The Yellow Sheet 2001February 8, 2001 | Volume 33, Number 15

News & Announcements

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• Feb. 9 -- Donna Westphal, 1 Corinthians 13: 1-7;
• Feb. 11 -- 6th Sunday after the Epiphany, Chaplain Linda Roal;
• Feb. 12 -- Brother John from the Taize community in France;
• Feb. 13 -- Hank Toutain, Luke 4: 16-21;
• Feb. 14 -- Morning Praise, Luke 11: 37-52;
• Feb. 15 -- Phil Bryant, Jeremiah 22: 13-17;
• Feb. 16 -- Florence Amamoto, Colossians 3: 12-16; and
• Feb. 18 -- 7th Sunday after the Epiphany, Chaplain Brian Johnson.

Cancer Support Group Meeting... The Campus Cancer Support Group will meet at noon Feb. 14 in the Leadholm Room in the Campus Center. Bring a lunch and join the discussion.

Talk Shop... Laura Behling (English) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2000-01 academic year at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Interpretive Center. Her talk is titled "'The secret stories of rickets': Anatomy, Dissection, and Modern American Literature." Feel free to arrive any time after 4:15 p.m. The abstract for this and future talks may be viewed on the Gustavus Web, under the Events/Faculty Shop Talks link.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST:

KUDOS:

Faculty and Alumnus Nominated for Book Awards... Coming Back to the Body, a collection of poetry by Joyce Sutphen (English), and Eccentric Islands by Bill Holm ('65) are among the recently announced nominations for the 2001 Minnesota Book Awards. Winners in each of the 10 categories will be named at the 13th Annual Minnesota Book Awards ceremony April 20 at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. The program is free and open to the public and will air live on Twin Cities Public Television beginning at 8 p.m.

Laura Behling, English, had her book, The Masculine Woman in America, 1890-1935, published by the University of Illinois Press in January.

Ellis Bell, biochemistry, has had an article accepted for publication by Nature in its "Nature Reviews" series. The article, titled "The Future of Education in the Molecular Life Sciences," will appear in the upcoming edition of Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

Nancy Hanway, modern foreign languages and literatures/Spanish, published a short story, "The Death Collection," in the recent issue of Washington Square, a literary journal of New York University.

Craig Johnson, church relations, will present information regarding ELCA colleges and the value of Lutheran higher education at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza Feb. 11 in association with the Church Relations Directors Conference Feb. 8-10 in San Diego, CA. There will be over 700 youth leaders in attendance.

David Koppenhaver, education, and a colleague at the University of New Hampshire, Karen Erickson, received the Don Johnston Literacy Lectureship Award for career contributions to literacy in people with disabilities at the 10th Symposium on Literacy and Disabilities in Research, held Feb. 1-3 in Triangle Park, NC. Koppenhaver and Erickson delivered a keynote address, "Our ZYX's," and a plenary workshop, "This Much We Know Is True."

Douglas Nimmo, music, recently completed a Midwest tour with the 70-member Gustavus Band, performing 10 concerts in MN, IA, and WI, culminating with the band's home concert Feb. 4 in Christ Chapel. Steve Wright, music, performed with the Gustavus Band as trumpet soloist on his own composition, Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Orchestra.

NEW FACES:

New Faculty
Barbara Champlin, Nursing
Harry Dunscombe, Music
Jeanne Flaherty-Gonzalez, Spanish
Stephanie Johnson, Psychology
Sarah Erickson Lume, Music
Colleen Ryan, Nursing
Craig Woodward, Economics and Management

New Support Staff
Nancy Schultz, Custodial

POSITION OPENINGS:

Head Resident in the Office of Residential Life

CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH:

Preaching in Congregations... Mark Granquist (religion) will preach Feb. 11 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Welch. This program is coordinated by the Office of Church Relations.

Retreats... The Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Retreat Center, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, will host retreats for Vision of Glory Lutheran Church, Plymouth, and St. James Lutheran Church, Crystal, Feb. 9-10.

Gustavus Youth Outreach scheduled for Feb. 10-11 includes Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Duluth. This program, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, consists of student team members who develop relational youth ministry programs in congregations, including leading lock-ins, family night programs, and church services.

IN THE MEDIA:

• A Feb. 3 Mankato Free Press article, titled "Patching together a message," featured quilts made for residents in tornado-stricken Granite Falls. Janet Hamilton of the Gustavus Book Mark masterminded the project. The page 1A article was accompanied by a photograph of some of the quilts and included the Book Mark's Kerri Anderson.
• A Feb. 1 Denver Post photograph of a Colorado senator applauding the Gustavus Choir after it sang 2 songs for the Senate's morning prayer on Jan. 31. The photo appeared on page 14A.
• A Jan. 30 Rochester Post-Bulletin article featured Coach Mark Hanson. The page 5D story was titled "Dodge Center native found a fit with coaching" and was accompanied by a photograph.

PLUGS:

For Rent: A house on the Caribbean available May 1-Oct. 30, 2001 for adults only. Asking $1000 per month or $400 per week. Call Richard Elvee at 011-52-987-10464.

For Sale: Kawaii console piano purchased to replace a piano destroyed by the tornado. Covered by warranty. Call Bob Esbjornson after Feb. 15 at 931-4643.

For Sale: Yakima roof rack with locking posts, channel, and support arm for 1 bike, as well as a cable lock; fits cars with rain gutters (including older Subaru models). Asking $75. (The cost of a new one is more than $200.)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

To add or change items on the calendar, please fill out and submit a College Calendar event form. View the entire College Calendar online.