URock Student Association News – Lots Happening
Coffee Cards: The URock SA is sponsoring free coffee through Jensen’s Pharmacy for students and faculty. Stop at the URock front office to get your coffee card. Fill up your OWN coffee mug for free, or use a Jensen’s cup for 50 cents. Present your coffee card to Jensen’s front counter every time. There is a limit of 2 cups/per student/per day.
Common Ground Country Fair: The URock Student Association is sponsoring student admission tickets to the Common Ground Country Fair on Sept. 21, 22 & 23. Students must request a ticket at the URock front desk before Sept 18th. Car pooling is encouraged!
WANTED! More Student Reps! The URock SA is seeking more student reps to help plan activities and build a strong community at URock. If interested, please contact Dagmar. This is a great hands on way to learn leadership skills.
Meet the Creator of PostSecret: Sign up at the URock front desk for a free student ticket to hear Frank Warren, the most trusted stranger in America, at the Augusta Civic Center on October 15th at 7:30PM. Students are free but the public is invited at $20/ticket. Faculty and staff tickets are $10 each.
Fall Festival: Watch for more information on a fun family URock fall festival event!
URock Welcomes UMS Chancellor and 7 Campus Presidents September 12
On Wednesday, September 12 from 9AM – 2PM, URock will host a meeting of the University’s Chancellor James Page as well as the 7 campus presidents of the University of Maine System. They will be here for a meeting while they experience life at an off-campus center. Thanks for making them feel welcome.
Voter Registration at URock
Staff and faculty will be offering assistance with voter registration in the coming weeks. You will need to present an ID, such as a driver’s license or Maine State ID or Social Security card for photocopying. Part of being a university student is also being an engaged citizen. Watch for voter registration info at URock.
Honors Program Info Meeting – Sept. 20
The Rockland Honors Program will host an info meeting on Thursday, Sept 20 at 5:00PM in room 414. New faculty advisor, Jodi Williams, and URock Honors President, Richard Fortuna, will discuss what the Honors Program entails, a proposed schedule of events for fall and how to become a member. Current members as well as those wanting to learn more are welcome. Please RSVP at the front desk.
URock Fall Colloquia
Several URock faculty and one community volunteer will offer some specialized, short workshops this fall. These are fun and engaging sessions to help us all understand topics of interest and areas of research that our faculty pursue.
Monday, October 1, Noon to 1 pm - Shannon Kinney, a national social media resource with DreamLocal Digital, will speak on the changes in social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn and how to harness these changes to help build a successful professional presence online. How is social media changing? How does the world find information now — information about businesses and information about you? What is the distinction between social media for personal use and social media for professional use? How can you use social media to build a professional identity and find a job? Kinney will answer these questions and facilitate discussion in a one-hour presentation.
On Wednesday, October 3 from noon to 1:00PM, Associate Professor Christine LeGore will review the book, Mindsets. Author Carol Dweck passionately espouses the importance of believing in a “growth mindset” in teaching and learning. After a brief presentation, we will consider the impact of positive and negative messages on our mindsets and how faculty and students might incorporate Dweck’s insights into our daily practices. People who wish to attend this workshop might benefit from perusing Dweck’s highly informative website. There will be an opportunity to take a related assessment quiz.
Adjunct Professor Kathleen Fox, PhD will present “Culturally-Appropriate Care: What The Youth are Saying” on Thursday, October 18, Noon to 1 pm. This is a discussion of the results of a study of mental health needs among Mohawk young adults of New York State. Findings are that youth prefer their own traditions to current “Evidence Based Treatment”, which they find to be stigmatizing and irrelevant.
An RSVP to the URock front desk for any of the sessions is nice but not necessary.
Tutoring
Do not let your classes get away from you! If you are struggling, check with Dagmar or Deborah about connections for tutoring.
Fall Proctored Test Times
This fall the URock proctored test times will be Tuesday at 8:00AM or Fridays at 4:00PM. You must call the URock office to schedule your test so that we have it ready for you. In some cases you will also need an email permission from your faculty member so please get that ahead of time. Also, remember that a photo ID is required in order for you to take a test.
Farnsworth Passes!
The URock SA buys two passes to the Farnsworth Museum each year. Passes may be checked out at the URock front desk for 24 hours by URock students. Enjoy all the Farnsworth has to offer this summer including Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven. Don’t miss it!
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Claim Your Spring 2012 Student Work!
Spring 2012 course papers and projects are available for pick up in the front office. Please claim your work! We will discard all unclaimed work at the end of September.
URock Apparel
We have new URock sweatshirts and sweatpants offered through the UMA bookstore. Check out the bright, new colors in the front office. In addition, KDK Apparel Printing and Embroidery (owned by a former URock student) has created a new catalog of URock clothing and items. From fleece vests to yoga pants and T-shirts, there’s lots of fun items at good prices.
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