1,145 …
that’s our official enrollment this fall, with the largest incoming
class (396 students) in more than 25 years! That means more faculty,
more classes, five re-opened classrooms in Holl-Kintner, more
student parking in the north Union lot, men in East Hall, added meal
service opportunities … and lots more opportunities to grin and
welcome lots more students! It took a village, led by our enrollment
team, and will continue to take a village to ensure continued
success of the recruitment effort as well as retention. But we know
for sure, we’re a great team!
Have you signed up for diversity and harassment sensitivity training
yet?
They are Thursday and Friday, Oct. 2-3. Every employee needs to
attend one of the sessions facilitated by Damon Sims, vice president
for student development at Penn State University. All sessions are
in the Lahman Room in the upper Union.
Sign up here for the
sessions. Questions? Contact our friends in Human Resources.
Thursday, Oct. 2
1 to 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2
3 to 4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 3
8 to 9:30 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 3
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Professor Stan Beery
will retire,
effective at the end of this academic year. Stan has taught
mathematics at Manchester since 1979. Notes Dean Sharfman: “Stan has
been invaluable to us in his ability to teach math to prospective
teachers. His understanding of both math and of teaching is
extraordinary and students have consistently respected his patience
and deep care for them as individual learners …”
Volunteer
to “Read for the Record.”
We’re invited to join our Education Department and Manchester
Elementary students in reading the children’s book
Corduroy at 9 a.m. on
Thursday, Oct. 2. Everybody will read at the same time during the
half-hour event designed to raise awareness about children living in
poverty. Afterward, the children will get to keep the books, donated
by our Indiana Reading Corps. Faculty, staff, community members …
volunteer to join the party at Manchester Elementary! Contact
Heather Shilling
(education) to sign up.
Early academic intervention is critical
in helping struggling or disengaged students succeed. Please
intervene with any student you are concerned about, for whatever
reason. For assistance in connecting students to campus resources,
use the online
SuccessNet referral.
Did you know we can purchase our Chartwells meal plans online?
Cool beans! Breakfast, lunch or dinner. We can use the plan for our
guests, too! Here’s
the link. The plans end when the school year ends. Check out the
new Lunch Club Card, for just a few meals at a time. Questions:
Chris Yeadon or
Dianna Stephan. By the
way, The Oaks has grinders and pizza subs now, as well as our
favorite coffee and bottled beverages. Check out food service
changes and enhancements at
Dine on Campus!
Mark that calendar …
Batter up … Camp Mack is next week!
Vans for overnight campers leave at 7 and 8 p.m. from the College
Union on Tuesday, Sept. 23. The rest of the vans head 7 to 9 a.m.
the next morning for Camp Mack Day. Service projects, volleyball,
chapel, tours, drum circles, crafts, climbing wall, food, Faculty
vs. Student Softball begins at noon, canoe events … it’s a great day
of celebrating and connecting.
Directions to
Camp Mack.
MC celebrates innovation, on the world stage.
Kevin Sites travels into war zones across the world to report on
victims of conflict, as a “backpack journalist” for Yahoo! On
Friday, Sept. 26, Manchester College will applaud his unique
approach to journalism as its “2008 Innovator of the Year.” Check
out this incredible journalist’s Emmy-nominated work on his website,
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone.
What an awesome first recipient for the College’s Innovator of the
Year award! The convocation and ceremony begin at 10 a.m. next
Friday, in the Union conference rooms. Thanks to
Jim Falkiner
(entrepreneurship) for making it happen!
Seeking Peace Institute students …
Danielle Tate of Indianapolis Peace Institute visits campus
Thursday, Oct. 2 to
recruit students.
Let Abby Fuller know if you can give her 10 minutes (or less) of
class time to deliver a brief presentation about opportunities to
study at the Institute. For more about course offerings and the
Peace Institute,
click here.
Wonder what really happened at the national party conventions?
Find out next Thursday, Sept. 25, when Fort Wayne City Council
members Karen Goldner (D) and Mitch Harper (R), both delegates to
their party conventions, come to campus. They’ll address a joint
session of Leonard Williams’ “Critical Connections: The Road to the
White House” and Mary Lahman's “Discourse in Political Campaigns and
Social Movements” classes. We’re invited:
2 to 3:15 p.m., Flory
Auditorium.
Notable …
They know what to do in an emergency.
As you pass security officers Jim Moore and Kent McCullough on
campus, congratulate them on their completion of the state-certified
basic Emergency Medical Technician course. Campus Safety now has
five EMTs on staff.
Way cool …
Tim Reed (music) will present his original electroacoustic work for
fixed media, A Nonfunctional Teapot, at the Electroacoustic Juke
Joint music conference Nov. 13-15 at Delta State University in
Mississippi.
It’s time to submit proposals for presentations at the Fort Wayne
Teaching Conference,
scheduled for Friday, Feb. 13 at IPFW. Manchester faculty
traditionally have a strong showing at this popular conference, as
presenters, session leaders and attendees, Deadline for submissions
is Oct. 31.
Here’s the link
Get working on those wellness cards! All
full time staff members should have their cards. If not, give Health
Services at x5306 a jingle. Point-counting began Sept. 1.
Mileage reimbursement is 53 cents
for cars. For College minivans it’s 58 cents per mile; for College
vans it’s 68 cents. Expense report forms are in the Business folder
on our U: drive.
Share your outside talents, interests, expertise with our students!
Residential Life is signing up faculty who want to share their
skills, interests beyond the classroom. Personal finance (Jen Lutz),
juggling (Andy Rich), Celtic music (Greg Clark), hiking (Jill
Lichtsinn), cooking (John Deal) … you get the idea. It’s about
building bridges with students. Contact
Allen Machielson,
associate dean of students.
Re-entry. We’re good at that!
Manchester College
was represented at the second annual
Indiana Re-Entry Conference
for returned study abroad students last weekend in
Indianapolis. Thelma Rohrer
(international studies, academic enrichment, art) facilitated
discussion groups and seniors
Cassie Franks
(semester in France) and
Nicole Hammond (year in Ecuador) participated. The conference
is a collaboration of IUPUI, Butler University, Franklin College and
Manchester.
All contracts involving the College
and any outside vendor or business must be reviewed and approved by
Jack Gochenaur, treasurer, before signing. As you plan your project
timetable, please allow two business days for the review.
Want a printed 2008-2009 Activities Calendar?
Contact
Shanon Green (student
activities) or pick one up in the Student Activities Center (lower
Calvin-Ulrey).
Manchester presents.
Leonard Williams (political science) chaired a panel and presented a
paper at the American Political Science Association meeting in
Boston. His paper was "TAZ, You're It! Ideas, Antics, and
Ontological Anarchism."
The College’s annual security compliance document
is on the Campus Safety
website. To receive a booklet containing the information, visit
the office at 1305 East St. or call x5001.
Have you signed up to receive emergency campus alerts?
To get these text messages on our cell phones, pagers or other
wireless devices, we need to provide
the e-mail addresses, not just phone numbers. If your cell phone
provider is Centennial Wireless, the e-mail address is
tendigitphonenumber@cwemail.com.
Replace “tendigitphonenumber”
with your phone number. Do not use dashes. For information on other
providers, click
here.
Campus Safety will help us sign
up 5 to 7 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 25 at the front entrance of the
Union.
Human Resources …
We have a new prescription drug vendor,
and will end our relationship with Partners RX at the end of
September. However, effective Sept. 15, our new drug benefit manager
is Caremark. We need to replace our blue benefit card with the new
health benefit card we all should have received in the mail and tell
our pharmacist next time we fill prescriptions.
New Faculty Manual and Employee Handbooks.
Make sure yours has a revision date of 7/08 on the bottom of each
page. If not, exchange your copy at Human Resources on the second
floor of Calvin Ulrey.
Faculty and Staff Openings:
Assistant Professor/Instructor of Psychology (full-time, one semester), Assistant Professor of Biology,
Assistant Professor of Economics, Adjunct Instructor of Applied
Voice, Assistant Professor of Religion (beginning fall 2009),
Director of Development, Grants and Advancement Writer, Maintenance
Technician
Go to job descriptions
Wow!
Yea!
Kudos
You’re Awesome! Thanks!
Kudos to Gary Heckman
and Doug Campbell (physical
plant), who took time out of their day and lunch hour recently
to give a tour of the bell tower to 35 senior citizens of Bachelor
Creek Church of Christ in Wabash. They arrived at 12:15, had lunch
in Haist Commons followed by a tour of the bell tower.
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