Student Organization Fair

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 2

Psychology Association

2

Student Leadership Activities Organization

2

Kappa Delta Pi 2

School of Nursing 2

Trade Up Days 3

Wendie Melikian 3

Patrick Morton 3

Management Open Forum

3

Bobcat Day - Round Rock

Financial Aid and Scholarships http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. You will

need your 2010 tax return in order to

complete the application. The

FAFSA priority deadline is March

31.

Important Deadlines:

To be considered for financial aid at

Texas State during the summer,

please fill out the online summer

aid application that can be found on

the Financial Aid and Scholarship

Life Lecture Series 3

Tracy Muccini - Advisor of the Month! Tracy Muccini has been named the Texas State Advisor of the Month for February 2011. She was honored at a surprise celebration on February 18, 2011. To be considered for this honor, an advisor must be nominated by another academic advisor for going ―above and beyond‖ their routine advising responsibilities. Tracy was

recognized for her willingness to help train other advisors, outstanding advising skills, and ability to work with many departments in different colleges on the main campus. Tracy has demonstrated that she is a

wonderful advisor and we congratulate her

for winning this well–deserved award.

as a student at Texas State

University.

The student organization fair is the

perfect way to learn about all the

great organizations all at once!

Members from the Kappa Delta Pi,

RRHEC Psychology Association,

Christians at Texas State, the

Help your friends discover Texas

State RRHEC at the upcoming

Bobcat Day - Round Rock!

As Bobcat Day - Round Rock

participants, students will discover:

• Degree program representatives

• Admissions and Financial Aid

representatives

• Partnership information between

Texas State and local community

college

• A possibility to find solutions for

meeting their individual education

goals

Discover ways to get involved in

various student organizations around

the Round Rock Higher Education

Center!

Networking opportunities, resume

building events, and life-long friends

are just a few of the many things that

these organizations have to offer you

site: http://www.finaid.txstate.edu/

The priority deadline to submit it

is March 1.

The 2011-2012 FAFSA application

is now available at

Bobcat Day - Round Rock is

recommended for students: • Planning to take at least 1 class from

Texas State at the RRHEC or ACC

• Planning to pursue a degree offered at the

RRHEC

*Admissions staff will NOT be

available to evaluate transcripts at

these sessions.

Students who have already applied

and met with a Texas State -

RRHEC advisor may choose not to

attend Bobcat Day - Round Rock.

These students should go to the

transfer checklist and monitor their

admissions status under Step 3,

then follow the appropriate steps.

Bobcat Day - Round Rock will take

place:

Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:30am

Saturday, June 25, 2011 9:30am

For more information, please visit

http://www.rrhec.txstate.edu/about/

events/infosession.html or contact

the Texas State RRHEC One Stop

Center (Avery 201) at 512-716-4000.

Student Leadership and Activities

Organization (SLAO), and

Student Alumni Chapter will be

on the 2nd Floor, Atrium Area of

the Avery Building on Monday,

March 7 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. to

answer any questions you may

have. We hope to see you there!

Imagine 2011 3

KEY DATES:

3/7 RRHEC Student Organization Fair Avery 2nd Floor Atrium

5-6:30 p.m.

3/13-3/20 Spring Break

3/24 Last Day to Drop a

class with a “W” by 5 p.m.

3/26 Career Services Session Avery 221

10:30-11:30 a.m.

3/25-4/6 Registration for Summer I and II 2011

3/31 2011-2012 FAFSA Application- Priority Deadline

4/1 3rd Installment Due by 5 p.m.

4/5 Life Lecture Series Avery 453, Noon-1 p.m.

4/13 Management Open Forum Avery 256

5-6:30 p.m.

4/21 Last Day to Withdraw from the Semester by 5 p.m.

4/30 Bobcat Day-Round Rock Avery Building

9:30 a.m.-Noon

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Student Leadership and Activities Organization

Kappa Delta Pi

Psychology Association I hope everyone's semester is moving

along well thus far. We enjoyed

meeting so many new friends at the

Mini-Student Organization Fair! We

hope to see all of you at our upcoming

meeting on Thursday, March 3 in

Avery 256 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The RRHEC Psychology Association

will be hosting a social event on

Sunday, April 10 at 4 p.m. at the T.G.I.

Friday's off University Blvd. Both

members and non-members are

welcome at this event. It will be a great

networking opportunity for everyone.

Congratulations to all the new officers

for the Spring term:

Advisor: Dr. Mildred Cordaro

President: Chevonne Keesee

Vice President: Candace Ewing

Treasurer: Jessica Moreno

Secretary: Jennifer Paz

Web Master: Anna Krasnykh

Public relations: Dustin Meyerson

Psychology Association T-Shirts will

be available for sale this April. Please

check out our Psychology Association

Facebook page (Search: Texas State

Round Rock Psychology Association)

for all upcoming meetings and events.

We are looking forward to seeing

everyone at the social!

Dustin Meyerson

Psychology Association

Kappa Delta Pi is an active

International Honor Society for

Education at the RRHEC. We hope

you will join us for our spring

professional development and

volunteer opportunities! All

Education Majors are welcome,

even if you are not currently a

Kappa Delta Pi member. New KDP

T-Shirts are available for only $10!

Join our group on Facebook:

KDP Eta Zeta-RRHEC

class. Not a chef, no worries and no

excuses! You can sign up to bring

plates, forks, knives, cups, drinks,

etc. RSVP to js213@txstate.edu no

later than Monday, April 4 by 5 p.m.

For more information about SLAO,

contact Felicia Engelke, President

fe1017@txstate.edu

The Student Leadership and Activities

Organization (SLAO) raised $95 during

the wooden rose sale and rice crispy

treat fundraiser. Thank you for

supporting SLAO!

SLAO will host a Pot Luck Dinner on

Monday, April 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

All faculty, staff, students, veterans

and student organizations are invited to

attend to meet/greet/eat outside of

School of Nursing by the Nursing building on Friday

mornings from 8-9 AM to purchase

Round Rock donuts for $1. Also, if

you have old cell phones you would

like to get rid of, please bring them

by the Nursing building so we can

recycle them for the cell phone

drive. We are excited to be here

and look forward to the difference

we can make in the community.

We are happy to announce that

Texas State Nursing School has a

new Student Nursing Organization.

To let you know a little about what

we’ve done, we have participated in

a number of community activities,

namely, Memory Walk 2010, Susan

G. Komen Race for the Cure, Light

the Night Walk, and Mission

Possible’s Church Under the

Bridge.

We were also able to adopt a family

from Georgetown, Texas for the

2010 holiday season. Some of the

exciting, upcoming events that we

have planned include participating

in the Health Fair that will be held in

the Nursing building on April 30 and

Donut Fridays. We would like to

invite anyone who would like to

participate in Donut Fridays to come

Professional Development Meetings

4/19 ―School Violence and Gang

Awareness Training‖, 6-7:30 p.m.,

Avery 408.

Questions? Email us!

Lexie Ekstrum: alexandraekstrum@txstate.edu

Sherri Harwell: sh1496@txstate.edu

Valarie Segura: vs1104@txstate.edu

Niyoshi Mehta: nm1172@txstate.edu

Jessica Ligon: jl50@txstate.edu

ENVISION– Job Resource Workshop-

3/26 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Avery 252

Free workshop preparing students

for their job search.

Special Olympics Rotary Track Meet-

4/2 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Dragon

Stadium, Round Rock High School,

Various volunteer shifts available.

KDP Spring Initiation Ceremony-

4/3 2-3:30 p.m., LBJ Student Center

Ballroom, San Marcos.

Upcoming Meetings:

3/3 5:30-6:30 p.m. Avery 256

4/7 5:30-6:30 p.m. Avery 256

Upcoming Meetings:

3/8 5:30-6:15 p.m. Avery 367

3/22 5:30-6:15 p.m. Avery 367

Psychology

Association

officers speak

with students

at the RRHEC

Mini-Student

Organization

Fair.

Trade Up Days - Spring 2011 Page 3

Want a FREE Texas State t-shirt?

The Student Alumni Chapter (SAC)

at Texas State University will hold

their annual Trade Up Days in

Round Rock from April 4 through 7

in the One Stop Center from

Lighting the Way

Campaign in

exchange for a

new Student Alumni

Chapter Texas State

t-shirt.

Life Lecture Series Presenter:

Dr. Steve Springer, Chair of

Occupational Education, Licensed

Professional Counselor and

Certified Public Manager will be the

presenter. Dr. Springer has

experience ranging from Education

through serving in Public Office.

Presentations - Noon to 1 p.m.,

Avery 453:

April 5, 2011 “Setting Life Goals“

This session challenges the

participant to establish a ―life plan‖

mapping out where he or she

wishes to move toward.

The participants do not have to

register. Lunch will be provided

for the April 5 presentation—first

come, first serve or feel free to

bring your own lunch.

Remember, there is no charge

and everyone is welcome.

The community and students at

Texas State University are invited to

a free lecture series at the Round

Rock Higher Education Center. The

series will focus on life issues such

as returning to college, marriage and

family issues. Many students,

faculty, staff, and community

members attended the first two Life

Lecture Series hosted at the

RRHEC on February 8 and March 1.

Previous topics were ―Dealing with

Life Stresses‖ and ―Is Your Career

What you Want‖?

Life Lecture Series:

4/5 12-1 p.m., Avery 453

―Setting Life Goals‖

and Arts in Applied Computer Science and

English/History respectively in Illinois and his

Master of Art in English from Clemson, South

Carolina. You will recognize Patrick around the

Avery Building with the engaging personality

and helpful can-do attitude. His office is in the

One Stop Center, Avery 201. Welcome Patrick

Morton!

Management Open Forum Let your voice be heard!

There will be an Open Forum for all students and faculty hosted by

the Management Department Chair, Dr. Rechner and Assistant

Chair/Internship Coordinator, Mrs. Dietert.

When: April 13, 2011- 5-6:30 p.m., Avery 256

Imagine 2011 The 3rd Annual Imagine Arts/Fine Arts Event sponsored by Texas

State’s RRHEC and the Round Rock Area Arts Council took place

on Friday, February 25. It was a beautiful evening. The art work is

on display on the 3rd and 4th floors. We encourage you to stop by

and enjoy the work of local artists.

Thank you to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni who

volunteered for this event.

We Remember Wendie Melikian

and if that was not enough Patrick was a

Professions Development Assistant and

Adjunct instructor all during his three year

tenure. Patrick left Texas State University

– San Marcos in 2009 to be the Academic

Advisor for the University of Nevada at

Las Vegas. Texas State pulled him back

to the University this January.

Patrick earned his Bachelor of Science

Texas State University Round Rock lost

a member of our Early Education Class

for 2012 this past January 30, 2011.

Wendie Long Melikian was a wife,

mother of three children, friend and

fellow classmate that lost her life to

brain cancer, that was found in

December. Wendie had a great

passion for teaching and was the

most dedicated student anyone could

ask for. Her presence with us in our

classrooms is missed on a daily

basis but her love of life and children

will always be with us.

8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m., while supplies

last. Trade Up is an event when

Texas State students will have the

opportunity to trade up another

college or university t-shirt or

make a $5 contribution to the

Introducing Patrick Morton! Student Services is so very thrilled to introduce

Patrick Morton as the newest undergraduate

advisor. Patrick is advising in the areas of

Psychology, Mass Comm and OCED. If his

name sounds familiar it could be because he

worked at the San Marcos campus as interim

Director of the College of Science Advising

Center, lead Computer Science advisor, lead of

the PASS Program in the College of Science

The next student newsletter publication date is March 22. In order to promote your student organization, all submissions (information, articles, photos, etc.) must be emailed to

sara.moore@txstate.edu (Subject: Student Newsletter) by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9.

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Jill Seidenberger Student Development Specialist

One Stop Center, Avery 201B js213@txstate.edu

Jan King Associate Director, Student Services One Stop Center, Avery 201E jk51@txstate.edu

Dawn Hernandez Hale Manager, Administrative Services Administrative Office Avery 401C dh39@txstate.edu

Sara Moore Graduate Research Assistant Administrative Office, Avery 401 sara.moore@txstate.edu

Please check with the One Stop Center for meeting/event time

and/or location changes.

Student Worker

Position

The One Stop Center

has a student worker

position available for a

late afternoon/evening

shift. Please contact

Tracy Rawls, 716-4020

tr22@txstate.edu for

additional information.

Career Services will present an overview

of the services offered

and resume/cover letter

session on Saturday,

March 26 in Avery 221

from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Check the RRHEC

website, bulletin boards,

Facebook page, and

newsletter for more

information.

SON Cell

Phone Drive The School of Nursing at

Texas State is collecting

your old cell phones now

through March 11th for

a Cell Phone Recycle

Drive. Drop your old

phones off in the School

of Nursing Building open

9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.

Texas State

Twitter & Facebook

Stay up-to-date on the

latest RRHEC happenings

by following Texas State

University at Round Rock

on the latest social

networking web sites.

Here you will find events,

discussions, and every-

thing related to Texas

State RRHEC.

Peer to Peer

Support Group

Meeting for

Veterans

RRHEC - Thursdays

6-8 p.m., Avery 367

Lonestar Circle of Care

Tuesdays 6-8 p.m.

2423 Williams Dr.,

Georgetown, TX

http://facebook.com/TexasStateRRHEC

http://twitter.com/TexasStateRRHEC