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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 IV, Issue VIII October 2005  Happy Halloween |
Over $21million in past due
accounts!
NEW STAFF
Yaw Bonsu -
Information Processing Specialist
Walter Jimenez -
Student Financial Specialist
SWITCHED
June Hagler -
Associate Director for Loans and Grants
Stan Eddy -
Associate Director for Graduate Programs
STAFF LEAVING
Karen Sammons
- Academic Records Counselor
ANNIVERSARIES
Cathy Smith - 18 years
Brad Long - 14 years
Steve Boykin - 6 years
Jean Porter - 6 years
Greg Pulte - 3 years
Paulette Caraway - 1 year
Summer Kokic - Nov 1
Angie Flores - Nov 3
Epi Ramirez - Nov 5
Steve Boykin - Nov 20
Alan Bordelon - Nov 21
Angela Mejia - Nov 22
Cathy Smith - Nov 22
Jackie Wilborn - Nov 26
Monica Gomez - Nov 28
Cristina Coronado - Nov 29
If you are not on the list and should be, let Kathy know..
VIPs -
Very Important Ponies Some
of our VIPs this month are:
Marcia Miller - I
would like to recognize the professionalism of Marcia Miller in the financial
aid office. As an SMU parent, it has been a true pleasure to work with
her. She should be acknowledged for her tremendous efforts to represent
SMU in such a positive way.
Athletic Reporting Team
- I wanted to let you know that SMU submitted our annual Academic Progress
Report to the NCAA ahead of schedule. Congratulations and thanks goes to
the athletic reporting team -- Ed Wisneski, Joe Papari, Koni Overstreet, Broadus
Whiteside, Peggy Boykin, and David Bell. Led by Ed and Joe, the team has
done a tremendous job at making improvements to the reporting process and the
tools we use, and the results can easily be seen in this year's APR report
submission. A note of thanks also goes to Stephen Forrest and Rose Johnson
for their contribution to this project. John Hall
DES - Just a quick
note to say how much we enjoyed the muffin baskets delivered to our division as
a "thank you" from Enrollment Services. You were all so kind to do that!
Needless to say, we have empted our basket (YUM). Joy Lynn Richardson,
Art History
Student Financial
Services - We would like to extend out genuine appreciation for all the hard
work and thoughtfulness that was put into planning such a wonderful get
together. We all felt honored to be there and taken aback by the
generosity that was exhibited. We are all looking forward to partnering up
with our buddies and fellow colleagues in the near future.
Financial Aid
Kelly McMillan -
President Turner has forwarded his copy of the annual supervisory visit
letter from the Texas Workforce Commission -- aka the VA audit results.
Congratulations on another A+. I know you take a lot of pride in your work
with the Veterans, and also know how tedious this work can be. Thank you
for a great job.
Sunsharae Thierry and
Peggy Boykin - As a result of misunderstandings between me and the Athletic
Department, a student who was in the SMU-in-Britain program last year was almost
declared ineligible to participate in competition last weekend. When I
realized what had transpired, I spoke with Peggy Boykin who mobilized her
office, particularly Sunsharae Thierry and they were able to input the courses
and grades in a matter of a few hours. Ordinarily this process can take
much longer. As a result, the student did compete. The student
expressed gratitude to me but the compliment should go to Peggy and Sunsharae
who demonstrated again our commitment to our students. Dr. James Caswell, Vice President for Student Affairs, met
with the Division of Enrollment Services for their monthly staff meeting.
Dr. Caswell explained that the major initiative in Student Affairs this year is to make
connections with other parts of the University to better serve our students.
He used as an example the work that was done with the Visiting Students from the
New Orleans area. Everyone worked with a shared purpose and the University
has been praised for its responsiveness. Dr. Caswell also shared some of the challenges that face those
who work with students. Because of the close relationship of parents and
their student (known as helicopter parents) Universities are finding that
students have a hard time accepting responsibility for their actions.
Student Affairs working with parents as partners are trying to help their students become
responsible adults. Dr. Caswell shared five books that he has encourage his staff
to read. I am Chorlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe Fish by Stephen C. Lundin,
Ken Blanchard, John Christensen,
Harry Paul Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You by
Barrett Seaman The One Thing You Need to Know by Marcus Buckingham
Now, Discover Your
Strengths: How to Develop Your Talents and Those of the People You Manage Below are four things that Dr. Caswell encourage staff to
embrace. 1) be willing to take risks, 2) make quality enhancements, 3)
have attention to details, 4) plan for the future. Event Scheduling Online
The Registrar's Office has implemented an online system to
request use of rooms in academic buildings. This new process upgrades
services and Eliminates manual process of room scheduling Changes to rooms are immediately reflected through ACCESS.SMU Eliminates overbooking for one-time events and other special
requests Provides easy viewing of rooms being used on designated days and times
Important Dates
Oct 31 - Enrollment
Begins for Jan Term/Spring
Nov 2 - Last day to
drop course
Nov 4-6 -
Homecoming
Nov 18 - Last day
to withdraw
Nov 23 - no classes
Nov 24-25 -
University Holiday
Dec 1 - Last day of
instruction
Dec 2-3 - Reading
Days
Dec 5-10 - Exams
Dec 10 - December
Graduation
Dec 11 - Halls
Close
Dec. 26-30 -
University Holiday
Quotation of the Month
It marks a big step in a man's development when he comes to realize that other
men can be called in to help him do a better job than he can do alone.
SMU Trivia
Question
Answer
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE
This is the last in a series of articles by etiquette and protocol consultant Linda
Tyler Rollins. Ms. Rollins is a graduate of The Protocol School of
Washington and founder of Rollins Rules Etiquette and Protocol Consulting.
Ms. Rollins was associated with the University of North Texas Athletic
Department for twenty years before moving into consulting full time.
Ms. Rollins is available to present workshops and can be contacted through her
website at www.rollinsrules.com.
A huge thank you to Linda
for her insights and advise.
Pony
Protocol
Rules for the Road: Attending a Professional Conference
If you
have been invited to attend a professional conference for the very
first time, there are a few rules you must consider. If you are a grizzled
veteran of conference attending, read on to affirm what you already know.
You are
being sent to represent SMU and your department to gather information from
the workshops and to network with other professionals. You are also being
sent to improve yourself and improve your performance. That appears to be
pretty simple, but you know how deceptive executing the simple tasks can be.
Here
are your responsibilities prior to leaving campus:
Be
informed about the travel arrangements. The day before you expect to depart
is an unfortunate time to learn that you were to make your own travel
arrangements. Big Oops.
Stay in
the loop about your travel arrangements if someone else is handling this
component. It may be another’s task, but it remains your responsibility.
Get
advice from the veterans about attending the conference workshops.
While
you are at the conference:
If
several of your colleagues are in attendance, divide the sessions so that
every relevant session has a representative from your department.
Attend
the workshops. If you are traveling solo, remember that the test of your
character is your behavior when you think nobody is watching. Attend the
workshops and general sessions! This is why you are being paid to leave
campus.
Network. Network. Network. Workshops are great, but the war stories and
information you can gather during social times may be invaluable. Who you
know is only the beginning. Make sure who you know can add to what
you know. Mingle and get acquainted.
If the
conference does actually take place in Vegas, remember that what happens at
the conference doesn’t stay at the conference. You can commit
self-sabotage in a big hurry when you overindulge. Pigs get fat. Hogs get
slaughtered.
Attending a conference in the right frame of mind can be extremely valuable
for all concerned. Applying a few simple rules will help you to have a
positive experience. Remember,
you can’t play the game if you don’t know the rules. |
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