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NIGHT OF LUMINARIES

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Night of Luminaries is TOMORROW (Dec. 1)!  The Night of Luminaries is a free event for all students and members of the community. It will be held on the UACCM campus immediately following the Morrilton Christmas Parade (which should be around 6:00) and will continue till 8:00pm. There will be over 2000 beautiful luminary bags lining the roads on campus for people to drive through and enjoy. All of the luminary bags are decorated by students from area schools.  Kids will have a chance to stop by the plaza courtyard and see Santa after he arrives from his appearance in the Christmas Parade. Everyone will be able to enjoy free cookies and refreshments. Kids will also receive a free gift bag! To view more pictures from last years event, follow this link  -->> Night of Luminaries Album <<-- ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES: Due to the annual Night of Luminaries free holiday event scheduled for this Thursday, December 1 fr

UACCM Winter Commencement Ceremony

This year, the UACCM Commencement ceremony scheduled for   Saturday, December 10,   2011 at Morrilton High School's H.B. White Auditorium will be split into two separate ceremonies to be able to accommodate our increasing number of graduates and their families! Graduating students will receive a letter from the Registrar's Office concerning which of the two ceremonies they are scheduled to attend. Here is the current list of how the ceremonies will be divided up. 10:00 am Ceremony Associate of Arts in Teaching Associate of Science in Business Associate of Science (All Focus areas except Business) Dietary Management Early Childhood Development Emergency Medical Technician Nursing Assisting Practical Nursing Registered Nursing Surveying Welding Pipe Welding 1:00 PM Ceremony Associate of Arts General Studies Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Automotive Collision Repair Automotive Service Technology Business Computer Information Systems Technolog

UACCM Madrigal Feast!

"Lords and Ladies, one and all Join us in the banquet hall. A joy for the eye and ear and mind And at the end thou surely wilt find Pleasures aplenty to celebrate this year; So, come partake in our good cheer!" Come join the UACCM Music Department and be transported to Renaissance England! It will be an evening of great food, music and entertainment. It's the perfect way to kick off the Christmas season! Tickets Tickets are available for the evenings of Dec. 2 nd , 3 rd , and 10 th . *December 2 nd  and 3 rd :  UACCM Faculty, Staff, and Students may purchase 2 tickets at $23 each.   All additional tickets are $25. December 10 th :  All tickets $25 each. Call Kira Livingston @ 501-977-2113 or e-mail  grant@uaccm.edu . The Menu Wassail Browned Dinner Rolls Green Leaf Salad Tossed with Sugared Pecans and Cranberries Roasted Chicken Breast with Cranberry Glaze Sweet Potato Puree Flaming Pumpkin Bread Pudding Coffee and Tea

Fall Graduates! We need your feedback!

The graduate surveys for our fall graduates are now being posted to ANGEL. The survey will remain open until midnight Friday, December 2nd. The survey is completely confidential and enables UACCM to get feedback for improvements in our programs and UACCM in general. If there is someone that is graduating and they do not have a survey, they need to contact their advisor or Sheila Sommers in the Registrar’s office.

This week in the Plaza

Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Breakfast served from 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Lunch served from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Daily Specials All specials include a drink Monday, 11/07/2011 Crunchy baked chicken................................................................................. 6.50 Mac and cheese Fried okra Fresh baked roll Tuesday, 11/8/2011 Enchiladas...................................................................................................... 6.50 Pinto beans Mexican rice Cornbread...................................................................................................... .65 Wednesday, 11/9/2011 BBQ............................................................................................................... 6.50 Baked beans Potato salad slaw Thursday, 11/10/2011 Rueben Sandwich.......................................................................................... 6.50 French Fries Friday, 11/11/2

UACCM WELCOMES HLC TEAM FROM NCA TO CAMPUS

UACCM welcomes the Higher Learning Commission Team from the North Central Association! If you see them on campus, feel free to tell them why you love being a student at UACCM Did everyone enjoy the extra hour of sleep!? You might be able to sleep a little more if you have one of the following instructors lol. Steve Wallace, John Southerland, and Sherry Cunningham have canceled their classes for today. Kara Jones has canceled her DAY classes but the NIGHT classes will still be in session.

Trauma Scholarship Grant Program From the Arkansas Department of Health

UACCM has five (5) Trauma/EMT Scholarship Grants available for the current Fall 2011 semester.  The scholarships are in the amount of $611.70 each. Requirements: ·           Must be enrolled in the 8 hour EMT class this Fall 2011 semester ·           Awarded based on financial need of the student with preference going to students that do not qualify for other types of need based aid (excluding student loans). Applicants must complete a UACCM Scholarship Application.   Please note on the scholarship application that you are applying for the EMT Scholarship .  For more information, please see Stacy in the UACCM Financial Aid Office. DEADLINE :   Friday, November 11, 2011

LOCAL ARTIST SHOWCASE 2011

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Fine Arts faculty member Tina Lake and Beginning Painting students Valeria Selles, Audrey Christian, Kathleen Darst, Katie Stogsdill, Kristian Loomis, Julie Brown, and Amanda Fillinger will represent UACCM in this year’s Local Artist Showcase 2011 . This annual art exhibition runs from November 1-28, 2011 and will be held at the Arkansas River Valley Arts Center in Russellville, Arkansas. Please join as we meet and greet area artists during a reception to be held on Sunday, November 6 th , between 1:00-3:00 pm. Many works of art will be available for sale, so get started early on your Christmas shopping. The Art Center is located at 1001 East B Street in downtown Russellville and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 479-968-2452. For more information, please contact Tina Lake at (501) 977 – 2067 or lake@uaccm.edu

Arkansas 2032 Conference

UACCM is looking for one student to represent the college at the "Arkansas 2032" Conference. The Clinton School will be hosting a conference for “Arkansas 2032” initiative on April 27-28, and they have asked UACCM to select one student to attend as a representative from the college. The conference will bring students from all across the state together to plan our future of the next 20 years. All of the students who will be selected from each school in attendance are required to have a record of academic excellence, a display of strong leadership, and to enjoy engaging in issue and policy discussions.  The selection committee will begin taking applications from students on November 1 and will continue to accept them until Friday, December 2 . In order to be considered in the selection process, students must have 24 credit hours completed by the end of this fall semester while having maintained a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Applicants should submit a completed application fo