MARYGROVE TO WELCOME 8TH PRESIDENT
On July 1, 2006, David J. Fike, Ph.D., takes the office of president of
Marygrove College. Board of Trustee President Joyce Hayes-Giles made the
announcement of the board’s selection on March 20th.
Dr. Fike has served as Marygrove’s provost since August 1, 2005, and will become only the 8th president in the College’s 79-year history, succeeding Dr. Glenda Price who served for eight years. [More]
TRAVEL TO IRELAND, ALASKA, ITALY, FRANCE
AND TORONTO WITH MARYGROVE ALUMNI
The Office of Alumni Relations has partnered with Collette Vacations,
a leader in the travel industry, to offer exclusive, one-of-a-kind tours
with first-class accommodations at an exceptional value to Marygrove College
students, faculty, alumni and their family and friends. Space for each
trip is limited and registrations are accepted on a first-come basis.
When possible, we will include a member of the faculty and/or staff who
will provide their expertise in the area of the world we visit. Special
accommodations can be made for people who need a departure city other
than Detroit. [More]
MARYGROVE COLLEGE WELCOMES CHARLES JOHNSON
AS 18TH CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN AUTHOR APRIL 7
Marygrove
College hosts award-winning author Charles Johnson for a reading and book
signing on Friday, April 7, 2006, at 8:00 p.m. in the Madame Cadillac
Building. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Charles Johnson is the 18th writer to present his works at the annual Bauder Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series. He is an acclaimed novelist, short story writer, essayist and cartoonist. [More]
NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED FOR DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI AWARDS
Marygrove College and the Alumni Association are accepting nominations
for the Distinguished Alumni Awards. These awards have been established
to recognize and honor alumni who have distinguished themselves and their
alma mater. Nominations are due by May 31, 2006. [More]
FOUR MUSTANG STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN NATIONAL HONORS
The
Marygrove College men's and women's basketball teams did not win the big
trophy in their respective USCAA National Tournaments earlier this month.
However, they did not come home empty-handed as four Mustang student-athletes
received post-season honors at the USCAA's All-American Banquet held on
Tuesday, March 7, in Tulsa, OK. [More]
PURCHASE GREAT ITEMS AT THE HOME ECONOMICS SALE TO SUPPORT IHM
- SO BHEAS CLUB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Seventy-five years of accumulated items from the Home Economics/Human
Ecology Department are on sale! Items are from the Food Science, Meal
Management and the Home Management Residence. Pots, pans, linens, dinnerware
and many other fine items are on sale to support the IHM-So Bheas Club
Memorial Scholarship Fund. Come now before everything is gone!. [More]
MARYGROVE EXPANDS ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OFFERINGS FOR TEACHERS
We are proud to announce three online courses for three semester hours
of graduate credit offered in partnership with Teachscape, a premier online
professional development provider for K-12 educators:
• Foundations of Reading (for teachers grades K-6)
• Fundamentals of Mathematics (for teachers grades 2-6)
• Instructional Strategies to Improve Student Learning (for teachers
grades K-12) [More]
HELP RECRUIT STUDENTS TO MARYGROVE AND THEY
RECEIVE SPECIAL BENEFITS!
Alumni who care about the future of their alma mater can help the Marygrove
Alumni Recruiting Students (MARS) committee and the Office of Admissions
by identifying potential Marygrove students for the Fall 2006 class. If
you refer a student to Marygrove, he or she will have the $25 application
fee waived and, if admitted and enrolled, a $250 gift card for books will
be awarded to be used at the College Bookstore. [More]
MARYGROVE ESTABLISHES INSTITUTE FOR ARTS-INFUSED EDUCATION & APPOINTS
MARY LOU GREENE AS DIRECTOR
Marygrove College has formed The Institute for Arts-Infused Education
and appointed Mary Lou Greene as its director. Through a three-year grant
of $750,000 by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the 3M Foundation,
Marygrove established the Institute to improve learning for kindergarten
through 12th grade students. [More]
MARYGROVE COLLEGE OPENS CENTER FOR ECONOMIC
EDUCATION
Marygrove College established the Center for Economic Education (CEE),
affiliated with the Michigan Council on Economic Education. This formal
academic and administrative unit is established to promote economic literacy.
[More]
HELP BEAUTIFY MARYGROVE'S CAMPUS
Saturday, May 6, 2006; 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Spend the morning working alongside Marygrove alumni, faculty, staff and students to spruce up the campus for Dr. Price’s retirement party on May 9 and graduation on May 13. We will clean out flower beds, plant LOTS of flowers, rake leaves and grass, and pick up trash. Anyone who had the opportunity to come to campus last summer knows firsthand what a difference these few hours of work make. The flowers last year were exceptional and the grounds looked better than ever. [More]
MARYGROVE
TO HOST "FOCAL POINT" - A VIDEO STUDY WORKSHOP, JUNE 19-23,
2006
DAFT, (Digital Arts, Film & Television), is conducting an intensive
week of "hands-on" video study for adults and mature high school
students, called Focal Point, on the Marygrove campus, June 19-23, 2006.
In the workshop, students will have an opportunity to work with video
from conception to finished product in one week, as the course covers
camera operation, script writing, storyboarding, special effects and non-linear
editing. [More]
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Trouble is, we need to hear from you about the goings on in your life:
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Tell us what you’re doing and we’ll pass that along to the Marygrove community. Here’s a short form to help you. You can also give us this information online at Stay in Touch/Class Notes Form.
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