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Monday Memo February 6, 2012
ATTENTION STUDENTS NEW TO MONTANA WESTERN THIS SEMESTER!
All new and transfer students who did not attend UMW this Fall and are borrowing loans for Spring 2012 must attend a live loan counseling session. Loans will not disburse until the counseling is complete. Stop by the Financial Aid office to schedule a loan counseling session or if you have any questions.
Athletics:
The Montana Western women's basketball team will host its fourth annual Pink Zone game Friday, February 17th against Montana Tech. All proceeds benefit the Southwest Montana mammography program at Barrett Hospital in Dillon.
Come out and support our Lady Bulldogs and the Pink Zone. It will be a great game and it is a great cause. Don't forget to wear your pink.
City league volleyball coming soon!
UMW volleyball will be organizing our annual city league volleyball starting March 13. Everyone is invited to participate and join in the fun. Start getting your teams together and look for registration information soon!
For a list of upcoming varsity athletic events and to watch LIVE visit http://my.umwestern.edu/athletics/
GO BULLDOGS!
From the Offices of Financial Aid and Student Success:
College Goal Montana, Sunday February 12 from 1-4 p.m. in the STC computer labs. Get FREE, one-on-one help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students who complete their FAFSA at this event are entered in a drawing for a $500 scholarship.
Campus Community Garden Volunteer Day:
Yes, it's that time of year already! Join us at the Campus Community Garden for spring cleaning! We'll be sprucing up last years' plots and getting the greenhouses ready for spring planting. Meet at the garden (east end of Cornell St.) on Friday, Feb. 10, 3:30-5:30. Contact Leah Grunzke (l_grunzke@umwestern.edu) for more information.
From the Foundation Office:
The Foundation will be holding a Jewelry Sale on Monday February 13th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm in the Senate Conference Room (Basement of the Sub). Necklaces, earrings, bracelets & pendants - $5 or less. Come check out the sale - Great gift ideas for Valentine's Day!
Montana Western’s Weight Loss Challenge:
Would you like to lose weight the healthy way? Would you like to win $300 or even $200 for doing so? Well, join the Weight Loss Challenge and lose pounds to win big $$$! Winners will be determined by the % of weight loss.
Date: Contest begins Tuesday, February 7th & ends Tuesday, April 3rd
Location: Weekly weigh-ins will be performed in the Wellness Office (PE 214) with Wellness Coordinator, Jenny Peterson.
Registration: Register by Monday, February 6th, contact the Wellness Office to ensure a spot in the contest.
email: j_peterson@umwestern.edu phone: 683-7441 Cost: $25 for Montana Western faculty, staff, spouses, and spouses of Montana Western students; FREE to Montana Western students **This event is sponsored by Student Wellness and Peer.a.Zoids.** From Campus Corps:
American Red Cross Blood Drive hosted by Campus Corps. Help Save a Life. Give Blood. February 8th, STC Great Room @ 10:30am-2:30pm. To schedule your appointment TODAY or for more information please sign-up online at www.redcrossblood.org sponsor code: umwbulldogs
From ASUMW:
Monday night $2 student movies at Big Sky Cinema
Hugo 7:00 & 9:20 PM Rated PG Devil Inside 7:15 & 9:15 PM Rated R Wednesday Valentine card making and massages Sponsored by ASUMW and Catholic Campus Ministries 10:00 AM-4:00 PM in the Student Union CCM free cookies 11:00 AM-1:00 PM in the Student Union Tie Dye anything and everything Sponsored by 3rd floor Centennial girls floor project $2 charge if no cotton provided by student 4:00-6:00 PM in the Student Union Thursday Intramural swim night at the YMCA 7:30 PM Study Abroad:
Join the Honors 202/402: Experience Ireland class for an extended visit to the Emerald Isle during Block A of Summer 2012. The trip, May 14-28, 2012, is open to interested faculty, staff, students, and community members.
Travel with us on an escorted bus tour to Ireland’s cultural and artistic capital of Galway, and continue exploring the land of leprechauns in cities such as Sligo, Belfast, and Cork. We’ll view the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, ferry across the Galway Bay for a guided tour of the remote Aran Islands, visit the Blarney Castle, the seaport of Cobh, and explore the mountains of the Ring of Kerry. And that’s just the beginning!
We’ll depart from Salt Lake City, UT, on May 15, and spend eleven days abroad. The program fees for the trip are $3600 for twenty paying participants (additional fees may apply). Program fees include round trip airfare, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast daily, and full-time services of a Contemporary Tours Director.
For a detailed itinerary (and to reserve your space) contact Dr. Seán Eudaily at (406) 683-7103 or Rebecca Knotts at (406) 683-7206.
We hope you’ll join us!
From the Registrar’s Office:
IMPORTANT SPRING 2012 DATES & DEADLINES
Last Day to Add Block 6 Classes...............................................................Feb 7 Final Grades for Block 5 Due in the Registrar's Office 5:00 PM...................Feb 8 Deadline to Drop Block 6 Classes..............................................................Feb 17 President's Day - No Classes, University Offices Closed.............................Feb 20 A complete Spring 2012 academic calendar is available via myUMW, click the "Academic Calendar" link under the Calendars heading. From the English Department:
Upcoming events:
Christy Keyes, Dillon/Wisdom, fiction/nonfiction, 23 February
Brandon Schrand, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, nonfiction, 9 April
Jamie Ford, Great Falls, fiction**
**Note: Jame Ford's reading will occur in the STC Great Room. His visit is being supported through a Humanities Montana Opportunity Grant.
From Career Services:
MT Fish Wildlife and Parks Internships opportunities available for Summer 2012. See all the position descriptions posted outside the Learning Center. Internship opportunities for ALL majors!
From the HHP Club:
Do you think you are invincible? Maybe you're too cool. Or maybe, you just simply forget to buckle up.
This is what happened to Montana Resident Carly Moodry. She had simply forgotten to "click it" and what followed has changed her life forever. She came face to face with death. And to this day, she regrets her decision to not buckle up.
We are asking if you could please click on the following links, one is Carly's Story.
For your sake, and the sake of your loved ones, please remember to always buckle up!
Thank you,
HHP 241
Under Montana Stories click on Carly (once on the page, right click on the video and click zoom then sleect full-screen). Go back to the videos page and watch the public service announcements:
Heaven Can Wait Until Death
(These should pop-up in a new window)
From the Rugby Club:
2nd annual UM-Western Outlawz rugby club luau and dance fundraiser!
When: Saturday, February 25th, 2012
Where: Elks Lodge, Dillon, MT
Time: Doors open @6:45pm
What: Silent auctioning, service auctioning of 7 rugby players, live Hawaiian music, Hawaiian authentic dinner, door prizes, and dance, dance, dance!
Dinner tickets (includes dance): $10 for children and students $15 for adults
Dinner menu: Kalua pork (Hawaiian pulled pork), white rice, crab salad, lomi salmon, Polynesian refreshing fruit drink, and dessert.
Program of event:
6:45pm:Doors open for dinner participants only
7:00pm-8:30pm:Silent auctioning
7:00-8:15pm:Dinner with live Hawaiian band performance
8:20pm-8:45pm-Service auctioning of 7 rugby players
9:30pm-1:45am-Dance, dance, dance!!!
NOTE: 9:30PM DOOR OPENS TO THE PUBLIC FOR DANCING!$5.00 entry fee if you haven’t purchased a dinner ticket! You must be 21 years of age with valid ID to consume alcohol; ID will be checked at the front door!
*Dinner tickets are on sale till Feb. 20th, 2012, by the rugby players themselves or you can get a hold of Vili @ (808) 753-3291, limited tickets for dinner!
Please come and support our rugby club. Our team would like to thank you all for your generous donations and support! Thank you!
Go Outlawz!!!
MONTANA WESTERN OUTLAWZ RUGBY MATCH SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE
March 17th @ home (Beaverhead County Soccer Fields) vs. North Western College of Wyoming, Game starts @11:00 am
March 24th @ MT-tech (Butte) vs. Missoula Maggots & Butte Crabs, Games start @ 11:00am (If snow, games will be in Fort Missoula, Missoula)
March 31st @ Rexburg, Idaho vs. BYU-Idaho, Games start @Noon
April 7th @ home (Beaverhead County Soccer Fields) vs. University of Montana, Missoula (Jesters), Games start @ Noon
April 21st @ home (Beaverhead County Soccer Fields) vs. Idaho-State University, Games start @11:00 am
May 11th to 13th- Maggot Fest in Fort Missoula, Missoula (tournament that consist of 25-30 teams from all over the globe)
Note: Rugby welcome back dance, Jan 28th @9:00pm-1:30am (Elk’s Lodge)
2nd Annual rugby club Luau and dance, Feb, 25th @7pm-1:30am (Elk’s Lodge)
What’s Cookin’?:
Check out the menu for dining services.
Listen to KDWG 90.9 YOUR college radio station
Tobacco Free Campus:
On August 1, 2011 the University of Montana Western joined nearly 300 colleges across the country to create a healthier campus environment by ending tobacco use. This policy applies to the main campus and Vigilante Field. For more information about our policy please visit this link: http://news.umwestern.edu/tobacco-policy/
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