The Yellow Sheet for March 18, 2004March 18, 2004 | Volume 36, Number 22

News & Announcements

Nominations Sought for Faculty Awards... All faculty, administrators, support staff, and students are invited to nominate one faculty member each for the following awards:

• The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for teaching.
• The Gustavus Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award is a new award intended to be the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished scholarly accomplishments.
• The Gustavus Faculty Service Award is a new award intended to be the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished service activities, either on- or off-campus.

Complete the paper nomination forms distributed through the campus post office or the online nomination forms. Deadline for nomination submissions is April 16.

Forensics Showcase Tonight... The campus community is invited to a showcase featuring the national-award winning Evan Anderson Forum (speech and debate team) from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 18 in the St. Peter and Heritage Banquet rooms in the Campus Center. Feel free to stop by at any time during the evening to hear presentations ranging from interpretation of dramatic literature to persuasive speaking.

Need Business Cards? If so, contact the Office of Marketing and Public Relations. The office orders business cards for members of the faculty, staff, and administration. While the public relations staff provides this service, it does not pay for the cards. To place an order any time throughout the year, contact Barb Booren (x6213).

GRANT NEWS:

Don Scheese (English) has been awarded $5,000 from the National Endowment of the Humanities for the Summer Stipend Program for a book project, titled "The Allure of the Anasazi: Representations of Ancestral Puebloans in Art and Literature." This summer grant will allow Scheese to do further fieldwork, writing, and archival research in Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico, the spiritual and ceremonial center of Anasazi culture.

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:

• March 19 -- Building Bridges
• March 21 -- 4th Sunday in Lent, Chaplain Brian Johnson
• March 22 -- Anita Hill, Matthew 9:9-13
• March 23 -- Steve Kjellgren, Luke 15:1-7
• March 24 -- Lenten Liturgy
• March 25 -- Ellen Doyle, Luke 19:1-10
• March 26 -- Elizabeth Johnsrud, Luke 21:1-4
• March 28 -- 5th Sunday in Lent, Chaplain Rachel Larson

Talk Shop Friday... Deborah Goodwin (religion) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2003-04 academic year. Goodwin will present "Going Native? Medieval Christian Hebraism, postcolonially speaking" at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 19 in the Interpretive Center. Feel free to arrive any time after 4:15 p.m. The abstract for this and future talks may be viewed at http://gustavus.edu/events/shoptalks/.

Building Bridges Conference Friday and Saturday... The ninth annual Building Bridges Conference will be held March 19-20 on campus. This year's theme, titled "Building Community," emphasizes working together and resolving conflict in our own communities and complements last year's theme of international conflict resolution. The conference is open to the public. The schedule can be viewed at gustavus.edu/diversity. The annual Building Bridges conference is a student-led, student-initiated diversity conference organized to promote mutual respect and understanding of diversity and to deal with diversity in a proactive, social, and informative way.

OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST:

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE:

Horst Ludwig, modern foreign languages and literatures/German, contributed his paper, titled "Beobachtungen zur deutschen Rechtschreibreform," at the 16th Southeast Conference on Foreign Languages and Literatures March 4-6. The paper is written on the current spelling reform in the German speaking countries of Europe and will be printed in the next issue of Mitteilungen des Pegnesischen Blumenordens, the journal of the oldest German language society. Ludwig also had a German haiku and the translation of a Japanese haiku by Yukio Kotani, Risshô University, published in HI, the magazine of Haiku International Association (No. 54, 2004, 8, 30). Currently, some of Ludwig's English haiku are being translated into Serbian for publication in Yugoslavia.

CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH:

Retreats... The Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Retreat Center, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, will host a two-night retreat beginning March 19 for a group of women from Epiphany Lutheran Church in Eagle Lake.

Music in Worship... Any Gustavus music ensemble or soloist is welcome to perform in congregations. For more information, contact Brian Beckstrom (x7001).

GUSTAVUS TIDBITS:

• The A.H. Anderson Social Science Center was originally built in 1948 as the campus library. It became the social science center in 1973 after the new library opened.

To submit items (questions or answers) for consideration in this section, contact Jonathan Kraatz (x7510 or jkraatz@gustavus.edu).

FUNDING OPPS:

• Artist Residencies Available... The Yaddo Mansion artists' community offers residencies to creative artists including highly qualified writers, visual artists, composers, choreographers, performance artists, filmmakers, and video artists. Qualified applicants must be working at a professional level in their fields. Residencies vary in length from two weeks to two months with an average stay of five weeks. There is no residency fee. Limited funds are available for travel expenses or equipment rental. Separate funds are available to provide financial aid for writers. Deadlines are Aug. 1, 2004 (for residencies taking place anytime from late October to May) and Jan. 15, 2005 (for residencies taking place anytime from mid-May to February). For more information, see http://yaddo.org/yaddo/application.shtml.

IN THE MEDIA:

• On March 4, Nordstjernan published an article on the Scandinavian Retreat held in mid-February in Fall Creek, Wis. Student Gillian Dawson and Roland Thorstensson (Scandinavian studies) organized the retreat. Thorstensson was quoted in the story, and student Anna Poganski and Krister Stoor (Scandinavian studies) were shown in black and white photographs included in the article.
• On March 15, The Free Press of Mankato published an article on the college’s wind test tower. The front-page story, titled “St. Peter study enjoying windy conditions,” included quotes by President Jim Peterson, Bob Douglas (geography), and Chuck Niederriter (physics).

Anyone who has suggested additions for this list, suggestions for potential future media stories, or interest in being a media source should contact Director of News and Information Jonathan Kraatz (x7510 or jkraatz@gustavus.edu).

TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATES:

• Erin DeBlieck, Admission, x7677 (change)
• Carol Solberg, Admission, x7677 (deletion)
• Gerald Willaert, Physical Plant, x7624, gwillaer@gustavus.edu (addition)

PLUGS:

For Rent: Furnished four-bedroom home with finished basement available July 1, 2004 -Jan. 31, 2005. Rent is $750 per month plus utilities. For more information, contact Tom LoFaro (tlofaro@gustavus.edu).

For Rent: Two-bedroom home located on Lake Washington is available to a Gustavus staff member for the 2004-05 academic year for $650 per month. The home is semi-furnished to furnished and includes a washer, dryer, dishwasher, and other amenities. The price includes cable television and one-half of the heat and electricity. Call 952/758-3430.

Volunteer Needed: The St. Peter Public Library is looking for a volunteer to help maintain their fresh water aquariums. Contact Beth Eibs (eeibs@gustavus.edu or x7334) for details.

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.