News to know ...
We
have more than two dozen weeks left to recruit our next class,
yet already we have exceeded our stretch goals. The final
goal is 2,000 applications, and 1,400 admits. Check out the box at
the left. The ultimate proof: the stretch goal of an incoming class
of 360. That’s the pudding. The applications and admits totals are
the foundation! Cheers and high-fives to our enrollment team, our
coaches, faculty and all who go that extra mile for the Class of
2012!
Do your callers get an odd message? Many (especially faculty)
have not personalized their voice mail message. A cheerful, helpful
message is a simple way to contribute to our mission, and tells
callers they have reached the correct number. It only takes a
moment!
MC student writing skills: What should we expect? What do you
expect? Should graduates be able to …. write a thesis, an excellent
resume and cover letter, a poem, in citation format? What should the
College do to make this happen? Our Writing Center director,
Tamara O’Hearn, wants
to hear your opinions.
The mileage rate now is 45 cents/mile for employee-owned
vehicles driven for the College’s business. Departmental budgets
will reflect the nickel increase, effective Jan. 1.
We still have flu vaccines for those concerned about a recent
Centers for Disease Control report of outbreaks in 11 states.
Indiana is not on the list, yet, reports
Tara Vogel (health
services), x5306. The CDC recommends we get the shot.
A number of grants are available,
with March 3 deadlines for proposals for faculty (and side-by-side
work with students). Here are a few; check with the Office of
Academic Affairs for details and other opportunities;
Kim Meyer is the contact
for most, unless otherwise noted.
Faculty-Student
Summer Research Grants
Peace Studies/Conflict Resolution/Secrist Funds (Tim
McElwee)
Faculty Research and Artistic Endeavor
Lilly Endowment Plowshares Grant, due March 3 (Tim
McElwee)
E-Learning grants
Transitions ...
We have a new administrative assistant in the Office of Academic
Affairs, Linda Miller, who is on the job 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. daily. Michael Good now is the Music Department assistant.
Jennifer (Jenny) Simmers will join the faculty next fall as
assistant professor of accounting and business, filling the position
held by Jan Fahs. A ’94 MC graduate, she holds an MBA from Indiana University, has taught accounting in
a variety of settings and worked for Lincoln National Corp.
Welcome
to the MC community! Laura Badgett and Amy K. Buzzard, Custodians
Still have an old phone? ITS is collecting the relics;
contact
HelpDesk, x5454.
Mark that calendar …
The Pirates of Penzance
likely will bring a number of faculty and staff to the stage
and orchestra pit for
its spring run May 2-4. Auditions for the light opera are tonight
and Wednesday, Feb. 5-6;
read about it here. Packets available in Funderburg and the town
library. More: Debra Lynn, x5296.
Countdown to Commencement begins at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday,
Feb. 7 in the Lahman Room of the College Union. This is when faculty
and cabinet “wait” on the Class of 2008.
With Lent comes a series of
six conversations called "Encounter," from the Gospel of Luke, in Petersime Chapel. Let
Campus Pastor Steve Crain,
x5243 know if you are interested. The one-hour discussions begin
Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m., if we have enough interest.
Spring Bible study and worship … Faculty and staff are
invited to a planning and fellowship gathering at noon Thursday,
Feb. 7 in the Petersime lounge. The goal: programming convenient for
staff and faculty. Questions:
Steve Crain, x5243
MC
and the Caucuses … that’s the topic of the next SOC* lunch
at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the Speicher Room of the College
Union. Professor Leonard Williams and his class will invigorate us
with their reports on their January Session at the Iowa caucuses.
Here’s a hint. And, here’s
a link to some of the coverage, in
The Indianapolis Star, the
Richmond Palladium Item and the
Frankfort Times. Bring your lunch. That's Jennifer Schoenle just
above Clinton's head →
*Staff
Organizational Committee
Eating Disorders is the topic for the February Lunch and Learn.
Linda C. Smith of Consulting and Counseling Associates will present
at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the College Union conference
rooms. RSVP with Health and Counseling Services, x5306, by Feb. 15..
John Prendergast will speak and lead discussions on campus on
Monday, Feb. 18. The human rights activist is focused on bringing
international attention to genocide in Sudan and northern Uganda. He
is author of several books on Africa.
Including one with
Hotel Rwanda actor
Don Cheadle, called
Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.
More soon on our home page. The Prendergast schedule for Feb. 18
includes:
10 a.m. convocation, Cordier
4 p.m. panel, College Union conference rooms
9 p.m. Kenapocomoco, Ken and Viona Brown’s home
The ultimate college art show is at Manchester College!
Thanks to the enthusiasm of Thelma Rohrer and Jena Oke, the
Northeast Indiana College Student Art Exhibition opens Feb. 18 in
our Gallery G! The show
runs to March 13, with works of students from IPFW, Grace College,
Ivy Tech, St. Francis, Huntington and Manchester. The awards program
is Saturday, Feb. 23.
Notable …
College Republicans seek an advisor. Two students have taken
the lead in seeking to organize a nationally recognized chapter at
MC, but they need an advisor. They already have a constitution.
Interested? Contact Katie
Garrett or Andrew Keber.
The Fort Wayne Teaching Conference is this Friday, with lots
of MC attendees and four presenters. Dean Sharfman will deliver the
welcome at 8:45 a.m. in Walb Union at IPFW. Mary Lahman
(communication studies) and Leonard Williams (political science)
will discuss “Using Online Discussion to Build Critical Thinking
Skills” and “Building Critical Thinking Skills in Students with Mild
Disabilities.” Tamara O’Hearn (writing center) will moderate a panel
on “Great Expectations: Connection between Critical Thinking and
Teaching Writing Across Disciplines.”
Manchester in German press. Manchester College was the
subject of a feature in the Jan. 4 issue of
Badische Zeitung
newspaper, thanks to the sabbatical writing of Beate Gilliar. Those
who can’t read German still can note that Manchester College stands
out, with a color photo. Here's
a link to the page; scroll down for the story. Beate’s
story tells of our peace studies program and other highlights;
here's the English version.
Congratulations to Chris Garber, new president of the North
Manchester Town Council, and to junior political science major
Brittany Gick, who will serve on the North Manchester Traffic
Commission.
Know an outstanding senior? One who has contributed
significantly to the quality of campus life? Nominate her/him for
the Capstone Outstanding Senior Leadership Award. Faculty and staff
are encouraged to send letters of nomination to the Award Selection
Committee, c/o Dottie Young
(student development). Nominations due Feb. 15.
Florida alumni meet MC students. While we were chilling in
North Manchester, Alumni Director Gary Montel and five students flew
south to chat with Florida alumni in Orlando, Tampa, Sebring and
Fort Myers. Pictured, from left:
Andrea Graft, Melissa Bower, Gary, Wendi Moon, Kyle Watson and Holly
DeNeve. They wowed alumni with their January Session experiences and
plans.
Thank you to all, of Physical Plant, Staff and Faculty, for
all your thoughts, prayers, floral tributes and support in the
recent death of my dad, Russell W Ferguson. It’s great to have
support from co-workers who really care!
– Sue Lewis and all of the Russell Ferguson family
Tim McElwee (peace studies) joined a small delegation to North Korea last month of Church of the
Brethren Global Food Crisis Fund, to assess needs.
Want an enriching speaker for class? Consider inviting Mark
Johnson, executive director of the
Fellowship of Reconciliation.
He will be on campus Monday, March 10. Contact
Abby Fuller.
Human Resources …
Faculty and staff openings:
Assistant Professor of Economics, Assistant Professor of Asian History,
Applied Communication Faculty, Instructor/Assistant Professor of
French, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Assistant/Associate
Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Music,
Residence Hall Directors.
Go to job descriptions
Paid time off accruals are now in EzLabor.
To view our accruals, change “Supervisor
Services” to “Employee Services.” Remember to enter paid time off as
it occurs, during the pay period it is used. Questions:
Carrie Makin, x5559.
Wow! Yea!
Kudos You’re
Awesome! Thanks!
Praise to all who helped us commemorate the 40th anniversary of Martin
Luther King Jr.’s. The event last Friday in itself built
more memories. Eventually, we will have a Jim Adams- crafted DVD of
the program available for checkout in Funderburg Library. (As usual,
voice-only recordings of VIA events also are available for
checkout.) To see the Fort Wayne
Journal-Gazette’s Page 1
coverage, including a massive photo of student speakers Samantha
Johnson and Jerome Bostic,
click here. It took a village of technical, logistical and
creative skills, but thanks
especially to:
Dave McFadden and Jeri Kornegay for bringing it all together
Jim Adams for hours and hours and
hours creating the video clips of King’s speech
The three who
stepped up to the microphone at the last minute to fill in for two
very disappointed speakers and a soloist blizzard-bound in
Indianapolis: Jackie Nagila, Rob Gratz and first-year singer Najah
Monroe.
Ken Brown for reminding us we must
give peace a chance. We soon will post his speech on our website.
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Oldies but
goodies from recent MEMOs ...
What if weather forces us to cancel classes, or worse? As
long as students reside on campus, we never will “close” campus, of
course. But, if the weather indeed has impacted operation of the
College, we will send out an all-campus e-mail and put the news on our home
page, www.manchester.edu.
AND, we will alert area radio and TV
stations
TV:
Channel 21 (Indiana’s NewsCenter), WANE-TV Channel 15 and Fox
Channel 55 in Fort Wayne; and WNDU TV Channel 16 in South Bend
Radio:
NIPR on WBOI/WBNI, WAJI 95.1, WLDE 101.7, WOWO 1190 in Fort Wayne;
WLZQ (Q101) in Warsaw; WKUZ 95.9 in Wabash
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