Parent E-News

March 10, 2005

You may have your U of M student at home this week – or they may be off on a spring break trip!  In either case, we wanted to provide you with some information for the next month or so.

Important Dates for Spring and Fall 2005 

Link to entire Academic Calendar

•           http://www.enrollment.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/academic/ay0405.htm 

or the University Event Calendar

• http://events.memphis.edu  (best if viewed using Explorer)

For parents who  have other children or have friends with children interested in attending the U of M,  Spring 2005 New Student Orientation Dates are:

March 23

March 28

March 30

April 25

April 27

The link to Admissions is www.memphis.edu/admissions .  There will be more orientations all through the summer.

Registrar

Important Dates:

Classes for First Session end on Friday, March 4^th. Grades for this session will be posted on the web as they are entered by the faculty. They will not be “official” until Thursday, March 10, 2005.

Second Session classes begin on Monday, March 14^th. The last day to add for this session is Tuesday, March 15^th.  Students who have registered and have not paid their fees by the fee payment deadline for this session will have their enrollments deleted on March 22, 2005.

The last day to drop for Full Session and RODP classes is Wednesday, March 16, 2005.

Registration Information for Summer and Fall 2005:

Fees can be paid by credit card online at http://www.memphis.edu/cashnet or via the CASHNet Voice Response system at 901-678-8600. The student’s social security number/student identification number and PIN are needed to access the CASHNet fee payment site, or the student can set up a Parent PIN, which will allow YOU to go online to pay fees.  Go to http://bf.memphis.edu/finance/bursar/whatsnew.php for details and “how to.”

RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING SERVICES

Change in Rental Payment Procedurs

Beginning with the Fall 2005 Semester, students will no longer be required to submit a $100 application/reservation deposit.  Current residents may request their $100 application/reservation deposit to be refunded by completing a Request for Deposit Refund  Form in the Residence Life and Dining Services Office at the completion of the last semester for which you will be living on campus prior to the Fall 2005 Semester.

These forms will be distributed to current residents when they check out of their current rooms for the Spring 2005 Semester.

A rental prepayment of $200.00 will be required after an assignment is made for future semesters.  Current residents who reserve a room for the Fall 2005/Spring 2006 Semesters will be sent an assignment packet with their official room assignment and check-in information.  A deadline to submit the $200.00 prepayment will be given in the assignment packet.  Students who fail to make the rental prepayment by the designated deadline will have their room assignments administratively canceled.  The $200.00 is a rental prepayment and will apply toward the semester’s rent for which it is being paid.  Students canceling for Fall 2005 prior to July 1, 2005, will be refunded their entire $200.00 rental prepayment; however, students canceling after July 1, 2005, will not receive a refund.

Summer Room Reservation

Summer housing will be available in Carpenter Complex.  First Summer Room Reservation will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2005.  Second Summer Room Reservation will be held June 14, 2005, for first summer residents.  If housing is required during the break between the Spring Semester and First Summer opening, students may request this on the First Summer Room Reservation Form.  Accommodations will be available in Richardson Towers until First Summer check-in on June 3, 2005, for an additional cost. If only Second Summer housing is required, the student must complete an application for Second Summer Session in the Residence Life and Dining Services Office, 011 Richardson Towers prior to 2^nd Summer.

Closing for Spring Break

The University of Memphis residence halls, with the exception of Richardson Towers and Carpenter Complex will close as 12 Noon on Saturday, March 5 and will reopen on Sunday, March 13.  NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN, OR BE READMITTED TO THE RESIDENCE HALLS DURING THIS TIME. Residents are not required to move their belongings out of the halls; however, residents should take all valuables with them when they leave.

Alumni Distinguished Alumni Awards

Once again, it's time for the University family to don its formalwear and to celebrate the achievements and support of our alumni and friends at the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards gala. This year, we're spreading our wings and heading "Into the Blue" with an evening of music, merriment and memories on Friday, April 22, at the Wilson Air Center.

In addition to honoring, Rudi Scheidt, Tom Watson (BBA 1970), Jon McGlothian (MBA 1989) and Marla Norris (BA 1981),  the evening will feature a silent auction and live entertainment.

This year, special pricing is being introduced for our young alumni who are 30 and under. Please contact the alumni office (information below) for details.

The silent auction and cocktail hour will kick off at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and awards following at 7:30 p.m. To make reservations for this year's gala, or for more information, e-mail alumnievents@memphis.edu or call 901/678-3119 or 800/678-8729.

Cultural Events on Campus

Theatre & Dance Department - http://www.people.memphis.edu/%7Eumtheatre/season2000.html

Metamorphoses

By Mary Zimmerman, Directed by Guest Director Cookie Ewing

The theatrical event of the year! Performed in a shimmering pool of water that spans the stage and stretches across time, this Tony Award-winning version of Ovid's myths about the transforming power of love and imagination will delight your senses, stir your soul, and capture your imagination.  ~ Based on Ovid Area Premiere ~ Tony-nominated Best Play 2003 ~

April 14-16 & 20-23

For ticket information, please call: (901) 678-2576

Out With a Bang!

A Dance Concert

April 7-10 (8:00 p.m. Thu-Sat; 2:00 p.m. Sun)

DanceSpace, CFA Building, Room 124

Donations Accepted at the Door

Music Department - http://music.memphis.edu/events.html

UofM Gospel Choir

March 20 at 5:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Free Admission

Memphis Woodwind Quintet

March 28 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Free Admission

UofM Symphony Orchestra

March 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

$10 General Public; $7 Senior Citizens & Non U of M Students; U of M Students free with ID

Memphis Symphony Orchestra

March 31 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

$10 General Public; $8 per person in groups of 10 or more; free for UofM students & faculty and students grades 7th - 12th

Imagine 2005

Featuring UofM Wind Ensemble, University Singers and visiting composer Eric Whitacre

April 1 & 2 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Building

Free Admission

Blue Ascendance

April 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Free Admission

Muir Quartet with Gilbert Kalish

April 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Admission $30: students with ID $5

Sponsored by Concerts International. For tickets, call 901.527.3067

UofM Wind Ensemble

April 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

$8 General Public; $5 Senior Citizens & Non U of M Students; U of M Students free with ID

UofM Symphony Band

April 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

$8 General Public; $5 Senior Citizens & Non U of M Students; U of M Students free with ID

Ceruti Festival

April 8 at 4:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

UofM Jazz Singers

April 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Free Admission

UofM Jazz Combos

April 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

Free Admission

UofM Percussion Ensemble Concert

April 13 at 8:00 p.m.

CFA Building, Room 137

Free Admission

Sound Fuzion

April 14 at 8:00 p.m.

Music Building, Harris Auditorium

$8 General Public; $5 Senior Citizens & Non U of M Students; U of M Students free with ID

Art Museum - http://www.people.memphis.edu/%7Eartmuseum/upcoming.html

Parts Seen Within the Background of the Whole

March 5 – April 16

Art Museum, Gallery A

ARTLAB: Sara Good - Show Me Your Garden

March 5 – April 16

MFA Thesis Exhibition

Featuring the work of Ryan C. Jackson, Christina Katrakis, Jeff Morris, Virginia Overton, Bonnie Tate

April 23 – June 11

The Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - http://academic.memphis.edu/egypt/currentevents.html

Family Day at the Egyptian Institute
Treat the family to fun-filled activities inspired by Ancient Egypt
Saturday, March 19, 2005, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This event is Free and open to the public.

Great News!

U of M Student Receives UNCF/Merck Science Research Scholarship

University of Memphis student Izu Iwueke was selected as a recipient of the 2005 United Negro College Fund/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship. The scholarship is designed to increase the number of African-Americans in biomedical research careers.

The award includes a scholarship of up to $25,000 and two summer research internships with combined stipends of at least $10,000. Iwueke’s is one of 15 such awards made this year.

“I'm delighted that one of our honors students was selected for the UNCF/Merck Scholarship,” said Melinda Jones, director of the University’s Honors Program.   “Izu is already a dedicated and accomplished researcher who has participated in summer research internships at the University of Memphis and Vanderbilt University.  His career goal is to become a physician-scientist performing cancer research, and I have no doubt that he will achieve this goal.”

U of M Professor Receives Multiple Professional Honors

     A University of Memphis professor, who served his faculty sabbatical at the Harvard School of Public Health, has recently received several notable honors. Dr. Albert Okunade, an economics professor in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, has been nominated to receive the International Health Professional of the Year honor. This award is “made available to only a few illustrious individuals whose achievements and leadership stand out in the international medical community as decreed by the Research and Advisory Board,” according to the International Biographical Center of Cambridge, England.

   Okunade recently was appointed to the board of trustees of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHE), a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in health economics research in the United States.  ASHE serves as a forum for emerging ideas and empirical results of health economics research. Okunade is serving a multi-year term along with a distinguished group of health economists from leading U.S. academic institutions, including Harvard, Yale, the University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Michigan.

He also was selected to the Scientific Advisory Committee of The International Health Economics Association (iHEA), the largest professional body of health economists in the world. He refereed paper proposals for the 5^th Biennial iHEA World Congress, scheduled for July in Barcelona, Spain.

From,

Your “U of M Parent Information Team”

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