Please note the new composition and communication courses – CIS 110/111 and WRD 110/111 – are listed under their course prefix and the book is arranged in alphabetical order according to prefix. They are not listed under the English courses (ENG). The CIS courses begin on page 57 and the WRD courses begin on page 154.

In addition, Dr. Topbas is also the…

• Founder of the first formal University Center in Speech Language Disorders
• Initiated the Masters and Doctorate degree programs in Speech and Language Therapy
• Department Head of Speech and Language Therapy under the Institute of Health Sciences
• Director of Education, Training and Research Center for Speech and Language Disorders (DILKOM)

Internationally, Dr. Topbas is a member of the International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association (ICPLA) and the International Associate of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP). He is also an international affiliate of the American Speech, Hearing and Language Association (ASHA) and an elected member of ASHA's International Issues Board. She has authored several articles and chapters in international and national journals and has written and edited three books in speech and language disorders. She has received four awards for her publication and the Turkish Academy of Sciences for Quality Publications in Social Sciences and Humanities.

Nominees may be full or part-time students. Nominations should include the student's name and a letter of support addressing their qualifications to be considered for the award.

Nominations should be mailed to the Disability Research Center, 2 Alumni Gym 0029 or by e-mail. For more information, call 257-2754.

Students will again have the chance to choose from a myriad of different interest sessions designed to provide information about the Colleges of Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health. In addition, other detailed interest sessions will be offered for students should they decide to attend. Among them: Financing a professional school education, Interviewing, and Other ways to be a competitive applicant. Finally, prospective students will have the opportunity to visit the UK Healthcare Colleges and participate in an open, frank discussion with current professional students about their experiences.

The 4th annual Multicultural Health Careers Open House is open to any interested high school, current undergraduate or graduate student.

Check-in will begin at 9:15 a.m. in the Biological Pharmaceutical Complex (BPC - NEW College of Pharmacy building) with the event beginning promptly at 10 a.m. The event will end by 2:45pm. Due to space capacity, students are ideally limited to 2 guests.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and is also available by directly visiting the Registration Website.

Please keep in mind, seating is limited so register early! Be sure to bring a friend or two! Registration may close early, if capacity is reached.

Additional Information, including registration instructions, directions to the building and parking information is available by visiting the registration site, or by contacting Chris Johnson via e-mail or by phone at 859-257-5196.

The Sarah Bennett Holmes award recognizes two female UK employees for their contributions to issues that affect women at UK and across the commonwealth and who promote the growth and well-being of other women. Annually two women, one faculty and one staff member, are recognized through nominations by their peers. Each award recipient receives $1,000.00 and is announced at a ceremony during a luncheon to honor all of the nominees. The recipient must be a University of Kentucky employee on Thursday, March 10, 2011, the date of the luncheon.

Please consider recognizing a peer or co-worker through the nomination process which can be found here.

The Sarah Bennett Holmes Award recipients will be announced at the annual award luncheon on Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Frank H. Harris Grand Ballroom of the Student Center. The featured guest speakers for the luncheon are Ms. Christy Burch, B.A. Interim Director, Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center and Dr. Diane Snow, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine & Faculty Associate, Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC). The presentation is titled, "Women Hold Up Half the Sky." All nominees are strongly encouraged to attend the luncheon. Luncheon reservations are $15.00. Tables for eight may be reserved for $120.00. The reservation form is available on the Women's Forum Web-site. Reservations for the luncheon are open until Friday, March 4, 2011.

Volunteers are needed for the luncheon. Please contact Kim Clark via e-mail if you are interested in volunteering, or if you have any further questions about the award or the luncheon.

An evaluation form for these candidates is also available at the same web site. Please remember to complete an evaluation form for each candidate about whom you have an opinion and return it as soon as possible to Kris Hobson.