Endnotes

UIW HOMECOMINGS AND REUNIONS

Watch the mail and e-mail for news of the big Homecoming and All Classes Reunion for Incarnate Word’s 125th anniversary in April of 2006. Volunteers will be needed for committee work and all ideas and suggestions for the weekend celebration are appreciated.

LUNCH BUNCH
SEPTEMBER GATHERING
SAVE THE DATE!

The annual Lunch Bunch luncheon will be held on Tuesday, September 20 at 11:30 a.m. The location is still to be determined. Reminisce with old friends or form new friendships. Everyone is invited! If you would like to receive a personal invitation to this social event, please contact the department of alumni relations at (210) 829-6014.

IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS

Send us your e-mail address and keep up with the UIW Web site at www.uiw.edu regularly. There is a new Alumni Calendar and many new folks on the Alumni Networking Network, plus a monthly emailed newsletter. Also, all of the details on Homecoming and the annual Scholarship Sweepstakes are available on the Web site or by contacting Lisa Schultz at lisas@universe.uiwtx.edu or by calling 1 (800) 584-5322. If you have an e-mail address, send it to the Alumni Office, as many alumni mailings are now done by e-mail to save on paper and postage.

NEW ALUMNI NETWORK OPERATING

For all alumni and former students with computers, UIW has an Alumni Networking Network in operation to help with your communication, job searches or locating other former students in your area.

Once the Alumni Office verifies your status, the completion of the network entry and keeping it up-to-date can be done directly by the alumnus/a and safeguarded by a personal username and password, also created by the alumnus/a. As of this issue, more than 780 former students had registered with the network.

To join the network, just go to the following link and follow the instructions. And remember, registration is not automatic, so you will be notified by e-mail once your entry has been verified.

http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/anet/index.htm

CREDIT CARD DOLLARS:

Thanks to all who regularly use their MBNA UIW affinity credit card. As you know, UIW receives a percentage quarterly on all credit card use and it does not cost the alumnus/a or the university anything extra. We now receive an annual revenue of $4,000 from MBNA, which goes directly to the Faculty Development Endowment to continue to improve the quality of classroom teaching. And we can use that revenue for matching federal dollars. A win-win all the way.

MCCRACKEN ALUMNI REFERRAL SCHOLARSHIP 2006

The Executive Council of the University, in conjunction with the offices of Admissions, Public Relations, Alumni, and Financial Assistance, established a student scholarship program named the McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship Program. The University of the Incarnate Word McCracken Alumni Referral Scholarship (MARS) was established with the goal of recognizing UIW alumni as an effective vehicle in the recruitment of new students, passing on the legacy while strengthening the connection of our graduates to the university.

UIW alumni will be involved in identifying prospective students who will benefit from an Incarnate Word education and uphold the mission of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. This scholarship is named in honor of Richard McCracken, long-time dean of alumni, in recognition of his many years of service and loyalty to UIW and its graduates.

The guidelines are as follows:

• Any UIW alumnus/a may nominate one (only) student per academic year to receive the $1000 voucher.
• Student must be a first-time, full-time undergraduate student.
• Voucher is good for first year only and is non-renewable.
• Nominated student must meet university admissions acceptance standards.
• Deadline for submission is February 1 for fall 2006.
• Nominated student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
• UIW employees who are also graduates are eligible to disperse voucher, but not to spouse, son or daughter receiving tuition benefit.
• The nominating alumnus/a must complete all portions of the MARS nomination form and return to:
  University of the Incarnate Word
  Alumni Office
  4301 Broadway
  San Antonio, TX 78209

Nomination forms will be verified by the Alumni Office before student will be awarded.

Students receiving the MARS award will be notified by mail.

You can download the form at http://www.uiw.edu/alumni/

Forms are also available from the Alumni Office 1-800-584-5322.

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