Ashley Minshall assumed the position of the new Program Coordinator/Campus Activities at the Student Involvement and Activities Center in the Maucker Union on July 5. Her primary responsibilities include advising Campus Activities Board, Panther Productions, homecoming and leading student programming and related initiatives for the Student Involvement and Activities Center.

Enrollment in UNI payment plan options began July 1.  Program features, instructions for enrollment and link for enrollment are included in the Office of Business Operations website.

The UNI Jump Start Orientation Program is in its 13th year of providing new students from ethnically, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds with a "jump start" on their first year at the university. Jump Start is an extended orientation program that provides students with an opportunity to make a smooth transition to the University.

The Student Affairs Division Technology Committee will reconvene to advise the Vice President for Student Affairs on matters pertaining to the use of technology in the division.  The committee will routinely consider the technology needs of each department and of the division as a whole, and recommend ways departments and their staff can work collaboratively to meet those needs.

Following an intense four-month process, the Student Affairs Strategic Plan for 2011-2015 has been approved by President Ben Allen.