PARENT
E-NEWS
MARCH 7,
2007
U OF M STUDENTS’ RESEARCH
FORUM
DWAYNE SCOTT NAMED MAXINE
SMITH FELLOW
COOK SYSTEMS AND U OF M
PARTNERSHIP
If you are looking for a good
weekend this Spring to visit your student and attend some on-campus events—this
weekend is it. Friday, April 13 through Sunday, April 15 will
be filled with a variety of
Saturday,
April 14
Sunday,
April 15
The University of Memphis will celebrate Women’s
History Month with its first annual Women's History Month Symposium March 23
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Panhellenic Building Ballroom.
“Women Making Change” will feature presentations on
research and social engagement by graduating master of arts students in women’s
studies, as well as paired talks on “Women in the Professions: Then and Now.”
Presenters will include U of M literary scholar Dr. Ladrica Menson-Furr on Ida
B. Wells and The Commercial Appeal columnist Wendi Thomas; U of M
historian Margaret Caffrey on Margaret Mead and U of M anthropologist Jane
Henrici; and U of M historian Janann Sherman on Memphis aviator Phoebe Fairgrave
Omlie and FedEx pilot June Vivano. The keynote speaker will be Margaret Rose
Gladney, former associate professor of American studies at the University of
Alabama.
A complete calendar of events is available online
at www.memphis.edu or at http://cas.memphis.edu/isc/crow/events.htm
All Women’s History Month events at the University are free and open to
the public.
U OF M STUDENTS' RESEARCH
FORUM
Undergraduate and graduate students at the
University of Memphis will showcase their research April 2 at the 19th annual
Student Research Forum.
Poster presentations will be held from 10 to 11:30
a.m. in the Michael D. Rose Theatre. The awards ceremony will begin at
11:45.
More than $3,000 in prizes will be
awarded.
The deadline for applications is March
15. An application is available
online at http://academics.memphis.edu/gradschool/srf/index.html
For more information, call
901/678-4212.
This Spring and Summer, the
University will begin a major transition in online registration, moving away
from TIGERWEB, the outgoing registration and enrollment system, to Spectrum
Student Self Service, the new one. This change will alter the normal pattern of
Summer registration; it will also determine which system your student needs to
use.
Summer 2007
Fall 2007
Many of you have probably already filed your 2006
income taxes. Tax time is FAFSA time!!
Don’t lose out on free money!! New and continuing
students are encouraged to complete or renew their 2007-2008 Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March
1, 2007 to ensure the best financial aid package for the next academic
year. But it’s not too late! To apply, go
to: www.fafsa.ed.gov. The school code for The
University of Memphis is:
003509.
Students interested in taking classes during the
Summer 2007 semester should visit the Student Financial Aid Office at 103 Wilder
Tower to complete a “Summer Update Form” or go to our website (link
listed below) and click on ‘Financial Aid Forms’.
Funds for Summer are extremely limited
because it is a trailer to the 2006-2007 academic year.
Federal Pell Grant funds (if eligible) are available only if you attended
part-time in the Fall 2006 and/or Spring 2007 semesters, or did not receive
payment for one of those semesters. If you received aid at
another institution during the Fall and/or Spring semesters, our office would
also have to consider what aid you already
received.
The Student Financial Aid Office is also
transitioning to the new Banner System (Spectrum) this year.
Updates will also be posted at our website at:
U OF M’S DWAYNE SCOTT NAMED
MAXINE SMITH FELLOW
COOK SYSTEMS AND U OF M PARTNERSHIP
Reminder: To avoid a $25 late payment fee,
students who elected to pay their Spring 2007 fees using the Installment Payment
Plan must pay the final installment by April 1, 2007.
Fees can be paid by credit card or e-check online
at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar. Student’s UUID is his/her Universal User
Identification. The username and password required to login to eBursar are the
same username and password used to login to University e-mail and UMDrive accounts. At this Web site,
students can set you up as an authorized user, which will allow YOU to go online
to view and pay fees.
If the student does not remember his/her UUID or
password, go to iAM,
the University's self-service identity management website. This website gives
students access to a secure website where they can change and maintain
information about themselves.
Upcoming deadlines/key dates:
March 8: Fee Payment Deadline
(4:30pm) for students who register for Second Semester ONLY between January 20
and March 8
April 1: 3rd
Installment Fee Payment Deadline (4:30pm) for students who utilized the
Installment Payment Plan for the Spring 2007
semester
RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING
SERVICES
Testing out of a class might be an option for your
student. Check it out now and he or she may be
graduating sooner than you expected. It is possible for
students to “test out” of some classes and receive course credit at the
University of Memphis. Acceptable scores must be attained by a student taking a
test for course credit.
We give CLEP, DANTES and Credit by Exam tests.
Inquire at the Testing Center on campus for information about the various tests
offered.
Some of the test subjects offered include:
American Government, Biology, History
of the US, Chemistry, College Algebra, Macro and Microeconomics, Marketing, and
Freshman English. For a complete listing visit http://saweb.memphis.edu/cclt/html/clep_info.htm
For more information contact the Testing
Center at 901-678-2428.
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