325 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC27599-3550
TO: Final-Year Full-time and Advanced Standing Students
FROM: Anna Scheyett, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
DATE: June 24, 2011
RE: Updates and Activities for Fall 2011
Greetings! We hope you are having a productive and wonderful summer, and are looking forward to joining us this fall for your final academic year in the School of Social Work.
Registration, Tuition & Fees – We are assuming that everyone who intends to enroll for the fall semester has completed registration. Tuition and fees mustbe paid or deferred by August 9, 2011, or your course schedule will be cancelled. If you have any questions about fall 2011 registration, please contact Beth Sauer at 919-962-6443 or .
Financial Aid / Jobs – We have a limited number of student positions to offer to supplement student loans, although we anticipate that some research assistantships, program assistantships, building monitor, and computer lab monitor positions will be available. We hope to have all available job descriptions of student positions posted online by mid-August. You will be able to view job descriptions and apply for positions online at that time. Students will be notified via email once the job posting site is available.
If you have questions regarding your federal aid, please contact the UNC Office of Scholarships & Student Aid: (919) 962-8396 or . You may also visit their website for helpful hints at
You may want to remind them that you are paying an additional $300 per semester for the field fee.
Classes and Field Education– The first day of classes is Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Concentration field placements are scheduled to begin onWednesday, August 24, 2011. Contact your Agency Field Instructor to confirm when and where you should report.
Where to Buy Books – You may order books at the UNC Student Stores or order them online at the bookstore website: SoWoSO will also be conducting an ice cream social and used book sale Tuesday, Aug. 23 in the 5th floor lounge. There is usually a NC Tax-Free Weekend in August. Due to the challenging economy it may be cut this year, but historically it is the first weekend in August.
Health Insurance– UNC requires full-time students registered as “on-campus” to have health insurance coverage. You may want to review the “Health Insurance” document on this webpage for details about eligibility requirements.
Change of Address – Please notify Student Services Assistant, Tiffany Carver at 919-843-8452, or f any name, address, phone, and email changes you may have made over the summer. You also need to make these changes at
2011-2012 Special Events – We hope you will join us on Saturday, September 24, 2011, 3:00-6:00 pm, for the annual SSW Potluck at Wilson Park in Carrboro. This is a yearly tradition that brings together faculty, staff and students for a wonderful afternoon of fun activities and great food!
Another tradition is Harambee’, a multi-cultural celebration, which will be held in the Spring 2012 semester at the UNC School of Social Work in the 5th floor lounge.
Please review these other helpful documents on this web page:
- School Activities Calendar
- Greetings from SoWoSO
- Fall Family Potluck flyer
- SHAC flyer
Finally, I wanted to make everyone aware of my departure from the UNC School of Social Work. After serving as a faculty member for nearly 20 years at UNC, I am leaving July 1st to become the Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Social Work. I want to wish all of you the very best in your graduate studies at Carolina! The new Associate Dean of Academic Affairs will be Dr. Joelle Powers. Please feel free to contact Dr. Powers with any questions or concerns at .
We look forward to your continued involvement with these and other activities this fall.
Faculty and staff are hard at work this summer preparing for your return to campus and are excited to welcome you back.