UIParents E-Update

UIPARENTS E-UPDATE FOR September 28, 2007

News from the Mothers and Dads Associations
Important Dates
Mass E-mail from UI Police Department
Division of Housing Tip for Parents
Off-Campus Students Welcome for Home-Cooked Meals in Dining Halls
CITES Announces NetID Password Manager
Wii and Other Fun Fitness Activities - What's New at SportWell
ACES Career Fair
Health and Graduate Fair
Volunteers Needed for the Health and Grad Fair
International Opportunity for Pre-Health Students
Final Deadline for Study Abroad Office Applications for Spring 2008
Student Struggling with Calculus?
Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) Online Demonstration
88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians
Illinois in the News

News from the Mothers and Dads Associations

The Dads Weekend Calendar is online and will be updated as information becomes available. If you ordered football tickets through our office, they have been mailed to your home address. Banquet and Tent Party tickets will be available at the respective events.

County Representatives serve as a resource for other Illini parents in their areas and meet other Illini parents from all over the country. Become a County Representative! If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity email the Parent Programs Office at uofiparents@ad.uiuc.edu or contact a County Representative from your area.

Nominations for the Moms Association Medallion of Honor are being accepted. This award is given to a woman affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who has helped improve the lives of others through her service and talents. The Medallion of Honor recipient will be recognized at the Moms Association Annual Banquet in April 2008 during Moms Weekend.

The Dads Association will be awarding four $500 scholarships in January 2008. The application must be completed and returned by November 30, 2007.

Important Dates

October 5-7, 2007 -- DADS WEEKEND
October 12, 2007 -- Deadline to elect credit/no-credit for a semester course

Mass E-mail from UI Police Department

On September 18, 2007 the University of Illinois Police Department sent a Mass E-mail to all students regarding campus safety.

Division of Housing Tip for Parents

Every year the Undergraduate Hall Desks process thousands and thousands of pieces of mail and packages coming from all over the world to residents. Because the desks are apart of the US Postal Service, the staff is required to abide by federal regulations regarding the processing and delivery of the mail everyday. This means that every piece of mail and every package must list the student/resident's full name and address. Often times mail will come to the hall with the parent's name but their student's address. In this case, the staff members must send the packages back to the sender.

Off-Campus Students Welcome for Home-Cooked Meals in Dining Halls

Parents can provide nutritious, home-cooked meals for their sons and daughters even when they live off-campus. University Housing meal plans allow students to eat in any dining hall on campus, and the all-you-care-to-eat meals, full of student favorites, are a great way to stay connected to campus and have a hot, homemade meal.

Parents can direct their students to the Housing Information Office, 100 Clark Hall, to fill out a meal plan contract (will be billed to student's ebill). Meal plans start at 6 meals per week or more, and can begin any week of the semester. (http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/dining/plans.htm)

Parents can also add Extra Credits directly to their student's i-card account. These credits can be used to purchase both traditional meals and items in a la carte locations, and they never expire. Parents need their student's UIN, but no password is required. (http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/NCMP/default.aspx)

CITES Announces NetID Password Manager

Campus Information Technologies and Education Services is introducing a new Web-based tool that allows users to change or reset their NetID passwords and to set security questions that provide an alternate authentication method if a user forgets his/her NetID password.

Wii and Other Fun Fitness Activities - What's New at SportWell

Students can play Nintendo Wii for free and get their work-out in while having fun. Students may choose from tennis, baseball, golf, bowling or boxing. Play is limited to 1 hour per day, per person. Valid I-card required

ACES Career Fair

The 28th annual College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Career Fair will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2007, from 10 am - 3:30 pm, in the Illini Union. Approximately 450 students and 90 employers attend this annual event. Employer registration will open on July 1, 2007.

Health and Graduate Fair

The Career Center is proud to announce the Health and Graduate School Fair 2007. This year the Career Center will include representatives from graduate programs in social sciences, humanities, business, engineering, and physical & life sciences. Representatives will also be there for all types of health professional programs such as medical, pharmacy, dental, physical therapy, optometry, chiropractic, nursing, podiatry, and public health schools.

Volunteers Needed for the Health and Grad Fair

Volunteers are needed to work various time slots from 9am until 4pm. Volunteers will receive a free Illinois T-shirt (which they will wear the day of the fair) and also have a chance to win prizes through a raffle drawing. For every hour worked, students will receive one raffle ticket. The prizes will consist of three gift certificates to the Illini Union Bookstore for the amounts of $100, $50, and $25.

International Opportunity for Pre-Health Students

Pre-Health students interested in traveling and volunteering, International Service Learning provides medical and educational teams to provide services for the underserved populations of Central and South America, Mexico, and Africa. The programs that are available are specific to Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, and Public Health. Students will receive hands on training which they will utilize on actual patients who cannot afford adequate health care. Interested students should contact Phil Gurgone at pgurgo2@uiuc.edu and visit the ISL website at: www.islonline.org.

Final Deadline for Study Abroad Office Applications for Spring 2008

The final deadline for applications from students wishing to study abroad in Spring 2008 is Monday, October 1st, 2007.

Student Struggling with Calculus?

Students Struggling in Math 220 or Math 221, Calculus I, and who are considering dropping down to Math 115, Precalculus, should make their choice by October 1. On October 1, the Math 115 instructors will begin a new unit. Students who switch to this class will be taking an exam over that unit, so it’s to their advantage to be there for all those lectures.

Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) Online Demonstration

Get a preview of the Web-based ICES Online system that may eventually replace paper and pencil ICES used to evaluate courses and instructors on this campus. Two sessions are scheduled (Sept. 25 and Oct. 3) and will feature a demonstration and question-and-answer session. The session is free but registration is required.

88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians

The 88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians will be held October 3-6, 2007. For more information on the Conference please visit: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/fallconf/

Illinois in the News

New Swanlund Chairs

Four professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Swanlund Chairs, the highest endowed titles at the university. The new Swanlund Chairs are Tamer Basar, electrical and computer engineering; Nigel D. Goldenfeld, physics; Arthur F. Kramer, psychology; and Gene E. Robinson, entomology. Full Story

Ryan Bailey wins NIH New Innovator Award

Ryan C. Bailey, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois, has been named a recipient of the 2007 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award. The award recognizes bold ideas from some of the nation’s most innovative new scientists. Created this year, the award supports promising new investigators who have proposed exceptionally creative research ideas that have the potential to produce important medical advances. Full Story

On Time and On Budget!

“On time and on budget!” This is the mantra of Dean Avijit Ghosh and University officials that is keeping construction crews and contractors in step with the new Business Instructional Facility being built on the corner of Sixth and Gregory. It officially opens on the first day of fall semester classes in August of 2008. Full Story

Connect through Lifetime Email

In a work world that increasingly thrives on social networking, University of Illinois College of Business students and alumni now have the opportunity to remain connected to their alma mater for life, electronically connected, that is, through a new College email account. Full Story

UIParents E-Update is a compilation of information for parents of University of Illinois Students produced by the Parent Programs Office and the Mothers and Dads Associations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


UIPARENTS E-UPDATE FOR September 28, 2007
News from the Mothers and Dads Associations Important Dates Mass E-mail from UI Police Department Division of Housing Tip for Parents Off-Campus Students Welcome for Home-Cooked Meals in Dining Halls CITES Announces NetID Password Manager Wii and Other Fun Fitness Activities - What's New at SportWell ACES Career Fair Health and Graduate Fair Volunteers Needed for the Health and Grad Fair International Opportunity for Pre-Health Students Final Deadline for Study Abroad Office Applications for Spring 2008 Student Struggling with Calculus? Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) Online Demonstration 88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians Illinois in the News News from the Mothers and Dads Associations The Dads Weekend Calendar is online and will be updated as information becomes available. If you ordered football tickets through our office, they have been mailed to your home address. Banquet and Tent Party tickets will be available at the respective events. County Representatives serve as a resource for other Illini parents in their areas and meet other Illini parents from all over the country. Become a County Representative! If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity email the Parent Programs Office at uofiparents@ad.uiuc.edu or contact a County Representative from your area. Nominations for the Moms Association Medallion of Honor are being accepted. This award is given to a woman affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who has helped improve the lives of others through her service and talents. The Medallion of Honor recipient will be recognized at the Moms Association Annual Banquet in April 2008 during Moms Weekend. The Dads Association will be awarding four $500 scholarships in January 2008. The application must be completed and returned by November 30, 2007. Important Dates October 5-7, 2007 -- DADS WEEKEND October 12, 2007 -- Deadline to elect credit/no-credit for a semester course Mass E-mail from UI Police Department On September 18, 2007 the University of Illinois Police Department sent a Mass E-mail to all students regarding campus safety. Division of Housing Tip for Parents Every year the Undergraduate Hall Desks process thousands and thousands of pieces of mail and packages coming from all over the world to residents. Because the desks are apart of the US Postal Service, the staff is required to abide by federal regulations regarding the processing and delivery of the mail everyday. This means that every piece of mail and every package must list the student/resident's full name and address. Often times mail will come to the hall with the parent's name but their student's address. In this case, the staff members must send the packages back to the sender. Off-Campus Students Welcome for Home-Cooked Meals in Dining Halls Parents can provide nutritious, home-cooked meals for their sons and daughters even when they live off-campus. University Housing meal plans allow students to eat in any dining hall on campus, and the all-you-care-to-eat meals, full of student favorites, are a great way to stay connected to campus and have a hot, homemade meal. Parents can direct their students to the Housing Information Office, 100 Clark Hall, to fill out a meal plan contract (will be billed to student's ebill). Meal plans start at 6 meals per week or more, and can begin any week of the semester. (http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/dining/plans.htm) Parents can also add Extra Credits directly to their student's i-card account. These credits can be used to purchase both traditional meals and items in a la carte locations, and they never expire. Parents need their student's UIN, but no password is required. (http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/NCMP/default.aspx) CITES Announces NetID Password Manager Campus Information Technologies and Education Services is introducing a new Web-based tool that allows users to change or reset their NetID passwords and to set security questions that provide an alternate authentication method if a user forgets his/her NetID password. Wii and Other Fun Fitness Activities - What's New at SportWell Students can play Nintendo Wii for free and get their work-out in while having fun. Students may choose from tennis, baseball, golf, bowling or boxing. Play is limited to 1 hour per day, per person. Valid I-card required ACES Career Fair The 28th annual College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Career Fair will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2007, from 10 am - 3:30 pm, in the Illini Union. Approximately 450 students and 90 employers attend this annual event. Employer registration will open on July 1, 2007. Health and Graduate Fair The Career Center is proud to announce the Health and Graduate School Fair 2007. This year the Career Center will include representatives from graduate programs in social sciences, humanities, business, engineering, and physical & life sciences. Representatives will also be there for all types of health professional programs such as medical, pharmacy, dental, physical therapy, optometry, chiropractic, nursing, podiatry, and public health schools. Volunteers Needed for the Health and Grad Fair Volunteers are needed to work various time slots from 9am until 4pm. Volunteers will receive a free Illinois T-shirt (which they will wear the day of the fair) and also have a chance to win prizes through a raffle drawing. For every hour worked, students will receive one raffle ticket. The prizes will consist of three gift certificates to the Illini Union Bookstore for the amounts of $100, $50, and $25. International Opportunity for Pre-Health Students Pre-Health students interested in traveling and volunteering, International Service Learning provides medical and educational teams to provide services for the underserved populations of Central and South America, Mexico, and Africa. The programs that are available are specific to Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, and Public Health. Students will receive hands on training which they will utilize on actual patients who cannot afford adequate health care. Interested students should contact Phil Gurgone at pgurgo2@uiuc.edu and visit the ISL website at: www.islonline.org. Final Deadline for Study Abroad Office Applications for Spring 2008 The final deadline for applications from students wishing to study abroad in Spring 2008 is Monday, October 1st, 2007. Student Struggling with Calculus? Students Struggling in Math 220 or Math 221, Calculus I, and who are considering dropping down to Math 115, Precalculus, should make their choice by October 1. On October 1, the Math 115 instructors will begin a new unit. Students who switch to this class will be taking an exam over that unit, so it’s to their advantage to be there for all those lectures. Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) Online Demonstration Get a preview of the Web-based ICES Online system that may eventually replace paper and pencil ICES used to evaluate courses and instructors on this campus. Two sessions are scheduled (Sept. 25 and Oct. 3) and will feature a demonstration and question-and-answer session. The session is free but registration is required. 88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians The 88th Annual Fall Conference for Veterinarians will be held October 3-6, 2007. For more information on the Conference please visit: http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/fallconf/ Illinois in the News New Swanlund Chairs Four professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been named Swanlund Chairs, the highest endowed titles at the university. The new Swanlund Chairs are Tamer Basar, electrical and computer engineering; Nigel D. Goldenfeld, physics; Arthur F. Kramer, psychology; and Gene E. Robinson, entomology. Full Story Ryan Bailey wins NIH New Innovator Award Ryan C. Bailey, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois, has been named a recipient of the 2007 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award. The award recognizes bold ideas from some of the nation’s most innovative new scientists. Created this year, the award supports promising new investigators who have proposed exceptionally creative research ideas that have the potential to produce important medical advances. Full Story On Time and On Budget! “On time and on budget!” This is the mantra of Dean Avijit Ghosh and University officials that is keeping construction crews and contractors in step with the new Business Instructional Facility being built on the corner of Sixth and Gregory. It officially opens on the first day of fall semester classes in August of 2008. Full Story Connect through Lifetime Email In a work world that increasingly thrives on social networking, University of Illinois College of Business students and alumni now have the opportunity to remain connected to their alma mater for life, electronically connected, that is, through a new College email account. Full Story UIParents E-Update is a compilation of information for parents of University of Illinois Students produced by the Parent Programs Office and the Mothers and Dads Associations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Parent Programs Office, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 Phone (217) 333-7063, Fax (217) 333-7872, Email uofiparents@ad.uiuc.edu