Roads are bad. Faculty and staff trapped in North Manchester may find a room in one of our residence halls, first-come, first-served through Conference Services. Because of the weather emergency, there is no charge to us. Contact Alexis Young at x5246 or Jeff Kock at x5247 to reserve a room.

If the College closes, check the website of WPTA-TV, 21 Alive in Fort Wayne website www.wpta.com for the announcement. We will also post an all-campus e-mail of the announcement. But we are a residential facility with students to serve. Those in critical positions should make every effort to ensure we have key personnel in place.

Football defensive coordinator Ron Planz garnered great Indianapolis publicity for MC when he was checking out potential students at the state’s first football combine for high school athletes last Saturday. WISH-TV Indianapolis interviewed him for the 6:30 news broadcast. “It was a lot of fun. I tried to plug Manchester as much as I could,” said Ron. Here’s the story on the TV 8 website.

 

As the College develops a campus-wide enrollment strategy that closely links student retention with cultivation of future students, we congratulate our new dean of enrollment – Stuart Jones. Stuart, who wears many hats on campus, will continue to lead Career Services until that department is fully staffed again. Here’s the story.

 

An MC grad showed up in photos from Capitol Hill as the director of the Office of Management and Budget testified before the House Budge Committee on Feb. 6. Here is a link to the Reuters photo of the testimony, with 1999 political science/Spanish grad Dustin Brown in the background. Dustin, an aide and program examiner for the Budget Office, contributed to the budget proposed by President Bush.

 

Two of our faculty are guest speakers at chapel this Wednesday, when the topic is “What Gives My Life Meaning?”  Glenn Sharfman (academic affairs/history) and Cheri Krueckeberg (social work/gerontology) are featured. Staff and faculty always are warmly invited to join students for Wednesday chapels, 10 a.m. in Petersime.

 

Commencement is on our minds, already, as we fill seniors’ heads and mailboxes with important details and procedures they must know to graduate on May 20. Not the least of the e-mails will be the Registrar’s graduation audit (Am I going to graduate?), which will go out before spring break. Here’s the Commencement 2007 website with everything seniors need to know, from caps/gowns to financial aid exit counseling,

 

We begin Round Table Discussions for faculty and staff to meet with members of the Cabinet on Monday, Feb. 26 … with a discussion about fund-raising for the College hosted by Michael Eastman, vice president for College advancement. We’ll gather 2 to 3 p.m. in Science Center 101 for “Fundraising: It’s All About Cash.” We’ll have a 20-minute presentation, followed by Q & A.

 

Pick Up The Tab Day is March 15. That’s the day when Manchester College’s donors pick up the tab for the remainder of our students’ 2006-2007 education. College Advancement is using the day to raise awareness among students of the importance of philanthropy and of the impact of the gifts of others on their lives. Golf and giving unite for PUTT (Pick Up The Tab) Day, at lunch time at the College Union.

 

It’s easy to find help … the spring schedule up for study tables, where students can find assistance with classes, taking tests, writing papers, polishing presentations, studying, Students work with outstanding upper-class students who understand and want to help. Coordinating this project is Denise Howe, who reminds us to remind students to start with their course teacher. Please encourage students to use this resource. Tutoring is a service for scholars, not for just struggling students!

  

The other side of artist Karen Klimpert ’85 is on display in Link Gallery through February. About two dozen oils and mixed-media “plaques” are up. Some may recall a recent display of her work to illustrate the Danse Macabre music of the Manchester Symphony Orchestra at Halloween. Karen is pleased for the opportunity to show she is not obsessed with cemeteries!

 

Our A Cappella Choir travels Sunday, Feb. 25 to Warsaw. The Rodeheaver Series for the Performing Arts will present our choir in concert at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Warsaw. Here’s the story. The choir continues to raise funds for its May residency at Carnegie Hall.

 

The Vagina Monologues are on our calendar again, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 23 in Cordier. Those wishing to participate should contact Cori Miner or Kacie Gauby, who have not determined the charity yet. For more about V-Day and this powerful event to raise awareness about violence against girls and women click here

 

Three of our students have five works in the juried Northeast Indiana College Student Art Exhibition.  Our students’ entries ranged from ceramics, watercolor, gouache and bookmaking to drawing and painting on plaster. The free exhibition is Feb. 16 to March 2 in the IPFW Visual Arts Gallery, with a 4-6 p.m. reception next Saturday, Feb. 17 (juror comments/awards at 5 p.m.). Here’s a campus map.

Krystal Poe, junior, art (at right, in gauche paint)

Catherine Davis, first-year, maybe art

Derek Hanson, first-year, education

 

Thanks to Thelma Rohrer (art), who has worked lovingly as a member of this arts consortium of regional colleges to strengthen our student learning experiences, to help young artists build resumes and establish connections, and to share this exciting level of new creativity with the public. 

 

Congratulations to Leonard Williams (political science), whose article “Abundance, Lack, and Identity” has been accepted for publication in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Political Ideologies. Leonard studied the autobiographical discourses of ideological apostates David Brock and David Horowitz as a means to understand processes of identification and ideological change.

 

The Manchester Investment Club will have its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the College Union cafeteria. There will be money to spend. At this meeting, officers will be elected for the coming year. One need not be present to be elected. Prospective faculty and staff members are welcome.  –  Richard Harshbarger, Treasurer

 

Human Resources

 

Faculty and Staff Openings: Assistant Professor of English, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Sciences/Athletic Trainer, Campus Security Officer, Plumbing and Electrical Generalist 

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Kudos to Jenny Birner (business) and Terri Jones (president’s office) for preparing the PowerPoint presentation for the president’s convocation address Monday. One of Terri’s professional development goals for 2007 is to learn more about PowerPoint, so they teamed up and Jenny taught Terri the basics. “This was a good team effort and a way to learn from a colleague,” notes Jo. Thanks to both for a great set of pictures and illustrations that kept students focused on the meaning of Jo’s and our “I found” student’s comments.

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MC's weekly update by Doug Shoemaker, sports information director

 

Oldies but still goodies from recent MEMOs

Here’s a link to the spring convocation schedule. Just click on the schedule for individual programs. Next up, on Feb. 19, Jim Adams (art) will explain what he (and others) see in his Science Center triptych paintings

 

Imagine … Valentine’s Day underground! Nope, we’re not confusing Wednesday, Feb. 14 with Groundhog’s Day. The SOC* lunch this month features a tour of the tunnels. We’ll start with a bring-your-own lunch at noon in the Cordier south lobby, then Dave Good will take us truly inside campus. RSVP Allison Keating, x5432

*Staff Organizational Committee

 

 How are those evaluations coming? Our HR guru Dale Carpenter sends us these reminders:

The forms are on our HR website; just click here and scroll to Supervisor Resources.

ü  Don’t send the employee self-evaluations to HR; keep those in your files with a copy of the supervisor evaluation that you will send to HR. 

ü  Don’t forget to update job descriptions

ü  All first drafts should have been completed and reviewed by now. 

ü  All evaluations and job descriptions are due to HR no later than Feb. 16.

ü  Questions?  Call x5393.

 

Faculty Professional Development meetings (below) begin at 10 a.m. on select Fridays, in Flory Auditorium of the Science Center :

             March 2 – The New FYC

 

Faculty Business Meetings begin at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Friday, in Flory Auditorium. If insufficient agenda items, the meeting will be canceled:

                        April 13

Feb. 23             April 27

March 9            May 11

 

Mark your calendars! for the all-staff meetings, when we’ll recognize service, learn what's going on, do a Q&A with President Switzer and chuckle a bit, although not necessarily in that order. All of the 45-minute meetings start promptly at 8 a.m., with coffee and sweets the half-hour beforehand to give us a chance to chat up folks from other parts of campus we rarely see.

                               Thursday, March 22 (spring break)

                               Thursday, June 28

                               Thursday, Oct. 18 (fall break)

 

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