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Dr.Timothy Johnson, is our commencement speaker on Sunday, May 24. As medical editor for ABC News, the Emmy-winning Johnson provides on-air medical analysis for ABC’s World News Tonight, Nightline, 20/20 and Good Morning America. His mother is the late Eunice Danielson '28 Johnson. Dr. Johnson and his wife, Nancy, a nurse, worked with Dr. Wilbur McFadden on a medical mission trip to Indonesia in the late 1960s. Dr. Johnson will receive an honorary degree from the College.
Speaking of honorary degrees, the College also will confer one on Marsha Palmer ’68 Link, co-founder of Link Consulting Group specializing in organizational change and effectiveness, and co-founder with her husband Bill of Chiron Vision Corp., a leader in ophthalmic surgical products. Marsha is serving her third term on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the President’s Leadership Council.
Commencement details for our graduating seniors are located on our website. Links are on our homepage, and elsewhere. Baccalaureate begins at 11 a.m. in Cordier Auditorium, “Pomp and Circumstance” at 2:30 p.m. in the PERC, on a beautiful, sunny Sunday, May 24.
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Celebrate our volunteerism at a recognition party this Thursday, May 7, beginning at 5 p.m. in Hoff Room, upper Union. Anyone who volunteered during this school year is invited to celebrate our collective contributions to making our world a better place!
The faculty will honor Mark Huntington (exercise/sport science) for his 25 years of commitment to the mission of the College at the faculty meeting, 10 a.m. this Friday in Flory Auditorium. Congratulations, Mark!
Alumni diplomat on campus Monday. Shawn Kobb ’99, a foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State in the Ukraine, is on campus next Monday, May 11. He will speak to the Student Alumni Council and anyone else who cares to join the session at 10 a.m. in the Hoff Room of the upper College Union. Feel free to invite your students. Refreshments. At noon, Shawn will lecture in Liz Bushnell’s Career Choices class. For more about his visit, contact Lisa Gregory (alumni office).
Pole Day is this Saturday, May 9 at the Indianapolis 500, and all alumni are invited! Tickets are still available, at special prices, through the Alumni Office, but we need to respond by noon Friday, May 8. Click here for Pole Day details, but in a nutshell, $25 gets us breakfast, lunch, a tent to relax in, access to the race car garage area (must 18+) and fun with MC alumni.
For a special edition of Med Talk, the Shepherd Center program will feature Dr. Tim Johnson at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, the day before commencement, in the Manchester Church of the Brethren. Note the location. Dr. McFadden will interview Dr. Johnson for the program, co-sponsored by the Center and the College.
Alumni Days are coming soon! We’re invited to join the fun and connections when our more seasoned alumni take over campus June 3-4. The classes of 1939, 1944, 1949 and 1954 will celebrate significant reunions and many will stay in Oakwood Hall. The 50-year Class of 1959 will occupy Helman Hall.We are invited to join in the events. To join a dinner, banquet or breakfast, please pick up a complimentary ticket from the Alumni Office.
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Submit your events for the 2009-2010 activities calendar by May 13 to Shanon Green (student activities). Just fill out the form and return it to Shanon via campus mail or e-mail. Notes Shanon: “We will not be able to include any information received after the deadline.”For clubs and organizations, this information will also be used to reserve your location(s) as well as any set-up and tech needs for your events.
Return Library materials by May 17. The deadline for faculty to return library materials is May 17. Faculty may request a renewal of library materials checked out during 2009 by e-mail or phone, x5363. Please bring materials checked out before 2009 to the library for inventory and quick renewal.
Need a room? It’s that time of year again to plan ahead and submit our facilities reservations for the coming year. Reservations are scheduled first-come, first-served. Filling out a VEMS request form or send a request to Paula Finton (conference services).
More than 20 volunteers, including lots of students, helped clean up Tell City High School on the Kentucky border April 18 for Outreach to Teach of the Indiana State Teachers Association. They scoured, scraped, painted, cleaned sinks, planted and hauled. “This is a great service to P-12 learners in our state,” said Korrine Gust (education). “This year, we took a number of volunteers from outside of the education major and we would love to grow even more.” (This is sophomore Chaitra Jewell painting hall trim; photo by electrician Gary Heckman.)
Manchester College is a Center for Excellence for Chartwells Higher Education for meeting more than 300 criterions outlined on the Business Excellence Quality Audit of quality assurance, safety and sanitation, human resources, financial performance, merchandising and marketing. Now, our campus will serve as a regional training center for Chartwells food service. The MC facility scored a 94.2 percent on the audit.
Published. Congratulations to MC faculty who are seeing their words in print in scholarly journals!
- The Journal of Media and Religion has accepted a paper presented by Judd Case (communication studies).
- Benson Onyeji’s article, “Globalization and the Localization of Politics in Africa” appears in The Global Studies Journal, Vol. 2, 2009.
We have honored journalists among our Oak Leaves team. Winners in the annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association contest are Adam King, first place for his sports column, “Homecoming tradition;” Tiffany Berkebile, second place for her feature series, “Nine months in Spain;” Briana Bass, third place for her opinion column, “Green Halloween candy;” and Brittany Carpenter, third place for her “Toilet Talk” graphic.
“Acting Under the Influence: The Effects of Elite Political Support on Anti-nuclear Social Movement Organizations.” That was the name of the presentation by Mary Cox (peace studies) at the conference on Human Rights and Social Change at the University of Notre Dame on April 4.
Remember the $20 challenge of the Entrepreneurship Class? Nine students started with $20 each. Their task was to develop a money-making project and donate the proceeds. The beneficiary is Kivu Sewing Center in the Congo. The results: More than 1,000 percent return on investment within 10 weeks! Here’s the story.
Check Gateway for announcements, and the bulletin board. Did you know somebody has cats to give away? Check your Gateway! Did you know you can post to the bulletin board all by yourself?
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It’s time to submit summer and fall lab software needs. This software is installed so that students can access it for their coursework. The software is also installed on the instructor’s PC in the smart classrooms. Windows Vista and Office 2007 will be installed on all lab PCs.
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Faculty and Staff Openings: Adjunct for one semester of intermediate German, admissions counselor, peace studies coordinator, part-time certified athletic trainer
Have summer job openings for students? Tell HR! Students are looking for work. Contact Anna Judy in HR to post summer student positions on the web.
MC employees can play at reduced rates at Sycamore Golf Club east of town and Donald Ross Golf Club (Fairview) in Fort Wayne. The College is not purchasing a membership this year, but individual memberships are available at a season corporate rate of $100 plus cart and driving range fees. Reduced-rate family memberships are available, too. Here are the details. Players will need their College ID to purchase the special memberships.
Wow! Yea! Kudos You’re Awesome! Thanks!
“I write to bring to your attention the actions of someone, which attest to the values and strong community of Manchester College: those of Stan Pittman (education/instructional technology).Late in the day Thursday, I contacted Stan about a need for a DVD video of my teaching, which I needed for a last-minute potential job offer and which had to be in the mail on Friday before 5 p.m. His only response was: “What can I do to help?” He never hesitated once. He just made it happen, and the video turned out beautifully. After recording early Friday afternoon, he worked his magic and I had a DVD in hand in time to make the deadline. He then continued to work (late Friday) to produce a video file that was small enough for me to e-mail.Stan exemplifies the dedication, commitment and service that make Manchester College a place like no other.” – Arline Cravens (French visiting faculty)
Oldies but goodies from past MEMOs..
SOC events. We’ve got style, walleye, dirt, alumni, high-tech and peaceful plants. And used books to share. Here’s the schedule, with all sessions at noon on Wednesdays in the Speicher Room of the upper College Union unless otherwise noted:
May 13 – Alumni Legacy, with Lisa Gregory
June 10 – Plant Exchange in the Peace Garden
Faculty Business Meetings 2009. All are on Fridays; all begin at 10 a.m. in Flory Auditorium: May 8.
All-Staff Meetings provide updates, celebrations of service and connections. We begin to gather at 7:30 a.m. for coffee and chat; the meeting starts promptly at 8 a.m. in Wine Recital Hall.
Thursday, June 18
Thursday, October 22
The MEMO Lady thanks the editing of Sandy Bendsen (Success Center),
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