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DRC (Disability Resource Center) Electronic Advising Update
April 2009
Welcome! The DRC Electronic Advising Update is designed to keep you informed of important deadlines and to alert you to programs and resources that may be of interest to you. We will try to keep these publications as brief as possible. We hope that you will find it to be a useful tool to keep your quarter running smoothly.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Due Date for Part Time Program Forms Service Request Forms Due
Bring Printed Copy of Class Schedule Tutor Sign Ups
Scholarship Information
Add/Drop Deadline
Part Time Program Forms are due to the Registrars Office by Friday April 17, 2009: If you are enrolled as a full time student and are considering taking 10 or less units this quarter you need to submit a Part Time Form to the Registrars office. To receive partial reimbursement of your tuition submit the Part Time form by April 17th. Part-Time Program forms are available at the DRC along with the form required by the Registrar. Our office hours are 8-5 Monday through Friday except holidays.
Reminder: If you are in need of accommodations this quarter please complete a Service Request Form within the first two weeks of the quarter. You may come by our office or fill one out online. Most of you have completed the Information Sheet for the year so you may request your services online. Please go to our web site at http://drc.ucsc.edu click on Current DRC Students tab at the top of the home page and then click on Request Services. You may pick up your packet of paperwork two business days after submitting your online Service Request Form.
Please Bring Printed Schedule: When you come to the DRC to fill out your Service Request Form please bring a printed copy of your class schedule with you. The DRC is making this request due to a high number of errors on Service Request forms previously submitted. This new policy will improve the accuracy of the Accommodation Authorization letters generated for faculty and departments. Thank you for your cooperation!
Tutor sign-ups: You can now sign up for Writing or Subject tutoring sessions on-line at https://eop-apps.ucsc.edu/OTSS/tutorsignup/ Learning Support Services offers subject tutoring in courses such as Math, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Physics, Psychology, Sociology and many more!
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, April 7th at 10:00 am and will remain open until Friday, May 22nd at 5:00 pm. If you anticipate that you will need a tutor this quarter we suggest that you sign up early. Please contact Learning Support Services at 459-4333, or go by their office at the Academic Resources Center (ARCenter) if you need assistance with the on-line tutor sign-up system.
**Please note there have been changes to the tutoring system. All EOP, DRC, and first-year transfer and reentry students will be automatically eligible for one hour of group tutoring per week for all courses not supported by MSI. You will be able to sign up
through the On-Line Tutor Sign-Up System as you have done in the past. If you need additional tutoring you will need an authorization form for additional tutoring hours completed by your DRC coordinator. Please contact your DRC Coordinator either by appointment, email or phone. Students will need to bring this signed form to the LSS office in the ARC.
Add/Drop Deadline: Reminder: The deadline to process enrollment transactions for adding or dropping classes is Friday, April 17th.
Gilman International Scholarship:
* ONE WEEK REMINDER * Upcoming Gilman International Scholarship
Deadline, April 7, 2009 *
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Fall 2009/Academic Year 2009-2010 Online Application
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as science and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.
The Gilman Program is pleased to be able to offer over 1200 scholarships during the Academic Year 2009-2010. Additionally, an increased number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman. There has never been a better time to apply for a Gilman Scholarship!
Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the time they are studying abroad and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education.
For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman
Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
Houston, TX
Contact for Applicants:
Email: gilman@iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 25
Contact for Advisors:
Email: gilmanadvisors@iie.org Phone: 1-888-887-5939, ext 16
http://www.iie.org/gilman
