Monday, December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012 StudentNews

Announcements...


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Writing Center Tutoring Positions, 2013-14

Deadline is December 7th.

If you are interested in becoming a Writing Center Tutor, you must submit a letter of interest and a confidential and sealed letter of recommendation from your Core 1 instructor (or, if you are a second year student or above, an instructor from your current semester who can speak to your writing ability) to the Writing Program office in John Stone Hall by 4:30 pm on December 7th.  The essays in your Writing Portfolio will also be evaluated as part of the application process.

The selected applicants will be contacted over the Winter Break, and they will be required to enroll in WRIT 2001 (a one-credit hour Tutor Training Practicum) in the Spring 2013 term.  Upon successful completion of WRIT 2001, those students will be invited to work as Writing Center Tutors, and enroll in WRIT 3001 (a one-credit hour course for ongoing tutor training).
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SAPS NEWS
***UPCOMING EVENTS***
*Tuesday, December 4
   -Movie Night | UA Parkway in Flowood
How would you like to see a movie in theatres for FREE!!!  Grab your friends and head out to UA Parkway Theatre in Flowood to view the latest movies.  Bring your student ID ***Movie listing coming soon***

*Thursday, December 6
   -Pancake Night at Brents | Fondren
$5 for all you can eat pancakes and coffee!!! What a way to celebrate the completion of the first day of finals week. 

*Friday, December 7
   -Library Rave | 10pm | Millsaps Library
AND THE MOMENT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!! The 10 minute library rave!!! You don’t want to miss the most awesome study break of your life!

As always, click to like SAPS on Facebook  and follow SAPS on Twitter for updates and events!

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ELSEWorks
The entrepreneurial initiative of the Else School of Management at Millsaps College, is conducting market research for a Mississippi-based company within the biofuel industry.  We would greatly appreciate your participation in the survey and forwarding the survey link on to your other contacts.  This survey should take less than two minutes to complete.
The survey results will only be used in the aggregate.  We guarantee anonymity and confidentiality to all respondents. Thank you in advance for your participation.  

To access the survey please click the link below:

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Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series
Dec. 4 program will feature Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles.  The book has attracted much attention and scored one of the best movie deals ever.  It is the story of a young girl and her family who awake one morning to discover, along with the rest of the world, that the earth’s rotation has suddenly begun to slow.

The program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Academic Complex Recital Hall on the Millsaps campus.  Admission is free for Millsaps students, faculty and staff.
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