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Parent E-News

June 14, 2006

Reminder: You can click on the links below to go directly to the topics listed

IMPORTANT DATES

PARENTS CLUB

TIGER PRIDE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BURSAR’S OFFICE

MEAL PLANS

STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES

RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING SERVICES

REGISTRAR’S OFFICE

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

Welcome New Freshman Parents!

IMPORTANT DATES

July 1, 2006 Residence Hall Cancellation Deadline

July 20, 2006 Dec. 2006 intent to graduate forms due

Fri-Sat., August 25-26, 2006 Residence Halls Check in

1 PM – 4:30 PM

Friday, August 25, 2006 Fee Payment Deadline

Monday, August 28, 2006 First Day of Classes

Monday, August 28, 2006 Freshman Convocation

Monday, September 4, 2006 Labor Day Holiday

Sat-Tues, October 14-17, 2006 Fall Break

Thurs-Sun, November 23-26, 2006 Thanksgiving Holidays

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006 Last Day of Classes

Fri-Thurs, December 8-14, 2006 Exams

For a more dates, please view either the
Academic Calendar
www.enrollment.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/academic/ay0607.htm
or the University Event Calendar
http://events.memphis.edu
(best if viewed using Explorer)

PARENTS CLUB

We are excited to announce that we are starting a Parents Club this year! Some of the benefits are as follows:

Parent E-news (electronic newsletter)
Resources to answer specific parent questions via e-mail and phone
Connection to other parents
Invitations and discounts to Alumni Association functions, including Barn Bashes! (Barn Bashes are parties two hours before each home game in a barn next to the Liberty Bowl with food, live music, and fun!)
Reception with the Vice President for Student Affairs
Discounts that are available to all Alumni Association members, including 10% off new books and 20% off used books and general items at the Tiger Bookstore on Walker and 10% off at the Holiday Inn, University of Memphis!

The cost if $35 / year and you can join by going to the Alumni Association Online Membership Form or calling Meta Laabs, 901-678-5271 or Lauren Isaacman, 901-678-2333. Don’t forget to write “Parents Club” next to “Other” when signing up online!

Alumni Logo

TIGER PRIDE
The University of Memphis chapter of Up Til Dawn was recognized as the Program of the Year out of the 115 college campuses that participate in the program. Up Til Dawn was founded at The University of Memphis in 1999.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Fraudulent e-mail messages can appear to come from legitimate financial institutions or other businesses. They will typically ask you to update or send them your personal information, a practice known as "phishing". <>Don't get hooked by these attempts!

Common phishing requests are:
            Social Security number
            Checking account number
            Debit card or credit card number
            Personal identification number (PIN)
            Security number on the back of your debit card or credit card

You Can Help Prevent Phishing--Don't open their links or attachments!

Even if you do not provide information on a website link the phisher has given you, simply clicking on the link could install harmful programs, such as key loggers or viruses.

Do not comply!

These e-mail messages may threaten or urge you to provide this information in order to stop something from happening to your account. Most financial institutions will never send e-mails requesting personal or account information. If in doubt, call your bank, credit union, or other financial provider to verify.

The Information Technology Division is dedicated to making our e-mail systems as safe as possible. We ask that you also be aware of these scam efforts and to help safeguard any of your personal or university-related information.

BURSAR’S OFFICE

Although Summer classes have begun, registration for second session Summer and Fall ’06 is in full swing! Students should check their accounts online on TIGERWEB to ensure that they do not have a registration hold due to an outstanding debt, and check balances at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar. {The final payment for students who elected to pay their Spring 2006 fees using the Installment Payment Plan was due by April 1, 2006.}
Invoices will be available online at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar in early August for Fall registrations. Emails will be sent to students and authorized users notifying them when invoices are available.
If your student is expecting to receive excess financial aid, s/he should sign up for direct deposit before August 7, 2006 for fall disbursements. This provides for the earliest receipt of disbursed funds.
Visit eBursar at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar to see fee payment deadlines and other information that might be helpful to you and your student.
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.
Students can set up a PIN number at the above site for you to be able to view and pay the statements and invoices. (This PIN number is new and different from any other that you may have already established.)

MEAL PLANS
During the fall and spring semesters, we offer 3 dining memberships, the Freshman First/Honor Program Membership and the Housing Advantage Membership, both available through Residence Life (reslife@memphis.edu), and the Commuter Membership, available through Tiger Dining Services. These memberships offer 5 and 10 meal per week options as well as $200 declining balance accounts (more info) that work like a debit card to supplement your meal purchases. Visit www.tigerdining.com/ for more information.

STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
Students with disabilities who are new to the U of M and wish to register with Student Disability Services should come to 110 Wilder Tower to fill out an Intake Form and pick up a medical documentation form, to be filled out be their MD, if

applicable. Students with learning disabilities or ADHD are asked to provide psycho-educational documentation. Questions? See the SDS website at: http://saweb.memphis.edu/sds/ or call 901-678-2880.

RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING SERVICES
Fall 2006 Check-In
The residence halls will be open during the following hours for check-in:
Friday, August 25, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
1 PM – 4:30 PM

Students who are not able to check-in by 4:30 PM on Saturday, August 26 should contact the Residence Life and Dining Services Office at 901-678-2295 before August 25, 2006 and be placed on the Late Arrival List to avoid the forfeiture of the $200 rental prepayment and the loss of the housing assignment.

Fall 2006 Rental Prepayment
A rental prepayment of $200.00 will be required after an assignment is made for the Fall 2006 Semester. A deadline to submit the $200.00 prepayment will be given in the assignment packet, which is mailed to the student. 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. Rental payments should be made to The University of Memphis, Bursar’s Office, P. O. Box 1000, Dept. 313, Memphis, TN 38148-0313 or paid online through eBursar at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar/ . Students canceling for Fall 2006 prior to July 1, 2006, will be refunded their entire $200.00 rental prepayment; however, students canceling after July 1, 2006, will not receive a refund and will be responsible for the $200 rental prepayment even if application for housing was submitted after
July 1, 2006.

Roommate Information
Students may obtain current roommate information from the Residence Life and Dining Services Information Table during the Orientation Sessions.

Fall 2006 Room Change
The Room Change period will be Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1 from 1 PM until 4 PM. Students will receive information regarding room change with they check-in. Students are expected to occupy the room stated on the Fall 2006 housing contract until the room change period.

Meal Plans
Residence hall students wishing to enroll in a meal plan should submit the Meal Plan Request Form included in the Housing Assignment Packet. Forms should be returned to Residence Life and Dining Services, 011 Richardson Towers, Memphis, TN 38152 or may be faxed to 901-678-5219. Freshmen First and Honors and Emerging Leadership recipients assigned to the 3^rd, 6^th – 9^th floors of Richardson Towers North and the 3^rd, 7^th – 9^th floors of Richardson Towers South are required to purchase a meal plan.

REGISTRAR’S OFFICE
SUMMER 2006 REGISTRATION
Summer classes are now in session at the University. Although it is too late for students to register for Full Session and First Session classes, they still have time to register for Second Session Classes. Second Session classes begin July 11 and run through August 11. Students have until July 10 to register for Second Session classes, without having to pay a penalty; they can still register as late as July 11-12, but they will have to pay a $100 late registration fee. After July 12, no one can register for the Second Session.

IMPORTANT SUMMER DATES
You can find a calendar of important Summer Dates and Deadlines at: http://www.enrollment.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/06u/06ucal.htm

FALL 2006 GRADUATION
If your student intends to graduate in December 2006, he or she should file an “Intent to Graduate” form by July 20, 2006. This form is available in the Dean’s Office of the college of your student’s major and should be filed with that office.

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
Student Health Services is gearing up for the Fall Semester and welcomes all our new students! Our new web site has updated information and a special blog on avian flu. Check it out at http://saweb.memphis.edu/health/.

The schedule for several immunizations including: Meningococcal Meningitis, Hepatitis B, MMR, and Tetanus is posted on our web site and is as follows:

June 9, 13, 16, 23, 27, 30, July 14, 18, 25, & 28, from 1 pm - 2 pm in SHS, or August 30, 12 pm – 2 pm in SHS.

Menactra (meningococcal meningitis immunization) is $120
Tetanus/diphtheria is $30
Adacel (tetanus/ diphtheria/pertussis) is $55
MMR is $60
Hepatitis B is $65 each (3 shot series)
Cash or a check is accepted, or you may prepay with a credit card on-line at www.shotnurse.com .
Call 685-9999 for further information

SHS highly recommends all students have two measles, mumps, and rubella immunizations on or since their 1^st birthday. All full time students are currently required to have these immunizations. As you have read in the news, many Midwestern states have experienced a mumps epidemic, and many of the affected students have not been immunized, or only had one immunization.

The State of Tennessee mandates that The University of Memphis provide information concerning the Hepatitis B infection and Meningococcal disease to all students entering The University of Memphis for the first time. The law does not require that you receive either immunization for enrollment. Student Health Services urges our students to be immunized against Meningococcal Meningitis and Hepatitis B. ALL new students must complete the Hepatitis B - Meningitis Immunization Health History Form before they can register. This form is embedded in the registration process.

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
The clock is ticking and fee payment deadline for the Fall 2006 semester will be here before you realize it. That date is Friday, AUGUST 25, 2006!! Fees have to be paid by 4:30 p.m. on that day to avoid the $100 late payment fee being assessed to your student account.

Avoid standing in long lines during fee payment deadline in August!! New and continuing students are encouraged to complete the 2006-2007 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible for the next academic year. To apply, go to: www.fafsa.ed.gov. The school code for The University of Memphis is: 003509.

Our office will NO LONGER mail any requests for required forms or documents, or any award information. You now need to go directly to TIGERWEB. Once you enter your student ID and PIN, select Student Requirements under Financial Aid. You can download most of the required forms from the Financial Aid web page at: http://www.enrollment.memphis.edu/FinancialAid/ then click on Financial Aid Forms. To see if you have been awarded, go to Award Information by Year. (At this time, Tigerweb automatically defaults to the 2007 year.)

Remember to check TIGERWEB for your personal updated financial aid information or call our office at (901) 678-4825 if you have any questions. If you have a scholarship inquiry, please contact the Scholarship Office directly at (901) 678-3213.

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