The Record

The Record, Newsletter of the Registrar


Workshop: "Let's Go . . . Beyond the Yellow Ribbon"

Thousands of combat veterans will be returning to communities around Minnesota in the next six months. The University of Minnesota has a responsibility to help these veterans come back to school and succeed.

Please join your colleagues for this important and enriching presentation:

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Bell Museum Auditorium

Chaplain Major John Morris and a student veteran panel will focus on how we can help address the needs of returning combat veterans and the difficulties they may face as they return home. The presenters will describe the challenges of reintegrating into society and the impact this has on a soldier's entire family. You can listen to Chaplain Major Morris' recent appearance on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning.

Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Janet Crittenden at veterans@umn.edu.

University volunteers help families complete the financial aid application

More than 75 University of Minnesota staff from 12 departments volunteered to assist low-income families and those who have no college-going tradition complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during the second annual Minnesota College Goal Sunday on February 11, 2007.

“The University’s support of this program reflects a shared determination to open doors of educational opportunity. In an era of steadily increasing college costs, we must continue to spread the word that financial aid is available, and we must do everything we can to help students through the sometimes overwhelming financial aid application process.” says Judy Swanson, Academic Support Resources’ outreach coordinator and co-chair of the College Goal Sunday steering committee.

Volunteers from the Office of Admissions, One Stop Student Services, the Office of Student Finance, the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence, The Graduate School, the College of Education and Human Development, the College of Design, the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, the Institute of Technology, Upward Bound, the College of Biological Sciences, and International Student and Scholar Services received FAFSA training prior to the event.Information on Minnesota College Goal Sunday is available at www.mncollegegoalsunday.org.

Scholarship search and management

Academic Support Resources is sponsoring the development of a campus-wide undergraduate Scholarship Search and Management application.  The goals of the project are:  

Fundamental to the success of the project will be creating a system that assists units with divergent awarding criteria. >After 6 months of consultation and process mapping, the project is taking shape. All scholarship administrators and scholarship granting units should be engaged in this project, as this tool will have a significant effect on your work. For more information about this project, contact Santiago Fernandez-Gimenez at ferna010@umn.edu.

Course subject designator change

The course subject designator for Rhetoric (RHET) will change to the Writing Studies (WRIT) designator, effective summer 2007.

Change of College deadline changes

The Twin Cities¿ College of Liberal Arts and Institute of Technology have extended their fall 2007 Change of College application deadlines to May 1, 2007. Please also note that the fall 2007 Change of College deadline for Architecture majors in the College of Design is May 15, 2007.

Spring 2007 final exam schedule

There have been several minor changes to the Spring 2007 final exam schedule since the beginning of the term. For the most up to date information, rely on the final exam schedule on the One Stop Web site: http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Calendars/FinalExams.html. If you are working from a printed copy of the online policy sections, you should re-print pages 85 and 86 of this link: http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/img/assets/9061/TCspring_policies100906.pdf.

St. Paul One Stop closed on Thursday, March 15

On Thursday, March 15th, the One Stop Student Services Center in 130 Coffey Hall will be closed all day due to a staff training event. The One Stop Student Services Center in 130 West Bank Skyway will also be closed on that day. The One Stop Student Services Center in 200 Fraser Hall will have limited service from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and will close at 4:00 p.m.

The St. Paul Office of the Registrar staff will be in the office that day and will be available by phone and e-mail for college business.

Due to the University Holiday on Friday, March 16th, full service will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 19th.

Questions about this notice should be directed to Dan Delaney at delan021@umn.edu.

  One Stop | Contact Us | Ferpa Tutorial | ©2006 University of Minnesota

The Record is published monthly for colleges and departments at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. Back issues are on the Web in PDF format at http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Services/News_Events_and_Activities/Record.html

Please direct address changes to Ingrid Nuttall, 612-626-0075 or ingridn@umn.edu.

Ingrid Nuttall, editor Academic Support Resources 150 Williamson Hall 231 Pillsbury Drive S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request.