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NEWSLETTERPUBLISHED MONTHLY BY Will AtkinsonAsst. to VP for Student AffairsStation #56(205) 652-3581watkinson@uwa.edu

DIRECTORS ADMISSIONSMrs. Libba BakerCAREER SERVICES & COUNSELING Ms. Tammy WhiteFINANCIAL AIDMr. Steve SmithHOUSINGMr. Luther GremmelsREGISTRARMrs. Susan SparkmanSTUDENT ACTIVITIESMr. Jason GardnerSTUDENT ACTIVITIESMr. Byron ThetfordSTUDENT SUPPORT SERVICESMs. Andrea FarquharUPWARD BOUNDMs. Vickie Pullum

UPCOMING MEETINGSJanuary 9, 2019February 6, 2019March 6, 2019April 3, 2019May 1, 2019

DATES TO REMEMBERSPRING PREVIEW #1March 9, 2019 RESIDUAL ACTMarch 22, 2019 SPRING PREVIEW #2April 6, 2019 RESIDUAL ACTMay 24, 2019 SUMMER ORIENTATIONMay 28, 2019

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VP for Student Affairs:MR. RICHARD HESTER

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Happy New Year!

I hope everyone’s holiday break was refreshing and you are ready for

the beginning of another semester. It’s good to see students return-

ing to campus and know that classes are back in session. Spring is

an exciting time for our areas and we have a lot to look forward to in

2019. As we start this new semester and year, I want to wish you all

great success and thank you for the job you do.

Sincerely,

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STUDENT LIFEMR. BYRON THETFORD

HOUSINGMR. LUTHER GREMMELS

Housing Operations:

• At the beginning of the fall semester, the

occupancy was 892 residents. At the end

of the fall semester, 889 residents were still

living on campus.

• Completing the final stages of setting up

MyCollegeRoomie, the new roommate

matching service. Testing of the service is

planned for later this month.

• There have been ten Spring 2019 Housing

applications received from new freshman,

15 applications from new transfer students,

and 9 applications from off-campus stu-

dents.

• The Fall 2019 Housing application for new

students went live on January 1.

Residence Life:

• Resident Assistant applications for the

2019-20 school year were posted on the

Housing portal on December 10, 2018 and

deadline is January 25, 2019.

• Twelve candidates applied to be hall direc-

tors for the 2019-20 school year. After

screening of applications and initial inter-

views, six candidates were invited to the

final stage of the selection process, which

includes a case-study presentation and for-

mal interview.

• Programming Highlights:

• Several exam preparation programs

were held at the end of the Fall semes-

ter.

• Kay Jones and the Hoover staff had

Dr. Jane Coleman speak with stu-

dents about stress relief and then

offered residents the opportunity to

Paint Your Stress Away.

• Jakyser Lett and Megan Morri-

son at Gilbert Hall hosted Dr. Jane

Coleman as she discussed the im-

portance of sleep.

• Kaitlyn Strachan hosted a late night

breakfast at Gilbert Hall.

Student Involvement:

• This fall, the SGA had two of the members of our executive council graduate so the new ex-ecutive council for the Spring 2019 Semester is:

• President – Anthony Abner

• Vice- President – Nick Noland

• Business Manager - Ian Hester

• Secretary – Brandy Rankins

Greek Life:• Order of Omega, the national honor society

for the fraternity and sorority members met to elect their leaders for the coming year. The executive council for the 2019 year consists of:• President – Baylee Gardner• Vice- President – Anthony Abner• Secretary – Bryce Turner• Treasurer – Ashley McMinn• These young men and women are excel-

lent leaders not only in our Greek sys-tem here at UWA, but across campus as well. Great things are expected from this group.

• A continued high academic performance is necessary to excel in a Greek organization

here at UWA. Each fraternity or sorority has specific national standards...individually and as a chapter. The preliminary report indicates that the GPA for all fraternity and sorority members here at UWA is a 2.76 which is above the campus average.

Fitness Center:

• A special “thank you” to Kerry, Savannah, and Edward of the Fitness Center Staff for their work during the break. Having the SUB loca-tion open for the community of Livingston creates a need for staffing during the break and several staff members agreed to work so that the SUB location could be open.

By the Numbers:

• 1,264 individuals use the facility which equated to over 13,000 visits.

University Club:

• The Christmas Cocktail on December 8th boasted 43 members in attendance. A great time was had by all around the fire in the Stu-dent Union Building (SUB) many of whom wore their favorite “tacky Christmas” attire.

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ADMISSIONSMRS. LIBBA BAKER

By the NumbersEnrollment Comparison:• Fall 2019 Applications vs Fall 2018 Applications

• 5,883 (-1,071) applications• 2,311 (-169) admits

• Transfer - 99 applications (-10) with 22 (-7) admits• Freshman - 5,784 (-1,061) applications with 2,289 (-162)

admits• Spring 2019 Applications vs Spring 2018 Applications

• 464 (+55) applications• 109 (+21) admits

• Transfer - 182 applications (-28) with 48 (-4) admits• Freshman - 282 (+83) applications with 61 (+25) admits

• Summer 2019 Applications vs Summer 2018 Applications• 267 (-44) applications• 48 (-30) admits

• Transfer - 26 applications (+18) with 1 (no change) ad-mits

• Freshman - 241 (-62) applications with 47 (-30) admits

• Fall 2019 ECF Payments: 16 (15 freshman and 1 transfer) • Spring 2019 ECF Payments: 57 (20 freshman and 37 transfer) • Spring 2019 Orientation Registrations: 26 (11 freshman and 15

transfer) • Spring 2019 Orientation Attendees: 23 (10 freshman and 13

transfer) • Campus tours from August 15, 2018 - January 4, 2019: 81 (64%

check-in rate) an increase of 20 from 2017.

Other:• The Office of Admissions is excited to welcome Ms. BreAnna

Johnson to her new role as a Regional Recruiter. She will be as-signed to the central and east Alabama area.

• Mr. Kirstan Cunningham will be taking over the west Alabama area.

Upcoming: • March 9 – Spring Preview Day 1• March 22 – Residual ACT • April 6 – Spring Preview Day 2• May 24 - Residual ACT

• Fall 2019 - Freshman• Reviewed - 798• Awarded - 690• Accepted - 43

• Fall 2019 - Transfer• Reviewed - 4• Awarded - 4• Accepted -2

• Spring 2019 - Freshman• Reviewed - 16• Awarded - 9• Accepted - 6

• Spring 2019 - Transfer• Reviewed - 13• Awarded - 4• Accepted - 4

Scholarships:

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• Student Activities

• Hosted the annual UWA Christmas Tree

Lighting with 156 in attendance.

• Campus Activities Board (CAB)

• Event Attendance - 3,714

• Serendipity - 1,123

• Bingo for Bucks - 512

• Get on Board Day - 386

• Thompson Square Concert - 367

• Casino Night - 256

• Campus Ghost Tour - 243

• Emotion Matrix - 212

• Late Night at the Caf - 211

• Black Panther - 206

• Downtown Ghost Tour - 148

• Massages at Gilbert - 50

• RIP Micheals (Rescheduled for spring)

• Fireworks (Cancelled - weather)

• Cheerleaders

• Continued cheering at men’s and women’s basketball games

• Host two (2) tryout clinics for UWA Cheer hopefuls

• Host a kids clinic for K-8 where they will potentially perform at the Spring football game

• Planned community service with the cam-pus school and the University Charter School

• Various fundraising activities for items needed throughout the program

• Band• 5 current band students, along with sev-

eral former band students, graduated last month.

• 16 students participated in our graduation ensemble.

• A trumpet quartet performed at the down-town Christmas tree lighting.

• Overall semester GPA is up 2.87 which is higher than the campus average.

• Intramurals

• Participation charts on the next page

STUDENT ACTIVITIESMR. JASON GARDNER

• Intramurals

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Counseling Services

• Individual Student Contacts: Total - 8

• Counseling Sessions: 8

• Other

• Attended ADA planning meeting

• Substance Abuse Education Class – 1 stu-

dent attended

• Maxient data entry

• ADA Coordinator

• In November, an ADA Satisfaction Survey

was distributed to all students receiving

services throughout the semester (48) to assess

if their needs were met. Three (3) categories

were the emphasis; (1) Housing (2) Academic

and/or (3) Emotional Support. To date, 17 (13

on campus/4 online) students have completed

the survey.

• Areas of greatest satisfaction

include: Initial meeting with ADA

Coordinator, Housing Office’s method

of meeting their accommodations and

process for notifying instructors of their

accommodations.

• Areas of least satisfaction include:

Instructor’s method of meeting their

accommodations, availability of faculty

to meet their needs, and effectiveness of

accommodations provided.

• The survey currently remains open.

• With the trend of more online students

requesting accommodations, it has been

requested that Dr. Jan Miller provide an ADA

Coordinator for online students and she is in

agreement and the request is being reviewed.

• Dr. Jane Coleman will now serve as

Disability Specialist to help with ADA student

needs.

UPWARD BOUNDMS. VICKIE PULLUM

• December 1 - Hosted the 4th Saturday Ses-

sion

• 47 participants in attendance

• December 5 - Upward Bound Staff completed/

submitted the Annual Progress Report (APR) for

Upward Bound 2017-2018

• The due date for the Annual Progress Report

(APR) was changed to December 06, 2018.

• The staff has been working on the Upward

Bound Policy and Procedure Manual

• Upcoming...

• January 26 - Saturday Session

• UB Staff will continue interviewing/accepting

applications until all available slots are filled.

Career Services

• Recruiting/Referrals

• Emailed the Marengo County Schools

Superintendent a list Elementary Education

December graduates for a position opening.

• Individual Student Contacts: Total - 10

• Resume advice/critiques: 2

• Other: 8

• Other

• Hosted Senior Sendoff at the Bookstore

during cap and gown pick up to increase the

number of graduates completing the First

Destination Survey and provided refresh-

ments. Result: Increased the number of

responses by 100+

• Ms. Tammy White attended the University

Charter School (UCS) first Business and

Industry Partnership meeting.

• Mrs. Allie Mills attended SoACE Confer-

ence in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Sent Education Interview Day (EID) invi-

tations to 157 school systems (Event: April

4, 2019).

• Completed adding all of Fall 2017 gradu-

ate information into the NACE Class of

2018 reporting spreadsheet and working on

Spring 2018 results data.

• Phone call with Darryl Ann Watkins as a

follow up to the CPI Site visit from Novem-

ber.

• Collaborated with Ms. Angel Jowers and

Ms. Danielle Buckalew and information

was sent to EMSI for UNCF project to re-

ceive 15 reports of alumni outcomes data

• Upcoming

• Mrs. Allie Mills will attend Education

Design Lab Convening in Virginia: January

7-9, 2019.

• Staff will attend the Alabama Association

of Colleges and Employers Winter Workshop

in Tuscaloosa.

• GD Copper will interview on campus on

January 29, 2019.

• Planning several events for spring and

working to confirm dates/logistics

• Creation of a university-wide internship

database.

CAREER SERVICES & COUNSELING CENTERMS. TAMMY WHITE

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES MS. ANDREA FARQUHAR

By the Numbers

• 15 SSS students graduated the fall

• 12 SSS students made President’s List and 36 Dean’s List

• 72 SSS students had a 3.00+ GPA in fall semester

• 39% of SSS first semester freshmen earned a 3.0 GPA or greater

• 100% of SSS conditionally admitted freshmen earned a 2.0 GPA or greater

• Individual Meetings:

• Conducted more than 35 individual meetings with students in the first week of December, providing a variety of support services including:

• Making changes to spring schedules

• Providing information regarding academic warning, probation and suspension

• Meeting with graduates to discuss future plans, assist with graduate school applications

• SSS presented two workshops in December:

• Finals Prep – 32 students attended

• Health Insurance Sign-up – shared with students without health insurance

• The “SSS FLi Society” Student Club:

• Raised $155 for SSS students in California who were the victims of the Camp Fire this fall. Two SSS students there lost their homes.

• Elected new officers to replace out-going officers:

• Justin Whitson – President

• Zach Collins – Vice President

• Samantha Day – Treasurer

• Be’Ana Wade – Secretary

• Upcoming:

• Assist students with schedule changes.

• Meet with students to set semester goals, set up tutoring, and figure out budgets.

• Assist students in completing the 2019-20 FAFSA.

FINANCIAL AIDMR. STEVE SMITH

• 2018-2019 Financial Aid Processing:• As of January 2, 2019 • Downloaded 10,603 ISIRs (334 this month)• Packaged 7,653 awards (316 this month)• 1,815 selected for verification (19 this month)• 919 verifications completed (49 this month)

• Delinquent Loans Activity: • The following delinquency emails were sent in

December 2018:• 333 emails to those who are 31-134 days

delinquent• 44 emails to those who are 75-115 days de-

linquent• 139 emails to those who are 135-239 days

delinquent• 97 emails to those who are 240+ days delinquent• 613 TOTAL emails

• These students are at risk of defaulting on federal student loans.• 22 letters/emails were sent from the period November 15 through December 13, 2018 advising

those that are in default to contact their student loan servicer to resolve their defaulted loan(s).

Update:• Beginning with the spring 2019 term, all students will be awarded federal aid in an offered status

and will be directed to their self-service account to accept the aid that they wish to receive.

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REGISTRARMRS. SUSAN SPARKMAN

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