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Parents Encouraged to Join the UE Professional Network
The UE Offices of Alumni and Parent Relations and Career Services and Cooperative Education have created a convenient, simple, and direct way for parents to become a part of the UE Connect program and to engage with UE and its students. The new online system, University of Evansville Professional Network, allows students and recent graduates to contact interested parents and alumni of the University as they explore career paths and attain post graduate outcomes. Currently we have more than 300 members engaged in the UE Professional Network and we encourage you to join.
As UE Parents you represent an important resource for students as they determine their majors, minors, and career directions.
The Professional Network is a web resource of career profiles designed to connect more alumni, parents and friends of the University with the career development needs of students. It is a chance for them to ask questions about your field and your transition from a student to the professional world. You offer a unique opportunity for students to increase their business protocol and communication skills.
All you have to do is:
1) Visit the Career Services Website
2) Create an account
3) Respond to students’ inquiries, as necessary. For more information, contact alumni@evansville.edu.
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Getting in Touch
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UE Parents,
you have a Facebook page! Click here or go to www.facebook.com/UEParents to like us and begin receiving updates and connecting with other parents on Facebook.
Parent of a freshman? Click here to join the Class of 2015 UE Parents group. |
| The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations has put together information and resources just for parents. Click here to visit the Parent's Website today or go to http://www.evansville.edu/parents. |
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University of Evansville Career Day
The annual University of
Evansville Career Day 2012 was held in the Student Fitness Center
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012,
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p. m. This year,
we had 77
organizations attend this event. The
recruiters were actively engaging our
students and soon-to-be graduates
seeking internship, co-op, and full-time professional employment. We
encouraged all students to drop by and visit
with recruiters, many of whom were alumni representing their
organizaitons.
For a comprehensive list of
employers attending Career Day 2012,
click here.
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The
Perfect Graduation Present
 The
University places personalized
recognition bricks outside of the
Ridgway University Center each year.
Nearly 1,000 bricks currently serve
as a landmark on campus for the
entire UE community to see. Take
this chance to recognize and honor
your student's achievements.
The proceeds from the bricks go to
provide additional financial support
to UE Students, academic programs,
the University community, and much
more! You can purchase a brick for
$250 by filling out the form at
www.evansville.edu/give or by
calling 812-488-2440.
Thank
you,
Brad Kastrup '11
Parents'
P.S. Order before
the end of February to ensure your
brick is in place before May
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Financial Aid Reminder
- FAFSA
FILE THE 2012-13 FAFSA BY MARCH 10
at www.fafsa.gov
File
the 2012-13 Free
Application for
Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) at
www.fafsa.gov. This is required
for federal,
state, and
University need-based financial
aid. This includes grants, federal
student loans, and federal
work-study. The 2012-13 FAFSA
establishes aid eligibility for Fall
2012 through Summer 2013.
Filing
by
March 10 is mandatory for
Indiana residents and highly
beneficial for all students.
Questions
regarding the FAFSA
should be
directed to the Office of Financial
Aid at 812-488-2364, 800-424-8634 or
financialaid@evansville.edu..
Retrieve
IRS tax data and load into FAFSA:
When completing the FAFSA online,
applicants may be prompted to transfer parent and/or
student IRS tax information to their
FAFSAs. Federal income tax returns
for 2011 must have been filed
electronically for approximately
10-14 days to use this tool. The
UE Office of Financial Aid
recommends that those eligible use
this tool to increase the accuracy
of the FAFSA data and potentially
reduce the documentation
requirements due to selection for
“verification.” The IRS data
retrieval function can be used for
the initial FAFSA or to correct a
submitted FAFSA which had been filed
before tax data was available.
Click here to watch a
brief video message from UE Director
of Financial Aid, JoAnn Laugel. She
will answer some of the most
commonly asked questions about
filing the FAFSA for next year and
discuss using the FAFSA's IRS Data
Retrieval feature, which allows you
to load your tax information into
the FAFSA with just a few clicks.
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Parents of Graduating Seniors
Parents of students graduating in
May 2012:
Your son or daughter needs to
attend Commencement Central February
27 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. or February 28th from
noon - 5:00 p.m. in the Ridgway
University Center. Commencement
Central is one-stop shopping for all
things related to commencement.
Staff from the Office of the
Registrar, bookstore (for cap and
gown and announcements), Office of
Alumni and Parent Relations, Office
of Career Services and Cooperative
Education, and a senior gift
representative will all be present
to assist your student.
You can download the graduation
announcement order form from the
bookstore website and either mail or
fax your order. Graduation
frames are also available in the
bookstore and on the bookstore
website.
Warning: The
bookstore does NOT send out any
mailings regarding graduation
announcements. If you receive any
mailiings they are NOT associatied
with the University of Evansville or
UE Bookstore in any way.
Any questions about graduation
annoucements, caps and gowns, and
diploma frames can be directed to
the bookstore at 812-488-2678 or
emailed to
bookstore@evansville.edu.
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Want to learn more about the
University of EvansvilleStrategic
Plan?
The University of Evansville's
Strategic Plan affirms our mission.
Our students are educated by a talented and dedicated faculty in
a curriculum grounded in the liberal
arts, ensuring broad exposure to the
sciences, humanities, arts, and
social sciences. Students have the
opportunity to study in a variety of
fields, from those traditionally
associated with the liberal arts to
various professional fields. They
are challenged to develop
international awareness and
engagement. Moreover, their personal
development is supported and
stimulated by a rich array of
co-curricular programs and
activities. This mission is as
relevant today as it was 158 years
ago — perhaps more so, as our
students prepare to navigate a
dynamic and complex world.
To read the extended brochure and
explanation on the UE Strategic
plan,
click here .
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New
Research from UE's Peter Rosen:
Using Facebook to Predict Success
Can Facebook be used to predict
academic success and job
performance?
That’s the question posed by
Peter A. Rosen, associate professor
of management information systems in
the Schroeder Family School of
Business Administration at the
University of Evansville. Along with
co-authors Donald H. Kluemper of the
Department of Management at Northern
Illinois University and Kevin W.
Mossholder in the Department of
Management at Auburn University,
Rosen published “Social networking
websites, personality ratings, and
the organizational context: More
than meets the eye?” in the February
2012 issue of the Journal of Applied
Social Psychology.
“A rapid expansion of social
media over the past decade has
resulted in the use of social
networking websites beyond their
initial purpose,” Rosen said.
“University administrators and
hiring managers have begun to view
this technology to evaluate students
and employees, despite controversial
legal issues associated with this
practice.”
“Our research provides evidence
from two studies that Facebook can
be used by trained evaluators to
reliably assess various personality
traits, traits shown in existing
literature to predict academic and
job success and to be legally
defensible for selection purposes,”
Rosen added.
Click here to continue reading.
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AcesTV All Access News Program
 AcesTV launches a new program that gives
an inside look at everything Aces!
AcesTV All Access is a fully
student produced broadcast that will
air each month. You can find the
program at the link below or "Like"
AcesTV on
Facebook and follow them on
Twitter for updates on air
dates, stories, and more!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/evansville-acestv
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Blair Earns Prairie
Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete
of
the Week for Third Time This Season
Briyana Blair
of the University of Evansville
Women’s Basketball has been named
the Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley
Conference Scholar-Athlete of the
Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin
announced today. Receiving the
honor for the third time this
season, Blair was honored for her
performance during the period of
January 2-8.
Click here
for more on the story.
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Important Events and Dates
Monday,
February 27, 2012
Indianapolis-area
Alumni, Parents and Friends
reception with President Tom Kazee,
PhD.
Join
alumni, donors and parents of UE at
a casual gathering
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Bravo! Cucina Italiana
2658 Lake Circle Drive
Indianapolis
Brebeuf Jesuit
Preparatory School Speaker Series
featuring President Tom Kazee, PhD., as keynote
speaker
7:00 p.m.
Brebeuf
Jesuit Preparatory School
2801
West 86th Street
Indianapolis
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Gift of
Scholarship Dinner
6:00 p.m.
Eykamp Hall, Ridgway University
Center
All students who are
scholarship recipients have the
opportunity to meet and dine with
their financial aid donor. Our donors are thrilled to
meet the students they provide for.
It is an educational and moving
event. Hear how students are engaged
and affected by their donors. Also
hear why donors give to make a
difference in our students' lives.
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