Volunteers are needed for the 10th Annual Mars Rover Celebration, January 28, on campus at UH. The event is an educational opportunity for primary/middle school students to design and build a model rover to perform a mission on Mars. For 2012, there will be 750+ children participating, organized into 230 teams.

Please volunteer to help with one of the following jobs:
· Judge (Morning Shift – 8:30-11:30 am) (Afternoon Shift – Noon-3:30 pm)
· Tour Guide (Morning Shift – 10:30am-1:30 pm) (Afternoon Shift- 2:30-5 pm)

The attached flyer provides details on the event, the volunteer roles and the amount of time required. Online volunteer registration is available at https://marsrover.uh.edu/VolunteerRegistration.aspx.

For more information, please contact Professor Edgar Bering at eabering@mail.uh.edu.

The College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (NSM) and the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Alumni Association (NSMAA) aim to encourage students to pursue studies in the sciences and mathematics at the university through this scholarship program.

Scholarships that are available for the 2011-2012 academic year and instructions are listed here.

Officer roles and responsibilities

President: The President shall be the principal executive officer of the association and shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the association. He/She shall preside at all meetings of the members, the Executive Committee, and of the Board of Directors. In the absence of the President or in the event of his/her inability or refusal to act, the Vice President-Programs, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.

Vice President: The Vice Presidents shall oversee various committees which have been assigned to them and are responsible for the action of such committees.

Secretary: When acting as Secretary, he/she shall keep the minutes of the Association and keep a record of all proceedings of every meeting of the members and of the Board of Directors. They shall attend to correspondence, keep a roll of the members, and shall be custodian of the records.

Treasurer: As Treasurer, he/she shall have charge of all monies and books of accounts of the Association and shall render monthly reports and accounting thereof at the biannual meeting and at such other times when requested by the Board of Directors of the Association. An audit of the books will take place at the request of the Board of Directors of the Association.

Please review the Board Member requirements along the right side of the homepage.

If you have any questions about NSM Alumni Association, please contact president@nsmaa.org

Sure, there’s no mud-slinging presidential election this year, and hopefully no hanging chads either — but this fall’s election does include something that would directly impact the University of Houston: a constitutional amendment that provides a pathway for more Tier One universities in the State of Texas.

It’s called Proposition 4, and it will be on the ballot on November 3rd. The UH Alumni Association is asking the entire UH community to rally behind this very important cause.

Four things to know about Prop. 4:

• It does not call for any taxes to be levied or bonds to be issued.
• California has nine Tier One universities. New York has seven. Texas has only three!
• To qualify for the funding, schools will have to meet benchmarks determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Legislature.
• The enabling legislation received unanimous bipartisan support from the Texas Legislature.

Visit www.myCougarConnection.com/prop4 for more information on this important issue, plus voter registration links, polling locations, and early voting dates.

It’s time to talk it up with your family, friends, and co-workers! You’ll hear more from us as the election approaches, but until then, remember to VOTE FOR Prop. 4.

As a huge congratuations, please take a few moments to fill out our survey. If you would like to enter our raffle, please fill out the contact information at the bottom.

Prizes include: Five iPod Shuffles, three first year memberships to UHAA, and three NSMAA Polos.

Here are a few of their awesome thank you letters: