Dear Partnership Students, Even though we are well into the academic year we would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to UVM and the Burlington Community. As a new graduate student myself, and Mukhtar as a new young professional, we can relate to the newness of this university. We can also understand the importance of a successful transition. There is much information to take in and try to absorb while trying to navigate through your new life as a first year student and all that college has to offer. With that said, let me just take this opportunity to remind you that as a UVM student you are entitled to a wide array of services. We know that college is a big step in many people?s lives and that it can also be intimidating. That is why I, along with Admissions Counselor Mukhtar Amin, are working together to create a new student group that is specifically for partnership students. Our hopes are that the coordination of this group will serve to assist our partnership students in the journey through the 1st year. For this reason, we thought it would be appropriate to have a partnership student social. We will bring a few fun games to play and pizza and a few other treats will be provided for you. Mukhtar and I have decided on Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 from 5pm-7pm. The social will take place in the Billings Chapel Conference Room which is located in Billings. We look forward to getting to know you all a bit more. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us by email at [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] I look forward to meeting you all. Sincerely, Sarah M. Childs Mukhtar Amin Sarah Childs Graduate Assistant Center for Student Ethics and Standards The University of Vermont (802)656-4360 -- Mukhtar Amin ALANA Recruitment Coordinator University of Vermont 194 S. Prospect Street Burlington, VT 05401 802-656-8618; [log in to unmask]