellings including artifacts such as
pottery vessels and pipes, which Reynolds will show at
his program. For further information, contact Marvin
Jeter, the Survey’s UAM Research Station Archeologist,
at 460-1290 or
jeter@uamont.edu. May 12 -- Commencement will be held at 10 a.m. at Convoy Leslie Cotton Boll Stadium. In case of inclement weather, commencement will move to Steelman Fieldhouse. May 13 - UAM Football Annual 4-Man Scramble Golf Tournament begins at 10 a.m. at the Monticello Country Club. Prizes will be awarded to place-winners and door-prizes will be raffled off for all interested attendees. Also, lunch is included with your registration. The funds raised by this tournament go to support UAM football recruiting and other operational expenses. If interested, contact recruiting coordinator Shannon Williams. May 15 -- Nominations due for UAM's Sports Hall of Fame. Dates for upcoming terms:
June 5-July 21 - Youth Opportunities Unlimited holds an intensive 46-day summer school and work program on the UAM campus for youth between the ages of 14 and 16. Y.O.U. encourages the completion of high school by providing an environment in which at-risk teenagers have the opportunity to develop basic educational and vocational skills. June 8-10, July 20-22 - University of Arkansas at Monticello head men's basketball coach Mike Newell will conduct two summer basketball camps for boys and girls ages 7-18 at Steelman Fieldhouse on the UAM campus. The cost of the camp is $95 per session, and all campers will receive camp T-shirts. Newell's camp will accept only 90 campers per session, and one qualified instructor will be on hand for each 15 campers. Newell handles all lectures and will be on hand for the entire session all three days of the camp. For more information, contact the UAM basketball office at (870)460-1258. July 29 - The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board will hold its regular quarterly meeting Friday at Mid-South Community College’s Magruder Hall in West Memphis. Agendas can be found at www.arkansashighered.com/quarterly.html. The Foliate Oak announces the release of its latest issue! Currently in the process of developing a new Web page at foliateoak.uamont.edu, the issue will also be posted at the original Web site, www.uamont.edu/foliateoak. Ron Hudson, a senior at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, included a gallery of photographs he took while on deployment to Iraq. These images provide insight to the daily life in the Middle East and show a local insight to a global issue. Don’t forget to come by the Writing Center and pick up a copy of the Best of Foliate Oak Online 2005. Student Government Association 2006-07 officers - President Corrie Ross, Vice-President Brad Sears, Treasurer Jamie Dunn and Secretary Jordon Thompson. Voice editorial staff for 2006-07 - Editor-in-Chief Michael Ford, a junior from Crossett; Managing Editor Todd Kelley, a junior from Crossett; Commentary Editor Sally Lybrand, a junior from Rison; Arts & Entertainment Editor Danielle Thomas, a first-year student from Vilonia; co-Sports Editors William Collins, a post-graduate from Foreman, and Buford Lamb, a sophomore from Lonoke; Copy Editor Stephanie Watson, a graduate student from Pine Bluff; Around Campus Editor Kaitlyn Woods, a first-year student from Crossett, and Web/Photo Editor Orkhan Rzayev, a first-year student from Baku, Azerbaijan. Thomas and Woods will co-edit the Boll Weevil yearbook. Medical Sciences club officers for 2006-2007 - President Stephen Cagle, Vice-President Aissa Roflo, Secretary/Treasurer Amy Hoang and SGA representative Courtney Levingston. Ambassadors' Beans for Bucks fund-raiser - Regina James won the fund-raiser by guessing 1,350 jellybeans in the jar; it actually held 1,377. The contest supported the Drew County Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society. JAM FEST 2006 winners during Spring Fling week:
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. IntramuralsDownload entry forms! View this week's schedule and winners! For more information, contact Julie Gentry at 460-1046 or gentry@uamont.edu.
COREC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS /
RUNNERS-UP WOMEN'S SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS / RUNNERS-UP
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS / RUNNERS-UP
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. Meetings 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. 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 should e-mail Robin Barker, director of Student Programs & Activities, at barkerr@uamont.edu to get put on the next meeting's agenda. 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 Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. in 316 Babin Business Center. 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. 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 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the
Gibson University Center Caucus
Room on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Any UAM student can participate in SAB (and attend meetings). For more
information, contact Robin Barker, director of Student Programs & Activities, at
460-1396 or
barkerr@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.
Opportunities Tutoring - The Writing Center is looking for dependable, conscientious students who have a good command of the English language to be tutors for both summer sessions and the fall. If you are patient and enjoy helping students improve their writing skills, contact Diane Payne at payne@uamont.edu. The Y.O.U. Program at the University of Arkansas at Monticello provides numerous opportunities for students to improve their feeling of self-worth and understand the importance and benefits of high school graduation and education in today's society. Y.O.U. provides the opportunity to influence, inspire and empower this particular population and generate a long-lasting positive influence in their lives. If you have a strong desire and passion to help at-risk students realize and maximize their potential, apply for a summer position. Applications will be accepted through May 5 or until all positions have been filled. For more information, contact Tawana Jones at 460-1310 or jonesta@uamont.edu. The Association of Young Journalists and Writers sponsors a $2,000 Literary Essay Contest. Submit any essays you have written to http://ayjw.org by June 30 to participate in the contest. For more information about the essay contest, visit http://ayjw.org/rewards.php?type=lit. Kriger Research Group announces a number of positions for science students and graduates nationwide in the clinical research and biopharmaceutical industry. View some of these positions at http://www.kriger.com/careers.html. Submit resumes to hr@kriger.com. For more information, e-mail info@kriger.com. Pick up yearbooks from the years 1998-2004 at 101 Jeter Hall. The 2005 yearbook is currently in production. Visit the Theater Club's bulletin board to learn about current and upcoming performances of plays in Arkansas theaters. Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries! - If it's rechargeable, it's recyclable! Just drop off your recyclable batteries in the Physical Plant Office and they will be recycled. For more information, call 460-1018, visit www.rbrc.org or call 1-800-8-BATTERY for the drop-off location nearest you.
"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.
Scholarship Opportunities Pick up scholarship applications in the Office of Admissions on the first floor of Harris Hall. The Association of Arkansas Counties is accepting applications for scholarships until May 1. Applicants MUST:
The Association of Young Journalists and Writers sponsors a Journalism Studies Scholarship, which has been extended to English and closely related majors. Apply for the scholarship at http://ayjw.org/scholarships.php by May 31. The Arkansas Ambulance Association offers assistance for EMT and Paramedic education. Complete information and scholarship applications are available at www.aaaintouch.com. Apply by June 9 for the fall term. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission offers a conservation scholarship program of $2,000 per calendar year for freshmen and sophomores, and $3,000 for juniors and seniors. Applicants for scholarship consideration must be Arkansas high school seniors or Arkansas college undergraduates pursuing a career in the field of natural resources and having a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Apply by June 10. The Drew County Retired Teachers offer a $1,000 scholarship each year. Applicants must be a resident of Drew County, provide a current transcript, submit two letters of recommendation, declare an education major and have at least 30 college hours. Applications due June 15. The Republican Party offers the following $1,000 scholarships. Apply by June 15.
The Arkansas High-Tech Scholarship program plans to award 18 scholarships worth $250 per semester during the 2006-07 year. Winners will study computer information systems at the Monticello campus, or electromechanical technology and industrial processes technology at the Crossett campus. For more information, call the Arkansas High –Tech Scholarship Program at 501 682-1699. Eligibility includes:
The SHARE Foundation provides the following scholarship opportunities. Students must submit the application by July 1 for the fall semester and Nov. 1 for the spring 2007 semester. For more information, visit sharefoundation.com or call (870) 881-9015.
All Stafford Loan Borrowers - If you have borrowed a federal Stafford loan while attending UAM, and you will:
Federal Student Aid Application Process: Do the FAFSA online! FAFSA provides federal student aid to qualifying individuals.
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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Intramural All-Sports Championship Team Trophies
