PARENT
E-NEWS
September 20,
2006
Reminder: You can click on the links
below to go directly to the topics listed
EXCITING EVENTS FOR PARENTS
CLUB MEMBERS
RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING
SERVICES
WHY CAN’T I SEE MY STUDENT’S
GRADES?
Sat-Tues, October 14-17,
2006
Fall Break
Friday, October 20,
2006
Last Day to Drop a Class
Thurs-Sun, November 23-26,
2006
Thanksgiving Holidays
Wednesday, Dec. 6,
2006
Last Day of Classes
Fri-Thurs, December 8-14,
2006
Exams
Saturday, December 16,
2006
Fall Commencement
Tuesday, January 16,
2007
Spring Semester begins
For a
more dates, please view either the
Academic
Calendar
www.enrollment.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/academic/ay0607.htm
or the
University Event Calendar
(best if
viewed using Explorer)
The U of M chapter of Phi
Mu sorority won the Carnation Cup, the highest honor a Phi Mu chapter can
receive, in July 2006.
EXCITING EVENTS FOR PARENTS
CLUB MEMBERS
**YOU MUST SHOW YOUR CARD TO RECEIVE ALL DISCOUNTS
OR TO ATTEND ANY PARENTS CLUB EVENT**
If you aren’t already a
Parents Club member and would like to join, you can join now by going to the Alumni Association Online
Membership Form or calling Lauren Isaacman, 901-678-2333.
The cost is $35 / year. Don’t forget to write “Parents
Club” next to “Other” when signing up online!
Our office NO LONGER mails
required forms or documents or any award information. Your
student now needs to go directly to TIGERWEB (www.tigerweb.memphis.edu).
Once they enter their Student ID and PIN, they need to select “Student
Requirements” under Financial Aid. They 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” under Financial Aid.
(At this time, Tigerweb automatically defaults to the 2007
year.)
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.
For students who enrolled
in the installment payment plan, the second installment is due by October 1,
2006 to avoid a $25 late payment fee.
Fees can be paid by credit
card or e-check online at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar.
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.)
Although “Adds” are
limited to the Second Session at this point, “Drops” are a different matter.
Students still have time to drop classes in all sessions. Here are the key dates
that pertain to dropping classes, for each session:
Last Day to Drop a Class
( Full: 10/20 ) ( First: 9/20 ) ( Second: 11/09 ) ( Regents: 10/20 )
Students
who drop on or before the deadline can still receive a “W” grade. However, if
they miss their deadline, they have to accept the grade that the teacher
assigns.
What is a “W” grade;
what does it mean? A "W" simply
indicates that the student dropped (Withdrew from) a course. “W” grades
are not calculated into a student’s GPA (grade point average), so in this sense
they do not hurt. However, you and your student should be aware of the following
facts about “W” grades:
- They are recorded on the student’s transcript. A
student should avoid accumulating too many of them if he or she plans to go on
to graduate school or to some professional school (law, medical, etc.). Such
schools do not like to see “W” grades on an applicant's
record.
- In certain instances, “W” grades can affect a
student’s financial aid, particularly continued eligibility for Lottery
Scholarships. “W” hours do count toward the number of hours covered by Lottery
Scholarships.
Dropping a class can also
affect a student’s financial aid status. Make sure that your
student contacts the Financial Aid Office
BEFORE making the decision to drop a class. Their
counselor can review all the information and let them know any ramification that
might occur as a result of dropping or withdrawing from a
class.
Cancellations must be made
in writing and submitted to the Residence Life and Dining Services Office, 011
Information is also
available by contacting the following address:
Saturday, October 7, 2006
from 11am-4:30 pm, to learn more about student life at the U of M.
Call 1-800-669-2678 or 1-901-678-2169 to RSVP by Sept. 30
http://www.enrollment.memphis.edu/Recruitment/CampusDay/
Your “U of M Parent Information
Team”
Remember the Parents web page with
links at http://www.memphis.edu/parents.htm or you can
address specific inquiries to parents@memphis.edu. Past Parent E-news are
posted at http://saweb.memphis.edu/studentaffairs/parentslist.htm
To UNSUBSCRIBE:
send the message: UNSUBSCRIBE PARENTS-LIST in the body of the email
to this address: mailserv@cc.memphis.edu