Preview Week
October 20th - 24th
October 20th - 24th
Get a free flue vaccine through the campus health services! Health services are on the first floor on Calvin Ulrey and the clinic will run from September 29th to October 23rd. Vaccine clinic days and times: - Monday, September 29 – 10am – 2pm - Thursday, October 2 – 10am – 2pm - Monday, October 6 – 10am – 2pm - Thursday, October 9 - 10am - 2pm - Thursday, October 16 - 10am - 2pm - Monday, October 20 - 10am - 2pm - Thursday, October 23 - 10am - 2pm Sign up here!
Dr. Lizbette Ocasio-Russe, professor of creative writing at Southern New Hampshire University, discusses the power of comics and graphic novels and their role of problematizing canonic literature. Her webcomic "Xcommunicada" uses fictional storylines set in nonfictional places to critique heteropatriarchal hegemony that shaped political, economic, and social forces by colonizing and eradicating indigenous natives and their beliefs. "Xcommunicada" celebrates humanity and embraces diverse beliefs, as demonstrated by the protagonist who must get in touch with her ancestors’ native beliefs in order to defeat the evil plaguing her home.
Get a free flue vaccine through the campus health services! Health services are on the first floor on Calvin Ulrey and the clinic will run from September 29th to October 23rd. Vaccine clinic days and times: - Monday, September 29 – 10am – 2pm - Thursday, October 2 – 10am – 2pm - Monday, October 6 – 10am – 2pm - Thursday, October 9 - 10am - 2pm - Thursday, October 16 - 10am - 2pm - Monday, October 20 - 10am - 2pm - Thursday, October 23 - 10am - 2pm Sign up here!
The Manchester Activities Council is once again hosting their annual costume bingo. Come out in your most stylish costume and play bingo to get the chance to win some serious prizes! Both playing bingo and participating in the costume contest can earn students chances at win prizes. To receive a bingo card, a canned good donation is required.
Dr. Stacy Erickson-Pesetski, professor of English & associate dean of academic affairs at MU, shares her experiences reading Shakespeare with incarcerated adults and juveniles in Indiana prisons and jails for the past 12 years. She suggests that programs like this are an important and needed piece of the criminal justice system and gives evidence that they increase literacy, promote community, and offer emotional outlets for those recovering from trauma and addiction. Paired with a screening of the 2024 film Sing Sing on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Join us in the Stauffer-Wolfe Arena in the Physical Education and Recreation Center for Manchester Madness. Hosted by sports management students, this event will have free giveaways and fun games in a Hawaiian theme.
In conjunction with the Oct. 27 program, join us for a showing of the 2024 film Sing Sing, followed by a discussion with Dr. Stacy Erickson-Pesetski. The film's runtime is 1 hour 45 minutes.
MBA applications must be received no later than Nov 1
Clarke Staton, chaplain resident at Ascension St. Vincent in Indianapolis, will discuss his work as a hospital chaplain. A former youth pastor, he has completed three Clinical Pastoral Education units at Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital system, most recently serving as one of their select resident interns.
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. University remarks at 6:00 p.m. Connect and reminisce with fellow Manchester alumni in the Indianapolis area. Hear from President Stacy H. Young '96 about where Manchester is today. Light refreshments and non-alcoholic drinks provided. Cash bar available. Event sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations. 1701 Gent Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Register for the Event
Tim Ruebke, former alternative dispute resolution deployable field advisor, will talk about his work as an alternative dispute resolution advisor (conflict mediator) for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for which he has deployed to over 40 different disaster response locations in the U.S. He will explore the complexities of resolving conflict and explain key principles of effective conflict engagement.