According to Fred J. Haupt, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Mount Union College, the construction phase will begin immediately at the site of the former President's Home. The former home was razed last summer due to concerns by the College's Board of Trustees that the building was not sufficient to meet the long-term needs of the institution and its structural soundness.

ALLIANCE, Ohio - A reception honoring Dr. Faye Hollaway, professor of chemistry, Dr. Lewis Phelps, professor of music, and Dr. Angela Zumbar, professor of Spanish, is scheduled for Saturday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Crandall Gallery on the Mount Union College campus.

ALLIANCE, Ohio - Dr. Saundra Tracy, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, recently announced the promotion and/or tenure of ten faculty members at Mount Union College.

ALLIANCE, Ohio - Dr. John Kirchmeyer, director of Computer Information Services (CIS) at Mount Union College, recently gave a presentation at the Fourth Annual Microsoft Higher Education CIO Summit April 17-19.

Brasher will travel to Ukraine to teach at three universities: Solomon University in Kiev and L'viv Theological Academy and L'viv State University in L'viv. She will offer model courses at the institutions that address the topic "The Contributions of Religion to the Development of Western Civilization," and that demonstrate the importance of knowing the history of religious ideas and traditions in order to develop a viable understanding of Western development.

Olin-Hitt will assume his new role in June and will work closely with Dr. Saundra Tracy, the current vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, who was recently named the 12th president of Alma College. Dr. Tracy begins her duties at Alma July 1.

The golf scramble, with both junior and senior divisions, is open to all Mount Union alumni, friends and their guests. Cost for the scramble, which features a shotgun start, is $60 and includes a luncheon with current and former coaches at 11:30 a.m., 18 holes of golf, a cart and a steak fry at 6 p.m. For those wishing only to attend the post-scramble reception and steak fry, the cost is $25.