West Area Programming Office Printer

Wampus Cat Greetings!

There is now a color printer available for use in the West Area GA office adjacent to the West Area Programming Office. 

Printer

To use our fabulous printer, here are a few guidelines:

The WAPO key that is checked out from the South Carrick front desk can now open the WAGA office.

WAGA Office

There is an RA log-in posted on the WAGA computer.  You can use this log-in to access the computer and print.

Make sure the printer is turned on and that you have selected HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909a Series as your printer.

The printer is for printing UT Housing related documents only.  This includes bulletin boards, program publicity, etc.

Do NOT download any sketchy files or materials on the WAGA office computer.  We've already had one virus on the WAGA computer.  This resulted in the computer being unavailable for several days.  If the computer gets any more viruses it will again be unavailable and no one will be able to print anything while it is being fixed.

If you need to print something during my office hours, please call first (974-9511).  If I am in the middle of working on reimbursements, you will have to come back later to use the computer and print.  This is so I do not make errors with the money by being interrupted.  If I am at a stopping point, you can quickly print what you need to print.  This means you must have whatever you want to print saved on a flash drive or in your e-mail and it must be ready to print at that moment. 

Please treat the computer and printer kindly!

Blood Drive!

Hey Wampus Cats!  There is a blood drive on campus this week and it's not too late to donate!  You can donate tonight until 8pm in the lobbies of South Carrick or Hess.  Tomorrow you can donate in the University Center rooms 223-224 from 9am-5pm.  Donors get a free t-shirt, snacks, beverages, and a coupon for a free Chick-fil-A Spicy Chicken Sandwich!

Yum!  Yum!

Donate today and help save a life!

North Carrick "Find Your Study Buddy" Program

On Sunday, January 30th, North Carrick RA, Tyler Graves, hosted a "Find Your Study Buddy" program for his residents. 

Tyler's goals for this program included: 
- Help residents find classmates who are in/have taken the classes they are in now.
- Help residents understand time management skills.
- Help residents develop better study skills.

Tyler had a sign to publicize this program:

This sign was placed in the elevator lobby, which was a high traffic area on his floor. 

Tyler had his residents come to the Study Lounge with their class schedules.  Tyler had his residents group up with people who have similar class schedules.

Tyler also talked with his residents about how to manage time and always have a planner active, along with giving them some general study tips.

Helping your residents form study groups and find study buddies is a great way to help them succeed academically! 

Good job, Tyler!

West Side RA of the Month for January - Lindsey Marlin!

Congratulations to the West Side RA of the Month, Lindsey Marlin!

Let's hear what Lindsey's nominator, South Carrick Hall Director Amanda Koch, had to say about her:

I would like to nominate Lindsey Marlin for West Area RA of the Month for the month of January. For the month of January, Lindsey has gone above and beyond in many of her job duties. Seeing as we have 4 new RAs on the South Carrick Staff, Lindsey has done an exceptional job helping those new RAs transition into the new position, new staff, and new responsibilities. She puts in extra time behind the desk showing them procedures, going on hallwalks with them, and helping them when they have questions.

She has also gone above requirements in door decorations and bulletin boards. For January, she cut snowmen and individually hand colored each snowman for each resident, giving each resident their own unique snowman. She also hand-cut several components of her bulletin board.

Finally, Lindsey has been available to her residents, especially in one particular case of solving a semester-long roommate conflict. She met with each resident countless times, trying several solutions, and once a solution was determined, she went beyond her duties to make sure the residents were okay with the solution, even when one resident was no longer a resident of her floor.

Here are some photos of Lindsey's creative efforts on her floor:

Super cute snowmen door decs.

Very creative Tennessee snowflakes made out of coffee filters!

Great welcome back bulletin board!

Cute new year bulletin board.

Other awesome RAs nominated in January include:

Sara Knoll, Morrill
Jonathan Leach, North Carrick
Chris Porter, Reese

Congratulations to Lindsey, Sara, Jonathan, and Chris!

Famous Wampus Cat in our Midst!

Hess Hall RA, Aeron Glover, is embarking on an exciting entrepreneurial adventure!

mtvU and NYSE teamed up to launch Season 2 of Movers & Changers, a nationwide challenge to uncover the country’s next young entrepreneurs who want to make it big with their innovative ideas for a new business. From D.C. to Tennessee to Cornell, three finalists each believe their business idea will change the world.

University of Tennessee junior’s Aeron Glover and Kaliv Parker are finalists in this competition and have a strategic plan to ease the search for college housing in the states and abroad with their website http://www.Howstheliving.com. The site allows students to give quantitative and open ended feedback about their host family, residence hall, and apartment. They hope their site will be a student's one-stop spot for everything student housing.

The last two episodes of mtvU's "Movers & Changers" program, including the announcement of which team wins the grand prize, will be available online Dec. 15.  http://www.moversandchangers.com/

Aeron's international experiences in Europe and China and his nearly two years as a resident assistant helped him realize the need for reliable, student produced housing information for studying at universities in the United States and around the world.

Howstheliving.com is very impressive!  You should definitely check it out!

Way to go, Aeron!   

Reimbursement/Advanced Funds Deadline - 5pm on Tuesday, November 30th

Reminder:

Reimbursement and Advanced Funds Requests must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday, November 30th, for you to receive the check(s) before the end of the fall semester.

Be a timely Wampus Cat and turn in your Reimbursement/Advanced Funds Requests in by this deadline, so you can get your money before you leave for Winter Break!

Image from Google Images

Blue Orange Blood Drive

Hey Wampus Cats!

This week is the annual Blue Orange Blood Drive!  This is the 23rd Annual Battle of the Orange and Blue—Blood Drive Competition between Tennessee and Kentucky.

For donating blood you will get lots of free give-aways!

You will get a coupon for a free pint of Mayfield Ice Cream!

Yummy Mayfield Ice Cream!
Image from Google Images.

You will get a coupon for a free regular size original Petro!

Delicious Petro's!
Image from Google Images.

You will also get a free t-shirt!
 

Free Medic T-Shirt!
Image from MedicBlood.com

The blood drive runs Monday, November 15 through Friday, November 19—give blood at any blood drive location:

Tuesday, November 16:
UT University Center, Suites 225-228............................................................................9am to 5pm

*MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Ailor Avenue........................................................... 8am to 6:30pm

MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pk.................................. 9am to 7pm

Wal-Mart, Sevierville, 1414 Parkway, Bloodmobile...................................................10am to 6pm

Hall’s Salvage, Alcoa, 130 S Caulderwood St., Bloodmobile ...................................10am to 6pm

Wal-Mart, Newport, 1075 Cosby Hwy, Bloodmobile ................................................10am to 6pm

Petro’s Chili and Chips, 7500 Kingston Pike ................................................................11am to 7pm


Wednesday, November 17:

UT University Center, Suites 225-228............................................................................9am to 5pm

*MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Ailor Avenue........................................................... 8am to 6:30pm

MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pk.................................. 7am to 5pm

Lowe’s, Athens, 1751 S Congress Pkwy, Bloodmobile...............................................11am to 7pm

Wal-Mart, Jacksboro, 2824 Appalachian Hwy, Bloodmobile...................................10am to 6pm

Kroger, South Knoxville, Bloodmobile.........................................................................11am to 7pm


Thursday, November 18:

UT University Center, Suites 225-228............................................................................9am to 5pm

*MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Ailor Avenue........................................................... 8am to 6:30pm

MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pk.................................. 9am to 7pm

Wal-Mart, Lenoir City, Hwy 321 North, Bloodmobile................................................10am to 6pm

Wal-Mart, Morristown, S Davy Crockett Pkwy, Bloodmobile..................................10am to 6pm

West Town Mall, corner of Morrell


Friday, November 19:

UT University Center, Suites 225-228............................................................................9am to 5pm

*MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Ailor Avenue........................................................... 8am to 6:30pm

MEDIC Regional Blood Center, Farragut, 11000 Kingston Pk.................................. 9am to 7pm

Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Ridge Room.................................................10am to 6pm

Wal-Mart, Morristown, S Davy Crockett Pkwy, Bloodmobile..................................10am to 6pm

Wal-Mart, Rockwood, 1102 N Gateway, Bloodmobile.............................................10am to 6pm