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UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD!

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

What’s the Word?

Campus Life Events This Week @ UIW Monday 9/3 Labor Day Holiday Tuesday 9/4 UIW Alumni Voter Registration, Marian Hall 8am - 3pm (9/4 - 9/6) Wednesday 9/5 LEAD Sol Workshop, 3pm Joyce 126. Student Organizations must attend.

PHC Sorority Info Night, 6:30 pm Marian Ballroom Thursday 9/6 Greek 101, 5pm Special Collections. All Spring 2012 New Members must attend.

NPHC Sorority Info Night & Voice your vote discussion, Marian Lounge 6:30pm

Register to Vote UIW encourages all students, faculty and sta to become registered voters, and is hosting several events on campus this fall to facilitate voter registration on behalf of Bexar County and the State of Texas.

UIW alumni will be in the Marian Hall Student Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 4-6, to help hand out voter registration cards and answer questions about the registration process. The League of Women Voters also will have a representative on campus from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25, also in the Student Center, to hand out voter registration cards.

There will also be a Voter Registration Information Session at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, also in Marian Hall. Sponsored by UIW's Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, this event is part of the NPHC City-Wide Sorority Night.

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Students, Faculty, and Children $4.00Adults $8.00 For tickets and more info, contact Kim at 829-2796 or kwurzel@uiwtx.edu Th is p u blica t io n is a va ila b le in a lte rn a te fo r ma t by req u est . To req u est a n a l tern a te fo rma t , p lea se co n ta ct Kim Lo Po rto a t ( 2 1 0 ) 8 2 9 - 2 79 6

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Upcoming Greek Info Nights!

PHC: Sorority Info Night September 5, 2012 Marian Ballroom, 6 - 9pm IFC: Fraternity Info Night September 17, 2012 BSH 129, Time: TBA Alpha Kappa Alpha & City NPHC Chapters: September 6, 2012 Marian Lounge, 6:30pm STAY CONNECTED! OrgSYNC is available to all students, faculty and staff who wish to stay connected with Campus Life and all Student Organizations. It is an exceptional tool with many capabilities! To find out more visit orgsync.com or log in to MY WORD and click on the black icon with the green arrow.

Browse all UIW Student Organizations, Stay involved with Campus Life, and keep a personal ePortfolio. The possibilities are endless and did we say, its a free tool!

OrgSYNC trainings will be offered by Campus Life on the following dates Library Room 230: 9/24 @ 4:30pm, 10/17 @ 6pm, and 11/13 @ 2pm

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Student'Organization'Leaders'''''''' Workshop'Series:'Fall$2012$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Date(s)' Location' 09/06/12$ Special$$ Collections$ 09/05/12$ Joyce$126$ 09/12/12$ Lib$Auditorium$

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09/24/12$ LIB$Rm$230$ 10/17/12$ 11/13/12$

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11/15/12$ BSH$129$

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Workshop' Greek'101'

Who'MUST'attend?'

All$new$members$ from$Spring$2012$ LEAD' All$student$ Two$opportunities$ organizations$are$ to$attend$(Same$ required$to$have$a$ session)$ minimum$of$3$ members$attend.$ OrgSync' All$student$ organizations$are$ required$to$have$a$ minimum$of$2$ members$attend.$ Open$to$all$students,$ faculty,$staff,$and$ advisors.$$ Officer' All$outgoing$and$ Transition' incoming$Greek$Life$ executive$officers.$ Includes$IFC/PHC.$

' Greek'101:$A$required$program$for$new$fraternity$and$sorority$members$that$presents$ information$intended$to$challenge$them$to$accept$the$responsibilities$of$being$a$member$of$ UIW’s$sorority$and$fraternity$community.$ LEAD:'Learning$how$to$communicate$with$UESP,$student$organization$resources,$and$a$ review$of$new$updates$to$the$Student$Organization$Handbook.$$ OrgSync:'A$review$of$the$wonderful$benefits$and$features$of$this$tool.$It$is$a$required$ workshop$for$your$student$organization$to$attend$with$at$least$2$members.$It$will$be$offered$ once$a$month$through$the$fall$semester.$All$communication$with$the$UESP$office$is$done$ through$OrgSync$and$student$organizations$are$required$to$use$this$tool.$ Officer'Transition:'You’ve$just$been$elected$a$new$officer,$Congratulations!$Now$what?!$ The$purpose$of$the$Officer$Transition$workshop$is$to$assist$student$organizations$by$ providing$good$practices$for$yearly$officer$transitions$to$be$more$effective$leaders.$It$will$ guide$outgoing$and$incoming$officers$to$discuss$expectations$of$the$role$and$the$smooth$ transfer$of$information$that$must$occur$to$succeed.$ BLACKOUT'TIMES:'You$may$not$schedule$an$event$during$the$duration$of$a$SOL$workshop.$ Blackout$times$will$consist$of$1$hour$prior$to$event$and$an$estimated$2$hours$for$workshop.$ Example:$LEAD$@$3pm$on$9/5/12$=$BLACKOUT'TIME:'2pm'–'5pm.'Events'will'not'be' approved'during'this'time.$If$you$are$required$to$attend$workshop$you$must$sign$out$at$ the$end$of$the$event$for$credit.$Leaving$early$for$your$own$and/or$another$event$is$ disrespectful$to$presenters$and$participation$credit$will$not$be$awarded.$

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AROUND SAN ANTONIO: Support UIW Alum, Susana Cabrera and her new business Hong Kong Direct. HKD oers custom clothing direct to customers.

University Events & Student Programs Team Paul Ayala, M.B.A.

HKD is looking for students to join the team! Currently hiring designers, consultants, and representatives. Great opportunity for fashion students.

Director of University Events & Student Programs Melissa Sayre, M.S.

Check out HKD at www.myhkd.com or watch the video http://

youtu.be/fvv8n8kwnp8

Judicial Educator & Student Development Specialist

Graduate Assistants: Daniel Ryan Student Organizations Coordinator Mehmet Kula Student Center Manager Cristina Luna Greek Life Coordinator Dean of Campus Life

Dr. Renee Moore

What’s the Word Contact: Cristina Luna crluna1@student.uiwtx.edu

LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! Phonathon is right around the corner and event coordinators are looking for interested student to volunteer and make calls to alumni regarding exciting events on campus and how they can give back to the university that gave them so much! From Sept 29-Oct 4 Volunteers can earn up to 15 hours on-campus community service as well as the chance to be entered into drawings at the end of the event for gift cards to places such as James Avery, UIW Bookstore, Subway and Frost Bank for their hard work! There are opportunities for on-campus part time employment after the event and each student will walk away with valuable work/job skills that will be sure to benefit them in their future careers!

Please contact Patrick Greener for more information on how to participate at greener@uiwtx.edu or call (210) 805-5832. Training is provided.

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