Times for music events this weekend/Monday are correct on this calendar, in the news releases and on our home page ... but incorrect on our web Campus Calendar. Sorry, we are trying to correct the glitch ...

 

To make our computers (PCs) ready for Daylight Saving Time, we need to run two updates by Saturday evening:  MS Outlook and Java.  Click on this link to view step-by-step instructions. Note:  MS Outlook update takes care of Outlook appointments we have created.  Appointments accepted that are dated between March 11 and the end of the month will not be updated until the owner of the appointment runs MS Outlook update on her/his PC. Questions? Help Desk, x5454

 

 

Denise Howe is leaving. After 20 years at Manchester College in a variety of capacities, Denise Howe leaves us at the end of this year to pursue other professional opportunities. For the last 15 years, Denise has served as Director of Learning Support Services, helping hundreds of our students reach their academic and personal goals. Thanks, Denise, for being there for our students, and Manchester College!

 

Take a look at this draft of our 2008-2009 Academic Calendar. Please alert Registrar Lila Hammer if you have any comments, concerns or corrections. But don’t delay, we’ll remove the link to this draft at the end of the day Friday, March 16.

 

Students get to tour the College Union next week, and we’ve an open house in The Servery, just for students. Click here for details, also available on our home page.

 

Fort Wayne phone books … a few dozen of them are piled on the table in the Ad Building basement. Get them while they last, courtesy of the MEMO Lady’s pals at Fort Wayne Newspapers.

 

$3.377 million. Manchester College just awarded scholarships totaling $3,357,000 to 63 top high school seniors:

  2 full-tuition Honors Scholarships.

              2  Mary K. Peabody Scholarship in the Sciences of $56,000, plus $2,500 for research/travel

21  Trustee Scholarships of $56,000.

18  Trustee Scholarships of $52,000

20  $48,000 Presidential Scholarships

 

Welcome newcomers to the staff! John Beery, Music Intern; Christine Napier, custodian; Mark R. McKee, Plumbing and Electrical Generalist; Brittany Carpenter, Temporary Admissions Caller

 

Smile, they’re eating mealworms, and crickets, and … check out this addition to our Environmental Studies website, updated and greatly improved by Casey Jones ’07.

 

Thank you, but our Library no longer seeks used books. Except for certain very unique works, usually pertaining to the history of the College or Brethren Historical Collections, we have new guidelines, below. For all donations, contact the Library Director, and include a list of titles.

          1.  Are within the scope of our current curricular interests

          2.  Are in new or like-new condition (preferably clothbound)

          3.  Do not duplicate something we already own

          4.  Generally are recently published

 

The Campus Store will close next Friday, March 16 and will remain closed until 9 a.m. on Monday, March 26 …. in our new College Union!!!! Meanwhile, the moving sale continues, with some great deals.  Check out these new store hours, in the new digs: 

Monday – Friday        9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday                  10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday                    11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

Those old Aurora yearbooks are flying out of our Alumni Office in response to an ad in the winter Manchester Magazine. To quickly reduce the piles and piles and boxes and boxes of yearbooks, we’re offering them for $5 apiece. Of course, we’ll reserve plenty for history’s sake. Contact the Alumni Office, x5223.

 

Wondering about Find Your Place, Manchester’s new marketing campaign? Dave McFadden, executive vice president, will chair the next VP Round Table Discussion at 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 29 in Science Center 103. All are welcome to the one-hour session for faculty and staff to ask questions and get answers.

 

A scrapbooking conference is the latest new offering of Conference Services. Tell your friends! The conference is scheduled for June 8-10, for commuters or those who want to stay in a residence hall. Here’s a link to the program, and registration details. Questions: contact Jeff Kock, x5247 or Alexis Leininger, x5246 in Conference Services.

 

Barb Burdge, Brad Yoder, and 10 social work majors spent Feb. 28 in Indianapolis studying current issues in social policy and advocating for equitable legislation on a variety of critical social issues with more than 600 others sponsored by the Indiana chapter of National Association of Social Workers.

 

The PERC/Fitness Center schedule for Spring Break begins Friday, March 16, when the facilities close at 3 p.m. The normal schedule resumes Monday, March 26. Here’s the Spring Break schedule:

Friday,  March 16                      Close at 3 pm

March 17-18                              Noon to 3 pm

March 19-23                              11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday,  March 24                   Noon to 3 pm

Sunday, March 25                      6 to 9 p.m.

 

The first issue of Nexus, an e-newsletter of the Department of Accounting and Business continues to tell our story of an exceptional program with exceptional faculty, exceptional students and exceptional alums. Here’s the link: http://www.manchester.edu/nexus

 

Our students have grant-writing success, too! Junior social work major Tim Polakowski wrote a $2,500 grant proposal for roof work on the Habitat for Humanity in Huntington as a service learning project. The entire amount was approved! Thanks to MC social work grad Steve Miller ’85, who assisted Tim and serves on the program advisory council.

 

Chemistry/physics major Sarah Kurtz ’79 on Thursday was in Paris to receive the prestigious international Dan David Prize for her “exceptional and profound contributions to the field of photovoltaic energy.” Here’s the link, or visit our home page.

 

Microsoft Office 2007 is all-new and requires a compatibility pack to open its files. To get a jump on ITS installations, and to open files created in Office 2007, visit this MC download site: http://its.manchester.edu/downloads. Simply download and run the program. Questions: Help Desk

 

Parents have received the latest issue of Family Connections to help them in stay connected to the College and their students: http://www.manchester.edu/OSD/FamilyConnections/issue06.html  

 

Haist Commons is the site of the next All-Staff Meeting on Thursday, March 22. The meeting begins at 8 a.m. in our new dining commons in the College Union. Breakfast treats begin at 7:30 a.m. in the new Servery. Tours are available before and after the meeting. 

 

We’re splitting staff recognition over the next three meetings, to accommodate the large number of employees who otherwise would be on the October meeting program. Those with questions about when they will be recognized will want to contact Jennifer Birner (Business Office), x5713. 

 

An enterprising team has asked for this MEMO ad to promote their Relay for Life team to support cancer research and programs, celebrate cancer survivors, remember those gone. Melissa Heffner, Stacy Musselman and Katherine Allen are selling hot chocolate, hot Tang tea and cappuccino jars, $5 each.

 

Manchester Investment Club meets at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 in the College Union. They may have money to invest. Prospective faculty and staff members are welcome. 

– Richard Harshbarger, Treasurer

Wow!     Yea!   Kudos   You’re Awesome!  Thanks!

 

This praise arrived for Deb Hustin and Max Ihnen in ITS from Kat Hinga, co-editor of the student publications Oak Leaves and Spectrum: “Thank you so much for all your help! You have always given the student publications such great assistance and it is appreciated so much!”  (Deb and Max arranged a shared drive for Spectrum.)

 

Human Resources

 

Faculty and Staff Openings: Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting, Assistant Professor of Exercise and Sport Sciences/Head Athletic Trainer, Campus Security Officer, Director of Academic Support, Assistant Director of Internships

 (Custodian candidates should apply through Staffing Resources or Manpower.)

Go to job descriptions

Student employee supervisors who plan to hire summer employees should contact Carrie Makin in Human Resources as soon as possible to request a summer posting for your summer employment opportunities. Students will be looking for summer employment when they return from spring break (or before).

 

Take me to Spartan Weekly!

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

 

The Department of Communication Studies and the staff of WBKE-FM apologize to all expecting a live broadcast of the March 2 women’s basketball game at the NCAA championships. The Lake Forest, Ill., venue failed to provide us with a promised feed. Byron Sweet, WBKE student sports director did broadcast the game, assuming the feed problem would be resolved.

 

Oldies but still goodies from recent MEMOs

 

March 11 … that’s when Daylight Savings Time once again affects our calendar systems, especially Outlook. The federal government has declared that DST starts on the second Sunday of March and ends the first Sunday of November. ITS is preparing, but expect to repair some appointments manually. It is HIGHLY ADVISED that we print out our Outlook calendars next Friday before leaving campus, to use as a reference for accuracy. It is also possible our voice mail may stumble. For home PCs: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst. As always, contact the ITS Help Desk if needed.

Topic of the March SOC luncheon is the New Zealand trip Scott Strode (communication studies) led during January Session. Bring your lunch and co-workers to the Oakwood great room at noon, Wednesday, March 14. Please let Allison Keating (x5432) know if you plan to attend to ensure seating. 

It’s time for the spring walking challenge! Submit your time spent walking or running April 1 to April 15 to Health Services. Prizes! MEMO Lady is accepting challenges or walking buddies. Send walk/run totals for the 15 days to healthservices@manchester.edu by April 19. Questions? Tara Vogel or Kelly Hippensteel. Walk during this time and earn a wellness point.

March 15 is Pick Up The Tab Day … the day when students’ tuition payments no longer cover the cost of their education, and donors “pick up the tab.” Events are planned from noon to 2 p.m. at the College Union.

A faculty info session on Indiana Campus Compact grants starts at 4 p.m. on March 15 in Winger 111. ICC Associate Director J.R. Jamison will discuss the opportunities and recent recipients of ICC grants will report.

  

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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