Volume 006 Issue 007 April/May 2015
Adult, Commuter & Military Volume 06 Issue 001 September 2014
Student Connection
FLU SEASON
Written by commuter student, Zachary Boyd. tigue, and vomiting and diarrhea which are common for children. There are over 20,000 people that are affected each year from flurelated causes in the United States, and on average 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population will get the flu .
Come visit us in UC 243 in the Involvement Zone or call our office 901-678-2644 acss@memphis.edu
Now that the winter weather has passed, warmer weather is ahead in the future forecast. But with warm weather comes the blooming plants and flowers, and what do plants bring? Pollen, which causes allergic reactions and the influenza. So, when you are wearing your shorts, T-shirts, and/or flip flops, keep in mind that at any moment you can get the flu. Influenza is a virus that infects the nose, throat, and the lungs. It spreads by touching a surface or object, and then touching the eyes, mouth, and/ or nose. Signs and symptoms of influenza are fever or feverish chills, coughing, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fa-
However, there are ways to prevent getting the flu. First, make sure you avoid close contact with people who are sick or have any symptoms of being sick. Wash your hands consistently to protect yourself from germs, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and try to keep from touching your nose, mouth and eyes because germs are spread when you touch something and then touch your face. If you are sick, STAY HOME! You don't want to spread your germs to everyone You can get vaccinated at your doctor’s office or at Walgreens. So as the flu spreads around, be mindful of what you touch, and remember to drink lots of fluids to keep your antibodies ready to fight against the flu.
The month of April is full of activity. It is a time to complete all class assignments, and recognize students for their accomplishments, which includes preparing for graduation. To our adult, commuter, and military students who are graduating, congratulations and good luck as you pursue your future endeavors. I was so pleased to see our non-traditional students honored during the Pinnacle Honor Society Induction Ceremony on April 10th. We extend a well- deserved congratulations to our graduate and undergraduate students who met the academic criteria for admissions to Pinnacle, a life time honor society. On Sunday, April 19, the Sorority and Fraternity Awards will offer an opportunity for the sororities and fraternities to be saluted for their leadership roles and involvement in Greek life. The following Sunday, April 26, undergraduate student leaders will be recognized at the President Leadership Awards for their labor as leaders, and their commitment to serve in various student organizations throughout the academic year. These events signify the university’s desire to recognize and encourage students for their ability to be involved in campus life, while excelling in their respective disciplines.
Joy R. Stout, Director Adult and Commuter Student Services Office: 901-678-2644 jstout@memphis.edu
The month of May brings the anticipation of graduation, new jobs, summer school, or perhaps an internship. Make your choice and move quickly to find your place. Do not tarry, but step over any obstacle that may come your way. Please read our newsletter and learn more about the semester ending activities and events. We wish you much success and enjoy your summer!
ADULT AND COMMUTER STUDENT SERVICES MISSION
The mission of the Adult & Commuter Student Services office is to provide a supportive environment for non-traditional and commuter students that promotes intellectual, social and academic growth development through services and programs that foster lifelong learning.
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STUDENT VETERANS ORGANIZATION Meeting Friday | April 24 | 1 p.m. Veterans Resource Center CONTACT INFORMATION 110 Panhellenic Bldg.| Phone: (901) 678-4269 Fax: (901) 678-4207 |Email: veterans@memphis.edu
GET SOME SLEEP!!! Your brain and body needs to rest. Don’t try to pull an overnighter or you will CRASH during your exam.
CREATE A STUDY SCHEDULE! Space your learning into multiple days. Plan a month in advance at least so you won’t cram a lot of information at once.
FORM A STUDY GROUP OR STUDY WITH A PARTNER! Many people don’t like to study with others. However, sometimes it helps gathering information from other classmates that you may not have paid attention to. Quiz each other, break-up sections of the material and teach each other. This can be a big help if studying effectively.
REVIEW PREVIOUS TESTS! Looking over previous tests can be very helpful. You can see how your professor words questions, and/or how they want the questions to be answered. Also, sometimes professors put the same questions on the final exam from previous tests to make sure you learned the material.
RELAX! DON’T PANIC! Remember to eat, sleep, exercise, and take study breaks. Final exams are not meant to stress you out. As long as you are preparing and studying ahead of time, not the night before, you will be fine.
NATIONAL LAWN & GARDEN MONTH Join Students Advocating Service every Thursday as they volunteer at the Memphis Botanic Garden 1:30-2:30p.m. Meet in the UC Atrium at 1p.m. if you are interested in participating. Visit www.memphis.edu/service/sas.php for more information.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and we want all U of M students to be aware of the policies and procedures of sexual misconduct. Please take time to look at the University Of Memphis policy below. For more information , visit, http://www.memphis.edu/studentconduct/sexualmisconduct/enforcement.
Enforcement of the University of Memphis Sexual Misconduct Policy The University of Memphis will promptly investigate all complaints of sexual misconduct, or harassment and take necessary steps to remedy such situations. A student found to have violated this policy is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension from the institution. Further, the University does not tolerate retaliation or discrimination against any person and/or their family and friends who brings forward a complaint, who cooperates in the investigation of a complaint, or who participates in the discipline process for an alleged violation of this policy. Anyone who believes they have been retaliated against as a result of their involvement with an investigation and/or discipline process for an alleged violation of the Sexual Misconduct or Harassment should immediately report this information to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, University Police or the Office of Student Conduct.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE If your class meets: Then your final exam will be:
MWF, 6:50a MWF, 8:00a MWF, 9:10a MWF, 10:20a MWF, 11:30a MW, 12:40p MW, 2:20p MW, 5:30p MW, 7:10p MW, 8:50p TR, 8:00a TR, 9:40a TR, 11:20a TR, 1:00p TR, 2:40p TR, 5:30p TR, 7:10p TR, 8:50p S, 9:00a S, 1:00p U, 1:00p
W, May 6, 7:00 - 9:00a F, May 1, 8:00 - 10:00a F, May 1, 10:30a - 12:30p M, May 4, 8:00 - 10:00a M, May 4, 10:30a - 12:3 W, May 6, 10:00a - 12p W, May 6, 1:00 - 3:00p W, May 6, 5:30 - 7:30p M, May 4, 7:00 - 9:00p W, May 6, 8:00 - 10:00 T, May 5, 8:00 - 10:00a T, May 5, 10:30a - 12:30p R, May 7, 8:00 - 10:00a R, May 7, 10:30a - 12:30p T, May 5, 1:00 - 3:00p R, May 7, 5:30 - 7:30p T, May 5, 7:00 - 9:00p R, May 7, 8:00 - 10:00p S, May 2, 9:00 - 11:00a S, May 2, 1:00 - 3:00p U, May 3, 1:00 - 3:00p
Study Day: Thursday, April 30 Exam Period: Friday, May 1 Thursday, May 7
Stressed about exams? Visit the Relaxation Zone in the U of M Counseling Center Wilder Tower | Rm 211 Mon – Fri |9 a.m.– 4 p.m.
For more information call 901-678-2068
President Rudd Investiture
Saturday May 9, 2015| 10 a.m. FedEx Forum (191 Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103) College of Arts & Sciences, College of Communication and Fine Arts, University College and Doctoral candidates for these colleges. Doors open and graduates must arrive AT 9:00 a.m. Plan for the event to last two hours.
Saturday May 9, 2015| 2:30 p.m. FedEx Forum (191 Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103) Fogelman College of Business & Economics, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, Herff College of Engineering, Loewenberg School of Nursing, School of Public Health, Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Doctoral candidates for these colleges and schools. Doors open and graduates must arrive AT 1:30 p.m.
IMPORTANT: BACKUP DATE AND TIME! If the NBA decides the Grizzlies Basketball Team will play on the 9 of May, the Main Commencement Events will move to SUNDAY, May 10, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. All announcements will be emailed to graduating students, posted online and IMMEDIATELY placed on he University’s Social Mediums (Please follow commencement so you do not miss any important information). Read Special News. Plan for Commencement Weekend and ask families and friends to do the same.
Cap and Gown Distribution Days & Times Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom located on the third floor of the University Center on the main campus. Friday, May 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom located on the third floor of the University Center on the main campus. 
Caps and gowns cannot be decorated or altered. These are rentals and everything BUT the tassel must be returned after Commencement day use. Diplomas may be held and/ or you may be subject to a fine.
CONGRATULATIONS PINNACLE HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES Adult and Commuter Student Services and the Adult Student Association congratulate the following graduate and undergraduate non-traditional/adult students for their academic achievements:
GRADUATE INDUCTEES Barbara Feeney Abendschein Julie Miranda Acosta Leanne Byrd Alexander William Kerrel Ard Jr Katharina A. Azim Arika Denise Bailey Bradley Wayne Baker Ruby Booth Carla Nicole Boutte Aaron Alan Brame Amelia Baker Cole Lee Curbo Coldwell Daniel IV Ketevan Dolidze Michael T. Donegan Tangie L. Dotson Howard Eaton
Phillip Lowell Peters Andrea Paige Pirkey Breonna Ponder Tegan J. Reeves Lauren Ja'Nae Richards Nicole M Samson Jeremy Daniel Scherer Katina R Slaton Elizabeth Ann Stratton Yan Sun Marien H. Taylor Deborah M Taylor Jennifer R. Temple Ingrid Alecia Thomas Jedidiah Nathaniel Todd Rebecca Lynne Towle Strawn Amy Nicole Trimm Jerry Venable
Rick L. Fought Tameka Latyra Gooden John Matthew Hall Andrea Nicole Holmes Wendy Carol Hopper Lakenya Humphrey Harmon L. Jolley, Jr. Toya DH Kimble, PhD Alana King Sarah Elizabeth Klein Elizabeth Haywood Maclin Holly M Malone Donna Catherine Mars Brian John McKinnon Stephanie Noggle Montgomery Mary Ann Nell Swain Christopher Patton
Sarah Williams Brandon Bernard Williams Tiffinie Wilson Gabrielle Windham Carolina Zarate
UNDERGRADUATE INDUCTEES Elizabeth Alexander Paula Delores Anderson Andrew S. Avery II Vakeita Terese Barrett Shannon L. Berry Frances Bishop Amanda M Bledsoe Theresa Ann Bohanon Donaven Bowen Celeste Marie Box Lyndsay Kathleen Boyle Harley Brown Casey Atkins Buckley Mitchell Campbell Leigh Alison Coleman Betsey Suzanne Davis Teresa A Dawson
Christina Crowder Depoister Mitchell R Desbiens Kimberly M. Douglas Sharon Lynn Fletcher Fadra Renee Green Camille Coffey Hadley Amber Hampton Ian Lane-Howard Hayes Erica Pardue Hipp LaQuita Anquanette Ivory Morgan Jones Jolene D. Karol Carmen Virginia Kesel Keesha R. Klinck Debra A. Lee Angie Bernice Lenegar John Allen Lloyd, Jr.
Scott Jason Macintire Michael R. McCaffrey Glenda McKinley Sarah Jane Mercure Crystal Allison Moody Kimberly Michelle Payne Rachel Nicole Pentz Michelle Peoples Beverly R Philmore Sarah Pierce Daniel Pruitt Felicia Renee Pryor Debbie Kaye Ratchford Kinley L. Ray III Dawn M. Richardson Nicole Sierra Robinson
Marquis Robinson Tina Marie Rush Donna Russell Mary Galloway Sesley Kerrie V. Sims Tasha Renee Swanson Brigit Lea Turner Alexander David Uhlmann David White Patricia Walton Wilson Mandy L. Yow Jessica Shea Zada Andrea Zikoski
Pinnacle is a Non-traditional Honor Society for adult students. The organization was officially born in 1989 and named for its representation of “the pinnacle of one’s life achievements”. Today students at over 150 institutions hold membership in Pinnacle. Eligible undergraduate students must have earned 90 or more undergraduate credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Eligible graduate students must have earned 12 or more graduate credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or above. Qualifying for Pinnacle membership is an honor for select U of M undergraduate and graduate students who are 25 years and older and meet eligibility requirements.
Adult Student Association Last Mass Meeting of the Semester Thursday | April 23 | 1:30 p.m.| UC 208 Executive Board elections will be Held! Interested in a Position? Email: asa.uofm@gmail.com