ROCKY NOW Vol.2 Issue 2
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February 2008
Rocky Now: Keeping our friends and supporters informed about what’s new and exciting at Rocky Mountain College
It’s all about our students Before this student finished her business degree she was already in business, thanks to the RMC internship program. Erin Bruner savored a variety of college classes before she declared her major in her third semester at Rocky Mountain College. She chose business because after sampling those classes, she enjoyed them most. The only problem Erin had was PHOTO/DAVE M.SHUMWAY, RMC being able to Erin Bruner checks on progress of the stay in college construction of BIN 119, a new business while working she developed as an RMC intern. full time at the Montana Brewing Company. Fortunately, RMC professors were willing to work with her on an internship that accomplished a couple major goals. First, she came up with an idea to open a new business, and second, by developing her business, she could earn enough credits to graduate. Erin’s plan began when she convinced her employers a wine bar was a feasible adjunct to the restaurant and bar they already owned. Erin developed a partnership structure, bank financing plans, marketing plans and the design for BIN 119 Kitchen and Wine Bar. She is writing a paper on the entire experience. “If I would not have been able to do that, I probably would have had to drop out of Rocky so that I could pursue this great opportunity. Luckily, Rocky and its faculty have been working with me and my exceptional situation,” she said. The fact that RMC gives students the opportunity to intern for up to 15 credits “is fantastic. I could not have graduated without this policy,” Erin added.
RMC alumnus, Chris Bingley, named new vice president for development The 99th Annual Candlelight Dinner, celebrating the first meal ever eaten on the campus of Rocky Mountain College, will be a special occasion for more than one reason on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at 5:30 p.m., in the McDonald Commons. Chris Bingley, RMC ‘96, will be presented with the RMC Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement Award. Bingley will also be welcomed as the new vice president for development. President Michael Mace made the announcement to the campus community that on March 1, 2008, Bingley will be joining the College. Bingley attended Rocky from 1991 Chris Bingley, RMC ‘96, will join the College as new vice president for to 1996 and majored in English Education. Chris is currently vice pres- development. ident of annual giving and advancement services at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. Chris and his wife, Tonya, are looking forward to their move to Billings with their three young children.
Lisa Browning honored as one of area’s Outstanding “40 under 40” Leaders Rocky Mountain College has been notified that RMC Vice President Lisa Browning is recognized as one of the Billings area’s 40-under-40 Outstanding People for 2008. “The College is fortunate to have excellent experience on its staff, and our vice president for enrollment services is one of those educated and energetic people who has helped make RMC a premier institution of higher learning,” said RMC President Michael Mace. This is the second consecutive year that an RMC administrator was selected. Last year,
PHOTO/DAVE SHUMWAY, RMC
Lisa Browning
RMC Director of Development Shari VanDelinder was selected for the award.
Actor-playwright Doug Sheehan visits with RMC theatre students Doug Sheehan, a playwright who lives in Wyoming, but is best known for his career as a “General Hospital” and “Knots Landing” star, visited Rocky Mountain College Feb. 6. He talked with RMC theater students in Losekamp Hall. “It was great to have an actor who has earned his daily bread sharing stories of the toil and rewards of his career with our students,” said Gerry Roe, RMC professor of theatre. Sheehan’s visit was a collaboration of the development office and the theatre department. “Doug has offered to help us with some other projects, possibly theatre camps and conferences,” said Shari VanDelinder, DAVE M. SHUMWAY, RMC
Doug Sheehan, left, gestures while discussing his acting career with RMC theatre students.
RMC director of development. Sheehan performed in “Twelfth Night” and “Troilus and Cressida” as part of the Old Globe National Shakespeare Festival in San Diego. He began his TV career as Joe Kelly on “General Hospital” and won two Soap Opera Digest Readers’ Poll Awards during his three-year (1979-82) stint. From 1983 to 1987, he played schemer Ben Gibson on “Knots Landing,” then was Brian Harper on the NBC series “Day by Day” from 1988 to 1989 and appeared on the UPN sitcom “Clueless” from 1997 to 1999. He appeared in many TV movies, including “Stranger in My Bed” (1987); “In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders” (1988); “Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501” (1990); “A Mom for Christmas” (1990); and “Columbo: It’s All in the Game” (1993).
The new Rocky Mountain College brand will be consistent and compelling Rocky Mountain College’s reputation for excellence ranks among our greatest assets, which makes protecting and enhancing this asset among its most important tasks. That means how we communicate is vital, and that we do so in a manner that is consistent and compelling. To help with that task RMC President Michael Mace announced earlier this year that we would create a new RMC Brand Standards Guide. It’s more than a document. It is a guide to help express ourselves to our constituencies in a coherent and recognizable way. We are proud now to be using a new Rocky Mountain College logo which features a mountain range, specifically the Granite Peak region, which is a favorite destination for so many of us. The logo is the primary brand mark. The RMC college seal has not, nor will it ever, change. It is used on all formal and historic representations from presidential documents to diplomas. As part of the overhaul of our brand and style guide, the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bear logo has been freshened up. This was neither an expensive nor extensive revision. The new bear has a visual connection to the old bear, but with a more contemporary flair -- simpler, more aggressive, colorful and modern. The new bear, with the lettering adopted from the new brand standards guide, comes in several variations so the athletic department may choose from one of 12 styles to fit requirements for caps, shirts, signs, etc. This will not mean everything is changed immediately. Changes will be made incrementally as budgets allow. The new logo also is high resolution for better reproduction. The change will mean a long overdue change to use of “Battlin’ Bears” for all sports teams. These changes are currently being introduced, so watch for the new logo (it’s prominent on this newsletter, for example) and for the new bear. The brand standards guide is available online for the campus community to consult when they have questions about how RMC can best present itself. The new college logos are also online for everyone to access and they are easily downloaded.
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