By March 31, all Macalester students, faculty and staff should have access to Google Apps e-mail accounts
by Amy Ledig in News
The switch from Oracle Collaboration Suite to Google Applications for Education has been accelerated from occurring within the calendar year to happening within the next few days, Associate Vice President of ITS Jerry Sanders said Wednesday. ITS plans to have everyone signed up and using Google Apps by March 31.
by Matt Day in News
Big things are on the horizon for Macalester's Board of Trustees.
At its May meeting the Board will announce a permanent successor to Jeffrey Larson, who stepped down as Board chair in August. The Rev. Timothy Hart-Andersen is currently serving as interim chair.
by Amy Ledig in News
It is uncertain whether Macalester will file charges against the college employee who stole $20,860 from the college over a nine-month period, Director of College Relations Doug Stone said.
Stone was unable to provide any more details about the current status of the investigation.
by Annie Flanagan in News
The Institute for Global Citizenship's national advisory board met for the first time on campus since its creation in 2005. The small, closed meeting consisted of a "getting to know each other" session for the seven or eight board members present and a student showcase, said Ahmed Samatar, dean of the institute.
by Zac Farber in News
After philanthropist Shelby M.C. Davis officially announced his $13.5 million donation to Macalester students who graduated from United World Colleges last week, Macalester awarded him an honorary degree for his generosity to the 93 mostly international Macalester students, who hail from the 12 UWC secondary schools sprinkled around the globe.
by Amy Lieberman in News
Working under Macalester College Student Government's External Relations Committee, students hosted the first-ever Facilities Management appreciation day on Thursday morning.
MCSG Vice President Brian Stephenson, who spearheaded the event, said approximately 40 facilities management workers and 15 students schmoozed over a Continental breakfast and cups of coffee while the Sirens serenaded the crowd with a 15-minute set.
by Tressa Versteeg in News
The effects of an increasingly paperless world have trickled into almost every facet of life, including how and what people remember. The online world reigns supreme, and networking kings like Facebook and MySpace have been the demise of the yearbook, a former legacy of the physical world.
by Matt Day in News
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, one of the two remaining Democratic-Farmer-Labor senatorial candidates along with Al Franken, won the precinct caucus on the Macalester campus Feb. 5. A St. Thomas Professor, Nelson-Pallmeyer spoke with The Mac Weekly March 6.
Nelson-Pallmeyer makes references in the interview to his former opponent Mike Ciresi, who dropped out of the race March 10.
by David Seitz in News
Noting the scarcity of clear information about sexual assault prevention available to students, the student organization Feminists in Action-Students Together Against Rape and Sexual Assault is working across campus to strengthen preventive outreach and programming.
by Anna Rockne in News
Last Thursday the marble halls of the State Capitol were filled with groups vying for lawmakers' attention as they held sessions to pass a billion dollar bonding bill in response to the state budget deficit.
Among the school counselors and volunteer firefighters was a group of about two- dozen Macalester students, staff and faculty participating in Day at the Capitol, an annual lobbying event where students across the state ask lawmakers to continue their support of the State Grant program.
by Anna Waugh in News
The EcoHouse has made its way through the news circuit this year as a real life model for green living and community. The four students who have lived in EcoHouse this year have helped to shape its mission, and served as examples for those who will come after them.
