An Acting Styles Showcase will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in The Shaw Center Auditorium. Advanced acting students will present scenes and monologues from a variety of historical periods. Selections range from Sophocles to Shakespeare to Stoppard. There will also be an exhibition of stage combat. Admission is free.
The student Acacia (yearbook) staff has been notified that their 2007 yearbook is the recipient of the Walsworth Publishing Company's Gallery of Excellence Award. Yearbooks in the Gallery are displayed at regional, state, and national conventions and workshops.
Please congratulate the 2007 Acacia staff - Brie Hattey, Whitney Garwood, Jeff Benson, Jana Marley, and Lauren Seaman - for this honor!
The morning of May 8 involved cleaning out the various sections of the chemistry labs in order to pack for the new building. In the confusion, an Absolute Java book was placed on the free books table and was quickly taken. I would really appreciate having this back as I need it for my class and would like to keep the book for the future. No questions asked, just give me a call at 610-716-7847.
Final Fling is this Saturday, May 10! Graceland community activities start at 5 p.m. for all students, faculty, staff, and their families. Activities include the Academic All-Star Quiz Bowl, Blue and Gold Games, and Graceland's very own Greg Sutherland playing with "Fat Tuesday and the Greasefire Horns." We hope you join us for this fun evening of activities as we say good-bye to the spring semester.
Summer office hours will start on Monday, May 19. Offices will be expected to be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Flexible working hours can be arranged with prior approval of your supervisor to ensure office hours are covered. Normal office hours will resume on Monday, August 18, due to the arrival of student athletes that weekend. If you have questions, please call HR at 5174.
On Monday, May 12, from 1 - 2:30 p.m. in 218 Zimmermann, President Sellars will hold an open session to discuss the future of the Welcome Center located at Highway 69 and I-35 in Lamoni.
Members of the Lamoni and surrounding communities, Graceland students and employees, and any other interested parties are invited to attend this session. This is an opportunity to ask questions and give input about the direction of the welcome center and its accompanying store. Marjie Foster will be directing the operation of the welcome center and the store, and she reports that a number of people have already contacted her with requests and ideas. This is a chance for those ideas to be discussed with a larger audience as well.
If you need additional information or have questions prior to Tuesday's session, please contact Marjie at 5145.
May 15, 2008, is the last day to submit claims to get money out of your 2007 Flexible Spending Account with Kabel Business Services.
The Graceland University Bookstore will observe the following hours:
Finals week:
Book Buyback at the bookstore
Monday through Friday, May 12 - 16
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Commencement/Baccalaureate:
Saturday, May 17
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 18
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Summer hours (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday) begin May 19.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
If you don't want your books, don't throw them away! Recycle them in the big white and green box in the entryway of the residence halls or in the MSC! Boxes are up now and will be available until the Thursday of finals week.
After 24 years of service to Graceland University, Hal McKain is hanging up his Sodexo hat and retiring on May 31. Hal is the early morning checker in the Commons who always greets you with a warm smile and a friendly face. Hal will be missed by everyone eating in the Commons. Hal has always been a proud supporter of Graceland and will still be very active at Graceland in other ways.
Please give Hal a warm thank you on Tuesday, May 13, from 2 - 4 p.m. in the Harpham Heritage Chapel.
Please remember to turn in your benefit change forms to Human Resources by 5 p.m. on May 14. All benefits are deducted the month prior to coverage, so changes will be made on your May 31 payroll. All changes will be effective June 1, 2008. If you have questions or need forms, please call HR at ext. 5174. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Frederick Madison Smith Library will observe the following hours on the following days as listed:
Monday, May 12 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:45 a.m.
Tuesday, May 13 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:45 a.m.
Wednesday, May 14 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:45 a.m.
Thursday, May 15 - 8:00 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Friday, May 16 - 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 17 - Closed
Sunday, May 18 - Closed
May 19-Aug. 27
Monday-Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Weekends and Holidays - Closed
The Lamoni Community Schools were successful in earning nearly $350 through the BoxTops 4 Education project this year. Helping with this ongoing project is easy.
1. Clip Box Tops: Box Tops can be found on hundreds of products. Box Tops do NOT need to be clipped neatly; we do need the entire symbol including the expiration date.
2. Send Box Tops to the Lamoni Elementary School or on campus to Diane Bartholomew (435 Closson). For more information and a list of participating products go to http://www.boxtops4education.com/AboutBoxTops/.
We're also starting on Labels for Education (through Campbell's). http://www.labelsforeducation.com/about.aspx
I have lost my black nano iPod, which has a blue rubber protection cover and white earphones; and I will give a $50 reward to the person who finds it. My number is 641-455-1855. Please call me if you have it or find it or have any clues to where it could be.
I have lost a silver 1 GB flash drive with a long black strap. If found, please call Terah at 816.616.5522.
The School of Education Search Committee has selected four candidates for campus interviews for the position of Dean. Interviews will be conducted on May 1, 7, 8, and 9 in the School of Education on the Lamoni campus.
Use your departmental copy code on the copier in the MSC near the Switchboard and be charged only $0.01 (yes, 1¢) per page. We have a contract running out at the end of May. According to the contract, we'll be paying for copies whether we make them or not. If your copy code is not programmed on the keypad, contact the help desk at 5167 and we'll program it for you.
The Graceland University Upward Bound program, under a grant provided by the United States Department of Education, is again able to offer a work-study component to our participants as part of our 2008 Upward Bound Summer program. Positions both on campus and in and around Lamoni are needed. These students need to be exposed to careers requiring a post-secondary degree; and because Upward Bound pays the students, there are no costs incurred by the department or the business. Students would be available from June 5 -July 10, 2008, with hours available to work yet to be determined. If your department or business would like to have a work-study student this summer, or for more information, please contact the Upward Bound office.
Susie Catanzareti - 784-5499
Garnet Coulthard - 784-5225
To ensure all equipment is received by the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal year, all technology equipment orders must be submitted to ITS using the form at http://www.graceland.edu/forms/ITS/EquipmentRequest.cfm. No submissions will be accepted after 5 p.m. on Friday, April 18. All purchase orders must have signatures by appropriate persons with budget authority and be received by Accounting before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23. This applies to all technology hardware and software items. This includes: desktop computers, laptop computers, monitors, printers, scanners, servers, network equipment needs, software, PDA's, and telephones as well as other peripheral devices (keyboards, mice, speakers...)--essentially anything that connects or installs on a computer or the network. Technology requests must be of a critical nature and will be scrutinized for value relating to Graceland University's mission. These purchases are based on the vendor's ability to deliver merchandise prior to May 31, 2008. If purchases DO NOT arrive on campus by May 31, the items will not be accepted for delivery. Please do not wait to submit any equipment purchasing requests. Items requiring specialized configuration by the vendor may require more than a month to receive. Items to be purchased for the 2008-2009 fiscal year can be submitted on May 1. These requests will not be signed and sent to purchasing until the vendor confirms we will not receive the items until June 1, 2008, or after. If you have any questions, please e-mail Mark Patience at patience@graceland.edu.
