What
does art and science have in common?
Professor Jim Adams will show us … with the unveiling at 4:30
p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26 of his three commissioned paintings for the
Physicians Atrium of the Science Center. Expect abstract, expect
bold color, expect big, expect “a significant stylistic
departure” from the work we have come to recognize from Jim.
Here’s just a peek …
Big doings
today on campus,
with the convocation and Homeland Security Summit led by former
Virginia Gov. James Gilmore (Gilmore Commission), who chairs the
National
Council on Readiness and Preparedness. If you’ve missed our home
page lately,
here’s the link to the story.
No Colleague or
MCConnect (WebAdvisor) over Fall Break. We’re undergoing a major upgrade to the Colleague database
this weekend (Oct. 20-22), starting at 6 p.m. Friday. If all
goes well, we’ll be back up at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23.
Questions:
Michael Case.
How’r ya
feelin? Pretty peppy? Pretty plumpy? Pretty pooped?
There’s something
for each of us at the
MC Wellness Extravaganza!!! This is our all-in-one opportunity to take care
of a whole bunch of wellness issues, and get our Wellness cards
punched. Faculty, staff, retirees and students gather from 7
a.m. to noon on Oct. 24 in the PERC arena for flu shots, blood
tests, body fat pinching, measurements, giveaways, and advice on
weight control, smoking, stress management, stretching and diet.
The flu vaccine is $12; blood sugar test is free. The lab work
(fast for 12 hours) has fees and is 7-11 a.m.:
ü
Hemogram (complete blood count) – $7
ü
Vascular CRP – $20
ü
Thyroid TSH – $20
ü
17 lab values, including Cholesterol, Triglycerides – $17
ü
Lipid Profile – $15
Expect scores
of area high school students on campus
on Thursday,
Oct. 26 as they check out more than 40 area colleges,
universities and technical institutes at the 2006 Wabash County
College Fair. We’re hosting the event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in
the Science Center. Leslie Cantrell (admissions) is the lead
coordinator.
Mark Angelos is
nominated for the new Carl D. Rolfsen Stewardship Award
of the Foellinger Foundation, recognizing the good work and
leadership of nonprofit board members. Mark (history) is a
former board president of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective. The
honor comes with $10,000 operating support funds for the
recipient’s organization and up to $7,500 for board development
training. The Collective, with classes and programs for children
and adults, and award-winning video productions, has graced our
Cordier stage several times. Congratulations Mark!
You
know now that our percentages are way, way down
for our
financial participation in The Manchester Fund and the College
in general. $5, $25, any amount – either in a lump or easily by
payroll deduction – will help MC qualify for incredible matching
contributions from foundations. See Rita Schroll in College
Advancement to become a
Manchester Funder!
Facts 4 Life
has activities this week to help students through, well, LIFE.
The programs began with a fun night Sunday. Tonight (Oct. 16),
Pastor J.P. Freeman will talk about his life and coping, with
suggestions on how to help others through the challenges. That
starts at 7 p.m. on the Helman great room. Tuesday is a drunk
driving simulation on the mall, from 4 to 6 p.m. North
Manchester Police and Campus Security will assist.
We’ll have to
wait until spring to hear Rachael Heath’s senior recital, originally scheduled for Nov. 11. It has been postponed.
We’ll let you know the date when we know.
Working for
Peace … we have some thoughts on that subject.
Several faculty members contributed chapters in the recently
extensively revised Working for Peace, A Handbook of
Practical Psychology and Other Tools. The 300-page book,
edited this time by Rachel MacNair, includes the work of more
than 40 peace activists. Editor of the original volume was our
Neil Wollman, who co-authors the introduction of the new edition
with MacNair. (Ingrid Rogers and Leonard Williams were
contributors to the original volume, too.)
Here’s the publisher’s link. Here are the MC essayists, in
order of appearance:
Improving
Your Personal Appeal,
Neil Wollman
Motivating
Others to Work with You,
Neil Wollman
Using
Conflict Constructively,
Robert Pettit
Promoting
Peaceful Interaction,
Paul Keller with Charles T. Brown
Creating A
Peaceful Climate for Peace Work,
Jo Young Switzer
Principles
of Opinion Change,
Neil Wollman with John P. Keating
Humor for
Peace: Finding Laughing Matters,
Gary Zimmerman
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Coach Brad Nadborne is the Manchester College Community Club
speaker at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Oakwood
great room. Brad, men’s head basketball coach, will
speak about “Coaching
Division III Basketball: No Obstacles, Just
Opportunities and Challenges.” Reservations deadline is
Nov. 3, with Gordon and Darlene Bucher 982-4209 or Ron
and Beverly Petry 982-2789. Dinner is $9.
 Rotary
International has honored Jeri
Kornegay (public relations) as a Paul Harris Fellow. The
North Manchester Club made a $1,000 donation to The
Rotary Foundation in behalf of Jeri, secretary/treasurer
and former club president. Rotary has more than 1.2
million members worldwide dedicated to service and
promoting peace and goodwill throughout the world.
Jim
Garber is back home, almost, and doing great. He’s in health care at Timbercrest and
promises not to scare us again. With continued swift
recovery, he should be in his and Anne’s new home in
Timbercrest (212 Willow Way) in no time.
Human Resources
Faculty and staff openings:
campus pastor, administrative assistant for student
development
Go to job descriptions
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Take me to Spartan Weekly!
MC's weekly
update by Doug Shoemaker, sports information director
MC Men’s
Basketball is sponsoring Junior Spartans Basketball Camp 2006 for boys and girls grades 3-7 on five consecutive Sundays,
starting Oct. 22. The last camp is Nov. 19. All are 6 to 7:30
p.m. in the PERC. The $55 fee includes five weeks of
instruction, T-shirt and camp basketball. (Ask about the
multiple camper discount.) The contacts are Eric Dougal, x5030
and Brad Nadborne, x5040.
Oldies but still goodies from recent MEMOs
KUDOS …
to those who
remember that we have an e-mail address called
Kudos for us to give a tip of the hat to those who go the
extra mile.
It’s almost
All-Staff Meeting time again!
We gather at
7:30 a.m. for goodies, 8 a.m. for the meeting in Wine Recital
Hall, on Thursday, Oct. 19. Come cheer the three staffers we’ll
honor for service.
More Tut! The
Alumni Association is offering an additional date for the King
Tut Tour. We’ve sold out for our Oct 16th tour and
now offering Monday, Dec 4, as an additional date. Click
here for the news release and details.
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