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4 November 7, 2001
News
The University News
Scholarship info meeting planned
Office of Academic, Career Development helps locate funds
by Kristian Jaime
Contributing Writer
The Office of Academic and
Career Development will be host
to an information session on the
numerous scholarship opportuni-
ties for both graduate and under-
graduate students at the student
activities center in Haggar, Rose-
mary Farmer, scholarship advisor,
said.
The session, which will be led
by faculty advisors for national
and international scholarship and
fellowship programs, will take
place Nov. 13 and 15 from 11 a.m
to 12:30 p.m.
Farmer stressed the importance
of faculty advisors as they are the
ones most in touch with scholar-
ships.
"What we try to do is make it
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simple for the students. 1 thought
it would be interesting to provide
a very informal setting
near the cafeteria where
students are anyway,"
Farmer said.
Farmer, who took
over the position of
scholarship advisor in
August, previously
worked for Taylor Uni-
versity in Indiana, where
she conducted diversity
training.
"We want to identify
students who don "t have
a 3.5 GPA, and we want
them to know that there are some
scholarships that could provide
them with money" she said.
The session is an effort to reach
those underclassmen who are
starting to consider a career and
positioning themselves for the fu-
We want to identify stu-
dents who don't have a 3.5
GPA, and we want them to
know that there are some
scholarships that could pro-
vide them with money.
-Rosemary Farmer, scholarship advisor
ture, Farmer said.
Farmer noted the scholarship
information has always been
available but is has not always
been promoted as it is now.
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give them hands-on education in
many subjects, and "expose them
to the UD environment," Pinckney
said.
"Who is going to help these
kids if you don't, if I don't, if we
don't? I enjoy children and stu-
dents because they are the future;'
she said.
Though this program's design
is of a charitable nature, it is also
considered a good opportunity for
the university.
UD gains recognition and pub-
licity through the Institute, as well
as through community outreach in
general.
"When it comes time for these
kids and these schools to consider
colleges, whom do you think they
will remember?" Pinckney said.
Those who work with these
children approach the project with
a special mindset.
"We want to be viewed as out-
siders, people who are paid, but
care," Pinckney said.
The workers go out to the bus
every day to greet the kids and
show them hospitality.
Though the children involved
in this program are from varied
backgrounds, and few were raised
according to any faith structure or
religion, UD offers "spiritual
guidance" for all of them, includ-
ing sessions of prayer and reflec-
tion in the chapel.
It's that time of year again.
Time to
Revenge your Roommate.
This year's theme is:
Mobsters
Do you know whom
you will set your
roommate up with?
Nov. 10, Braniff Foyer
Farmer said those willing to
take the initiative are sure to find
a means of paying for col-
lege without incurring
debt.
"It is important that we
become proactive," she
said. "We want students
who are committed to their
studies who have been in-
volved in leadership com-
mittees."
The university can look
forward to more opportu-
nities from the new advi-
sor, as there will be other
ways in the future that she
will disseminate the information.
"We've got some great students
at UD," she said. "If students pass
up this opportunity, it is no one's
fault but their own.
Some students survive off noodles...
"What does UD do... it pro-
vides for the mind body and soul,"
Pinckney said. "Why shouldn't
our program?"
Parents and guardians of the
children are required to fill out a
number of waivers before their
children can participate, and they
willingly do so.
Although the instruction and
guidance is unique to the point of
being something that could not be
offered in public school, its popu-
larity has grown so much since it
began that there is now a waiting
list.
The latest results of the pro-
gram have shown that 98 percent
of the students have gone on to
pass the TAAS test.
"We feel wonderfully accom-
plished, reaching these results,"
Pinckney said.
In May, when the program was
still new, UD received the Dallas
Independent School District's
Resolution of Recognition for The
ExxonMobil Institute of Aca-
demic Achievement.
The award recognized UD's
innovative program in the com-
munity for its "commitment to
provide a supportive environment
for diverse students attending ur-
ban schools... [and] developing
academic and social needs of the
students by providing new stan-
dards of learning through a legacy
of outreach."
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The following incidents were
reported to the Office of Cam-
pus Safety between Saturday,
Oct. 28, 2001 and Friday,
Nov. 2, 2001.
Monday, Oct. 29, 2001,12:50
p.m. - A student reported his
car being burglarized while
parked in the Lot A extension.
The driver's side window was
broken out and the in-dash CD
player was taken. A report was
filed with the Irving Police
Department.
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001,
3:33 p.m. - A university
grounds keeper reported find-
ing a car parked in Lot M with
a broken driver's side window.
The owner of the vehicle was
located and she confirmed
that it had been burglarized.
The in-dash CD player had
been removed from the ve-
hicle. A report was filed with
the Irving Police Department.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, 3:21
a.m. - While on routine patrol,
a Campus Safety officer ob-
served the baseball team's
club car being driven across
campus by two unknown sub-
jects. The club car was later
found abandoned beside Au-
gustine Hall.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, 8:45
a.m. - The Office of Student
Life adjudicated an offense of
minor in possession of alco-
hol. The offense occurred on
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001.
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, 3:20
p.m. - A student reported the
theft of her book bag from the
chapel. The book bag was
later recovered from a
dumpster at the Tower Village
Apartments.
Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, 12:24
a.m. - (General Incident) A
Campus Safety officer de-
tained four subjects seen run-
ning back to campus from the
University Condominiums lo-
cated on the South side of
Northgate Drive. While iden-
tifying the subjects, the Irving
Police came to campus look-
ing for suspects involved in
criminal mischief that had oc-
curred at the condominiums.
The four subjects were iden-
tified as suspects and were
written citations to appear in
court. Three of the four sub-
jects were identified as stu-
dents at the university. A re-
port of the incident was for-
warded to the Office of Stu-
dent Life.
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Watson, Thomas & Danaher, Julie. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. [26], No. [9], Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 7, 2001, newspaper, November 7, 2001; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201350/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.