NEW STAFF
Andy Frye - Registrar/Information Systems
Jameela Hudson - Admission/Information Processing
Julio Lopez -
Bursar/Student Accounts STAFF LEAVING
STAFF TRANSFERRING
Hilary McIlvain - to Cox Undergraduate Admission Birthdays
Gordon Brannon
- Nov 2
Angie Flores - Nov 3
Mary Ann Frye - Nov 5
Federico Munoz - Nov 12
Jill Branson - Nov 14
Kerry Schneidewind - Nov 19
Jessica Dixon - Nov 20
Adrienne Hawa - Nov 23
Jackie Wilborn - Nov 26
Monica Gomez - Nov 28
Jean Porter
- 11 years
Paulette Caraway - 6 years
Lydia Babbitt - 5 years
Colleen Franklin - 5 years
Stanley Stubblefield - 5 years
Nancy Skochdopole - 3 years
Kimberly Scott - 2 years
Enrollment Services Highlights
Enrollment Verifications ONLINE!
The Registrar’s Office is pleased to announce that we
have a new feature for students in the Student Center of Access.SMU.
Students can now log in and obtain their Enrollment Verification online
beginning the first day of both the fall and spring semesters. They can do
this 24/7, whenever Access.SMU is availalbe. This feature was made
available to students on October 29 and all current students were notified
via email. Summer enrollments will not appear on Enrollment Verifications
printed from the Student Center, however, students can still obtain these by
emailing
registrar@smu.edu or
stopping by the Registrar’s Office.
Mid-Term Grade Results
Mid-Term grading recently
came to a close and the results are in! Faculty are asked to
provide deficient mid-term grades for all undergraduate students who
have earned less than 60 credit hours. This includes all new
first-years, continuing first-years and sophomores as well as new
transfers and readmitted students, regardless of the 60 earned
credit hours limit. (Deficient grades are C- and below.)
One thousand two hundred
forty-three (1,243) rosters were generated. Eight hundred
twenty-two (822) rosters were graded. Four hundred twenty-one (421)
rosters were NOT graded. Six hundred seventy-four (674) letters
were sent to students with deficient grades.
Bursar's Office asked to
teach Wellness
As SMU retools the University
Curriculum (GEC), it is looking at the first year experience including
the Wellness credit in Choices I. The hope is that through Choice
I, students will be equipped to succeed in all areas of college life --
including financially. The Bursar's session will focus on
Financial Wellness. It will cover financial planning with regard
to a students college education, budgeting, and debt management.
Pat Woods, University Bursar, is pleased to provide proactive
information to keep students progressing towards their goals.
Transfers from SMU Evening
Degree Program
Current students in the
Evening Degree Program wishing to transfer to a regular degree program
must apply for admission through the regular transfer process.
Nancy Skochdopole, Director of Transfer and Transition Services, is the
point of contact for these students. Nancy will coordinate with UG
Admission, the Registrar's office, and the school to which the student
wishes to transfer.
Anniversaries
VIPs -
Very Important Ponies
Some of our VIPs this month are:
The Information Processing Team - Shannon Grandberry, Manager and Shereetta Robertson, Assistant Manager with the IP Specialists - Joanne Martinez, Chante Chatman, Fernando Del Rio, their student workers and temporary staff are doing an AMAZING job keeping up with the applications for undergraduate admission. Some days have been so busy that all the envelops where not opened before more arrived. Keep up the GREAT work!
Enrollment Resources Team - To help IP during this extraordinarily busy time, the staff in Enrollment Services has provided assistance in preparing mailings while talking to folks on the telephone. Multi-tasking always has been a talent of the Enrollment Resources staff. Thanks for the extra hands.
Melissa Stanford, Veronica Decena, and Mitzie Goff - Congratulations and thanks! I'm glad we are able to get this under the wire [e Enrollment Certification]. This is wonderful news. This will provide improved service to our students and alumni, as well as save us a lot of staff time. Melissa, a particular thanks to you for leading the way.
Paola Sotomayor - Thank your for the information [on an student account]. I also want to say to you that Amy is having a wonderful experience at SMU. We are so grateful for the many kind people we have met who work at SMU. Each and everyone of you are a true blessing. Happy Dad
Charles Harper and Walter Jimenez - On this Veterans Day, thank you for your service to our country! If I miss a Veteran, thank you as well!!
Bursar's Tech Team - I just had a parent call and after I walked him through SMU Pay he said, "Y'all are making improvements! This is great! You are making it easier on us to pay."
Kelly Milazzo and the ER Team - You guys sure do make this easy. The fact that when I call somebody answers! It makes it so easy!
Cindy Luetzow, Cheryl Swift, Colleen Franklin - It truly is a team effort. . . Thank you so very much for your help in this matter [loan certification to clear a balance]. I really don't understand what is happening and why it's happening this way [slow turn around from Lender]. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Jerrod Harrell -
I just wanted to take a moment to let you know how pleased I am to have received
such quality service from Jerrod. I called today, with continued concerns
about my aid refund. Jerrod assured me he would check into the issue and
return my call. And he did just that and more!!! He returned my call
with information about the status, answered my questions that relieved any
worries and/or confusion and checked to see if it was too late to sign up for
direct deposit. Because of Jerrod's exemplary service I not only learned
that my refund is being processed, but also that I could sign up for direct
deposit and receive the refund shortly. Jerrod was pleasant and dealt with
me with great patience and a sense of humor I truly, truly appreciate how he
handled my request for assistance today. He is a class act. A
VERY Happy Student Talent Show - Shows
Off DES Talent The Staff Association
Annual Talent Show featured several Enrollment Services staff. Under the
leadership of Gretchen Voight, Staff Association President, and Darrah Rippy,
Staff Association Vice President, the new Mack Ballroom was filled with music
and laughter. John Hall, hurled one-liners as he served as the MC for the
show, Laura Ries shared her stand-up comedy, and Damon Wilkins explained
darkroom techniques he used in his photography exhibit. Former
Enrollment Services "boss" Tom Tunks wowed the audience with his Michigan Magic
Show.
Important Dates
Nov. 24 - no classes
Nov. 25-26 -
Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec. 6 - Last day of
instruction
Dec. 7 - Reading Day
Dec. 8-15 - Final
Examinations
Dec. 18 - December
Graduation
Quotation of the Month
SMU Trivia
Question
Answer Transfer Advisory Committee Reporting to the Transfer Advisor Committee at its fall
meeting, Nancy Skochdopole share accomplishments and challenges. SMU had 303 deposit paid transfer student for fall 2010.
Thirty-seven of these student were first-year transfers and 266 were transfer
student with thirty or more transferable credit hours. Nancy reported,
sixty percent transferred from 2-year institutions and forty percent from 4-year
institutions. Forty-one percent of the transfer student reported ethnicity
other than white. Fifty-five percent of the students were female and
forty-five percent male. The students came with an average grade point
average of 3.3. Accomplishments stated in the summary report to the committee
were: Increase in interest, diversity of students, improvements in
admission process, new resources, and added programming for transfer students.
Nancy reported a 25% increase in prospects and a 9% increase in applications.
The transfer class for fall 2010 is 41% students of color, topping last year's
35% diversity. Processing time for completed applications was shortened to
7.6 days including only 3.2 days to generate a Transfer Evaluation Report.
Expanded information resources are provided for prospective student and admitted
students through the "Quick Connect" and "Quick Transition" series of sheets to
help student plan their move to SMU. Two new organizations have taken root
at SMU, the Mustang Transfers and Tau Sigma National Honor Society. Challenges that face transfer students and are priorities for
the Transfer and Transition Services office are managing the cost of an SMU
education, finding housing for transferring students, and working with the
schools to assist student access majors. J Term Changes Ceremony Policy J Term, classes taught at SMU-in-Plano between the first of
January and the opening of the spring term, has changed the Commencement
Participation policy, announces University Registrar, John Hall. Students
completing all requirements for their degree following J Term may participate in
the December Graduation ceremony.
Mark your calendar
December 8, 2010
Nov. 23 - Last day to
withdraw
It is singularly stupid
not to make yourself ready for anything that could happen. In my own
memory, time has never stopped.
Jim Harrison
Hears Assessment of Fall 2010
Recruitment