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NEWS & UPDATES

English Language Skills Tutoring at the ACE

The Academic Center for Excellence now has several English Language Skills tutors on duty to help students who wish to improve their skills in the English language.

• Mondays, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
• Wednesdays, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
• Thursdays, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m.

These tutors are graduate students in the College of Education who are studying Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and they will work intensively with students who are struggling with specific, recurring issues in English grammar and mechanics in their class work. We do have regular writing tutors available Mondays through Thursdays, 9 to 5, and Fridays, 9 to 2, but for students who are non-native speakers of English and who are having language difficulties, we recommend that they work with one of our English Language Skills tutors first.

Please encourage any students you encounter to take advantage of this service.

MOCA Jacksonville Presents ‘Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe’ Exhibit

The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, a cultural resource of UNF, is currently exhibiting “Life as a Legend: Marylyn Monroe,” which will continue through April 4. This featured exhibition of 286 objects captures the spark and sensation that was Marilyn Monroe through the art of Andy Warhol, Allen Jones, Peter Blake, Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, Henri Cartier-Bresson and many others. The exhibition captures Monroe’s rise to stardom through works by more than 80artists in styles ranging from fashion photography to pop art. About MOCA

Date: Through Sunday, April 4

Time: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Sundays, noon – 4 p.m.

Location: MOCA Jacksonville (333 N. Laura Street)

Cost: $8 for adults; $5 for seniors, military and students; and free for children under 2, MOCA Jacksonville members and UNF students with ID

UNF Baseball vs. Ohio State

The UNF baseball team begins its final season in the Dusty Rhodes era. The 2010 Ospreys begin their season against Big Ten opponent Ohio State at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19th at Harmon Stadium. The 2010 season marks the final season of Hall of Fame coach Dusty Rhodes who guided UNF from NAIA to Division I.

Date: Friday, Feb. 19

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: UNF’s Harmon Stadium

Cost: $7 for adults; $5 for children and free for UNF students with ID; call (904) 620-2473 for tickets

Women’s and Men’s Basketball vs. Campbell Camels

The UNF men’s and women’s basketball teams will play their final regular season games as they take on the Campbell Camels on Feb. 27th. It’s also Senior Day so the men’s and women’s teams will honor their senior players for their efforts both on and off the court.

Date: Saturday, Feb. 27

Time: 4:30 p.m. for the women’s game; 7 p.m. for the men’s game

Location: UNF Arena

Cost: $10 for adults and children and free for UNF students with ID; call (904) 620-2473 for tickets

New Ways for UNF Parents to Communicate are now Available

UNF Parent Association is now a group on Facebook. You are invited to share with other UNF parents. We will also use this to communicate parent association events and other university news.

A “Parent Share” link has been added to the side bar on this Parents Association web site. Many of you have called asking how to post rides for your students. Currently there is no way to do this on campus so we hope this will help you find riders, roommates, and other postings. The instructions are posted. Send your request, and if appropriate, it will be posted. To protect you, the response should be with a “n number” so you will know it is a response from a UNF parent or student.

Revised Code of Conduct

Effective Friday January 1, a revised version of the Student Code of Conduct will go into effect. The changes include extending the time for a sanction letter to be sent to the charged student from 10 to 14 business days. The hearing administrator or panel will make a recommendation to the vice president of International and Student Affairs in regard to a sanction, and a student will be required to self-report to Student Affairs if convicted and/or charged with a criminal offense, other than a misdemeanor traffic offense. For any questions regarding the Student code of Conduct, contact Dr. Lindsay Bryant at lbryant@unf.edu or (904) 620-3979.

 

CAMPUS EVENTS

Spring Fling Planned for March 5 - 6, 2010

The UNF Parents Association welcomes back our returning families and extends a special invitation to the families of our 2010 summer and fall students to become familiar with UNF and to meet other parents and visit the campus. If you need additional information or wish to request reasonable accommodation in order to participate, please contact Jeanne Middleton at (904) 620-1567 at least five working days prior to the event.

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