We gathered Monday to send good wishes with Denise Howe, who
leaves us after almost 20 years of dedication to the College, most
recently as director of learning support services. Among her
grateful fans is Scotty Kelly (pictured here) who is graduating this
weekend! Denise has worked with Brethren Colleges Abroad,
Admissions, and our Learning Center.
Faculty assembles for baccalaureate
in the Wine Recital Hall lobby at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. (Rain site is
Cordier basement.) Commencement assembly is also in Wine, at 2 p.m.
(Rain site is PERC offices upstairs.) Check our home page for
graduation details.
5 p.m. Monday, May 21 …
That’s the absolute last minute for “hard copy” grades delivery to the
Registrar. Congrats to Jeremy Markham (wellness, exercise,
badminton), first in. Grade reporting on MCConnect ends at
4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 21. Note new details for on-line grade
entry, etc.
Right
now, diplomas are on the Registrar’s “banquet table,” but come
Monday, food, lots of it!
Summer Hours. Departments may switch to flexible work
schedules that permit employees to vacate one afternoon a week this
summer, beginning Monday, May 21 to Aug. 24. Providing services, of
course, takes priority in setting these summer work schedules.
Individual departments will carefully plan their rotation schedules,
times and appropriate signage.
Thanks, Sonia, for all you do and have done and will do
before you leave us in July. “She has done an absolutely exemplary
job throughout her time here and especially during this current
semester while serving as Interim Campus Pastor,” notes Beth
Switzer-Riley, vice president for student development.
Henry Winkler knows about Manchester College and our Indiana
Reading Corp tutors. Carole Miller-Patrick heard on the radio Monday
that The Fonz and author of books especially for boys was going to
be in Mishawaka that night. She zipped up to the book-signing,
Manchester College packet and business card in hand. She told
Winkler all about MC and how his series about young Hank Zipzer is
just perfect for boys. After watching the youngsters mesmerized by
Winkler and his book reading, Carole bought up 60 of his books. Our
160 reading coaches (23 area schools) will find good use for these!
Here’s a link to more about Winkler and Hank Zipzer.
Alumni Days …
are when we
turn campus over to our older alumni to reminisce, explore and
laugh. This year they are Wednesday and Thursday, May 30-31.
Here’s a link to events, but faculty and staff might be
particularly interested in the Alumni Honor Awards banquet at 5:45
p.m. on May 31. Contact the Alumni Office for reservations, x5223.
The 50-year reunion is for the Class of 1957, of course. Other
reunions are for
Classes of 1937, 1942, 1947 and 1952. Many will stay in Helman and
Oakwood residence halls
MC accommodates for success. The Class of 2007 includes 11
students with documented disabilities, three are graduating with
honors! This amazing achievement is possible partly because of the
support and assistance they received from faculty, staff and other
students.
Class evaluations: How did you do? Don’t forget to remind students to complete their course evaluations.
Remind them during finals, or send them e-mail reminders. So far,
the return rate is low … less than 70 percent. The dean’s door
closes on accepting class evaluations this Friday, May 18.
Welcome to the staff!
Jena
R. Eichenlaub, Summer Conferences Hall Director; Jennifer L. Fisher,
Assistant Director for Internships
Janie Fricke will perform in concert on the Cordier stage at
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20 in yet another barnstormer by
Conference Services. How did they do that? Well, she’s a local gal.
$20 reserved seating, no discounts or student/staff/faculty
freebies. Reservations x5551.
Staff, mark your calendars for Thursday, June 7 … the Staff
Appreciation Picnic is noon to 3 p.m., filled with food, Bingo,
euchre, relays, tricycle races, bocce ball, softball, badminton,
horseshoes, croquet, trivia, games, prizes and fellowship. We’ll
carry in our food offerings, Jo will provide grilled meat. South
patio of the Science Center.
Spring has sprung … and so have U.S. Postal Service rates!
Click on
this handy chart from
Quentin Moudy, manager of Printing Services, for the details.
It’s called shape-based pricing. Remember Quentin’s suggestions for
dealing with the increase, such as folding sheets so they fit in a
No. 10 envelope instead of using the large flat mailing.
Manchester Magazine is
taking a big hit with this rate increase … the cost of that mailing
has soared 36 percent.
Seeking a grant from The Community Foundation of Wabash County?
Use their new on-line
form, NOT the old paper form, and remember to keep
Jay Nussel (college advancement) in the loop to ensure all
internal approvals are in order.
The form:
http://grants.cfwabash.org/grantguidelines.html
Speak up! Need a movable desk, a special table, a smart room for your
fall class? Don’t forget to tell the Registrar. Don’t
assume she’ll assume.
90th birthday greetings for Miriam Cable are being collected
by Beate Gilliar (English), who is assembling a little booklet of
tributes. The 1939 grad and donor is a familiar face at College
events, and at community writing retreats and workshops.
E-mail
Beate.
Wow!
Yea!
Kudos You’re
Awesome! Thanks!
Kudos from
Leslie Pettit ’79 to Rick Espeset and the baseball team
for their unselfish and extremely helpful performance in
emptying her wet basement of boxes (both wet and dry). They
made quick work of a project that would have taken Leslie and her
mother days and days to accomplish.
I would
like to convey my gratitude
to the many people who helped during May Day weekend. I
was touched by the number of people who volunteered their time and
support to ensure things went smoothly. I was very proud to be
a part of such a wonderful team. Thank you all!
– Shanon Green
(student activities)
Human
Resources
Faculty and Staff Openings:
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Visiting Professor of
Sociology, Director of Student Financial Services, Director of the
Writing Center, Associate Director of Recruitment, Admissions
Counselor, Football Coach Intern, Assistant Women’s Basketball
Coach, Web Designer, Admissions Tele-Counselor (part-time)
Go to job descriptions
Student employee evaluations are due.
Here’s the form. Return them to
Carrie Makin
in HR.
Have you filled your student summer job openings? Let
Carrie Makin,
x5559, in HR know so she can remove the posting. She also removes
ongoing postings until Aug. 1. Those who want to continue posting
openings next fall, let her know.
Did you collect your keys from your student workers?
Odds are, they’ll lose them over the summer, warns Les Gahl (safety
and security). Return keys to the Office of Safety and Security.
Students returning to jobs next fall will need new key request
forms.
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MC's weekly update by Doug Shoemaker, sports information director
Oldies but still goodies from recent MEMOs ...
Lights out! Power will be shut off on campus on Saturday, May 26
for electrical vault maintenance. If you know of a conflict, contact
Gary Heckman,
x5450, immediately.
Return
Library materials by Wednesday, May 23. Faculty may
request renewal of materials checked out this school year, by e-mail
or phone. Take in materials checked out before this school year for
inventory and quick renewal. Leaving the College? Please take any
personal reserve materials. Questions? Contact
Linda Richards in
Circulation, x5363.
What have you found at Manchester College? You know that a
core strategy of our recruiting campaign is to tell the Manchester
story in a personal light, heavy on testimonials that begin, “at
Manchester College, I found ….”
Here’s the link to the inspiring student blog
myplace@mc. Please
let webmaster
Dan Chudzynski
what you have found at MC.
Schedule facilities reservations with Conference
Services.
E-mail
Paula Finton or fill out an Events Management request. Call
Paula, x5551, with questions, but all requests must be in writing,
including for setups. Here’s the
Events Management Calendar
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