Advising for Spring 2016 Classes

• All undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to meet with their advisor prior to registration for classes for Spring 2016.  Your advisor may have sent you information about how to set up an appointment, and if so, follow the directions given.

• If you have not received an e-mail about advising, please contact your advisor to set up a meeting soon- if you have not already done so.  The document at the following link tells you how and when to make an appointment with our Arts and Sciences advisors: http://www.memphis.edu/cas/advising/documents/advis_av_spring16.pdf

• UM-Lambuth students will be advised on the Lambuth campus; please contact mccoy@memphis.edu if you do not know how to contact your advisor on the Lambuth campus.

• You can locate your advisor’s name through the Academic Advising and Planning channel on the Student tab on your myMemphis portal or at the top of UMdegree.

• If your advisor is not listed in myMemphis or UMdegree and you do not know who it is, please check Finding Your Advisor.

• If you need assistance determining who your advisor is, please e-mail pakrech@memphis.edu.

• If you are considering changing majors and need assistance, this webpage may help you: https://umdrive.memphis.edu/pakrech/www/majors.html

• Prepare for your meeting with your advisor.

• Your advisor may ask you to check the degree evaluation, UMdegree, available on the Student tab in your myMemphis portal before your meeting.

• If your advisor has given you a degree sheet to use for posting your classes, be sure to update it with the courses you are enrolled in this semester and take it to your meeting.  If your advisor did not give you a degree sheet, you may use the appropriate version of one of our degree sheets (based on the Undergraduate Catalog you are under) to post your completed coursework: http://www.memphis.edu/cas/advising/degree_sheets.php

• Registration begins November 9 and is based on classification. For the best chance of creating an ideal schedule, you should set up an advising appointment in the next few weeks so that you will be ready for your first opportunity to register.

1st Day to Register:

• Seeing your advisor early will ensure that you can get an appointment before time to register.  Those who wait until November to schedule an appointment may not be able to see their advisor until after their first registration opportunity.

• Many advisors are not as available after Fall semester exams due to other commitments, so please go ahead and see your advisor during the next few weeks and register for classes on time.

• The “Schedule of Classes” for Spring 2016 and “Look-Up Classes” in myMemphis will soon be available for students to view, but there may still be some changes made.  The Schedule will be final on October 14, 2015.

Discover Your Major Day – Thursday, October 1, 9:00-2:00, UC Ballroom – and Health Professions Fair – October 1, 10:00-2:00, UC Memphis Room

Come to these events to find out more about your major or a minor you might be considering, or to visit with representatives from several healthcare professional schools.

Representatives for every major and most minors will be available!

Withdrawal deadline:

The deadline for dropping or withdrawing from Fall 2015 full session classes is Friday, October 16, 2015.  If you are unsure about dropping a class, you should meet with your advisor to discuss the course and your situation.  Students who need to be full-time for scholarship or financial aid purposes should check with these offices before dropping: Scholarships- scholarships@memphis.edu – 678-3213, Financial Aid – financialaid@memphis.edu, 678-4825.

Apply to Graduate:

Students in the College of Arts and Sciences should apply to graduate at the beginning of the semester a year before their expected graduation date, for example, in September 2015 for graduation in Fall 2016.

• If you plan to graduate in May, August, or December 2016, and have not yet applied to graduate, you should apply to graduate NOW by going to myMemphis, the My Degree tab, and the Commencement and Graduation channel.

Applying to graduate is free and takes only a few minutes.

The University’s absolute deadline to apply to graduate in May 2016 is November 11, 2015, and we do not allow exceptions to this deadline.

• If you have applied to graduate in May, August or December 2016, it takes a few months to receive a summary because they are completed in the order in which your application was received.

• If you applied to graduate in May, August, or December 2016, and now realize you won’t be able to graduate until a later semester, please send me an e-mail telling me your new expected graduation term.

If you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Wishing you a happy, safe Fall Break- October 10-13 for full session courses!

The Green Internship Application is now available. Please follow this link for additional information and to obtain the application. http://www.memphis.edu/internships/studentguide/greeninternship.php.  Priority deadline is October 2^nd. Final deadline is October 16^th.

What is a green internship? A green internship is an educational/work experience sponsored by an organization that promotes sustainability in areas such as:

• Energy efficiency
• Utility conservation
• Environmental protection
• Recycling

Who is eligible to apply for a green internship?  Undergraduate students who have:

• first-generation or low-income or students with a disability
• minimum sophomore standing at time of application
• minimum 2.50 grade point average
• minimum of one or more regular semesters (fall/spring) remaining before graduation.

Undergraduate students who have active status in the Student Success Programs (SSP) will be given first consideration after meeting these requirements.

What are the green internship requirements?  Students selected for a Green Internship are required to:

• satisfactorily complete an approved learning contract
  • Internship Course in Academic Major or
  • UNIV 4000 – Community Internship
• earn 3 semester hours of academic credit
• work 150 clock hours during the semester
• present internship experience at Green Internships Recognition Event

What do selected green interns earn?                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Interns earn a stipend of $10 per hour (or $1500 for the semester) plus $200 to assist with tuition costs for an academic internship for a total of $1700. University stipends will be distributed bi-weekly.

Email greeninternships@memphis.edu with any questions.

Priority deadline is October 2^nd . Final deadline is October  16^th

Apply Now! http://www.memphis.edu/internships/studentguide/greeninternship.php

I hope the first week of classes has gone well for all of our Arts and Sciences majors, and that you are getting into a routine that includes attending all of your classes!  You have probably heard from many sources that going to class is critical for college success.

The University of Memphis faculty and advisors participate in a program called Early Intervention as a means of helping students to succeed.  Students who miss class or tests or do not submit assignments are submitted for Early Intervention, which means receiving an e-mail encouraging the student to take advantage of professors’ office hours and other resources on campus.  The student’s advisor receives a notice of the Early Intervention report also and will be happy to work with students to get on track for success.

If you receive an Early Intervention in the next few weeks, feel free to contact me if you have questions or don’t know what resources you can utilize: pakrech@memphis.edu.

Anyone interested can attend these events, but we especially welcome new first-year students to be involved, so Plug Into the Blue: http://saweb.memphis.edu/sa_leadership/plugin.asp

New transfers and new first year students should also plan to attend Convocation on August 24 at 2:30  in Rose Theatre: http://www.memphis.edu/studentaffairs/students/nsc.php

Go Tigers, and Have a Great Year!

The University of Memphis recently launched a new look for the website.  Our Arts and Sciences pages have also been revamped: http://www.memphis.edu/cas.

You can find forms and information for Undergraduates at this link: http://www.memphis.edu/cas/advising/index.php

Visit our office in Scates Hall near the fountain!

Deadline to Apply to Graduate for Fall 2015 – July 15, 2015

In our college we need students to apply at the beginning of the semester a year before they plan to graduate, so now is the time to apply Fall 2015 or Spring 2016.

Check out the latest news about Internships for English majors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/UMEnglishInternships/?fref=nf

Peer Power Foundation is a non-profit organization that recruits high performing individuals

to tutor and mentor middle and high school students. Our goal is to invest in youth to improve the competitiveness of our country

Help young students excel and get excited about being a champion. Change a student, a school, our city our nation!

Position Purpose: Help young persons become responsible, respectful, resourceful and

capable students. Responsibilities include hands on tutoring, re-teaching and mentoring

students. Help the intern develop leadership, communication and a proclivity for action.

Locations: East High School and Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tn.

Responsibilities:

1. Be a leader, produce positive change.
2. Subject content knowledge.
3. Be a motivator. Start a fire about the value of learning.
4. Mentor students about career choices, colleges and becoming a productive person.
5. Be a surrogate big brother or big sister.
6. Available to work 6-21 hours per week.
7. Know your students and develop a personal relationship with them.
8. Keep a Daily Learning Journal; attend the monthly Management Rounds meetings.
9. Interview a principal, teacher, Board member on importance of management in a public funded organization and his/her philosophy of leadership.
10. Create an audio-visual 3 minute summary of your experiences. Peer Power supplies equipment.

Required Skills:

1. Enthusiasm, energy and subject content knowledge.
2. Strong intrapersonal and communication skills.
3. Be a strong student!
4. Desire to create a better tomorrow for yourself, others and our community.
5. Leadership and willingness to serve others.

Professional Behavior is expected at all times.

Location: Schools in Memphis and Shelby County.

Salary:  Start: $11.00- 12.50 per hour

Apply: bill.sehnert@peerpowerfoundation.org

850 Ridge Lake Blvd, Suite One, Memphis, Tn. 38120

www.peerpowerfoundation.org

Career Services is pleased to announce a new software system that will combine the features of the current Optimal Resume and eRecruiting systems into a single system called TigerLink. The new system, powered by Symplicity, will go live on May 26, 2015.

The new TigerLink system will provide current students and graduates of the University with access to job and internship listings, career fair information, on-campus interview schedules, resume and cover letter templates, online practice interviews, and the ability to schedule career advising appointments through an online calendar system.

Students will be able to access the system with the same user name and password used for other University resources such as MyMemphis. Graduates of the University may create a TigerLink account by contacting the Career Services office once the new system has gone live.

If you have links to Optimal Resume and/or eRecruiting on your website, you will want to relink to the TigerLink system on or after May 26, 2015. As a courtesy, we will send you the login links for the TigerLink system when it goes live on May 26.

• If students have documents saved in the Optimal Resume system that they wish to keep, they need to download and save those documents by May 22. The Optimal Resume system will not be available after May 22 at 4:30 p.m.
• If students have documents saved in the Experience eRecruiting system that they wish to keep, they need to download and save those documents by May 22. The Experience eRecruiting system will not be available after May 22 at 4:30 p.m.

Should you have questions about this transition, please contact Clay Woemmel at cwoemmel@memphis.edu.

In our college we need students to apply at the beginning of the semester a year before they plan to graduate, so now is the time to apply Summer or Fall 2015 or Spring 2016.

The University’s deadline to apply for August 2015 is Wednesday, April 8.  If you intend to graduate in August, you MUST apply by April 8.

The University’s deadline to apply for December 2015 is July 15, 2015, which is in the middle of the summer.  Go ahead and apply now for December 2015 so you do not forget!

Applying is easy and free.  Go to myMemphis, click on the My Degree tab, and then follow the steps in the Commencement channel.

If you have any questions, please let me know- pakrech@memphis.edu.