<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:707142916;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1980594562 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:1032264110;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-235767460 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:1269385967;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-276540752 -1013284262 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:39.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:39.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:75.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:75.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:111.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:111.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:147.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:147.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:183.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:183.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:219.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:219.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:255.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:255.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:291.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:291.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0A7;
mso-level-tab-stop:327.75pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:327.75pt;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope your summer has been relaxing and/or productive. Can you believe that the fall semester will be underway so soon?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PROMES will kick-off the semester with an exciting annual two-day event that we call <b><i>“Maximizing Your Power!”</i></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The event includes activities on Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8. We hope to see all members of our PROMES family there, so sign up at <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MaxPower2012" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MaxPower2012</a>. If you are new to PROMES, you will hear more details in your PROMES class. You can also read about the program and view the schedule on the PROMES website at <a href="http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/events/events.html">http://www.egr.uh.edu/promes/events/events.html</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Make sure that your fall course schedule is complete and that your UH account is cleared of any financial delinquencies so that you won’t get dropped from classes. If you get dropped from your courses or workshops, you might not be able to get back into them. Read below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Here are a few reminders from the UH Enrollment Services Team:</b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Fall 2012 Extended Hours of Operation – Enrollment Services at UH Welcome Center and Call Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This August, the Office of Enrollment Management continues the tradition of offering extended hours of operation as well as superior service to students at the UH Welcome Center and ES Call Center (713-743-1010) during fall “start-up.” Extended hours will be as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Saturday, August 18 – 9:00am-1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Monday-Thursday, August 20-23 – 8:00am-7:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Friday, August 24 – 8:00am-5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Saturday, August 25 – 9:00am-1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Monday-Thursday, August 27-30 – 8:00am-7:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:111.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Friday, August 31 – 8:00am-5:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Fall Book Loans are now available beginning Wednesday, August 01, 2012 through September 12, 2012 at 5:00PM</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Book loans are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>In the amount of $400.00;and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Have a $5.00 service charge;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Will be available between the dates of Aug 01-Sept 12, 2012 at 5:00PM.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Book Loans must be used NLT Monday, 5:00PM, September 17, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Fall 2012 Payment Plans Now Available for Students</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Payment Plans (Installment Pay Plan, Short-Term Tuition Deferment, 90-Day Emergency Deferment) for the Fall 2012 term are now available for students to select in their myUH accounts. Payment Plans will be available Aug 01-Sept 12, 2012, at 5:00 PM.For more information, please visit: </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><a href="http://www.uh.edu/financial/payment/plans/index.php"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>http://www.uh.edu/financial/payment/plans/index.php</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Convenience Fee Change<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Beginning August 01, 2012, the convenience fee charge for credit card transactions will drop from 2.02% to 1.92% for the coming year. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Enjoy the rest of your summer!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Z<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>***********************************************************************</span> <br><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Katherine S. Zerda, Ph.D., MBA</span></i></b> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director, Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES)</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cullen College of Engineering</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E316 Engineering Building 2</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of Houston</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Houston, TX 77204-4010</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 713-743-4222</span> <br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>************************************************************************</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>