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Special Announcement

 

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Welcome from OASIS

 

On behalf of the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services (OASIS) we extend a warm Husker welcome to all new and returning students to UNL. Our doors are open for business to serve all students, however our office has been given the important task of providing focused services on first generation and minority students. Thus far, we have had several events that have attracted a large number of UNL students and administrators. We began the year with a Multicultural Welcome Back Barbeque which featured all of UNL's finest minority Greek fraternities and sororities. The welcome was followed by a important orientation by which Career Services and OASIS has partnered to provide SIPS/NU Connections students with an opportunity to develop an early academic/career game plan for their future. OASIS has sponsored student luncheons, movie nights and academic support workshops all geared towards enhancing student's growth. Our mission is to provide services and programs that foster the academic, cultural, social and professional development of students. If you would like additional information on OASIS, please go to our website http://www.unl.edu/oasis_culturecenter.

Best Wishes

Jamar Banks
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Director
OASIS/Culture Center

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Announcements and Events

 

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Mid-Semester Checkpoint

 

Please encourage first year and entering transfer students to attend UNL's third annual Mid Semester: Checking It Out! September 25, 26, 27 or 28 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska Union. Last year over 1500 students attended the event and evaluations indicated the students found the event to be very helpful, as well as enjoyable. There will be free snacks and Pepsi products again this year, as well as skits by the NSE leaders and sessions led by UNL faculty and staff. Pat McBride, Director of New Student Enrollment, is providing great leadership again this year and you will be hearing from both Pat and Rita Kean about the event.

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Learning Communities & Scholars Programs

 

The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and the Division of University Housing are proud to announce fifteen learning communities and scholars programs this year with approximately four hundred first year students participating in these programs. The following colleges sponsor programs: Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education and Human Sciences, Engineering, Fine and Performing Arts, Journalism and Mass Communications, Law, Public Affairs and Community Service, Nursing, and the Division of General Studies. New communities for the 2006-2007 academic year include CEHS Advantage, Justin Smith Morrill Scholars, and the Pre-Law Scholars. For more information about these programs please contact AnnMarie Williams at awilliams6@unl.edu or 472-0698. Visit our website at http://www.unl.edu/learncom.

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New SI Supervisor

 

Emily Reese has joined the Division of General Studies as Supervisor of the undergraduate student leaders in UNL's Supplemental Instruction Program. Emily is a graduate student in the School of Music, a trumpet player and the weekend announcer for KUCV-FM, Lincoln's National Public Radio station. You can hear her at 91.1 on your dial!

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Scholarship Deadlines and Events

 

The campus deadline for the Churchill, Marshall, Rhodes and Mitchell national scholarships is September 6. The campus deadline for the Fulbright is September 8. Students pursuing the Fulbright should have spoken with Dr. Bob Stoddard and Dr. Laura Damuth and have registered on the Fulbright website. Contact Dr. Damuth for more information on these scholarships (Ldamuth1@unl.edu). National scholarship information is available at http://www.unl.edu/ous/opportunities/scholarships_info.shtml.

An informational meeting on National Scholarships and Awards will be held on September 19 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Specific targets will be the Goldwater, Truman and Udall scholarships. Contact Laura Damuth for details.

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Undergraduate National & International Scholarship Awardees

 

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship - Jeanine Frey, James McFarland, Honorable Mention: Jessica Peinado

Morris K. Udall Scholarship - Honorable Mention: Maggie Wenger

Harry S. Truman Scholarship - Truman Finalist: Emily Snodgrass

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program - Catherine Meier

Rhodes Scholarship - Rhodes Finalist: Garth Glissman

Fulbright Graduate Student Program - Andrew Hansen, Lauren Hegarty, Anna Drozda, Steven Ryherd, Sara Tuckerman

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - Alexis Wismer

For more information on these and other scholarships, please visit http://www.unl.edu/ous/opportunities/scholarships_info.shtml.

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OASIS Activities and Events for September 2006

 

• September 6 - Movie Night: Broken Promise, The United Nations at 60, 6:30 p.m., Culture Center
• September 7 - Time is Money, Presenter: Dr. Colleen Jones, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Culture Center
• September 14 - Fiesta on the Green, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Nebraska Union Plaza
• September 19 - Movie Night: Googoosh: Iran's Daughter, 6:30 p.m., Culture Center
• September 21 - Money Management, Presenter: Latrell Wrightsell, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Culture Center
• September 27 - Coffee House: Stories of Home, 6:30 p.m., Culture Center

Contact the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services (OASIS) for more information.

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Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
201 Seaton Hall
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0683
(402) 472-1185
unlous@unlnotes.unl.edu

 

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