2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Student Support ServicesLOCATION: Harris HallCAMPUS TELEPHONE: (870) 460-1154 / FAX: (870) 460-1354MAILING ADDRESS: UAM Box 3458, Monticello, AR 71656E-MAIL: gateway@uamont.eduGateway Student Support Services (SSS) is a federally funded program sponsored bythe U.S. Department of Education. The Gateway Student Support Services program isdesigned to provide first generation, low income, and disabled students with additionalsupport to encourage collegiate success as they earn their baccalaureate degree whilegaining the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a full range of academic and careeroptions. Gateway SSS offers tutoring, study skills instruction, advising/counseling, peermentoring, computer literacy, career and educational planning instruction, culturalenrichment and graduate school preparation at no cost to eligible students. The AcademicResource Lab located within the Student Support Services center offers educationaltechnology such as internet access and interactive tutorials for reading, writing, and mathskills development.Upward BoundLOCATION: Old Student Union BuildingCAMPUS TELEPHONE: (870) 460-1010MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3629, Monticello, AR 71656EMAIL:jamesr@uamont.eduThe Upward Bound Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S.Department of Education. The Upward Bound Program is designed to increase motivation,raise educational aspirations, and provide basic academic skills which will enable programparticipants to enter and succeed in a post-secondary institution. High school studentsfrom five counties in southeast Arkansas come to the University campus 26 times duringthe academic school year and live on campus for six weeks during the summer. Theprogram provides the students with basic skills instruction in the areas of English, science,mathematics, reading, and study skills. Upward Bound also offers the students counselingin personal, academic, and career areas and provides cultural and recreational activities.Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.)(Summer Program for at-risk Youth)LOCATION: Harris HallCAMPUS TELEPHONE: (870) 460-1154 / FAX: (870) 460-1354MAILING ADDRESS: P .0. Box 3094, Monticello, AR 71656EMAIL: you@uamont.edu / WEB: www.uamont.edu/youY.O.U. is a residential summer school and work program for youth aged1416. Theprogram is designed to encourage students to graduate from high school. For additionalinformation, please contact the Y.O.U. Coordinator at (870) 460-1154.Conduct CodeAs a public institution of higher learning, the University of Arkansas-Monticello hasas part of its mission to search for truth and understanding, and to strengthen students’capabilities as thoughtful contributors to society. This mission is partially fulfilled byencouraging and assisting students to take personal responsibility for their actions and tolearn to be productive members of society. It is the purpose of the University JudicialSystem to foster a supportive climate by protecting the community from behavior that isdestructive to the living, learning, and teaching environment of the University.The code of conduct has been established to ensure the rights and privileges of allmembers of the University community, to communicate the expectations of the communityto its members, and to provide a basis for orderly conduct of the affairs of the University.As such, each student must act in a manner consistent with the mission of the University,46Student Services