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MAY 2022
MAY 2022
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Colleagues,
Once again, I want to thank each and every member of the faculty and staff for the conclusion of a successful academic year for our students. Your work, in spite of all challenges, made our students’ learning possible. Your support led to their joyful graduation moment on Saturday, May 14.
Among other activities taking place this summer, the search for the next Vice President of Student Affairs has been launched. Thank you once again to Professor Laura McNeil and VP of Enrollment Management and Marketing, Jon Scully, for accepting to co-chair the search committee, to Bevin Peters for supporting the work of the committee, and to all the members of the search committee. The College retained Academic Search to help us with this recruitment effort. Academic Search already met with various campus groups to obtain their input into what we should be seeking in the next VP of Student Affairs. Thank you to everyone who took the time to ask questions or provide insight.
The Office of Student Affairs is a great partner for Academic Affairs in coordinating all the non-academic aspects of our students’ engagement with the College. The role of Student Affairs in the effort to attract, retain, and develop our students is therefore critical, whether students live on campus, commute to Chicopee, or access instruction at one of our off-campus locations or online. We are very grateful for the hard work of our small Student Affairs team and thank everyone who will be involved in the search for the unit’s next leader.
As I mentioned after Commencement, I hope that everyone finds the time to take a break this summer to refresh and rejuvenate. I know how hard everyone in this College works day in and day out and I am grateful for all that you do.
Harry E. Dumay, Ph.D., MBA
President
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT – SENIOR TOAST
On Monday, May 9, 2022, seniors, staff and faculty gathered in the Alumnae Library to kick-off Senior Week with a Senior Toast. Over 100 individuals were in attendance to hear President Harry Dumay provide a welcome address and toast the Class of 2022. Other speakers included Lynn Korza ‘88, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving, Ashley Vanasse ‘11, Vice President of the Alumni Association Board, Liam Medina, Associate Director of the Annual Giving, and Nicholas Taylor ‘22, Senior Class President. A check of $3,053 was presented to Dr. Dumay on behalf of the Class of 2022 and the Alumni Association Board.
Future ElmsNews submission pieces can be shared with the following department contacts:
Academic Affairs - Deb Methe
Admissions - Jenna Stolarik
Athletics - Sean Milbier
Finance - Katie Longley
HR - Cheryl Smith
Marketing - Megan Eischen
Student Affairs - Liz Newland
Institutional Advancement - Lynn Korza
The deadline for submissions is the third Friday of each month.
STUDENT AFFAIRS
2022 Orientation
This year 94 students were nominated by 22 faculty and staff members, the candidate pool was incredible! In the end, 33 students were hired to help with orientation and extended orientation programming. Contact Kyle Hastbacka, 2022 Orientation Coordinator at hastbackak@elms.edu or orientation@elms.edu with any questions.
Exciting future dates:
Blazer Days on June 24 & 25
Come From Away on September 3
Move-in Day on September 4
Elms Essentials on September 5 & 6
COMMENCEMENT EVENTS
During the six weeks leading up to Commencement, the Marketing Department was hard at work designing, writing, proofreading, publicizing, posting, and taking photos for many of the Commencement Week events. Interested in seeing photos from the various Commencement events? You can find them on PhotoShelter using the hyperlinks below. (PhotoShelter is the online storage site Marketing uses to gather photos.)
Graduate and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony photos
Baccalaureate Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Baccalaureate Mass and Blessing of the Hoods
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Honors Convocation
CLICK HERE to view the digital program.
Continuing Education – Off-Campus & Online Senior Celebration
If you were unable to attend this virtual celebration, you can view the recording HERE
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Ukraine Donation Drive – Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who prayed, donated, and participated in the Ukraine donations drive! It has been a huge success and a blessing to our neighbors in need. Elms College, along with the Holyoke Senior Center, collected four full containers of donations, with items ranging from clothing, hygiene products, medical supplies, child care items, and non-perishable foods. Donations will continue to be collected directly at Full Gospel Church in Westfield, MA. It has been encouraging seeing the response of our community and willingness to help during these difficult times in our world.
With blessings and gratitude,
Katerina Levchyk
Class of 2022
HUMAN RESOURCES
Double Retirees – Mariann Ingraham and Cheryl R. Condon!
Congratulations to Jason Murphy who completed his open enrollment elections by 5/11 and won the drawing for a $75 gift card from Amazon!
Congratulations to Regina Tilona who completed her open enrollment elections by 5/13 and won the drawing for a $50 gift card from Amazon!
New Training Program for Elms College - Trainings must be completed by August 1, 2022.
All faculty and staff are asked to complete the following online training course(s):
Prevent Discrimination and Harassment: Faculty & Staff
Prevent Sexual Violence Together
To begin training, follow these steps:
Complete the Registration form.
Enter your first name, last name, and email address and click Register.
You will receive a welcome email with your username and a temporary password.
Follow the link in the email to sign on.
You will be prompted to:
Enter your temporary password
Create a new password
Create and answer a security question
Once you are logged in, be sure to complete all courses assigned to you.
A history of your completed courses is available in “My Completions.” You will also receive an email containing a link to your completion certificate, upon successful completion of the course.
Need Help?
If you have any issues with sign-in or accessing the courses, or if you did not receive your welcome email, visit the Support Portal at portalhelp.ue.org. Or click any Support Portal link on the site. All other questions should be directed to Brianna Woodard at woodardb@elms.edu.
FINANCE UPDATE
Dining Services Announcement
Starting in July, the College will be partnering with a new dining services provider - Aladdin Campus Dining. Aladdin is excited to join the Elms Community. Here are a few things to look forward to:
A student centric and culinary-focused dining program, catering, conferences and concessions that add value to the Elms experience.
The opportunity to partner with a growing and evolving company that has creative ideas and innovative solutions that meet the needs of our community.
An innovative motorized cart that acts as a mini food truck, which can offer various dining concepts at different locations around campus.
A commitment to diversity and inclusion that celebrates people and cultures within the traditions of community and food.
A refresh of the servery and dining hall
New Policy
To provide guidelines for students, faculty, and staff who wish to communicate the positions they support on issues, the College has adopted a Expression, Demonstration and Gathering Policy effective May 4, 2022, which can be found on ElmsConnect.
ST. AUGUSTINE CENTER FOR ETHICS, RELIGION & CULTURE
St. Augustine CERC has officially launched the College's first international, open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal titled Charity in Truth: A Journal of Ethics, Religion, and Culture. Charity in Truth (CiT) is currently open for general submissions, and will announce its first targeted call for papers in late July. CiT aims to publish its first full issue in in November of this year.
CiT encourages scholarship from a broad range of academic disciplines, including philosophy, religion, psychology, law, sociology, business, linguistics, education, science, medicine, anthropology, literature, cultural theory, and ethnic studies. The journal publishes the following types of articles: (1) original research, (2) review, (3) case study, (4) perspective, (5) opinion, (6) commentary, and (7) book review.
Dr. Peter DePergola will serve as CiT's Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor in Ethics; Dr. Michael McGravey will serve as Associate Editor and Section Editor in Religion; and Dr. Tyra Good will serve as Associate Editor and Section Editor in Culture.
Please consider submitting your scholarly work to CiT, and encourage your students and mentees to do the same.
ELMS IN THE NEWS:
April 29, 2022: BusinessWest Daily Blog published a news brief that Matthew Fontaine-Dulude was the Elms College Pitch Contestant at the Grinspoon Live Pitch Competition and was one of the winners! His idea is an app for malls and retail stores that provides location-based ads and deals.
May 5, 2022: Masslive.com published the press release announcing the Elms College commencement ceremony on May 14, at which Francis Kirley is the commencement speaker, and honorary degrees will be given to Karen Keating Ansara and Sr. Maureen Kervick.
May 6, 2022: Healthcare News and Notes blog published the press release announcing the Elms College commencement ceremony on May 14, at which Francis Kirley is the commencement speaker, and honorary degrees will be given to Karen Keating Ansara and Sr. Maureen Kervick.
May 6, 2022: BusinessWest Daily News blog published the press release announcing the Elms College commencement ceremony on May 14, at which Francis Kirley is the commencement speaker, and honorary degrees will be given to Karen Keating Ansara and Sr. Maureen Kervick.
May 7, 2022: Masslive.com published an article that Elms College MBA alum, Nicholas Cocchi, was named UNICO's person of the year. The article mentioned that he helped an employee of the sheriff department receive a high school diploma and that person is on track to earn her bachelor's degree in social work at Elms next spring.
May 9, 2022: wwlp.com published a webpage with the list of local college commencements including the Elms College commencement on May 14.
May 12, 2022: Western Mass News aired a story about the Springfield School system hiring more diverse teachers. The story mentions Elms College as one of the local colleges helping paraprofessionals become licensed teachers.
May 12, 2022: wwlp.com aired a story that the nursing profession is one of the most trusted occupations according to a Gallup poll. The story also mentions that Baystate Health hires nurses from several nursing programs in the area, including the Elms College School of Nursing.
May 14, 2022: masslive.com published an article on their website that Elms College held its 91st Commencement today and conferred over 400 degrees. Also, the May 15 Sunday Republican published this article on the front page of the newspaper.
May 14, 2022: wwlp.com aired a story that Elms College held its 91st Commencement today and conferred over 400 degrees.
May 16, 2022: iobserve.org published an article on their website that Elms College held its 91st Commencement on May 14 and conferred over 400 degrees. Also, this story will be aired on an upcoming edition of Real to Reel, the weekly TV program of the Diocese of Springfield.
May 18, 2022: The Chester Telegraph in Chester, VT published an article that a student made the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester.
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