News to know ...
Fall mid-semester grades appear on MCConnect this Wednesday, Oct. 24. Students will not have
mid-semester grades for physical education courses, student
teaching, half-semester courses, honors thesis, non-credit or audit
courses, senior research projects, internships/field experience and
practica. Questions? Contact the Office of the Registrar, x5234.
Biology faculty and students are leading an Eel River initiative
to enhance water quality, soil and water conservation, fishing and
recreation in Wabash and
Miami
counties. Jerry Sweeten (biology) is seeking a 60 percent matching
grant to fund the four-year initiative.
Read more here.
To market the College consistently and appropriately, remember to request
design by our Office of Publications and Design for brochures,
flyers and posters that are viewed by off-campus audiences. This
includes events held on campus that are advertised in our community.
Plan ahead: Publications and Design has a brimming schedule; give
them at least three weeks before your event to allow time for
design, proofing, corrections and printing … and so your posters,
for example, are up at least a week before the event.
Turn off those projectors! Please turn off the projector
before leaving that conference room or smart classroom. A number are
being left on in empty rooms. Projector lamps cost at least $300, so
please … save bulbs and money. If you discover a projector on in an
empty room, feel free to turn it off. Questions? Michael Case (ITS).
What’s
on the menu tomorrow? Beef stew with rice, vegetarian
quiche, Philly cheese steak sandwich, garlic roasted chicken alfredo
pizza (and plainer slices) … Here’s the link to the Chartwells menus
for the week in The Kitchen, Mongolian Grill, myPantry, Trattoria,
Bakers Crust. Did you know parents (or anybody who registers) can
order treats for students and even a birthday cake with party favors
from Chartwells? There’s a wealth (and health) of information on the
Manchester College
Dining website. And, here’s the M-F dining schedule (see
site for weekend schedules):
Breakfast
7 to 9:30 a.m.
Lunch
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Dinner
4 to 6:30 p.m.
The Oaks
is open 7:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and until 9
p.m. Friday.
Mark that calendar …
Wednesday Oct. 24 is United Nations Day.
Members of the College community will release 62 light blue balloons
(U.N. charter was drafted 62 years ago) after chapel. A message to
the United Nations Security Council will be inside the balloons,
urging action in Burma. A U.N.
banner created last year will be available in the Union during lunch
for those who have not had opportunity it sign. Manchester is the
only college in the United States to hold permanent observer status
in the United Nations as a non-governmental organization.
"Burma: the Struggle for Freedom" is the theme for chapel this week,
at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Petersime. We will welcome Nyein Chan,
resettlement supervisor for Catholic Charities of Fort Wayne, who
fled to this country in the wake of his participation as a college
student in the 1988 uprising. He will address the current situation
in Burma, explain its historical antecedents, and introduce us to
the refugee experience in Fort Wayne. Following chapel is a
talk-back lunch in the Speicher Room of the College Union; buy or
bring your lunch. Thanks to first-year student Nandar Aye of Burma.
Manchester Symphony Orchestra presents
"From the Edges of Europe" at 3 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 28 in Cordier
Auditorium. On the program:
Finlandia by Jean
Sibelius, Piano Concerto by
Edvard Grieg (pianist Adam Marks) and
Symphony No. 9, New World by Antonin
Dvorak. Check out the MSO site
for more about the community symphony, which includes many of our
faculty and staff, directed by Suzanne Gindin (music), with music
notes by Jim Adams (art).
Summer Advising & Registration Days. Our next flock of new
students will register June
10, June 17, June 26,
July 1 and Aug. 12.
Notable …
Ohio Buckeye seeds needed. Dave Hicks seeks 100 to 150
buckeye seeds for an experiment. One of the trees he hoped would
yield the seeds has died and another has very few fruits. If you
know a source, please contact
Dave Hicks, x5309
It’s almost time to register for January Session 2008 and Spring 2008!
Students will receive their blue spring course request forms and
instructions in their mailboxes this week, so advisors should expect
requests for appointments.
Registration is Nov. 1-9. Those already enrolled may make
changes during registration. The
Registrar’s website
has the schedule, and other important details about accessing grades
and unofficial transcripts, final exam schedule, etc.
Chicago Christmas Shopping! Join another Alumni Association
foray into the Big Windy on Monday, Dec. 3 and leave the traffic to
the bus driver! The bus departs the College Union at 7:30 a.m. (8
a.m. Warsaw pickup) and returns about 10:30 p.m. Two Chicago
drop-offs: Water Tower Mall and Macy’s with a switch at 2:30 Indiana
time. $35, food on your own. Contact our
Alumni Office:
x5223 or 888-257-2586.
Human Resources …
Faculty and Staff Openings: Assistant Professor of Accounting
and Business, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business (CPA
required), Assistant Professor of Asian History, Applied
Communication Faculty, Assistant Professor of Economics, Assistant
Director of Admissions, Admissions Counselor, Safety and Security
Officer, Development Officer, Men’s and Women’s Head Tennis Coach,
Softball Coach Intern
Go
to job descriptions
Wow! Yea!
Kudos You’re
Awesome! Thanks!
A huge
kudos to the ITS team for all the
work they did last week. They took multiple major projects,
coordinated with multiple vendors and did an incredible job in
getting everything done. The entire team willingly rolled up their
sleeves to complete a ton of work. Special kudos to
Larry Gyrion,
Max Ihnen, Deb Hustin,
Chris Schott and Rick Blevins.
None of the work we completed would have been possible without help
from Physical Plant, including Dale
Metzger, Gary Heckman and
Chris Garber.
And, a
great big kudos to the entire campus community who supported ITS as
we greatly inconvenienced them with the network work we completed
Friday. We did not hear a single complaint for the way we turned
people’s lives upside down. Thanks! – Michael Case
Spartan Weekly
MC's weekly update by Doug
Shoemaker,
sports information director
Did you know our Shoey is a prime
suspect in the murder of Sami the Spartan mascot?
Click here for the latest dirt on the mystery murder case of the
Writing Center.
That's Nurse Tara Vogel taking a
DNA sample for the investigation.
Oldies but goodies from recent MEMOs
...
Our trustees are coming, and we’re
invited to “audit” some of their meetings. The Board of Trustees fall meeting is Friday and Saturday,
October 26- 27. The Board
Briefing Book
is available at the library for review. Here are committee meetings
we are welcome to attend, all 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26:
Academic
Affairs, Science Center 103
College
Advancement, Science Center 210
Enrollment Management, Science Center 218
Student
Development, Trochu Room, College Union
Our contact for the CIC Tuition
Exchange
Program
now
is Sherri Shockey, director of student financial services. Employees
who have not done the necessary paperwork for next year should
contact Sherri by Oct. 30. If you have contacted Dave McFadden (who
used to be the contact for the CIC program), he has given your
materials to Sherri.
Include PR
and the
MEMO Lady in your notices about seminars, colloquiums, special
lectures, programs. She’ll get them on the web calendar and help get
the word out! Contact
Jeri Kornegay (public relations), or the
MEMO Lady.
Still can't
find what you were looking for?
Try the
MEMO Archives.
