New Fitness Equipment at Union Station!

Stop by the Union Station Fitness Center in the Kirk Building and check out the NEW fitness equipment! In addition to all of the workout gear always available in the fitness center, two new elliptical machine and a new treadmill have recently been added. Stop in between classes or after you're finished for the day and check it out!

Book Buy Back Time!

Well, it's that time again! Summer classes will be over in just a couple of days, and that means it's book buy back time at the University Bookstore! Stop by the bookstore this Thursday, July 29 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm to get ca$h for your books. Books must be in good condition and include all items originally purchased with them (cd's instructional manuals, etc.) As always, don't forget your UACCM ID!

Have books from past semesters you want to sell yourself? Try posting them on the UACCM Facebook Page. Several students have done so recently, and it looks like they're getting results! Give it a try at www.facebook.com/UACCM and don't forget to "Like" us while you're there!

Fall 2010 registration is right around the corner! Registration will be available to students based on an alphabetical schedule, so check it out here and make plans to register.  

E. Allen Gordon Library News

The E. Allen Gordon Library may be closed today, but there are all kinds of things happening there! Read on to find out what's up at the library. For more information on anything below, contact the library staff at (501)977-2092..

• Library users now have an additional 21,000 books available electronically 24/7. The library recently began a subscription to Ebrary’s Community and Career College collection. Subjects included are:

1. Nursing and Allied Health
2. Computer technologies and business
3. College success and testing guides
4. Career and job skill development
5. General education titles in social Sciences, humanities and sciences

To access these titles, go to the library home page, select "databases" and then "Ebrary" from the list. Off-campus access will be available in August using the barcode number from your student ID card. The library will issue new barcodes for student ID’s when the fall semester begins.

• The library now has copies of the book Belle in The Slouch Hat. Copies may be picked up at the library and sign up to participate in our reading program scheduled for the fall. Click here for more details.

Have a great weekend!

"G'day Mate!" UACCM Kid's College Wraps Up

40 area children learned how to say “G’day mate” and “Yee-haw!” while exploring the culture, sights and sounds of the far away land of Australia and the rough-and-rowdy Wild West during Kid’s College at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton July 12-16.
During the week, participants learned all about Australia and the Great Barrier Reef as well as the American Wild West in a fun, interactive environment. Kids performed hands-on activities, games, scientific investigations, and art projects designed to enhance their math and science skills. During their final day on campus, the children invited their parents to come and enjoy a program highlighting what they had learned during the week. According to UACCM Division Chair of Community Education Kim Darling, “The kids all seemed to have had a great time, and we hope to continue to expand the program in the future to further enhance the positive impact we can make on these young minds.”

Fall Registration Coming up August 4-5

Regular registration for the fall 2010 semester at UACCM will begin on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. All new and returning students who did not pre-register should plan to register according to the alphabetical schedule below:

Students whose last names begin with the letters S through Z may register from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, August 4. The alphabetical schedule continues throughout the day with students whose last names begin with the letters A through I registering from noon to 4:00 p.m. and students whose last names begin with the letters S through Z and A through I registering from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Registration will continue on Thursday, August 5 with students whose last names begin with the letters J through R registering from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Open registration will be held from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 5. Students are encouraged to register as early as possible due to the extremely limited class spaces available. New UACCM students will be required to attend new student orientation on either Monday, August 9 or Tuesday, August 10, and all classes for both new and returning students will begin on Wednesday, August 12.

UACCM will offer condensed-term classes which will begin later in the semester. For more information on registration for condensed-term classes, contact the UACCM Admissions Office at (501) 977-2053. More information can also be found by clicking here.

Chancellor Finalists on Campus This Week!

Happy Monday, UACCM! The three finalists for the position of UACCM's next chancellor will be on campus today through Wednesday. Today's finalist is Nancy Russell, who currently serves as vice president for instruction at Pima Community College-Community Campus in Tucson, Ariz. UACCM staff members are invited to attend a question/answer session with Russell from 9:15-10:00 am today, faculty members from 10:15-11:00 am, and students from 11:30-noon in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Members of on and off-campus communities are also invited to attend the presentation "My Vision for UACCM" from 3:00-4:00 pm today. 

Tomorrow, Dr. Thomas Flowers, former vice chancellor for instruction at UACCM will take the stage and Wednesday, July 21, Larry Davis, vice chancellor for academic affairs for ASU-Newport will be on campus. Question/answer sessions will follow the same schedule each day. Anyone attending a question/answer session with each finalist will be given the opportunity to complete an evaluation of each candidate to be submitted to the search committee, so be sure to check them out and make your voice heard!

Have a great week!

Get your $$$ Today, Exams, and Registration!

Happy Friday, UACCM! If you're a summer II student and are waiting on a Pell Grant or loan refund, today's your day! Refund checks can be picked up until 4:30 p.m. today at the Student Accounts windows in the University Center (just in time for the weekend!) Be sure to bring your student ID...you'll need it to pick up your check.

Need to take the Math for Nurses departmental exam? Hurry! You need to sign up by Monday, July 19 in order to take the test next week. Contact Anita at (501) 977-2156 to sign up ASAP! 

If you haven't pre-registered for the fall semester, regular registration is coming up on Wednesday, August 4 and Thursday, August 5. Students will be eligible to register according to an alphabetical schedule, so click here to see when you will be eligible.

Have a great weekend! 

Free Outdoor Movie Tonight!

NOTE: Tomorrow, Friday, July 16 is the priority financial aid deadline for pre-registered fall term students. See Financial Aid Office or call (501) 977-2055 for more information.

Please join us for Starlight Cinema tonight featuring Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. See below for more info. on this free event. Free for anyone to attend!

Chancellor Finalists Announced - Campus Visits Scheduled Next Week

The committee searching for the next chancellor at UACCM has narrowed the list of applicants for the position to three finalists.

Among finalists is Dr. Thomas Flowers of Center Ridge. Flowers formerly served as a staff member at UACCM from 1992-2008, holding the positions of vice president for student services, vice chancellor for academic services, vice chancellor for instruction and dean of students. Other finalists include Dr. Larry Davis, vice chancellor for academic affairs at Arkansas State University-Newport and Nancy Russell, vice president for instruction at Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz.

Finalists are scheduled to visit the UACCM campus on Monday, July 19 (Russell), Tuesday, July 20 (Flowers) and Wednesday, July 21 (Davis). Candidates will visit with current students, faculty, staff and members of the community while on campus. Students are invited to a question/answer session with each candidates from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon each day in the Fine Arts Auditorium, and the public is also invited to attend a formal presentation and question/answer session with each candidate during their visit. The presentations for the community will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 pm each day in the UACCM Fine Arts Auditorium. Participants will be given the opportunity to complete an evaluation of each candidate to be submitted to the search committee.

Following each candidate’s campus visit, the search committee will make a recommendation to UA System President Dr. B. Alan Sugg, who will make a final recommendation to the UA System Board of Trustees regarding UACCM’s next chancellor. For more information on the chancellor search process, click here.

New Book Program Encourages Reading, Discussion

UACCM and the Conway County Library are cooperating on the development of “One book, One Community,” an all campus, all-community book discussion program starting this fall. Students, faculty, and staff at UACCM, Conway County Library patrons and book lovers throughout the area will be encouraged to read Belle in the Slouch Hat, by Mimi Mathis and engage in thoughtful, productive discussions about the issues raised in the book.

Belle in the Slouch Hat is an adventure story of 15-year old Belle Brayden, who lived in Missouri during the Civil War. Belle’s brother was a member of Quantrill’s raiders and was killed by a vicious Yankee captain. When Belle started wearing her brother’s slouch hat, her life changed. In her quest to find her brother’s killer, she began having more adventures and misadventures, eventually joining forces with a spiritual mentor and her 16-year-old cousin Winnie. The book was chosen as a May Book of the Month by book review.com, one of the largest and oldest book review sites on the web. Mimi Mathis, the author, is a retired nurse living in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

All Reading II students at UACCM will read the book as part of their class during fall and spring semesters. Three book discussion groups will be formed and meet on August 24, September 21 and October 19 on campus. Dr. Joe Arn, retired professor from UCA, Dr. Jeffery Whittingham, associate professor at UCA and Jay Carter, director of the Conway County Library will lead the three reading groups. On November 16, all participants and anyone interested will have a chance to meet the author and hear her experiences as she wrote the book. Interested in participating? Register and pick up a copy of the book at the Conway County Library in downtown Morrilton and at the E. Allen Gordon Library at UACCM. For more information, contact Leroy Gattin at (501) 977-2033 or at gattin@uaccm.edu.

Birkner Named Interim Chancellor

University of Arkansas System President Dr. B. Alan Sugg has named Dr. Linda Birkner interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. Birkner currently serves as vice chancellor for finance at the college and will serve during the search for a permanent chancellor to replace Nathan Crook who retired June 30. Birkner has been vice chancellor since 1984, serving during the college's transition from a technical school to a community college in the UA System. She earned a doctorate in higher education administration from UALR.

The Meatballs are Falling! "Starlight Cinema" Returns July 15

NOTES: Today is the last day to drop summer II term classes with a 100% refund (see UACCM Registrar)...UACCM will be closed Monday, July 5 in observation of Independence Day...Summer II courses begin Tuesday, July 6.

HAVE A SAFE AND FUN INDEPENDENCE DAY!

In Morrilton, the warm summer weather means it’s time for festivals, barbeques, pool parties and FREE outdoor movies! The first “Starlight Cinema” free movie night for the season at UACCM is coming up on Thursday, July 15. The featured movie is the 2009 animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs presented free of charge in the UACCM Plaza Courtyard beginning at approximately 8:30 p.m. The movie, which will be shown on UACCM’s extra-large movie screen, is being sponsored by the college. Admission is open and free to the community in addition to UACCM students, faculty, and staff. Concessions including popcorn, drinks and candy will be available during the event.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is set on the small island of Swallow Falls where Flint Lockwood, an outcast boy and clumsy inventor, creates a string of senseless inventions at his mother’s encouragement. When an economic crisis hits the town, the townspeople are forced to eat their usually exported sardines nonstop. Eventually, Flint invents a food processor that converts water into food, which he eventually launches into the atmosphere by mistake. Soon, it begins to rain hamburgers and other food on the island. Flint becomes famous, but the greedy Mayor Shelbourne overworks the machine and the food becomes a menace to the human race. The movie has a run time of 90 minutes and is rated PG for brief mild language.

Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to the event and are asked to refrain from the use of tobacco products while on campus in accordance with the college’s tobacco-free policy. In the event of inclement weather, the movie will be rescheduled to a later date.