Newsletter – August 19 | Rockland Having trouble viewing this email? Click here.<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news-events/newsletters/> [image: University College] <http://learn.maine.edu/> *Rockland <http://learn.maine.edu/rockland>*** *Newsletter – August 19* *Academic Advising and Student Support* Please join us in welcoming Chip Curry <[log in to unmask]> to URock. Chip is available along with URock Director, Deborah Meehan<[log in to unmask]>, for advising and registration, tutoring requests, special learning accommodations and other services to support your student success. Appointments can be made by calling the URock front office. *Buy Your Fall Textbooks* Most books for URock courses are available through the UMA Bookstore<http://www.umabookstore.com/>website. Students can order by phone or online. *If you order your textbooks through the UMA bookstore by August 23*, *they will be delivered to URock by August 29 and you only pay $2 in shipping charges!* *End of Summer Proctored Test Times* If you need to take a summer session exam other than during its regular class time, you will need to schedule your test through the URock front office. Our testing hours over the next few weeks will be Tuesday, Aug 20 & 27 at 8AM, or Thursdays, Aug 22 at 4:00 and Thurs., Aug 29 at 1:00PM. A photo ID is required and, in many cases, instructor permission. *Watch for Student Activities This Fall* The URock SA has been planning ahead for fall activities. Decisions have been made to sponsor student tickets to the Strand’s HD National Theater of London performance of Othello<http://www.rocklandstrand.com/event/nt-live-othello>on September 26 as well as to sponsor URock student tickets to the Common Ground Fair on Saturday, September 21. Stay tuned for more details, or email URock SA President, Martin Faracci <[log in to unmask]>. *Registration Continues for Fall Term* Registration continues for fall 2013 classes but now either payment or proof of financial aid is due. Use the Distance Learning Class Search<https://peportal.maine.edu/psp/PAPRD89_1/EMPLOYEE/CSPRDST/c/UM_SA.UM_DL_CLSRCH_ENTRY.GBL?PORTALPARAM_PTCNAV=UM_DL_CLASS_SEARCH&EOPP.SCNode=EMPL&EOPP.SCPortal=EMPLOYEE&EOPP.SCName=ADMN_UM_CLASS_SRCH_QCKLINLS&EOPP.SCLabel=&EOPP.SCPTcname=PT_PTPP_SCFNAV_BASEPAGE_SCR&FolderPath=PORTAL_ROOT_OBJECT.PORTAL_BASE_DATA.CO_NAVIGATION_COLLECTIONS.ADMN_UM_CLASS_SRCH_QCKLINLS.ADMN_S201006251223362421048890&IsFolder=false>for the most comprehensive information about all UMS course offerings of all types at URock. *Remember to check your financial aid award offer in Maine Street and adjust your credit hours based on your actual enrollment.*Otherwise, your aid will not post to your student account. For help with course selection, please set up an advising time through the URock office asap! <[log in to unmask]> *New Student Orientation* New student orientations for entering fall students will be held at URock. Students have the choice of Tuesday, August 27 at 9:30AM or Wednesday, August 28 at 4:30PM. Please preregister by calling URock at 596-6906. New students will hear tips from a panel of experienced students, sign up for a library and student ID card, review technologies, meet staff and make new friends. Attendance is highly recommended! As one new student said last fall, “This was a great use of my time to get a lot of good information very quickly.” *Fall Math Boot Camp* Five Town CSD Adult Education will be returning to URock this fall for another round of *Math Boot Camp*. This is a fast paced and excellent math refresher designed for those of you who wish to score into 100-level math on the Accuplacer Placement Test. You must be willing to do weekly homework and to take quizzes. There is no charge for the course but you must pay a book fee of $25. Math Boot Camp will run Fridays, 9AM – Noon from September 13 through December 20. Interested students should email Deb Meehan<[log in to unmask]>for more info and to register. *Special URock Hours the Week of August 26* During the semester break the week of August 26, URock will be open at the following times: Monday – Thursday 8AM – 5:30PM and Friday, 8AM to 4:00PM. Please note that URock staff will be at UMA on the morning of Friday, August 30 until 11AM. The office and the campus will be open but there will be limited services before 11AM. *Enjoy Our Picnic Tables by the Shore!* If the rain ever stops, we urge you to enjoy the view and cool breezes down at the shore at the URock picnic tables. There is a cigarette butt disposer by the tables. Please put all other trash in the dumpster. *File Your FAFSA!* There is still time to file your 2013 – 2014 FAFSA<http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/>and receive aid for fall 2013 and spring 2014. For help, visit with our MEOC rep, Sally Daniels, on Mondays at URock. More info and Sally’s dates at URock listed here <http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/file-fafsa/>. *URock Sweats and Tees* We have just received a shipment of new URock sweatshirts, sweatpants, T-shirts, long sleeved shirts and more. There’s lots of new colors and designs. Check out the inventory. *View Our Latest Videos on You Tube* Check out some new videos on the URock YouTube Channel<http://www.youtube.com/user/URockMaine> . *Visit URock on Facebook!* [image: http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/wp-content/themes/uc-main/images/newsletter/shadow.gif] Latest News & Events *Get Your Textbooks Delivered to URock and SAVE!<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/textbooks-delivered-urock-save/> *** Order your fall textbooks through the UMA Bookstore by Friday, August 23, and they will be delivered to URock by August 29 for a shipping charge of just $2 More<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/textbooks-delivered-urock-save/> *UROCK New Student Orientation<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/urock-student-orientation/> *** New Student Orientations for entering fall students will be held at UROCK with a choice of two different dates; Tuesday, August 27 at 9:30 AM or Wednesday, August 28 More<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/urock-student-orientation/> *Academic Advising Available Now!<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/academic-advising-now/> *** URock staff are available throughout the summer to help you develop an education plan. Whether you are just starting college or trying to finish up a degree from long More<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/academic-advising-now/> *Family Development Accounts – Save and Earn!<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/family-development-accounts-wwc/> *** Women Work and Community in partnership with the Maine Family Development Coalition, is offering Knox County Residents a program which will provide a Family Development Account to eligible women More<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/family-development-accounts-wwc/> *Get Help with Your FAFSA Now!<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/file-fafsa/> *** File or renew your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for 2013-2014 as soon as possible in order to qualify for the most financial aid. Apply immediately, don’t More<http://learn.maine.edu/rockland/news/file-fafsa/> © University College. All rights reserved. 91 Camden Street | Rockland, ME 04841 (207) 596-6906 | Fax: (207) 594-2938