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Having trouble viewing this email?Click here PLEDGE YIK YAK TRAINING FEATURED EVENTS FACULTY AND STAFF STUDENTS CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS GRINNELL.EDU ADMISSION ALUMNI ATHLETICS CAMPUS KUDOS COLLEGE BOOKSTORE COLLEGE POLICIES FAULCONER GALLERY GRINNELLIANS AT A GLANCE THE POLICY CORNER SCARLET & BLACK WELLNESS $1 Million Pledge by Alumni for New College Learning Spaces A $1 million pledge from Karen Van Dusen '77 and Joel Spiegel '78 will support the College's new humanities and social studies complex. Van Dusen and Spiegel, a Grinnell College trustee, have made the largest pledge to date for a longterm plan to improve the College's academic spaces. The College expects to launch a public campaign next year to raise $20 million for the project, which includes a major renovation of Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH) and Carnegie Hall. Yik Yak Blocked from College Servers Starting Today In light of continuing incidents and personal attacks on the social media app Yik Yak including instances of racism, victimblaming, and anonymous allegations by close of business today, Tuesday, May 5, ITS will permanently block the app from all College servers. Once in place, users will be unable to access Yik Yak via College wifi or networked devices. Vice President for Communications Jim Reische and Title IX Coordinator Angela Voos initiated the block after discussions with President Raynard Kington, Dean Michael Latham, and Grinnell police chief Dennis Reilly. The action was taken in response to concerns from students, faculty, and staff about the harm being done to individual students through anonymous attacks. The College does not have the power to block users from accessing Yik Yak via their personal mobile networks. Nor will blocking Yik Yak fix the underlying problem of repeated hateful behavior. But as an important first step, the College will no longer support access to an app that has shown itself to have a corrosive influence on this campus, and which has facilitated damaging attacks on members of our community. Work Smarter: Use GrinnellShare Learn about the benefits of using GrinnellShare . Additional GrinnellShare training sessions have been posted on the Human Resource Training site . The sessions that are available are listed below and should be taken in the following order:

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    PLEDGE

    YIKYAK

    TRAINING

    FEATUREDEVENTS

    FACULTYANDSTAFF

    STUDENTS

    CALENDARHIGHLIGHTS

    GRINNELL.EDU

    ADMISSION

    ALUMNI

    ATHLETICS

    CAMPUSKUDOS

    COLLEGEBOOKSTORE

    COLLEGEPOLICIES

    FAULCONERGALLERY

    GRINNELLIANSATAGLANCE

    THEPOLICYCORNER

    SCARLET&BLACK

    WELLNESS

    $1MillionPledgebyAlumniforNewCollegeLearningSpacesA$1millionpledgefromKarenVanDusen'77andJoelSpiegel'78willsupporttheCollege'snewhumanitiesandsocialstudiescomplex.VanDusenandSpiegel,aGrinnellCollegetrustee,havemadethelargestpledgetodateforalongtermplantoimprovetheCollege'sacademicspaces.TheCollegeexpectstolaunchapubliccampaignnextyeartoraise$20millionfortheproject,whichincludesamajorrenovationofAlumniRecitationHall(ARH)andCarnegieHall.

    YikYakBlockedfromCollegeServersStartingTodayInlightofcontinuingincidentsandpersonalattacksonthesocialmediaappYikYakincludinginstancesofracism,victimblaming,andanonymousallegationsbycloseofbusinesstoday,Tuesday,May5,ITSwillpermanentlyblocktheappfromallCollegeservers.Onceinplace,userswillbeunabletoaccessYikYakviaCollegewifiornetworkeddevices.

    VicePresidentforCommunicationsJimReischeandTitleIXCoordinatorAngelaVoosinitiatedtheblockafterdiscussionswithPresidentRaynardKington,DeanMichaelLatham,andGrinnellpolicechiefDennisReilly.Theactionwastakeninresponsetoconcernsfromstudents,faculty,andstaffabouttheharmbeingdonetoindividualstudentsthroughanonymousattacks.

    TheCollegedoesnothavethepowertoblockusersfromaccessingYikYakviatheirpersonalmobilenetworks.NorwillblockingYikYakfixtheunderlyingproblemofrepeatedhatefulbehavior.Butasanimportantfirststep,theCollegewillnolongersupportaccesstoanappthathasshownitselftohaveacorrosiveinfluenceonthiscampus,andwhichhasfacilitateddamagingattacksonmembersofourcommunity.

    WorkSmarter:UseGrinnellShareLearnaboutthebenefitsofusingGrinnellShare.AdditionalGrinnellSharetrainingsessionshavebeenpostedontheHumanResourceTrainingsite.Thesessionsthatareavailablearelistedbelowandshouldbetakeninthefollowingorder:

  • May8Secondsemesterclassesend

    May18Commencement10a.m.Monday

    CampusMemoArchivesCatchupontheCampusMemo.

    CampusMemoSubmissionProcessLearnhowtheCampusMemosubmissionprocessworks.

    IntrotoGrinnellShare,part1IntrotoGrinnellShare,part2ManagingSites:ListsandLibrariesManagingSites:SettingupWebsitesGrinnellShareWorkflowTrainingGrinnellShareWorkSessionIndividualswhoaredevelopingsitesorworkflowscancomeandworkonthemintheForumTrainingRoomwherehelpwillbeimmediatelyavailable.

    WhatcanyoudowithGrinnellShare?

    Editandupdatecontent.Collaborateondocumentssimultaneouslywithmultipleeditors.Buildworkflowstoautomateprocesses.

    InformationTechnologyServiceswouldliketoencourageallmembersofcampustoattendthetrainingsessionsinordertobegintakingadvantageofallthatGrinnellShareoffers.

    TapiasSelectedforLeadershipAcademyMariaTapias,associatedeanofGrinnellCollege,isoneof28midleveladministratorsinhighereducationnationwideselectedbytheCouncilofIndependentCollegestoparticipateinayearlongSeniorLeadershipAcademy.Theprogram,whichisforadministratorsinhighereducationwhoarenominatedbytheirinstitutions,isdesignedtoprepareprospectiveleaderstoassumepositionsasthechiefofficersinhighereducation.Asaprogramparticipant,TapiaswillhonehercampusleadershipskillsbydevelopingaprofessionalexperienceplanandattendingtwoseminarsheldintheWashington,D.C.,area.

    Summerfest:SavetheDateJune6,2015GrinnellCollegewillhostadaylongcelebrationoflearninganddiscoveryatthefirsteverSummerfestonSaturday,June6.FeaturingPyrotechniq,Chicago'spremierefireperformancetroupe,thecampuswillcomealivewithfamilyfun,food,entertainment,art,facultylecturesandworkshops,science,music,andmore.Admissionisfree.LearnmoreaboutSummerfest.Invitefamilyandfriendsusing

  • Facebook.

    ChallengingHeightsBookSaleFriday,May810:30a.m.6:30p.m.,JoeRosenfield'25Center,Lobby

    CelebratethelastdayofclassesbyhelpingfundtheeducationofchildrenrescuedfromslaveryinGhana.StudentsatChallengingHeights'HovdeHouseinGhanamadethebooks,asaresultofafellowshipwithTillyWooward,curatorofacademicandcommunityoutreach,fundedbytheGrinnellPrize.Proceedswillgotosupportthestudents'education.Booksare$5minimum,andpeopleareencouragedtogivemore,iftheyareable.ThesaleiscosponsoredbyFaulconerGallery,theStudentGovernmentAssociation,andtheGrinnellPrize.

    PeanutButterExtravangazaandSneakPeekforStudentsTuesday,May12Noon,BucksbaumCenterfortheArts,FaulconerGalleryandRotunda

    TheFriendsofFaulconerGallerywillservepeanutbutterandothertreatstostudentstohelpthemgetthroughfinals'week.

    CallforSummerfestAmbassadorsAmbassadorsareneededtohelphostthefirsteverSummerfestonSaturday,June6.IfyouareinterestedinservingasanAmbassadoratSummerfest,pleaseemailcommunityenhance@grinnell.eduorcallext.3500.Ambassadorswillassistwithgreetingourcampusvisitors,monitoringworkshops,staffingtheinformationalbooth,andavarietyofotherduties.

    MeetingtoDiscussCentralParkDesignPlansWednesday,May6Noon,RosenfieldCenter,Room101KellyJohnsonRose,directorofGrinnell'sParksandRecreationDepartment,willdiscusstheprojecttodevelopadesignfortheimprovementofCentralPark.

    ServeonaCommitteetoRenovateBaileyParkTheGrinnellParksandRecreationboardislookingforcommunitymemberstoserveonacommitteetohelpplan,develop,andraisemoneyforBaileyParkrenovations.Formoreinformation,contactParksandRecreationat6412362320.Employee&FamilyResourcesNewsletterOffersEasyTipstoSaveMoneyTrickyourselfintosavingmoney.ReadtipsforsavingintheEmployee&FamilyResource(EFR)newsletter.LearnmoreaboutEFRthroughorientationwebinars.MarkYourCalendarsforStaffRecognitionBrunchTheeventwillbeheldat8:30a.m.Wednesday,May20attheRosenfieldCenterMarketplace.FacultyNewsDigestEmployeesontheMove

  • StudentAmbassadorsTheStudentGovernmentAssociation,StudentAlumniCouncil,andtheOfficeofDevelopmentandAlumniRelationsarepleasedtoannouncetheclassambassadorsforthe201516academicyear:

    2018:IfetayoOlutosinandYuanWang2017:NoahSebek,JessieYang,andT.J.Jones2016:AlexOdomandFatuDram

    [email protected],[email protected],orseniorca@grinnell.edu.ManythanksaswelltoourretiringclassambassadorsHayesGardner'15,FabiolaBarral'15,NicoleAlbrecht'16,DixonRomeo'16,andCourtneyPetersen'18.

    Seniors:CapsandGownsNowAvailableinCollegeBookstoreCapsandgownsarenowavailableattheCollegeBookstore.Thebookstorehasallsizesinstock.Sizingisdonebyheight,andtherearesamplestotryon.Thecostforthesetofcap,gown,andtasselis$30.Componentscanbepurchasedseparately.CapsandgownswillbeavailableuntilCommencementday,May18.Eachgownismadefromapproximately28postconsumerplasticbottles.Thatmeansforthe2015graduatingclass,asmanyas11,200bottlesaredivertedfromthelandfill.Plus,thebookstorewillcollectgownsaftercommencementtobereturnedtothefactorytoberepurposedorreprocessedintonewproducts.CommencementhoursfortheCollegeBookstoreare10a.m.5p.m.onSaturdaysandnoon5p.m.onSundays.ThehoursonCommencementdaywillbefrom8:30a.m.5p.m.

    March23May171954:AftertheKoreanWar:PhotographsbyCliffStrovers

    April3Aug.2AgainstReason:Anti/EnlightmentPrintsbyCallot,Hogarth,Piranesi,andGoya

  • April10May3BAX(BachelorofArtsExhibition)

    May4May15MarthaOrletShowPaperCurtainsTuesday,May5PercussionEnsembleandSteelBand7:30p.m.,BucksbaumCenterfortheArts,SebringLewisHallWatsonFellowshipInfoSession8p.m.,AlumniRecitationHall,Room120Wednesday,May6FulbrightETAInformationSession7p.m.,AlumniRecitationHall,Room120ElectronicMusicConcert7:30p.m.,BucksbaumCenterfortheArts,SebringLewisHallFulbrightStudy/ResearchGrantInfo8p.m.,AlumniRecitationHall,Room120Thursday,May7TheGrinnellReviewReading8p.m.,RosenfieldCenter,Room101Friday,May8SGAFilm:Superbad9p.m.,HarrisCenterCinemaBambounou//ThemFlavorsConcert9p.m.,MainHallGardnerLoungeSaturday,May9Clothing/StuffSwapandDumpNoon,RosenfieldCenter,2ndFloorLobby

    Eventsarecurrentasof05.05.15Pleaseconsultthecalendarforupdates.

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