Parent E-News

November 16, 2005

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COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT OF THE MONTH

TIGER PRIDE

BURSAR

THEATRE

FINANCIAL AID

BASKETBALL

FOOTBALL

RESIDENCE LIFE

IMPORTANT DATES

November 14-23                                             Spring 2005 Registration, by classification

December 9-15, Friday-Thursday                     Exams

December 16, Friday                                        Residence Halls close

December 17, Saturday                                    Commencement, 9:30 am, FedEx Forum

                                                                        http://saweb.memphis.edu/commencement/

January 13, Friday                                            Residence Hall check-in begins

January 17, Tuesday                                         Spring Classes Start

March 7-13, Monday-Sunday                          Spring Break

For a more dates, please view either the

Academic Calendar

www.enrollment.memphis.edu/registrar/calendars/academic/ay0506.htm

or the University Event Calendar

http://events.memphis.edu 

(best if viewed using Internet Explorer

COLLEGE/DEPARTMENT OF THE MONTH

College of Communication and Fine Arts

• Includes the Theatre and Dance Department, Communication Department, The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music, the Art Department, the Journalism Department, and the Architecture program.
• Michael Hagge, an Architecture professor, was selected for inclusion in the 7^th Edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.  Students listed on The National Dean’s List are given the opportunity to nominate the one teacher who has been most influential during their academic career

·     Dean Richard R. Ranta is being honored by the governor of Tennessee as one of two recipients of the Arts Leadership Award. The award recognizes organizations, businesses, educators, patrons, arts administrators, corporations and volunteers who have demonstrated significant support or participation in activities which foster excellence in, appreciation of, or access to the arts throughout the state.

• Every year the Art Museum provides opportunities to students for direct experience in creating exhibitions and interacting with respected figures in the art world. The annual Juried Student Exhibition brings a nationally recognized artist, designer, or critic as juror of the show that is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
• For more information on the College of Communication and Fine Arts, visit their website at http://www.people.memphis.edu/%7Eccfa/

TIGER PRIDE

• Our campus is the safest university in a metropolitan area in the state of Tennessee.

BURSAR:

• Registration for Spring ’06 has begun!  Students should check their accounts online at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar to ensure that they do not have a registration hold due to an outstanding debt. 
• 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.
• If your student is expecting to receive excess financial aid, s/he should sign up for direct deposit  before December 19, 2005, for earliest disbursement of funds.
• Invoices will be available online at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar in early December.  Emails will be sent to students notifying them when invoices are available.
• 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.)

THEATRE

• “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare and directed by Dr. Douglas Koertge will be running November 16-19, 2005.  For more information contact Kristin Shupe at 678-2523 or kshupe@memphis.edu

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID OFFICE

• Registration for the Spring 2006 semester begins November 14, 2005.
• Students and their parents are encouraged to check on their financial aid award information in Tigerweb, under the 2006 award year.
• If financial aid award is NOT enough to cover fees and/or housing, students may contact the Student Financial Aid Office at (901) 678-4825 to determine if there are other options/alternatives.
• Newly admitted, degree-seeking students for the Spring 2006 semester wishing to receive any type of federal financial aid should complete the 2005-2006 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible by going to:   www.fafsa.ed.gov
• The University of Memphis’ federal school code (for FAFSA) is 003509.
• Fee payment deadline is January 13, 2006; first day of classes is January 17, 2006.

BASKETBALL SEASON 2005-2006

• The University of Memphis men’s basketball team is off to a great start!  The Tigers are ranked number 12 and defeated Lemoyne-Owen and Christian Brothers in their first two exhibition games of the season.  Make plans to cheer on the team this year.  For information about schedules and tickets, please visit the website at U of M Men's Basketball 

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL

• The Tigers will take on Marshall in the last home game of the season on Saturday November, 26.  Kick off will be at 1:00pm and tickets can be purchased at Football Tickets.  Go Tigers!!
• Don’t forget to keep voting for DeAngelo Williams in the online version of the Race for the Heisman trophy.  The winner of the online voting contest will receive an extra vote in the actual Heisman contest.  Vote today at www.voteforheisman.com
  

RESIDENCE LIFE AND DINING SERVICES INFORMATION

The residence halls will remain open during the Thanksgiving Holidays (November 24 – November 25); however, all University offices will be closed.

Fall 2005 Closing:

• The University of Memphis residence halls will close for the Semester Break on Friday, December 16, 2005, at 3 PM.  All residents are required to leave the residence halls 24 hours after their final exam, unless they are involved in Commencement Exercises. 

• Residents of Carpenter Complex and Richardson Towers do not have to vacate their rooms during the Semester Break unless their Spring 2006 room assignment has been canceled.

• Residents required to vacate their rooms during Semester Break will not be allowed to remain or be readmitted to the buildings during the Semester Break.  The residence hall staff will not be available to permit reentry into the buildings after closing.

• Residents of Rawls, Smith, South, West, and Mynders are required to sign up for an appointment to check out and surrender their room keys to their resident advisors before they leave.  Residents of Richardson Towers and Carpenter Complex should sign up for a room inspection. 

• Students who are not returning to the residence halls in the Spring must officially check out of the room no later than 3 PM on December 16 and cancel in writing with the Residence Life and Dining Services Office in Richardson Towers.

• Students who are returning for the Spring are not required to remove their belongings from their rooms during the break; however, they should take all valuables and possessions needed during this time period.

• The buildings will reopen at 1 PM on January 13, 2006.

Rent Payment for Spring 2006

• Current residents must pay the $200 rental prepayment for the Spring 2006 Semester by December 15, 2005, to the Bursar’s Office in Wilder Tower.  Current residents who do not make the $200 rent prepayment will have their Spring 2006 room canceled.  To obtain a room after your room is canceled, you must make the $200 rent prepayment and bring the receipt to the Residence Life and Dining Services Office and complete another application for housing for the Spring 2006 Semester.  Assignments will be made according to availability and date of application.

• The remainder of the Spring 2006 rent must be paid by January 13, 2006, for the 2006 Spring Semester.  Payments may be paid in advance by mail to The University of Memphis, Bursar’s Office, P. O. Box 1000, Department 313, Memphis, TN  38148-0313 or may be paid in person in 115 Wilder Tower or online at http://bf.memphis.edu/ebursar.  If a resident is receiving financial aid or is unable to make payment in full, the resident may be placed on an installment plan.  There is an additional charge of $40.00 added to your account if you are placed on the installment plan.  Students who are on the installment plan are required to pay one-fourth of the rent and installment fee prior to January 13, 2006.  If you are receiving financial aid or scholarships for the Spring 2006 Semester, all aid will be applied toward any debts owed the University, such as rent.

Spring 2006 Check-In Dates

• Friday, January 13, 2006 or Saturday, January 14, 2006 1 PM – 4:30 PM

• All assigned rooms must be claimed by 4:30 PM on Saturday, January 14, 2006.  Residents failing to properly check into their rooms by the above stated deadline will forfeit their room assignment and their $200 rent prepayment.  In order to prevent the room and rent prepayment from being forfeited, the student must contact the Residence Life and Dining Services Office, 011 Richardson Towers, 901-678-2295 and request to be placed on the Late Arrival’s List if the student will be late checking into the room.

CAMPUS RECREATION SERVICES

• Campus recreation services is a great resource for students, especially now that it is beginning to get colder and it gets dark outside at an earlier hour.
• Facilities are open:

Monday—Thursday           7 am – 11 pm

Friday                                7 am – 10 pm

Saturday                             9 am – 6 pm

Sunday                               1 pm – 6 pm.

• Our new weight training & cardio equipment worth $350,000 exceeds those found in health clubs in the mid south..

• Recreation services offers a variety of classes to students, faculty, and staff, including yoga, pilates, kickboxing, step classes, and more.  For more information on classes and the times they are offered, visit the Recreation services website at http://www.people.memphis.edu/~studentlife/camprec/

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