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Deans Welcome
As I start my career at UNH Manchester as the new Dean, seeing the excitement among faculty and staff confirms again why Im sure I made a good decision in joining the great team at UNH Manchester. The team is passionate in what they do to help our students, UNH Manchester, and each other to succeed. I am very excited and look forward to meeting all of our faculty, staff, and students. Together, we will continue the great work that has been done by the team under the leadership of Dr. Sally Ward. In addition, we will work together to seek ways that will allow us to take advantage of all opportunities and resources that are available on both our campus and in the Manchester area to: expand our commitment to ensure that our students continue to receive a great education

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that UNH is known for which enables our students to have a successful career; work with our community partners to provide more internship opportunities for our students to be able to practice what they learn in our classrooms; ensure that our programs address the skills that are required for our graduates to be skilled professionals and productive citizens; refine existing programs and introduce new programs that address the needs of local, national, and international organizations; and expand our collaborations with other colleges, schools, and departments at UNH.

To help keep our community informed about everything that is happening on our campus, I am planning to have regularly scheduled meetings with faculty, staff, and students. I am also planning to form a Deans Student Advisory Council Dean Ali Rafieymehr which will consist of student representatives from each program. I plan to meet with the Deans Student Advisory Council at least once a semester to get feedback and hear their ideas and concerns for improving our education and community.

Welcome Back to Campus

This fall the college welcomes students to what is sure to be the busiest semester yet, jam packed with activities, events and clubs to join. There are more than 70 events scheduled by the Student Activities Office, Marketing and Community Relations Department, the Library and other departments. Make the most of your college experience and get involved beyond your courses! Stop by the BBQ on Tuesday and Wednesday during the first week of classes, or attend lecture series and art exhibits during the semester. The events are a great opportunity to become part of the community and meet other students on campus. See the full schedule of Septembers events on page three of this newsletter. Joining a club or organization is a great way to get involved. Youll develop leadership skills and a track record of success while you contribute to a positive college experience for others. There are several student clubs on Ruth Linehan will lead Threads campus looking for new of Imagination, a new puppet theatre club beginning this fall. members this fall. Look for the new club, Threads of Imagination, building puppets and presenting puppet theatre on campus and in the community. They are looking for more students to join in the fun! For more student club and event information, visit manchester. unh.edu/campuslife.

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Expansion to the Pandora Mill

UNH Manchester will offer courses at the Pandora Mill, 88 Commercial Street, for the start of fall semester. The first floor of the Pandora Mill will become home to our computing technology and engineering programs and the UNH Graduate Schools Manchester campus. The renovated space will provide the college with an additional 22,000 square feet, which will include 10 classrooms and labs, faculty offices, and several student common areas and study spaces. A computing technology lab will include networking and infrastructure equipment for experimentation with new technologies. The second lab, also known as a studio classroom, will be used for computing and physics courses. Dean Ali Rafieymehr announced that the space will allow the college to create the Emerging Technology Center where students in collaboration with the business partners can work on real world projects. Visit manchester.unh.edu/Pandora for more information.
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Get Engaged with Students In Action

Written by Victoria DiPippo

Do you like puppets? Being with kids? Baking? Getting involved in the community? Gift wrapping? This year Students in Action (SIA), a community service based student activities club at UNH Manchester, has arranged a variety of events for students. The semester kick starts on August 23 with First Year Service Day, a service event at the New Hampshire Food Bank. The Food Bank is also looking for volunteers to help the evening of September 19. Students are also encouraged to volunteer at the JFK Coliseum on Beech Street in Manchester throughout the academic year. We will be meeting on the third Saturday of each month from 9:00-12:00 to help distribute food to families in need. Other events this year include volunteering at New Horizons in October; coordinating family events for Families in Transition; raising money for homeless veterans; and running concession stands before student music and theatre club events to provide additional fundraising to the selected charity. Look for holiday gift wrapping in November and December. Proceeds will benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank for the holiday season. Like us on Facebook to keep up to date on upcoming events, or e-mail unhm.communityservice@unh.edu to be added to the e-mail list. Send us your ideas for community events, wed love to hear from you!

Cell Phones for Soldiers

The Office of Student Activities is organizing a collection drive for Cell Phones for Soldiers. Donating gently-used mobile phones is simple and FREE! Every phone donated assists Cell Phones for Soldiers in its mission to provide free communication tools to active duty military members and veterans. Donated cell phones are sold to recycling partner, ReCellular. The money received from recycling cell phones is used to purchase calling cards and other communication tools for the U.S. military. Batteries, chargers and accessories are not required but gladly accepted. The drop box will be in the lobby throughout the month of September.
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Chinese Moon Festival

Come and learn about Chinese culture this fall with the Confucius Institute at UNH Manchester! A Chinese Moon Festival will be held on Thursday, September 27 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium. The festival celebrates and honors Change, Moon Goddess of Immortality, who stole the elixir of immortality and fled to the moon. Today, the popular lunar harvest festival is celebrated by Chinese and Vietnamese families. There will be traditional song, dance, and moon cakes for people to enjoy. Professor Yang Bei will host two Chinese films this fall. She will be screening a Kungfu movie starring Donnie Yen called Wu Xia (Martial Hero) on Monday, October 29. On Monday, November 5 she will show If You Are The One, by Feng Xiaogang, a very well-known Chinese director. Both films begin at 3:00 p.m. in the third floor auditorium and are free and open to the public. Yang Bei will also be teaching Chinese language courses this fall. She teaches Conversational Chinese (CHN400) and Elementary Chinese (CHN401).
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One of Nine
Did you know UNH Manchester is one of nine colleges that makes up the University of New Hampshire? The highly anticipated diploma students receive says, University of New Hampshire, with no reference to the specific college. UNH was founded in 1866 and is a land-, sea-, and space-grant university. UNH Manchester, formerly known as Merrimack Valley College, became part of the University in 1985. UNH has campuses located in Durham, Concord, and Manchester, NH. The nine colleges of UNH include:
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences College of Health and Human Services College of Liberal Arts College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Thompson School of Applied Science The Graduate School University of New Hampshire School of Law in Concord, NH University of New Hampshire at Manchester Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Manchester MPA Student Deputy Fire Chief in Concord

Written by Elizabeth Lannon-Goodwin UNH Master of Public Administration student Sean Toomey, spends his days serving as deputy fire chief at the Concord Fire Department and his nights studying for his masters degree at the UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus. Toomey graduated from UNH in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He worked in the private sector as an engineering consultant and in 2001 completed his Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He joined the Concord Fire Department in 2005 as the assistant life safety officer. When asked why he chose to pursue a career in public service he responded, I felt like as a consultant I was fighting the rulesnow Im not fighting the system, Im helping people. And its in my blood. My grandfather was the fire chief in Manchester for many years. As Toomey rose in the ranks at the fire department, he became increasingly interested in learning more about the administrative functions. He returned to school in the fall of 2010, investigating the UNH Master of Public Administration degree program. I was most interested in the courses that were taught by real-world practitioners which I could directly apply to my current job. And the convenient location of the Manchester campus and course times fit my schedule. Toomey aspires to one day be the state fire marshal. A member of the Greater Concord Leadership Program, Toomey participated in NHs Penguin Plunge benefiting the Special Olympics on a team of 11 other City of Concord officials. When not serving the public, Toomey enjoys raising dogs for his dog sledding team. For more information on UNHs Master of Public Administration program, contact Pam. Neville@unh.edu.
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Share Your News!

Keep our community informed about the great things happening on and off campus . Share your news and information in the October 2012 issue of Campus Connections! Email information to Kim Wall by Tuesday, September 18 at Kim .Wall@unh .edu .
CAMPUS Connections consists of contributions from members of the UNH Manchester Community.

Deals & Discounts

Students have been asking for a single location for discount listings we heard you loud and clear! This summer the Marketing & Community Relations Department created a student discount page on the website listed under Campus Life. Its the second most visited page in this section of the website! Our team solicits donations from local businesses and promotes three to six discounts each week. Information is posted on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ and added to the webpage every Tuesday. Follow us and Like us to be among the first to see the new discounts each Tuesday. And tell your friends! Many of the discounts are available to all New Hampshire college students with a valid college ID.

Writing, Editing, Design & Photography by the Marketing & Community Relations Department. For more information contact Kim Wall, kim.wall@unh.edu or 641-4306.
Visit www.manchester.unh.edu for more information about programs and events.

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Clubs on Campus
Did you know there are 30 student clubs on campus? Students have created clubs with a variety of themes. Some include cinema arts, theatre and music, rock climbing, soccer, community service, as well as academic themed clubs. Students are invited to join these clubs or create their own. There is support on campus through the Office of Student Activities located on the first floor. Meet with Jamie Saucier who can tell you more about the nuts and bolts of starting or joining a club.
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PUBLIC EVENTS
The events listed are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Please contact Kim Wall for more information, kim.wall@unh.edu. Visit our website for more information about these or future events.

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Tuesday, September 4 6:00 p.m., 286 Commercial Street on the 4th floor | Graduate School Info Session Interested in graduate school but just havent taken the leap? Visit us to learn how we can help make this a reality for you! Call 603-641-4313 for more information . Thursday, September 6 6:00 p.m., Auditorium | Global Tipping Points: Afghanistan Why has the U.S. never understood Afghanistan and probably never will? Join us for an intimate account of Americas troubled war in Afghanistan. This event is coordinated by the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire and offered in partnership with UNH Manchesters history and humanities programs . By Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Associate Editor of the Washington Post, author of Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan and Imperial Life in the Emerald City Wednesday, September 12 12:00-1:00, Auditorium | Brown Bag: Stages of Senior Care Presented by Pattie Hayes is the Director of Community Relations at Home Instead in Manchester, NH. Wednesday, September 19 12:00-1:00, Auditorium | Brown Bag: The Equality of the Human Races Presented by Adjunct Professor Jacques Georges and Carolyn-Fluehr Lobban, professor of anthropology at Rhode Island College Thursday, September 20 12:00-1:30, Auditorium | Film Screening: In Sickness and in Wealth What are the connections between healthy bodies and healthy bank accounts? Wednesday, September 26 6:00 p.m., Auditorium | NH Healthcare- Is there Good News? A conversation on health care affordability and accessibility in New Hampshire. The event will include a screening of the PBS documentary film U.S. Health Care - The Good News followed by a panel of healthcare providers, policy makers and health care consumers . Thursday, September 27 12:00-1:30, Auditorium | Film Screening: When the Bough Breaks The number of infants who die before their first birthday is much higher in the U.S. than in other countries . And for African Americans the rate is nearly twice as high as for white Americans . Even well-educated black women have birth outcomes worse than white women who havent finished high school . Why? 6:00 p.m., Auditorium | Chinese Moon Festival Come and learn about this traditional Chinese celebration . Enjoy music, dance and moon cakes .

Graduate School Information Sessions

Interested in graduate school but just havent taken the leap? The UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus is hosting an information session on Tuesday, September 4 at 6:00 p.m. The UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus is located at 286 Commercial Street on the 4th floor. This information session is free and open to the public. Please RSVP below or call 603-641-4313.

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Become a Fan
Did you know UNH Manchester has a page on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+? Become a fan or follow us and get up-to-date information about programs and events. Search @ UNHManchester.

View events on campus by visiting the Universitys online calendar.

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Email Brian Tobin in the Marketing & Community Relations Department with information about your event, Brian.Tobin@ unh.edu. Include the event title, a description of the event, location, date, time, and contact person. Access the UNH Manchester online calendar from our homepage, listed under Campus Life, manchester.unh.edu.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
For more information, visit manchester.unh.edu/campuslife
Monday, August 27 12:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Weeks of Welcome: Spin Art Grocery Bags 11:00-5:30, Outside | Welcome BBQ Traditional picnic food and a place to sit, eat, and socialize . Wednesday, August 29 11:00-5:30, Outside | Welcome BBQ By appointment, Room 108 | Milling Around Auditions Visit Millingaround .org for more details . Thursday, August 30 Noon-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Engraved Key Tags By appointment, Room 108 | Milling Around Auditions Friday, August 31 8:00-Noon, 2nd and 3rd Floor Lobbies | Continental Breakfast Tuesday, September 4 All Day, First Floor Grotto | Cell Phones for Soldiers 11:00-3:00, First Floor Grotto | Waffles and Root Beer Floats Noon, Auditorium | IMPARTS Meeting Info about arts groups on campus . Email Jamie if youd like more information: unhm. studentactivities@unh .edu . Wednesday, September 5 8:00-9:00 a.m., Auditorium | PanDRUMonium Rehearsal Come and join PanDRUMonium, the steel drum band! 11:00-3:00, First Floor Grotto | Waffles and Root Beer Floats 6:00 p.m., Auditorium | Classy Cats Rehearsal No previous dance experience necessary - just the willingness to learn . Stop by and say hi! To sign up, email Jes or Daphne @ classycats@ yahoo .com Thursday, September 6 11:00-3:00, First Floor Grotto | Waffles and Root Beer Floats Noon, Auditorium | Town Hall Meeting: Meet and Greet and Eat with the Deans! Free Pizza! Voice your opinions and feedback about the college. Have a question but cannot attend? Email Jamie at unhm. studentactivities@unh .edu . Friday, September 7 8:00-Noon, 2nd and 3rd Floor Lobbies | Continental Breakfast Monday, September 10 11:00-3:00, First Floor Grotto | Scooper Bowl Sundaes Tuesday, September 11 All Day, First Floor Grotto | Cell Phones for Soldiers 3:00-6:00, First Floor Grotto | Scooper Bowl Sundaes Noon-1:00, Auditorium | Super, Super Smash Brothers Tournament: Wii on the big screen Sponsored by the Guild of Gaming and Anime Clubs Wednesday, September 12 3:00-6:00, First Floor Grotto | Scooper Bowl Sundaes Thursday, September 13 11:00-3:00, First Floor Grotto | Scooper Bowl Sundaes Noon-1:00, Auditorium | Super, Super Smash Brothers Tournament: Wii on the big screen Sponsored by the Guild of Gaming and Anime Clubs Noon-1:00, Room 255 | SAFAC Meeting (Student Activity Fee) Friday, September 14 11:00-1:00, First Floor Grotto | Scooper Bowl Sundaes Monday, September 17 12:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Video filming for It Gets Better UNH Manchesters group, Common Ground, is sponsoring filming for the project It Gets Better . Send a message as a friend to a member of the GLBTQI community encouraging them to look up, because, It Gets Better! Tuesday, September 18 All Day, First Floor Grotto | Cell Phones for Soldiers 12:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Video filming for It Gets Better 12:00-1:00, First Floor Grotto | Arabic Translations Wednesday, September 19 12:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Video filming for It Gets Better 12:00-1:00, First Floor Grotto | Arabic Translations Thursday, September 20 12:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Video filming for It Gets Better 12:00-1:00, First Floor Grotto | Arabic Translations Monday, September 24 11:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Salad Bar Tuesday, September 25 All Day, First Floor Grotto | Cell Phones for Soldiers 11:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Salad Bar Noon, Outside by the river | Video filming for It Gets Better (Rain Location Auditorium Lobby) Wednesday, September 26 11:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Salad Bar Thursday, September 27 11:00-4:00, First Floor Grotto | Salad Bar Friday, September 28 11:00-1:00, First Floor Grotto | Salad Bar

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Art on Campus
UNH Manchester offers art exhibits in multiple locations on campus. Public exhibits are located on the second floor and in the library at 400 Commercial Street. The UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus, located at 286 Commercial Street on the fourth floor, also offers a public art exhibit. Stop by and enjoy work by local artists! Art by Suzanne Bowlby Young Suzanne is noted as a plein-air artist, working on location in coastal Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to capture the movement and energy of the environment in her paintings. She has taught children and adults in a variety of settings as well as directing her own studio for many years. Her work will be on display on the colleges second floor from August 27 through December 7, 2012. Art by Emily Trenholm Emily is an oil painter and fiber artist who resides in Portland, Maine. She received her MFA from Boston University in 2011 and her BFA from the University of New Hampshire in 2005. Her painting focus is to capture elements of the natural world through luminous color and modeled shape. Emily will display her painting and quilts in the library, August 20 through October 29, 2012. The Feel Good Gallery The Feel Good Gallery is an exhibit by Carol (Fanslau) Batchelder, Megan (Nadeau) Fanslau, and Mary Fanslau. The exhibit includes a collection of photographs featuring children making funny faces, animals, plants, and a collection of childrens quilts. The artists spend their free time creating art in a variety of mediums, including photography, painting, sewing, scrapbooking and other crafts. The exhibit is on display at the UNH Graduate School through September 28 at 286 Commercial Street, 4th floor in Manchester.

Financial Aid Corner

Looking for Work? Work-study positions for the fall and spring will be posted in August. If you are Work-Study eligible and are looking for part-time work to offset the cost of living or even to just expand skill sets, keep an eye on our job listings which will be updated on the UNH Manchester website! Contact the Financial Aid Office at 603-641-4189 with any questions about a position or to see if you are work-study eligible. manchester.unh.edu/workstudy Congratulations to Program Scholarship Winners!
English: Kristen Walk and Benjamin Brown Psychology: Jinnea Hebert Humanities: Jessica Bissett, Michael Leriche, and Keegan McGuinness Engineering Technology: Ernest Bisson and Kevin Birk Business: Ryan Pitts Biology: Daniel Wilson Communication Arts: Mollie Markins Politics and Society: Kathy Fox Computing Technology: Tyler Martin Sign Language Interpretation: Molly Shellenberger History: Ryan Haggerty, Sarina Johnston, and Josie Colbert Enrichment: Eric Brunelle, Sarina Johnston, Ashley Jennings, and Jola Leary Makris: Anna Buchar

Top 10 Study Strategies

1. Beat procrastination! Teach yourself not to put off tasks. 2. Instead of denying yourself privileges for not studying, offer yourself rewards or incentives for getting work done. 3. Get organized! Ensure that you have separate sections in your binder or notebook for notes, work, and graded materials for each class. 4. Make sure youre taking notes in class not only for information, but also to see how much time your professor spends on a subject area. 5. After class or in the evenings, write a review of key ideas from each class. 6. Be an active reader outline and annotate your textbooks. Either write in your textbooks, or keep notes in a special notebook. 7. Read through textbook sections before theyre reviewed in class. 8. When studying for a test, arrange class and reading notes chronologically to ensure youre studying the appropriate material. 9. Create fact sheets of key ideas and terms scattered randomly on a page. If you can recall details in random order, theyre stored in your brain. 10. A combination of memorization and concept comprehension will yield the longest lasting and most complete knowledge. Scholastic. (n.d.). Top ten study strategies. Retrieved May 18, 2010, from www.scholastic.com.

Congratulations to all of our 20122013 STEM Scholars! Ready for Fall? Before you know it, the fall will be here and classes will be back in session. If you are receiving financial aid, you should make sure that all your required paperwork is completed well before classes begin. Please check your Webcat account or contact the Financial Aid Office to see if youre missing any information. If you are expecting a refund to help with the cost of books, remember that refunds are typically not available until the second week of class. Students need to make alternate arrangements to purchase books and then reimburse yourself once the refund checks become available.

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Faculty and Staff News

Rachel Blair Vogt and Carolyn Gamtso, reference and instruction librarians, presented a poster session at the Association of College and Research Libraries-New England Chapter (ACRL-NEC) Annual Conference. Their session was entitled Speed Databasing: A LearnerCentered Approach to Library Instruction. Inspired by the speed dating phenomenon, the lesson is a learner-centered, in-context, handson workshop that allows students to get to know the databases in a short amount of time. Rachel Blair Vogt, Annie Donahue, library director, Carolyn Gamtso, Jennifer Jefferson director of the CAE, and Allison Pelletier, student and CAE tutor, gave a presentation entitled Peer2Peer: Your Research Connection at the New England Library Instruction Interest Group (NELIG) Annual Conference. The presentation described the Library/CAE collaboration that developed the Research Mentor Program, reported on a three-semester assessment project that measures the programs effectiveness, and discussed how such a program can be adapted to different academic settings. Ginger Lever, director of Marketing & Community Relations, presented a workshop on strategic marketing and communication at the New England Cemetery Associations Conference. Welcome to our new employees! Kristen Beck (09, English) Administrative Assistant II in the Center of Academic Enrichment Phillip Deen, Lecturer in Philosophy Donna Laferriere, Administrative Assistant II, Durham Education Department, Graduate SchoolManchester Campus, UNH Manchester Lowell Mower (12, history), Financial Aid Assistant/ Federal Work-Study Program Coordinator Ali Rafieymehr, Dean of UNH Manchester Paul Ricketts, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

LIBRARY NEWS

Welcome students!
The staff of the UNH Manchester Library would like to welcome new and returning students! Please drop by the library (located on the ground floor of the University Center building) to take a look at our collections and to ask about our services. The librarians are here to help you with your research needs: please dont hesitate to ask for assistance. Our website has information about how you can contact us via phone, email, and chat: manchester.unh.edu/library. Check out the exciting new happenings at the UNH Manchester Library: Community Connections Display Case: The Constitution In recognition of Constitution Day (September 17), the librarys display case will feature educational materials about this essential American document. The exhibit will include Constitutional fact sheets written by UNH Manchester faculty members; copies of the US Citizenship Test so members of the college community can test their knowledge of civics; narratives written by students describing their individual paths to citizenship and what that citizenship means to them; and free pocket-sized copies of the Constitution. Drop by the library to learn why we as a nation celebrate Constitution Day. Library Art Exhibit This fall, the UNH Manchester Librarys art space will feature the work of Emily Trenholm. Emily will display her painting and quilts in the through October 29. Find out more about Emily on her website: emilyleonardtrenholm.com. Books in the Mill Why not take a break from your studies this semester by curling up with a good novel and then joining fellow bibliophiles for a lively book talk? The UNH Manchester Librarys Books in the Mill series returns this fall with a new line-up of novels. This falls series is a selection of winners of the prestigious Man Booker Prize, an annual literary award given to writers from the British Commonwealth and Ireland. All discussions will be held in the librarys Mezzanine Conference Room. Thursday, September 20, 6:30-8:00 pm Thursday, October 18, 6:30-8:00 pm Thursday, November 15, 6:30-8:00 pm Last Orders by Graham Swift Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

For more information about the Books in the Mill series, please contact the library at 603-641-4173.
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Meet, Greet and Eat Pizza with the Deans

If you had some time with the Deans of UNH Manchester, what would you tell them about the college? Now is your chance to meet, greet, and eat with the deans. And, best of all, free pizza will be provided! The Office of Student Activities has coordinated a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, September 6 at Noon in the auditorium. Newly appointed Dean Ali Rafieymehr will be there as well as Assistant Dean Regina McCarthy. This is a perfect chance for students to voice their opinions and feedback about the college. Have a question but cannot attend? Email Jamie at unhm.studentactivities@unh.edu.

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