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Learn
More About UE Connect
UE parents, do you
want to learn more about UE Connect
and how it can help your student
succeed? The Office
of Alumni and Parent Relations has
created an online presentation
exclusively for parents to help
inform and better explain UE
Connect. Learn about the
various components that students can
use now and in the future, tips on
how you can promote UE Connect to
your student, and how you as parents
are an integral part of UE's network in building a
better future for UE students.
Click here and discover for yourself
all of the great things about UE
Connect today.
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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.
If you are a 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
parents' website today or go to
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Upcoming
Open House
The The next University of Evansville
Open House will be July 14, 2012. Reach out to neighbors,
students from church, friends of
your children, coworkers with
children, and anyone else you may know! We
are looking to continue the strong
tradition of academic excellence at
UE and are looking for quality
students from your area!
Click here to register for the
upcoming Open House, or refer the
link to a friend or family member!
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Important
Residence Life News
Residence halls will be
closing!
All UE residential facilities
officially closed at noon on Thursday,
May 3, following finals week.
Students must officially check out
of housing within 24 hours following
their last exam. To see our Closing
Residence Life e-newsletter
click here - it has information
about last meal services, checking
out, extended stay requests, summer
housing, housing cancellation
deadlines, fall move-in, early
arrival requests, and more!
Important dates and
deadlines:
Early arrival requests deadline
- May 25
Laundry will be linked to
housing fees starting Fall 2012
Students will no longer need
quarters to do laundry and there
will be no need
to pay for a laundry card! All
laundry machines will be available
for no extra cost - it will be
covered by housing fees next year!
Gift baskets for your
student
Resident Students Association
(RSA) is extending their gift
package program to include welcome
packs for fall move-in. You can
purchase these packs over the summer
and they will be hand-delivered to
your son or daughter by their RA
after they move in this fall. Watch
for a mailer from RSA this summer!
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Creating
an Atmosphere of Philanthropy
In tIn the spirit of Civic Mission and
Sacred Trust, UE held its first
campus-wide Philanthropy Week from
March 19 - 23. The week educated
students on how scholarships are
created and on the need to support
future students. Throughout the
week, over 220 grateful students
wrote thank-you cards to donors, 250
students and donors attended the
annual Gift of Scholarship Dinner,
and we raised over $7,000 for the
Student Scholarship Fund through our
first 24-hour social media campaign,
UEGIVE24. Philanthropy Week was a
big hit for the UE community and we
are already excited for next year.
Other philanthropic
opportunities for participation is
through our Senior Gift program and
the Young Alumni President's Club
membership. Each year, the
graduating seniors are asked to help
support the Student Scholarship Fund
and pay it forward for future
students. The Young Alumni
President's Club is a great way for
our newest alumni to give
back. With a gift of $100,
graduating seniors receive a
personalized brick that is placed
outside the Ridgway University
Center, membership into the
President's Club, recognition in the
commencement program, and they
leave campus knowing they helped a
future student. If you or your
student would like more information
on the
Young Alumni President's Club
please contact Brad Kastrup,
assistant director of annual giving, at 812-488-2440 or
at
bk73@evansville.edu.
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Financial Aid
Information for 2012-2013
FAFSA:
Students may still file the 2012-13
FAFSA to be considered for
need-based aid, including federal
student loans. Once your FAFSA has
been filed, please respond
immediately to any request you may
receive from the Office of Financial
Aid to correct your FAFSA or provide
verification documents.
IRS data retrieval:
If estimated tax information was
used to complete your FAFSA, we
encourage you to correct your FAFSA
using the IRS Data Retrieval
feature. Go
to FAFSA.gov, log in to the
student’s FAFSA record, select “Make
FAFSA Corrections,” and navigate to
the Financial Information section of
the form. From there, follow the
instructions to determine if the
student/parent is eligible to use
the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to
transfer 2011 IRS income tax
information into the student’s
FAFSA. It takes up to two
weeks for IRS income information to
be available for the
IRS Data Retrieval Tool for
electronic IRS tax return filers and up to eight weeks for paper IRS
tax return filers.
If you need more information about
using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool,
contact the Office of Financial Aid
at 812-488-2364.
Verification of FAFSA:
If the student’s FAFSA was selected
for verification by the federal
processor, we have begun to request
the required documents. Using the
IRS Data Retrieval tool is the best
way to provide your tax information
to satisfy the verification
requirement. An IRS Tax Transcript
is the other way to provide tax
information to meet the verification
requirement. Photocopies of IRS 1040
forms are no longer acceptable.
Checking grades and
credit hours earned in May:
After the completion of the spring
semester, we will review students'
academic records to determine if
they are making
Satisfactory Academic Progress.
Students who are deficient in
meeting these standards are notified
immediately via mail and are
ineligible for any form of aid
(including loans) until the
deficiencies are corrected.
June:
Financial Aid Notification letters
are mailed in late June to your
preferred address on file. Please
make sure that your preferred
address is accurate in UE's system.
Only students with complete files
will receive awards.
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Talking Renters' Insurance to Your
Kids
You’ve been
your children’s source for insurance
for 18 years or longer. But now
they’re moving into their own
apartments and should probably get
insurance for themselves. If you
want your kids to be properly
insured, take the lead and explain
the benefits in terms they can
understand.
Click
here to read more.
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Class of 2012: Your Health Insurance
May End
Sooner Than You Think!
The job market is
looking up! According to the US
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
unemployment rate for those ages
20-24 was down to 13.8 percent after
being even higher in 2012. But
compared with 8.3 percent
unemployment for the overall
workforce, these are still
challenging times.
The Alumni Association offers
health insurance to fill the needs
of many new alumni who will be
without coverage after graduation,
whether it's due to lack of
employment or even under-employment.
Parental policies may not be
suitable for after graduation due to
cost or location outside the
parent's network coverage area. And
for those on the school's plan, our
student health insurance ends on
August 22, 2012. Most products are
available to family members as well
- even if they didn't attend the
University of Evansville. Don't
risk going without health insurance,
especially when affordable options
are available.
For more information visit
meyerandassoc.com/ma/UE.
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Epsilon Beta Chapter of Phi
Sigma Iota Initiation Ceremony
 The
Epsilon Beta chapter of Phi Sigma
Iota, the international foreign
language honor society, held its
annual initiation ceremony on Sunday
afternoon, April 1, in the Ridgway
University Center.
Ten students were inducted into
membership, representing seven
languages. New members include Lynn
Beaumont, Haley Campbell, Bianca
Edelhoff, Gina Filo, Jessica Foster,
Gretchen Kohl, Michael Koletsos,
Monica Meisling, Lesley Nash, and
Nathan Stamps.
Faculty advisor, Ann Baker, gave the
opening remarks and welcomed the new
members. The 2011-12 officers and
members, president Sarah Williams,
vice president Erica Marburger,
treasurer Sam Stevens, social
director Jenna Rice along with PSI
members Deirdre Gillen, Kenzie
George, and Andrea Weber, conducted
the ceremony. Xiaoyu Zhu, visiting
instructor of Chinese, delivered the
keynote speech for the event.
A dessert reception for members,
initiates, faculty, and friends
followed the ceremony.
Phi Sigma Iota is a national honor
society whose members are elected
from among outstanding advanced
undergraduate students and faculty
in foreign languages. The Epsilon
Beta chapter has initiated 144
members since it was installed here
on April 8, 2000.
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Third Annual Honoring Women
Veterans Conference
On Saturday, June 2, 2012, the
University of Evansville will host
the
Third Annual Honoring Women Veterans
Conference. Women veterans -
this is your day! Join us for a
FREE, fun, and informative day
designed for women who have served
in the United States military.
Registration by May 21 is required;
space is limited.
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Good News
Outstanding Future Educators
Congratulations to
UE students Kayla Brenton, Aimee
Gray, Brooke Maher, Hannah McNeill,
and Anna Millns, who were chosen by
the School of Education faculty to
be recognized at the Indiana
Association for Colleges of Teacher
Education's annual Outstanding
Future Educators Banquet. The event,
held Friday, April 13 at the Ritz
Charles in Indianapolis, honored the
top student teachers in the state of
Indiana.
American College Theatre
Festival Honors John David Lutz
John David Lutz, chair of the
University of Evansville Department
of Theatre, has been selected to
receive the award for Outstanding
Career Achievement in Directing from the Kennedy Center American
College Theatre Festival.
Annual Gumberts Award
Competition
The Department of Music concluded
its concerts for the year
with the 35th annual Gumberts Award
Competition in Wheeler Concert Hall on
Tuesday, April 24. Each year, the
Gumberts Award Competition features the
best performers among the senior
class as selected by the Department
faculty. This year, the performers
were Kaitlin Gress (percussion),
Fatima Chan (violin), and Alyssa
Kereki (flute).
Click here to read more good news.
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University of Evansville
Dining
Want to know what the University of
Evansville Dining Services is doing
to celebrate spring? Among the new
options they are offering
are some exciting events
such as Grillin' & Chillin All
Month Long, hosting weekly cookouts
on the patio outside Ridgway
University Center, and celebrating
Earth Day in a special way!
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Purple Aces Club to Hold
Golf Classic on May 22
Join
alumni on Tuesday, May 22, 2012,
when
the Purple Aces Club holds its
annual Golf Classic at Quail
Crossing Golf Club in Boonville,
Indiana. All proceeds from the event
will benefit University of
Evansville athletic scholarships.
Foursomes can join for $500 while
individual players can register for
$125. The deadline for entry into
the tournament is May 14.
Registration and lunch take place
from 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. with
the event set for a shotgun start at
12:30 p.m. A post-event reception will
take place from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. with
awards being given out at that
time.
There
are also several sponsorship
opportunities. For $150, you can
become a hole sponsor, which
includes a sponsor sign on the tee
or green. A pair of opportunities
are available for $250, including
Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive
sponsors. Both include a sign on
the tee for those respective holes. Cart sponsors are also available for
$750 and include sponsor signs on
all carts. Each sponsorship
opportunity also consists of
recognition on select promotional
materials.
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