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Our partnership with the town to solve the May Day problem
= Best Program of the Year, says the Governor’s Commission for a Drug-Free
Indiana, Northeast Regional Advisory Board. North Manchester Police
Chief Dave Young and Beth Switzer-Riley (student development)
accepted the award Nov. 1. In a nutshell:
Before:
Loud parties, property damage sometimes exceeding $10,000, outraged
townsfolk, 10 to 50 arrests, College and town working independently
to curb the problem.
The Program:
20-proactive initiatives of collaboration of town and College,
including grants from Wabash County AACTION, hundreds of hours of
time, quadrupling police, doubling College security.
Only one Year Later:
NO reports of property damage, no illegal consumption arrests, only
a few noise complaints. “You couldn’t walk around a corner without
seeing a police officer.”
Congratulations to accounting students who made the finals of
the Indiana CPA Society’s annual Case Study Competition, and came
home with an honorable mention and $100! Led by Tim Ogden
(accounting/business), our four-student team had 10 days to compose
a succession plan for the partners of a fictitious CPA firm; they
then made oral presentations Nov. 2. The team:
Sarah Conwell,
Amy Crow,
Ha Phan and
Margaret Siddiqui.
Need a flu shot? Health Services director and R.N., Tara
Vogel, will give flu shots in The Oaks, College Union on Monday,
Nov. 12 and Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cost is $13;
make checks payable to Manchester College.
The Procurement Policy has changed. The threshold now is
$2,500 for budget officers, department chairs, directors and
managers. The new policy (and travel reimbursement policy) and forms
are updated, on the U:drive, in the BUSINESS folder. Our P-card
profiles reflect the change. Questions:
Mike Leckrone
Have you checked out Minitab, a very capable statistical package
to replace SPSS? Our license for SPSS is costly, and sometimes
unusable. Minitab is 1/5 the cost, and available for all of
our PCs, including faculty- and student-owned PCs. The college has
both SPSS and Minitab licenses this year.
Here’s more about Minitab. Questions?
Michael Case (ITS).
Need software in our computer labs for January Session or Spring
Semester? Now’s the time for faculty to alert ITS, so the
software is installed and tested before classes begin.
Mark that calendar …
We’ll celebrate the service of retired Athletic Director/Wrestling Coach
Tom Jarman with a reception and dinner on Sunday, Dec. 2.
The Athletic Department and Department of Exercise and Sport
Sciences are planning the event. Reservations with
Tami Hoagland, x5390.
Here’s the story.
Saturday, Dec. 15, that’s the
date of our annual holiday celebration, hosted by
our Board of Trustees, for faculty, staff and their families.
Details and invitations to come for this festive gathering with
friends, food and maybe even a carriage ride!
All three of Manchester College’s choral ensembles perform this weekend
– separately and together “For Love and Music,” their fall concert
Friday, Nov. 9 and Saturday, Nov. 10.
Here’s the story.
Crossing Borders
… that’s the title for the Manchester Symphonic Band’s performance
next Friday night, Nov. 16 in Cordier Auditorium. The curtain rises
at 7:30 p.m., with trips to Russia, Ireland, and even other worlds. Suzanne Gindin is
conducting.
Holidays with Different Religions is the topic Lunch and Learn on
Nov. 15
for all employees. Campus Pastor Steve Crain is the speaker for the
event, sponsored by Health Services, from noon to 1 p.m. in the
Café, College Union.
Join the president for a staff lunch at Tall Oaks.
President Switzer invites all staff to
Asian Sensations,
a lunch in Tall Oaks from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29. Van
shuttles will leave from the Power House area. RSVP to
Betty Butterbaugh by Nov. 26.
Notable …
Imagine the challenge, and the honor,
of culling through 982 paper abstracts by African studies
scholars. That was part of Benson Onyeji’s (social studies)
leadership on the program committee for the annual meeting of the
African Studies Association, held Oct. 18-21 in New York City. This
largest gathering of its type offered 731 papers (after culling) and
212 panels and roundtables. Benson also presented “Globalization and
the Localization of Politics in Africa,” and co-chaired the politics
section.
His peers call him “Leader.” Kim Duchane (exercise/sport
sciences) has received the 2007 Leadership Award of the Indiana
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Kim has served on the IAHPERD Board of Directors, as its president
and chaired the Advocacy Committee.
Manchester was well-represented at the Academy for International
Education (Region VI) in Indianapolis last month.
Jacquilline Nagila (multicultural affairs) co-presented
on internationalization of local communities and
won the case study conundrum at the event of
NAFSA, Association of International Educators.
The Teachers Credit Union e-mail scam is at it again …
Don’t
respond, just delete. It’s prolific, so it probably will return
again.
Thanks to all staff and faculty members
for your support and kindness following the passing of my brother,
Bob Gahl. My family and I were grateful for all the prayers,
thoughts and well wishes at this difficult time. Bob gave so much of
himself and asked for so little in return, and he will be greatly
missed by his family and friends.
–
Les and Marie Gahl
The newest exhibit in Gallery G
is contributed by painter Steve Creighton of Warsaw.
His still lifes use themes of light and dark to create
background mood and outline objects.
Here’s more.
Our new Gallery G will highlight the works of more than 40 student
artists from at least six area colleges and universities
in February, in a juried show hosted by The Art Consortium. More to
come about this outstanding show, and thanks to Thelma Rohrer (art)
for bringing it to Manchester College! (Did you know our Gallery G
can accommodate more works than IPFW’s art gallery?)
Human Resources …
Faculty and staff openings:
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business, Assistant Professor of
Accounting and Business (CPA required), Assistant Professor of
Economics, Assistant Professor of Asian History, Applied
Communication Faculty, Instructor/Assistant Professor of French (one
year), Assistant Professor of Spanish, Assistant/Associate Professor
of Computer Science, Development Officer, Campus Safety and Security
Officer, Assistant Director of Recruitment, Men’s and Women’s Head
Tennis Coach, Softball Coach Intern, Data Specialist (part-time)
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Action-Packed Classrooms … how’s that for a promise about a
Manchester College workshop Tuesday, Nov. 6 for area teachers. Our
faculty is invited to join
Fit4Learning for a day stuffed with ways to invigorate and
engage students and teachers alike, led by Cathie Summerford,
teacher, teacher teacher, internationally acclaimed author, Ironman
triathaloner. More than 40 Wabash County teachers are signed up.
Want to know more?
Lana Groombridge.
Our new Voice Over IP (VoIP) phone system is perking in ITS, with a Dec.
6 deadline. Installation is under way. To learn about our
new terrific features (speakerphone, conference calls, online
directory, etc.), sign up
soon with Allison
Keating (ITS) for classes on Monday, Dec. 3; Tuesday, Dec. 4 and
Wednesday, Dec. 5. Each class is 1˝ hours: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30
a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., in the Clark Computer Center
training lab, G104.
Brrrr, feel that chill? That means colorful leaves,
coats … and the final exam schedule!
Here’s a link to the
Fall
2007 Final Exam Schedule, also available, of course, on the
Registrar’s home page. Share
this information with students, who will not receive paper copies of
the schedule. (Adjuncts will receive paper copies.)
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.
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