CONGRATULATIONS
Laura
Harrington, on the arrival of her daughter on February 10.
Mother and baby doing GREAT!
Lydia Babbitt - FA student worker made the Honor Roll.
Check out the
Honor Roll
through the Registrar's
website - to see if anyone else
made the grade!
WELCOME NEW STAFF
Barbara Stallcup - new HELP Desk Manager for ITS.
OF NOTE
ANNIVERSARIES
Irma Herrera - 29 years!
Pat Woods - 25 years!
Faye Gough - 20 years
Peggy Park - 12 years
Patricia May - 9 years
Adrienne Hawa - 5 years
Barrie Glasscock - 4 years
Chadd Bridwell - 4 years
Winn Perdue - 2 years
Marilyn Roubal - 1 year
Christina Little - 1 year
BIRTHDAYS
Damon Wilkins - Feb. 1
Chris Salone - Feb. 3
Christina Little - Feb. 7
Erin O'Neil - Feb. 8
Mary Ann Plante - Feb. 11
Thomas Frazier - Feb. 13
Eartha Walls - Feb. 16
Charles Harper - Feb. 18
Joe Papari - Feb. 19
Ashley Dudley - Feb. 23
Cara Hendricks - Feb. 23
If you are not on the list and should be, this is produced from the Employee Roster on the V drive. Let Kathy know if there is an error.
February is Heart Month consider giving the gift of life and donate blood!
Heart Healthy Tips
from
the American Heart Associations
Kick those bad habits - drop food high
in saturated fat from your diet.
Develop an eating plan - Most women
can lose an average of 1 to 2 lbs. a week by eating 1200-1500 calories a day,
men 1500-1800 calories a day.
Losing 1-2 lbs/wk is a good rate of loss
- Plan the kinds of food you'll eat, # of meals and snacks; don't skip whole
categories of food; vary your diet; try to enjoy your food with less salt.
Most important - make these changes a part of your life.
Engage in
physical activity. . . as a way of life - Check with your doctor to develop
an exercise program that suits your needs and physical condition.
Whatever
you do, have fun, make it rewarding and stick with it.
more information at www.americanheart.org
VIPs
- Very Important Ponies Some
of our VIPs this month are:
Summer
Kokic - worked all day to find a workaround to solve the problem
that many staff have had with group e-mails. Her co-worker said,
"You are a real jewel! We will be able to use this finding in
many, many ways as we try to communicate with students via e-mail.
Thanks for your persistence." Chris
Salone - I was given a student account from several years ago to
research. I had no idea what to do. Chris did the research
on the old account, contacted the credit card company to see if the
charge had been reversed, and has continued to handle this situation to
resolve it for the student. At
8am on a Wednesday, a student needed to pay his past due balance in
order to enroll. Chris took the payment and release the hold so
the student would not have to come back at 10am. Charles
Harper - I would like to share our appreciation for Charles
Harper. He should be nominated for the man of the year award. He
created a query for a check stock log on PS. The manual process
has taken from 1 to 2 hours. Now it takes 20 minutes, tops!
He has helped with printer problems, and ACH problems. We just
want to show our appreciation. Stephanie
Nonnemacher - She worked through her lunch to help UG Admission
reconcile its deposits. We love her!
Stephanie was very personal and friendly. Not only did she call,
she gave me her direct line and she actually picker it up! In
person, she smiled and showed genuine concern. Finally I have
found an administrator at SMU who knows what to do, and does it well. Kelly
McMillan - Kelly is always fast, accurate and cheery while getting
me the transcripts I need. She is a real asset to your
office, as I suspect she is very good with students as well. Put a
gold star by her name. Student
Loan/Recovery Team - a big thank you for processing the Refund
checks so quickly -- it seems to be triple time from the past. Sondra
Pena - Several times after 4pm, I took a student to Sondra so they
could settle their account and not have to come back. Sondra
always took the student with a smile!
Great and worked well with me! TICS
Team - Catherine, Lillie, and Kelly worked with Student Accounts to
make sure that Financial Holds were settled and transcripts could be
release. Great customer service! FA Blitz Committee
Financial Aid is blitzing the campus with information to assist students
with the Financial Aid process. Cathy
Smith said, “Our goal is to get as many students and parents as
possible to file their FAFSA early.
We are sending the same message but through many different
vehicles.” The sooner
after February 1st the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) is filed, the sooner award packaging can begin for the
student. Students are being
told that the FAFSA must be filed by May 1 in order to be guaranteed
institutional aid.
Postcards were
sent to the undergraduate and graduate students home address during the
winter break suggesting that they apply for their PIN, file the FAFSA on
line, and giving the student the number with the Department of Education
to direct his/er questions. A banner was
hung at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center – “It’s time to file your
FAFSA. Do so by May 1st.”
Table Tents
will be placed in the Dining Halls and Stake signs will be put around
campus announcing/encouraging students to file on line and early. March 3 – 7th
the Banner will be hung at the Hughes-Trigg again
March 4 and 26
there will be a workshop in G04 Fondren Library West at which students
can apply for their PIN and work on their on line FAFSA with staff in
attendance to provide assistance.
March 5th
and 6th staff will be in the Crossing in the Hughes-Trigg
handing our reminders (and candy!!!)
Resident
Assistants will be given materials to create a Bulletin Board in the
Residence Hall providing students with information on filing the FAFSA
There has been
and will be announcements on ACCESS.SMU reminding students to file their
FAFSA
Letters and
postcards will be sent to parents around the end of March reminding them
to file their FAFSA
Emails are
being sent to students announcing the deadlines and process to file
FAFSA on line. The
FA Blitz Committee is composed of
Lillie
Rose
A note from a parent
stated, "I wanted to thank you for all that you did to get the
certified transcript for my son to the correct places. I know you
said, 'It's just part of my job.' But to us, you went above and beyond
and we thank you"
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PAYDAY will come . . . when you file your FAFSA
June
Hagler, Cindy Detgen, Marilyn Roubal, Christina Little,
Summer Kokic, Christina Alexander, Cathy Smith
March
Division
Meeting
March 5 - 8:30am
Hughes-Trigg
Student Center
Division Highlights
Important Dates and
Things:
Theology Paymt Due date - Feb. 20
Theology Cancellation begin - Feb. 21
SFS Month End - Feb. 28
Mustang
Monday -
Feb. 17
Spring Break
- March 10-14
Commencement - May 17
contact
Erin O'Neil if you would like to volunteer to help.
AARO &
Orientation Dates 2003
May 27
- Summer School sts. Only
July 7-31 - First Yr Students
July
2 & 23 - Transfer/Readmits
Aug. 12 - Transfer/Readmits
Aug.
17 - First Yr. Students
Aug. 15-17 - Mustang Corral
Aug.
17 - Residence Halls Open
Aug. 17-20 - One Stop Shop
Aug.
21 - First Day of Class
Annual Performance Review
The annual Performance Review process is underway. During the month of March, each staff member will meet with his/er supervisor to complete the Performance Review materials. The process is the same as last year -- each Employee will list his/er job responsibilities, complete the Staff Expectations form, and think about goals for next year.
For more
information on the Enrollment Services Performance Review section of the
HR webpage or get a copy from your supervisor.
DES
We
have gotten so much great personal news from the staff of Enrollment
Services
(click
on photo for more)
We got WALLS!
Blanton
Building Update
Click
above for an overview of the Project Teams
Quotation of the Month
Whether
you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right.
Henry Ford
SMU
Trivia
Who is Jerry Levias and what is his tie to SMU?
Answer:
Jerry Levias was one of the most exciting football players in Houston
Oiler history. He caught 41 passes for 529 yards and 5 touchdowns
in 1970.
As member of the SMU Football team, Jerry Levias led
the Mustangs in scoring in 1966 with 54 points.
A consensus All-American in 1968,
he was named most valuable player in the American
Bowl.
Mr. Levias was the first African-American player in the
Southwest Conference to receive an athletic scholarship after choosing
SMU largely because of its accounting program.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT