In This Issue:

pg 2

Director’s Letter

pg 3

Faculty Spotlight

pg 4

Tigers Speak

pg 5

CSA Welcome Week

pg 6

Upcoming events

Time management and

prioritizing is one of the hardest things

to do for a student, especially a college

student. Trying to keep up with home-

work, exams, papers and other duties

that students have can really be a chal-

lenge. Other times, deciding whether

you want to party or hang out, rather

than do homework or study, is a dilem-

ma that many students face.

While time management is very

difficult, there are strategies that could

make managing your time easier.

Paddy Fitzgerald, Graduate

assistant for Adult and Commuter

student services, has many strategies

that he uses to manage his time. “You

have to prioritize; addressing the more

pressing issues first and completing the

most important tasks will help,” he said.

Paddy also said getting good sleep and

waking up early enough to get things

done is important.

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September 2013

Heather Hampton, office

coordinator for Adult and Commuter

Student Services, uses more online

strategies for time management, such as

task managers, electronic calendars and a

website called Kanban flow

(Kanbanflow.com).

Heather says, “Kanbanflow is an

online software that allows you to set a

timer as you are doing tasks, and you take

break intervals between a 30 minute time

frame until you complete the task; when

you’re done, the website allows you to

mark the task as complete.”

There are so many other

resources that students can use to help

improve their time management skills.

Other students use mobile phone apps

that have agendas, reminders and alarms

that can help them be more organized and

able to manage time wisely. Also,

keeping a to-do list, setting goals and

avoiding procrastination are all important

for students to be successful in managing

time during their college career.

One always has time

enough, if one will

apply it well.

- Johann Wolfgang von

Goethe

Welcome students to the University of Memphis. I hope that you

enjoyed your summer break and that you’re excited, and ready to start a

productive fall 2013 semester. I hope new students were able to attend

New Student Convocation and the Registered Student Organization Fair.

Also, we were so pleased to see all of the students who stopped by our free

breakfast and information table during welcome week.

If you live off campus please feel free to visit our office, University

Center room 243, to learn more about ways you can get involved and to

meet other commuters. Our office has many resources and services that

are designed to ease your transition into college, as well as support you

Academically, and socially as adult learners and commuter students.

Please take time out to read the Adult and Commuter Connection

e-newsletter in its entirety—it includes information about Plug Into the

Blue, upcoming events on campus and the faculty spotlight.

Enjoy your 2013-2014 year, here at the U of M.

Go Tigers!

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ADULT AND COMMUTER STUDENT SERVICES MISSION The mission of the Adult & Commuter Student Services office is to provide a supportive environment for non-traditional and commuter

students that promotes intellectual, social and academic growth

development through services and programs that

foster lifelong learning.

Getting to know our Faculty

Seizing Opportunities can Create Successful Careers

Joy Rogers Stout, Director Adult and Commuter Student Services Phone: 901-678-2644 E-mail: jstout@memphis.edu

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THE SPOTLIGHT

What would you like to see featured in the Adult &

Commuter Connection? Contact the ghoul-in-charge,

Jessica Rainer, at

jsrainer@memphis.edu

Getting to know our Faculty

ACSS CONNECTION

September 2013

ACSS: What exactly is your role as the Associate dean of the

University College?

Irwin: I get to design a lot of programs for Adult students.

We have online classes for experiential learning Credit

where students have the opportunity to earn credits for

personal experience. The average age of an ELC student

Is 40 years old.

ACSS: Do you get to interact with many students?

Irwin: No, that was a sacrifice that I have made taking this

role. I have always been student centered. I was in sports

management for the University for 16 years starting in

1994. I then took this role as associate dean in 2010 and

Now I don't get to interact with students as much.

ACSS: What do you love most about your role as Associate Dean?

Irwin: I love that I get to do innovative and creative things. I get to design programs that

are student friendly, and appeal to the adult student. One program that I am excited

about is our competency based programs for the adult student. You earn your degree

through demonstration of skills and knowledge in required subject areas through a series

of carefully designed assessments. You’ll take tests, write papers, and complete assign-

ments.

ACSS: What advice can you give adult and commuter students?

Irwin: Adult students have a lot on their plate. Pride, enthusiasm and being a little selfish

is important. It’s a roller coaster and we understand that, but it is important that students

follow their passion and are persistent.

Dr. Richard L. Irwin Associate Dean

University College

For inquiries about the

Experiential Learning

Credit, call

Victoria Lee

901-678-4754

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TIGERS SPEAK

Ezra is “completely stoked” about his first year at the

University of Memphis. He said that he loves that

everyone on campus is friendly and willing to help.

“You can be yourself here more than anywhere else;

and the professors are awesome,” Ezra said.

Jasmine is a graduate assistant for the Criminal

Justice department and that she is most excited

about taking classes outside of her major this

semester, and expanding her knowledge on dif-

ferent subjects other than criminal justice.

Ezra Matthews | Freshman Journalism

Jasmine Newsom | Graduate Student Criminal Justice

Steve Savoy | Senior Biology

Steve is most excited about graduating this

December. He said one thing he loves about

the University is that some of the profes-

sors are the best.

Share your thoughts about campus and life as a

commuter or adult student. Use

#UMcommuter on Facebook or Twitter.

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ACSS kicked off the

school year by

greeting students

with free breakfast

and inviting them to

the annual ice cream

social

CONTACT AND GENERAL INFORMATION

The Adult and Commuter Student Services office is located on The University of Memphis campus in the University Center

RM 243. Our regular hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday. If you need after hours help, please call us to make arrangements. We welcome comments, questions, or suggestions. We can be

reached by phone at 901-678-2644 during our regular business hours or after hours leave us a message on voice mail. You may

also reach us through e-mail at acss@memphis.edu.

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ADULT STUDENT ASSOCIATION &

COMMUTER STUDENT ASSOCIATION

Date Opponent / Event

Location Time

09/07/13 vs. Duke Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

3:30 p.m. CT

09/14/13 at Middle Tennes-

see

Murfreesboro, Tenn.

6:00 p.m. CT

09/21/13 vs. Arkansas State

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

TBA

10/05/13 vs. UCF * Liberty Bowl

Memorial Stadium

TBA

10/12/13 at Houston * Houston, Texas 11:00 a.m. CT

10/19/13 vs. SMU * Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

TBA

10/30/13 vs. Cincinnati

*

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

7:00 p.m. CT

11/09/13 vs. Tennessee-Martin

Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

TBA

11/16/13 at USF * Tampa, Fla. TBA

11/23/13 at Louisville * Louisville, Ky. TBA

11/30/13 vs. Temple * Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

TBA

12/07/13 at Connecticut * East Hartford, Conn.

TBA

TIGER 2013 Football Schedule

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

12:40 pm—2:05 pm

Meeman Journalism Bldg. Room 100

Social Media Etiquette

Seminar

FOOD!

FUN!