APRIL 2008
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University of South Carolina Parent Updates – April 1, 2008

Carolina parents,

The end of the spring semester is just under four weeks away! Spring has finally arrived in Columbia, and while your student may want to spend more time enjoying the warmer temperatures, encourage him or her to start preparing for final projects and exams now. Final exams start on April 30 and end on May 7. Commencement exercises will take place on May 9 and 10.

The Office of Parents Programs has a new e-mail address! Please set your filters to allow messages from scparents@sc.edu. Also, please use this new e-mail address to contact us with any questions.

Here are a few updates from the University:

*All residence halls will officially close at noon on Friday, May 9. Graduating seniors may remain until noon on Sunday, May 11. Residents who are not participating in commencement exercises or Maymester classes are required to vacate their rooms within 24 hours after their last exam. (This allows staff members to start preparing for May and summer housing.) For more information on procedures for moving out of the residence halls, visit www.housing.sc.edu.

*Tara Scheidt, a junior from China Grove, N.C., majoring in international business and economics, has been named the University’s Outstanding Woman of the Year for 2008. For more information, visit http://uscnews.sc.edu/2008/03262008-STUD119.html.

*Nearly 300 advocates for the University met with more than 45 state legislators on March 26 for the Carolina Alumni Association’s Fifth Annual Carolina Day at the Statehouse. As part of the Carolina Action Network, which is the Alumni Association’s legislative advocacy program, the event is held each year to let Carolina alumni and supporters meet one-on-one with state lawmakers to enlist their support for the University and inform them why a strong University of South Carolina benefits the entire state. For more information and to become an advocate, visit http://uscnews.sc.edu/2008/03262008-ALUM_Web012.html.

Finally, the April e-newsletter is attached. It includes articles on encouraging sustainability on campus, understanding compulsive overeating disorder, staying connected with siblings, and making move-out day less stressful.

Please continue to visit our Web site for information and resources at www.sa.sc.edu/parents. As always, we are only a phone call or e-mail away, and we encourage your feedback!

Office of Parents Programs

University of South Carolina

Web site: www.sa.sc.edu/parents

Parents Assistance Line: 1-800-868-6752