DES NEWSLETTER The Division of Enrollment Services Newsletter Southern Methodist University An Electronic Newsletter of Undergraduate Admission, Financial Aid, Student Financial Services, and the University Registrar Volume II, Issue VII September 2003  |
CONGRATULATIONS June Hagler on her election to the TASFAA Board of Directors for 2003-2004. NEW STAFF Tali Koerner - Admission - In House Admission Counselor Melissa Ferrell - SFS - Enrollment Resources Specialist Maggy Lemmel - Admission - Administrative Coordinator Lauren Hanson - SFS - Student Accounts Specialist Mindy Lethcoe - Admission - Admission Counselor Regina James - Admission - Admission Counselor Bill Chandler - SFS - Student Account Specialist Barry Brummund - ITS/DES - Senior Business Systems Analyst NEW ASSIGNMENTS Winn Perdue - FA - Federal/State Grant Specialist STAFF
LEAVING Connie Bucynski - SFS - Enrollment Resources Specialist Cristin O'Neil - SFS - Enrollment Resources Specialist ANNIVERSARIES Barbara Waters - 18 yrs! Lillie Rose - 14 years Jackie Wilborn - 13 years Cruz Lopez - 5 years Bimpe Ayanwola - 4 years Cathy Smith - 4 years Darrah Rippy - 3 years Stan Eddy - 3 years Norm Lieber - 3 years Gil Becerra - 2 years Luz Roque - 1 year BIRTHDAYS Lindsay Jackson - Sept 4 Nancy Peterson - Sept 5 Donna Rodriquez - Sept 6 June Hagler - Sept 12 Jennifer Russell - Sept 14 Monica Cordero - Sept 26 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.
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MIKE
NOVAK On October 1, 2003 Mike Novak will join the staff of the College Board Loan Program as a representative of their lending program. Mike Novak has been the chief administrative officer for SMU Financial Aid since joining the staff in 1989. Mike came to SMU with over 20 years of experience in Financial Aid. He began his lifelong relationship with Financial Aid as a paraprofessional while an undergraduate student at Kansas State University and served as a member of the Financial Aid staff while working on his master's degree at K State. Mike left K State to be the Aid Director at University of Missouri - Kansas City. He briefly returned to K State before coming to Texas in 1980. Moving from a staff of 18 to a staff of 55 as the Associate Director of Financial Aid at UT, Mike was soon promoted to Director. Nine years later, Mike was lured to SMU to assist with the implementation of a new computerized Financial Aid Management system (the forerunner to the PeopleSoft system.) During his 14 years at SMU, Mike has seen many changes in the University and in Financial Aid. In 1989 SMU was just emerging from the Football scandal. About 60% of the students received financial aid. Since that time, the Financial Aid staff has grow, has moved (several times), the FAFSAA was federally mandated, the Division of Enrollment Services was born, and PeopleSoft was installed. In 2003, between 85-90% of SMU students receive aid. Mike received an M Award for his service to the University and has served as an officer of the Texas Associate of Student Aid Administrators. Mike has severed on many University committees, most notable as a member of the Core Team in the Pegasus Project. Mike said that it is the people that make any job worthwhile. He will miss all of the people with which he has worked over these past 14 years, but is excited to move into a new phase in his life. Mike goes with our best wishes. Good luck and keep in touch. VIPs
- Very Important Ponies Some
of our VIPs this month are:
Mary Beard - graciously help me with a person who asked if anyone
could speak Spanish. Mary was on her way out at the end of the
day, but took time to talk with this person. I appreciate her
assistance.
James Swenson
- has always been helpful and very good about meeting any needs or
concerns I might have
- Great customer
service skills
-very nice
- was a great help -
has been extremely
helpful and is a great representative of the school
- He's really
friendly and professional, very helpful. Thanks.
Sondra Pena Wright - was very helpful and answered all questions
to the best of her knowledge
- was pretty helpful
and did her best to help me out with the financial aid queries. I
most appreciate her efforts.
Stephanie
Nonnemacher - I want to thank you for your patience in handling my
registration yesterday afternoon. (I was the guy who is auditing a
computer science class with confusion about the cost) Between
having a severe headache from the ozone, contemplating a career change
and remembering my undergraduate days -- what an experience those days
were -- I know I walked into your with an attitude. My
apologies. Take care.
Eartha Walls
- I just wanted to quickly thank you for your prompt replies and
assistance. Of all the emails that I sent, you were the only one
to respond. I imagine you are no less busy than anyone else at
this active time of year. So, it is even more impressive that you
responded to each and every one of my emails. Thank you. The Registrar's Office Completes Imaging of all
Academic Records Modern technology has afforded
many opportunities, the ability to communicate globally in a matter of
milliseconds; to send, receive, and provide information; and to store
and process massive amounts of information on a single computer chip.
Taking advantage of the wonders of technology are SMU employees Epi
Ramirez and Gregory Pulte, with the Office of the University Registrar,
who have successfully completed the momentous task of imaging and
indexing SMU’s old permanent record cards.
The pressure was on for Registrar Staff members Epi Ramirez and Greg
Pulte to complete the original project by utilizing current scanning
technology prior to the projected move to the Blanton Student Services
Building. The project to preserve these older records began last
summer. Instrumental in the completion of the project were Anuj Duta
and Baharan Behabahani. The project ran smoothly and on time, mainly
because Greg and Epi worked autonomously and diligently. They handled
problems as they arose with little or no outside help. Because of their
excellent time management skills and attention to detail, the project
finished well ahead of schedule.
We wish to commend Epi Ramirez, Greg Pulte, Anuj Duta, and Baharan
Behabahani for their commitment to seeing this project complete.
For more on the Imaging Project --
History of Student Records Project. |
October Division
Highlights Football
Schedule - Go Ponies Movin' on Up! Blanton
Move Scheduled for Oct 23-27
Quotation of the Month
"Only a life lived for others is a life worth while."
SMU
Trivia Answer: Where are they kept? Answer: New Approach to Services Awards As has become apparent, the Division is falling behind in presenting staff service awards. To recognize staff for their years of service to SMU and the Division of Enrollment Services and to insure that the presentation of the these awards is done in a timely fashion, DES will has three service recognition luncheons each year -- fall, spring, and summer. All DES staff will be invited to the luncheons at which the staff receiving service awards will be recognized by the Executive Directors. All staff work anniversaries will continue to be announced and staff will be taken to lunch by his or her supervisor on (or near) the work anniversary date..
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