The Yellow Sheet 2003January 9, 2003 | Volume 35, Number 14

News & Announcements

Mileage Rate Change... Effective Jan. 1, the standard business mileage rate is 36 cents per mile (down from 36.5 cents). The rate, established by the IRS, is used to determine how much an employee's travel expenses (when using his or her own car) are deemed substantiated when the employer provides a mileage allowance under a reimbursement or other expense allowance arrangement.

Computer Operations Manager Named... David Maas of St. Peter has accepted the position of Manager of Computer Operations in the Administrative Computing Center. Maas joined Gustavus on Jan. 2. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Minnesota State University, Mankato and was formerly employed by Onan.

Sign up for Feb. Health Screening... All Gustavus employees and spouses are invited to participate in the 2003 Health Screening. The free screening will be available Feb. 3-7 and Feb. 10-14 at St. Peter Community Hospital. Screening times are from 6:30-8:30 a.m. Thirty minutes of release time will be permitted. This private and confidential screening will include a blood pressure check and the collection of a small amount of blood. Individual results will be sent directly to participants and 1 copy will remain on file at the hospital. Gustavus will not see any individual results. The PSA test is also available for men. Sign up by calling human resources (x7304) between 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:45 p.m. on weekdays. Sponsored by Gustavus Health Promotion.

Apply for a Summer Vocation Workshop... Faculty and administration members are invited to apply for a Center for Vocational Reflection (CVR) sponsored professional development workshop during the summer of 2003. In addition to providing time, space, and resources for participants to consider their own sense of self and calling, the workshop will focus on the relationship of vocation to teaching and learning and on how we can better challenge, guide, and support students in their ongoing vocational journeys. The workshop will be as follows:

• a 3-day opening session June 9-11;
• individual and small-group reading, discussion, and course-development work scheduled independently throughout the summer;
• a 2-day session Aug. 25-26;
• additional opportunities for reflection, discussion, and mutual support throughout the following year, possibly including a part-day event in October 2003 and an informal evening dinner-discussion in February 2004; and
• a 1-day wrap-up session the following summer, June 4.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Chapel Schedule... All are invited to the worship services at 10 a.m. weekdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays in Christ Chapel. The upcoming schedule is as follows:

• Jan. 10 --Taize Morning Prayer;
• Jan. 12 -- 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany, Chaplain Brian Johnson;
• Jan. 13 -- Joyce Sutphen, Mark 4:21-25;
• Jan. 14 -- Mark Granquist, Isaiah 42:1-7;
• Jan. 15 -- Morning Praise;
• Jan. 16 -- Mark Braun, Isaiah 49:1-6;
• Jan. 17 -- Epiphany Hymn Sing; and
• Jan. 19 -- 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany, Chaplain Rachel Larson.

KUDOS:

Steve Mellema, physics, is on sabbatical leave as a Fulbright Visiting Professor at the Science University of Malaysia and delivered a plenary, invited talk, titled "Using Physlets to Enhance Physics Teaching," at the annual symposium of the Malaysian Institute of Physics held Dec. 21 in Kuala Lumpur.

NEW FACES:

New Administrators
Elizabeth Kumagai, admission
David Maas, administrative computing center
Paul Tillquist, institutional advancement

New Support Staff
Debra Swanberg, safety and security
Paul Yost, custodial

POSITION OPENINGS:

• Bakery, dining service

FUNDING OPPS:

• NEH Fellowships available... The National Endowment for the Humanities offers fellowships to pursue advanced work in the humanities. Fellowships support both projects that can be completed during the tenure of the award and work that is part of a long-term endeavor. Tenure normally covers an uninterrupted period from 6 to 12 months with stipends of $24,000 (6-8 months) or $40,000 (9-12 months). The deadline is May 1. For more information, see the December 2002 issue of Grant Information at http://gustavus.edu/cfrelations/fundingsources/grantinfo.cfm.

IN THE MEDIA:

• From Dec. 20-22, John McKay's (music) Nov. 9 all-Beethoven piano recital was rebroadcast 6 times on St. Peter Public Access (Ch. 7, St. Peter).
• On Dec. 19, The Free Press of Mankato published a front-page article, accompanied by a color photograph, on Evelyn Young (retired dining service) and her well-known rye bread. The article, titled "This is how she loafs," was part of the paper's "In the Holiday Spirit" series. In additon to Young, several other members of the Gustavus community were quoted in this feature story.
• On Dec. 17, The Free Press of Mankato ran a front-page story on the annual Peer Assistants' Angel Tree. The article, titled "The gift of the tree of giving," included a color photograph of student Kristin Wilking placing gifts under the tree. Judy Douglas (alcohol and drug education and adviser to the Peer Assistants) and Kate Reuer ('99 and who championed the Angel Tree idea in 1996) were quoted in the article, which was part of the paper's "In the Holiday Spirit" series.
• On Dec. 16, the Star Tribune of Minneapolis published an article that included quotes by Chris Gilbert (political science). The page A12 story was titled "Gore's withdrawal leaves the field wide open."
• On Dec. 13, The Free Press of Mankato published a black and white photograph of Gustavus' 2002 St. Lucia Hannah Julien.

HOURS:

PHONE UPDATES:

• x7001 Brian Beckstrom, church relations (change)
• x6390 Elizabeth Kumagai, admission (addition)
• x7492 David Maas, administrative computing (addition)
• x7492 Leon Quiram, administrative computing (delete)
• x6518 Paul Tillquist, institutional advancement (addition)

BOOK MARK BITS:

• On Edge, a new book by Barbara Fister (library), has been published and is available in the Book Mark.
• Also available are The History of Sweden by Byron Nordstrom (history and Scandinavian Studies) and Nature Writing by Don Scheese (English).
• Books written by alumni that are available include The Great Caterpillar Adventure by Schelli McCabe ('83), Braveheart and Broomsticks by Elycia Arendt ('00), and Easing Sheets by L.M. Lawson ('71).

PLUGS:

For Sale: 1994 Mercury Villager LS Minivan in good condition with 116,000 miles. This 1-owner vehicle was driven by a retired couple. Asking $5,000. Contact Barb (btaylor@gustavus.edu or x7515) for more information.

Free: Franklin Covey compact-size, zip-around, all-leather planner binder with 3 yearly archive binders (no pages). Contact Sharon (sstevenson@thinkenvision.com or 931-6335).

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.