Methodist University - Faculty and Staff News of the Week

Faculty & Staff News of the Week

June 27, 2008

Please welcome Pam Ellis-Phipps as a new team member of Academic Affairs. She will be joining Emily Bilog in the Academic Affairs Office and working as an Administrative Assistant to Dr. Crisp and Mrs. Jane Weeks Gardiner. Pam is formerly our secretary at the Music Department. She can be reached at ext. 7536.

If you are interested in receiving the MU Today, Methodist University's quarterly magazine, at home please email your request, and home address to

Methodist University Faculty and Staff who work closely with students are encouraged to log in to Monarch Connections, the new online alumni directory. You can look up a former student's address, phone, and e-mail and correspond with them, and view their Class Notes and Mentor Profiles. You can also search our alumni by class year, state, and other criteria. Monarch Connections is offered in a secure, password-protected environment. To set up your account, call Lauren Wike at ext. 7167.

Please consider making a gift to the Restoring the Classics Campaign. Every dollar raised will fund the restoration of our four oldest residence halls, Cumberland, Sanford, Garber and Weaver. Click here to see how it is going.

Congratulations to Mr. Michael Martin, our Director of Choral Activities, and to his wife, for their newly born daughter, Meredith Deborah! She was born at 6:03 pm last May 16, 7lbs and 1.1 oz, 21 in. Her picture is attached! We have received several well wishes from the Methodist community and are particu-larly moved by how people are so eager to reach out to us! Feel free to share the news!

The Bookstore will be closed for its annual inventory on Monday, June 23rd and will reopen on Monday, June 30th sometime in the afternoon, once the auditors have finished and all reports completed. Please plan your shopping needs accordingly because once the doors close on Monday, we can't ring up any sales until we have totally completed our inventory. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Nimocks Fitness Center

Summer hours of operation:
Monday - Friday 8 AM - 8 PM
Saturday 12 PM - 8 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 8 PM
Please ask the Fitness Center attendant if you have any question or need any assistance.
Nimocks Fitness Center welcome desk 910-630-7440

Library News

Library Competency Classes
Monday, July 7 - 11:00 AM
Wednesday, July 16 - 6:00 PM

Happy Birthday (Known birthdays)

June

27 Kevin Fields, Peggy Hinson
28 Ronnie Martin, Katherine Schuber
29 Al Stratta
30 Tomecia Sobers

July

1 Danny Cunningham, Penny Jacobs
2 Deborah Morris, Julia Norem
6 Rubiela Chopper
7 Lynn Clark
9 Charles Biney
10 Carl Douglas, Sr., Edwina Horne
11 Margaret Folsom
13 Linda Schafer
14 Shirley McLaughlin
15 Kirbie Britt
16 Doretha Generette, James Mitchell
17 Boyd Parsons, Darlene Singleton
18 Michael Christie, Thomas Miller
20 Sharron Sypult
22 Ron Quenga
23 Francis Barragan, Willie Lockett
24 Sara Hanson
25 Melissa Hammon, Paul Joseph
26 Jeannie Benson, Kara Dawson, Larry Smith
27 Linda Gravitt, Mike Safley, Ernest Thomas, Amy Todd
28 Victor Ball, Linda Mason
30 William Brown
31 Gary Auman

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Summer School 2008
Term II June 9-July 3, 2008 (July 4 Holiday)
Term III July 7-August 1, 2008
Term IV (Evening) May 12-July 5, 2008

August 2008
Monday August 11
New Faculty Orientation

Tuesday August 12
New Faculty Orientation

Wednesday August 13
A.M. - Faculty Meeting; P.M. - School Meetings

Thursday August 14
A.M. - Faculty Workshop; P.M. - Department Meetings

Friday August 15
Academic Orientation of New Students
Deans, Department Chairs, IDS 110 Professors, & Freshman Advisors

Sunday August 17
Returning students arrive

Monday August 18
Registration & preparation for classes;
Departmental booths at the Student Fair
All advisors need to be present from 9:00 to 3:00 or post
Adequate hours you will be available to meet your advisees.

Tuesday August 19
Day classes begin!

Friday August 22
Advisee group meetings 11:00am

Tuesday August 26
Last day to drop/add without record

Quote of the Week

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise
than saved by criticism.

- Norman Vincent Peale

Faculty & Staff: Please submit news items to Emily Bilog at by Wednesday for inclusion in Friday's issue.

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