STUDENT AFFAIRS Vol. 6 January 2022 - University of West Alabama
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STUDENT Vol. 6
January
2022
AFFAIRS
Admissions // Band // Counseling // Financial Aid // Housing // Registrar //
Student Activities // Student Advocacy // Student Life // Student Support Services //
Upward Bound // Veterans Success
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VP for STUDENT AFFAIRS
INSIDE THIS ISSUE... Dr. Melissa Haab
NEWSLETTER
Admissions 4
PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY It has been an exciting and busy few months in the area of
Will Atkinson
Director of Student Advocacy & Student Affairs as we continue to identify ways to improve our
Parent Support
Student Activities 5
Station #56 student services. I am pleased to announce some of the orga-
(205) 652-3581
watkinson@uwa.edu nizational changes that will directly benefit our students.
Financial Aid 5 Will Atkinson will do a fantastic job in his new role as the Student
Leadership
ADMISSIONS Advocacy and Parent Support Director. The ability to have a point
Student Life & Support 6
Mrs. Libba Baker
BAND person dedicated to helping parents and students navigate the tran-
Dr. Doug Overmier
COUNSELING sition into higher education will be paramount to student success.
Student Support Services 7
Mrs. Kate Crawford
FINANCIAL AID
Mr. Steve Smith Byron Thetford will be a great resource for students that have to
HOUSING
Upward Bound 7
Ms. Angela Ward pursue formal complaints and/or Title IX issues. His background
REGISTRAR
Mrs. Emily McInnis and experience will be essential to the resources provided by UWA.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Housing 8
Mr. Jason Gardner
STUDENT ADVOCACY & PARENT The newly created Veterans Success Center will be an excellent addi-
SUPPORT
Mr. Will Atkinson tion to the services offered in Student Affairs. Brenda Jones will take
Registrar 10
STUDENT LIFE & SUPPORT
Mr. Byron Thetford the lead and grow this initiative to an office we will all be proud of.
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Ms. Andrea Farquhar Thank you to these three for agreeing to take on more responsibility.
Student Advocacy & Parent Support 12
UPWARD BOUND
Ms. Diana Pullum
VETERANS SUCCESS There are many exciting “happenings” in student affairs taking place
Mrs. Brenda Jones
and we will continue to work tirelessly to be more efficient, more
effective, and more visible to
UPCOMING MEETINGS
February 2, 2022 the students at UWA. We are
March 2, 2022
April 6, 2022 blessed with a Student Affairs
Leadership Team committed to
DATES TO REMEMBER
Residual ACT a positive student experience.
March 11, 2022
Preview Day
Melissa
March 12, 2022
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ADMISSIONS STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Mrs. Libba Baker Mr. Jason Gardner
Admissions facultyandsta,andendedthedaywithatour Intramurals ball game against Mississippi College. The Ad-
Events of campus. • 5 supervisors hired missionsO$ce,cafeteria,AthleticDepart
• TheAdmissionsstacompletedAmbassador • Created TikTok and Snapchat for Campus Rec andStudentAairscombinedtomakethis
• January 26 - Go West Orientation
interviews in November. The 2022 Ambassador incredible weekend for our prospective Tigers!
• 26 students attended (9 freshman, 5 transfer By the numbers
team will consist of 6 returning, 14 new, and 5 • The University Band gave 21 performances over
less than, and 12 transfer) • 170 Check-ins at the Rec Center
alternates. We are excited to welcome our new the Fall semester.
• March 11 - Residual ACT leaders into their positions on January 10! • 1092 Student Check-ins at the Fitness Center
Upcoming
• March 12 - Preview Day • The Ambassador end of the year party was held Campus Activities Board
• The UWA Marching Band is preparing for
Staff Notes onNovember30,withAdmissionsstamem- • Hosted a game show with 75 students in atten- another appearance at the Mobile Mardi Gras
bers providing festive refreshments. Students dance, as well as, Late Night at the Caf with Celebration on February 25, 2022.
• TheAdmissionsO$cehashired
Ms. Fallon
andstaplayedafungameofDirtySanta, 305 students attending. • Dr. Doug Overmier and the UWA Jazz Percus-
Plowman as a Graduate Assistant. Fallon start-
and Jake Lewis was named Ambassador of the sion Group will perform for Governor Kay Ivy
ed in her new role on January 5, 2022, and her Band
Year. during her stop in Butler, AL, on January 24.
responsibilities include running social • The UWA Marching Band hosted nearly 80
• Dr. Doug Overmier and the UWA Jazz Percus-
media campaigns, representing UWA prospective students for the Inaugural March- sion Group have been selected to perform for
at school visits and college programs,
ing Honor Band on November 13. Students the South Carolina Music Education Associa-
and conducting campus visit appoint- tion on February 5, 2022
from over 20 area high schools convened on
ments with prospective students and
campus to perform at halftime during the foot-
their families.
• Mrs. Juley Rutherford administered FINANCIAL AID
the Residual ACT on November 12 Mr. Steve Smith
with 1 student participating.
• TheAdmissionsO$ceandtheCollege 201- Financial Aid Processing:
ofLiberalArtspartneredtooeran • As of January 7, 2022 .
• Downloaded 7,63 applications
Open House for prospective students • Packaged 7,63 awards
on November 17. The eighteen stu- • selected for veri cation
• veri cations completed increase since last month
dents in attendance were able to at- • Delin uent oans Activity Student loans are scheduled to re enter
tend a class of their choice, meet with repayment anuary
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STUDENT LIFE & Support STUDENT SUPPORT
Mr. Byron Thetford SERVICES
Ms. Andrea Farquhar
By the Numbers students
• 86% of fall 2020 SSS Scholars • Conductedfirstmeeting
returned for spring 2021 January 19
• 83 individual student meetings
• 1stGensta/facultyspotligh
conducted
Tavaris Moore
• 14 tutors have been hired and
Workshops
trained
• 41 tutoring sessions requested • CAB activities – present by
Jason Gardner
and assigned
• 27 scholars each received • Learn to Save - present by
$700.00 SSS grants for spring Jessica Lotz
semester • Study Strategies 3.0 - present
• THANK YOU UWA by Tanzie Brown
Advancement for provided 18 • Life Coaching - present by
SSS scholars with $200.00 Tanzie Brown
each in Barnes and Noble gift
• Suicide Awareness Training -
cards
present by Dr. Coleman
FLi Society News • SSS Alumni Roundtable -
• Purchased $1,258.74 in new present by Andrea Farquhar
textbooks to lend to SSS
UPWARD BOUND
Ms. Diana Pullum
Along with recruiting new students to the program, Upward Bound
completedtheAnnualPerformanceReport.Inaddition,the
- t
ized the grant proposal renewal process which, if awarded, would fund
theprogramforthenextfiveyearswithagranttotaling$2mil
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Community Highlights from November tons of positive comments, as each resident got
HOUSING • Tre Bowers and Joc Deloach hosted Guys Night to create one or more unique buttons that they
Ms. Angela Ward at Gilbert Hall, with 16 male residents gather- could put on backpacks, cork boards, and more
ing to have an open discussion about how to to share more about who they are.
treat others, hygiene, safe sex, and other guy- • Lee Stephens and CeCe Parnell had fantastic
Best Room on Campus Mystery case, with the teams taking any-
specifictopics.Inadditiontotalkingabout attendance and participation in their Kombat
Mary Clanton Webb and Kaylie Tucker (Gilbert where from 45 minutes to 75 minutes to
experiences and answering questions, they also Stress video game program (pictured below)
Hall) won the 2021 Best Room On Campus solve complete the mystery.
had a Kahoot trivia game to get the residents at Gilbert Hall, with 53 residents joining for a
Competition, as determined via social media. • Bulletin Board of the Month started. night of relaxing and de-stressing by playing
TheotherfinalistsincludedKelsieGilliamand
• McKenna Darley, Gilbert Hall, took the video games (including Mortal Kombat).
• Bre White invited her Reed residents to create
Sydney Tindell (Hoover Apartments), Nya latest trend of Squid Games and turned it a Walk of Positivity around Reed Hall (pic- • Jordyn Johnson got her Hoover residents into
Campbell (Stickney Hall), Breanna Johnston into a bulletin board that helps student stay tured page 4). Fifteen residents participated by the holiday spirit at Tis The Season for Giving,
(Selden Hall), Elizabeth Hill and Riley House focused on the remainder of the semester. using chalk to create messages of encourage- where residents created holiday cards for chil-
(Gilbert Hall), and Kymaya Walker and Ansley ment and motivation to lift spirits as residents dren spending their holiday in the hospital.
Completely hand-drawn, the board is titled
Wells (Gilbert Hall). Our Marketing Special- headedintothefinalmonthofclasses,while
• all
Baylee House had her Patterson residents
Mindset Matters, and has positive mindset
the other residents had the opportunity to see thinking about how to Get S’More Involved
ist, Christian Malone, did a great job of photo-
quotes on Squid Games-themed pieces. these messages and they went to and from their
graphing the winning room and the rooms of as they took a break from studying to enjoy
• Door Decorations of the Month - Bre rooms over the next few days. s’mores and talking about various organizations
ourfinalists.
(pictured page 12)
White, Reed Hall, Slices of Pie • Abby Fuller had 20 of her 23 residents par- and projects with which to get involved with on
Monthly Recognition
• Newsletter of the Month – Alex Dollar, ticipate in her Make A Button with Abby pro- campus. She noted that a number of residents
DuringtheHousingAllStaMeetingin
- No
Reed Hall gram. Abby notes that the women were from all were especially interested in joining BSU for
vember,thefollowingstamemberswere dierentsororities,hadgreatinteraction,
theand
Spring semester.
• RA of the Month
recognized for their outstanding performance
• CeCeParnellhandledsomereallydi$cult
for October/November:
and emotional situations in October at Gil-
• Program of the Month
bert Hall, and always managed to stay calm,
• Scary Art Night by McKenna Darley and
be a listening ear, and make the necessary
Taylor Maillet: Almost 60 Gilbert residents
callsand/orreferrals.Forherfellowsta
tapped into their creativity to paint scary art
members, they noted that she had been
– the only requirement was to enjoy your-
so dependable, created strong bonds, and
self. This also has this month’s Flyer of the
always kept them company when they were
Month!
lonely.CeCemadeadierenceinthelifeof
• Escape Room: Murder Mystery Case by
Autumn Nolen and Jordyn Johnson: Three herresidentsandstaandwasmorethan
dierentgroupsof4–6Hooverresidents deserving of this recognition.
signed up and took turns solving a Murder
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REGISTRAR
Mrs. Emily McInnis
Inthecomingweeks,theO$ceoftheRegistrarwillbeginworkingon
catalog changes and updating the system with course and program
changes for the 2022-2023 academic year. University Academic Coun-
cil(UAC)metonNovember18andsubmitteditsfirstsetofprogram/
course changes. The UAC will be meeting again on February 24 for
the second set of updates and once again in May for any last-minute
updates to the catalog. This will be an ongoing project until all of the
updates are completed and approved for the next academic year.
12 STUDENT AFFAIRS
Student Advocacy & Parent Support
Mr. Will Atkinson
Student Advocacy and Parent Support Counseling
As the university continues to provide resources Ihavelovedmyfirstfewmonthsbeingwiththe
for the growing student need, Dr. Melissa Haab University of West Alabama family and am excited
announced some restructuring within the area of to broaden counseling resources for students
StudentAairsbeginningthismonth. across campus. There has been a large number
of students who have engaged and sought out
Will Atkinson has been elevated to Director individual sessions both in-person and virtually.
of Student Advocacy and Parent Support. His While students have mainly utilized individual
responsibilities will include COVID tracking for counselingsessions,Idohopetooergroup
students,ADAComplianceO$cer,informal counseling very soon. The counseling center is
studentcomplaints,andtheStudentAairs interviewing candidates for a second counselor
newsletter. He will supervise the Counseling andweareexcitedtostartutilizingtheextrasta
Centerandwillbetheo$cialpointofcontact for
in broadening the counseling center’s reach across
parent questions. He will be working to develop campus.
resources for parents and to enhance Family Day
events. I am partnering with TRIO to provide four mini
sessions that will be virtual in nature, and will
Byron Thetford has taken on additional address some common concerns or needs that are
responsibilitiesandisreflectedinatitle change
typically seen at certain points during the semester.
to Director of Student Life and Support. His These will touch on Fresh Beginnings in January,
responsibilities will include supervision of Greek LoveandSelf-careinFebruary,Self-reflection
Life, Student Government Association, Title IX/ and Growth around the time progress reports
VAWA, Student Discipline, Cheerleaders/ LUie, arereleasedinMarch,andaWe’ve finalGot This!
Formal Student Grievances and Jobship. beforefinalsweekinApril.
Brenda Jones will be changing roles as we For community outreach, the counseling
continue to expand student resources on campus. center presented to Mrs. Morgan Allen’s class at
Her new position, Coordinator of Veterans the University Charter School in December. This
Affairs Success Center, will be housed in Foust presentation focused on the student’s assignment
Hall within the Counseling Center space. She will concerning mental health care in rural settings and
be responsible for developing and coordinating a the stigma and myths surrounding mental health.
comprehensive program of outreach, support, and Lastly, I very much enjoyed getting to speak to
services for students with a veteran or military thefirstroundofparentswhoattendedorientation
status and for eligible dependents receiving and explain the counseling center’s services. I was
benefitsfromtheU.S.DepartmentofVeteran also able to speak during the resident assistant
AairsortheDepartmentofDefense. training concerning mental health crises and
dierenttoolstousewithpotentialsuicidal
students. ~ Mrs. Kate Crawford (Coordinator of
Counseling Services)
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