JOIN THE MAJORITY
Tired of SILENT student sections at sporting events? Believe in school spirit? The MAJORity is here to help! All interested in helping us eam up as Majors to rally behind our athletes and show our purple pride are welcome to attend the MAJORity interest meeting at 9:15 Wednesday, March 21st in the New South Atrium. GO MAJORS!!!
CHEER AND DANCE TEAM TRYOUTS
Any current students that are interested in trying out for Cheer or Dance for the 2012 – 2013 season, are invited to attend our interest meeting. It will be held in the HAC Skybox at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, March 27. For more information, contact Jen Cornett, Cheer & Dance Advisor, jen.cornett@millsaps.edu.
The MAJORS: Millsaps Awards Jubilee Of Remarkable Service
This award is bestowed upon a staff members from the Division of Student Life for their service in the departments of Athletics, Campus Safety, and Student Life, respectively.
Last year’s recipients include:
The Jim Montgomery Award (Athletics): Alan Brewster, Assistant Athletic Trainer
The John Christmas Award (Campus Safety): Eddie Porter, Security Officer
The Jack Woodward Award (Student Life): Megan James, Director of Student Activities and Orientation
Recipient criteria includes: longevity in service, leadership in the external and internal communities, expertise in field/discipline, collegiality/teamwork, quality of customer service, humanitarian interests, and ethical decision-making.
**The deadline for nominations (Click here to access Nomination Forms) is Friday, March 30, 2012.
**All applications should be returned to Chris Eden, the Office of Student Life, 3rd floor Campbell College Center.
**Electronic submissions are welcome (edencj@millsaps.edu).
STUDY ABROAD WITH ISA!!
Earn academic credit while studying in one of 20 different countries:
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Panama, Peru, South Korea, or Spain.
Go for a semester, academic year, or summer.
Our representative from ISA (International Studies Abroad)* will be at Millsaps THIS WEEK--Wednesday, March 21st! Stop by the information table located outside the Caf' from 11 am-1 pm to discuss study abroad opportunities with her.
Please visit www.studiesabroad.org and come with questions.
*International Studies Abroad (ISA) provides college students the opportunity to expand their horizonswith academic, internship, and volunteer programs all over the world. ISA offers a wide variety of programs during the semester, academic year, and summer in 20 countries worldwide. We specialize in providing quality programs that are affordable for the students we serve. Come visit ISA representative Caroline Ickes on campus Wed. 3/21 and ask her about our semester programs under 10k, wide range of scholarships, taking courses in English for your major/minor, improving your foreign language skills, and more!
ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Millsaps Spring Enrichment is taking registrations now! Most classes begin the week of April 2 and all classes are HALF PRICE for Millsaps students! All are short term noncredit classes and include beginning guitar, beginning harmonica, grant writing, knitting, a poetry workshop, oil painting workshop, table and social etiquette for adults, playwriting workshop, beginning photography, Russian 101, and many more. Come by AC 100 today to register.
All announcements must be sent to studentnews@millsaps.edu no later than 5:00pm the day before a Student News is scheduled to run. See Submission Guidelines on second page of blog. Questions or comments? Email studentnews@millsaps.edu