24 August 2009

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Student Events

Information Concerning Alert Submittals

Please note that if you do not receive a personal confirmation from the Alert staff within 24 hours - then we did not receive your announcement. Please email the announcement to thealert@pointloma.edu if you are experiencing difficulties. Thank you.

Admissions and Records Announcements

*CONFIRM YOUR CLASS SCHEDULE - Be sure to check your schedule on my.pointloma.edu (Students – Session Schedule) and confirm that your classes are correct. If your schedule is incorrect and you are not able to change it on the portal, please come to the Records Office and fill out a Change of Schedule Form. If you are adding a class, you must have the instructor’s signature. (8/31)

*ADDING/DROPPING COURSES - Last Day to Add:
September 4 (16-week courses)
August 28 (Quad I courses)

Last Day to Drop (no refunds):
November 6 (16-week courses)
September 18 (Quad I courses)

*CONFIRM YOUR CLASS SCHEDULE - Please be sure to check your schedule online. You are required to confirm your course registration before September 4th. To do so, log into my.pointloma.edu and click the Students section. In 'My Tasks' review 'Important Stuff 09' and click the link to 'Confirm My Classes - I am on the Point’. You must confirm yourself or you may be dropped from all your courses.

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Academic Announcements

*TAE KWON DO COURSE - If you have ever thought of learning that mystical martial art called Tae Kwon Do - your chance is this fall. PED 102 (section 2). http://www.obmartialarts.com/11.html.

*JOIN PLNU'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM! - PLNU's National Championship winning Speech and Debate Team competes with schools like Berkeley, UCLA, University of Florida and Notre Dame. Students develop life empowering skills. Want to join? Contact Dr. Skip Rutledge ASAP at x2391 or drop by his office in Cabrillo#103. We compete in debate and with original speeches, dramatic interpretation, impromptu and extemporaneous speaking. Learn critical presentational skills in a game-like environment. Bright, well spoken, and competitive students excel. Great for grad school, scholarships, and preparing for dream careers. Novices welcome. Come to our first meeting Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 in Cabrillo #202. Arg & Debate COM231 now meets the COM 100 general education requirement.

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Athletics Announcements

*OPEN SOCCER TRYOUTS - The soccer program is holding a walk-on tryout date on Thursday August 27th. The women's team will begin practicing at 2:45 and the men will begin at 4:30 on the soccer field. If you are interested in trying out for the team, feel free to come out. We are also looking for a walk-on goalie for the women's team.

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Fermanian Business Center Announcements

*SIGN UP TODAY FOR THE ANNUAL BUSINESS BREAKFAST!! - The Fermanian School of Business presents the 2009 Business Breakfast honoring "The Dealmakers of the Year.” YOU ARE INVITED!! Friday, September 25th at the Dana Hotel on Mission Bay from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Student registration is $15. Reserve your seat today at http://www.pointloma.edu/Fermanian/FBCEvents/BusinessBreakfast.htm. For more information contact Courtney Urbano at courtneyurbano@pointloma.edu or 619.849.7068.

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Career Services/Student Employment Announcements

*LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP? - Check out the Online Off-Campus Job Board! You can access it through your student portal. Use the "Job Type" filter to view only internship postings. Remember--to receive class credit for an internship, you must have your academic advisor's approval for the position you choose.

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Study Abroad Announcements

*WELCOME BACK RETURNING STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS - The Study Abroad Office wants to welcome back those 149 students who took advantage of the opportunity to study in over 20 countries all over the globe this past spring & summer. We’re already hearing amazing stories of life changing experiences, friends made, and new passions developed. Keep checking the Alert and the study abroad website (www.pointloma.edu/studyabroad) for information on upcoming events designed specifically for you as you return from your adventures abroad.

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Library/ITS/Media Announcements

*LIBRARY HOURS FOR FALL SEMESTER –

Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. to Midnight
Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. to Midnight
http://www.pointloma.edu/RyanLibrary/HoursandInformation.htm.

*LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE - Check out the new study rooms and carpet on the Library’s Middle Level. Thanks to the bequest of a generous benefactor, Ryan Library is making some dramatic improvements to our Middle Floor group study area, replacing the carpeting and adding three new group study rooms to our existing six-room suite. http://www.pointloma.edu/RyanLibrary/News/Middle_Level_Constuction_Update.htm.

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Art, Music, Theater, Literary and Film Announcements

*LJML BOOK AND BAKE SALE – LJML presents its first book and bake sale on the semester on Wednesday, September 2, from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., in front of the BAC building. Donuts and other baked items will be on sell for 35 cents or less; books will average 75 cents. As usual, books will primarily represent literature, composition, and linguistics, but the broad range of books will include history, theology, music, art, etc. Once donor has given several boxes of religious books. Included are Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, complete operas of Verdi, Strong’s Concordance, Bartlett’s Quotations, Harry Potter, many children’s titles, Bantam Medical Dictionary, The Koran, and a Brief History of Music.

*DID YOU GET YOUR YEARBOOK AND EXTRA MUG PAGES? - If you purchased a 2008-09 Mariner yearbook, an extra 4-page insert of some mug shots and clubs is available FREE. If you haven't picked up your reserved yearbook--or want to purchase one for just $10.00--just go by the LJML office to get your yearbooks and inserts.

*ARE YOU INTO PHOTOGRAPHY? GRAPHIC DESIGN? WRITING? MARKETING? - Join the Mariner yearbook staff for a great talent-sharing, resume-enhancing, community discovery, 1-hour credit experience! Great for newcomers and upper-class students. We need you! Contact the editor Sarah Beth Gunther Maher or the advisor Sue Atkins.

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Other Announcements

*VOICES IN PRAISE GOSPEL CHOIR - Love to worship and lift up the name of the Lord in praise? Voices in Praise Gospel Choir will resume choir rehearsals for the fall 2009 semester on Monday, August 24th and August 31st. Interested in joining? Come to Brown Chapel on Monday night, August 24th, 7-9PM for the first rehearsal (Last day to join is August 31st!) For more information, contact VIP President, Kristen LoPresti at klopresti333@pointloma.edu or Dr. Kim Bogan at ext 2481.
 

Tutorial Center

MONDAY-THURSDAY 8 a.m. -  5 p.m. and 6 - 9 p.m., FRIDAY 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Tutorial Center is located in Bond Academic Center next to Academic Support Stop by and make a FREE tutoring appointment!

Visually Planning Time Master Timetable— Plan Ahead for Fall 2009

1. Obtain month-at-a-glance calendar with large blocks to write in, to post on a wall or on top of your study desk. Student Gmail accounts have a calendar! When you are logged into your email account it is in the top left corner.

2. Record pertinent holidays, deadlines, and finals week dates listed on PLNU academic calendar. This can be found on the main pointloma.edu page, under “Quick Links.”

3. Add major test dates, midterms and finals, major papers and projects dates listed on your class syllabi.

4. Add other important dates and deadlines that you know.

5. Display your semester planning calendar in a location you will view frequently.

6. Put this information in your student planner, pocket calendar, or PDA. Add info in the Outlook appointment calendar and set the software to send reminders when you are online.

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