The Yellow Sheet face="Times New for Times">Thursday, January 11, 2007January 11, 2007 | Volume 39, Number 15
Volume
39, Number 15
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:Faculty Interviewers Sought... The admission office is looking for additional faculty interviewers for Scholarship Days. On Feb. 24 and March 3, finalists for the college's President's Scholarships come to campus to interview with faculty members and write an essay. Faculty members are paired with another faculty member from a different academic discipline. Each interviewer is asked to evaluate the prospective student on academic achievement and potential for future success. The time commitment for interviewers is from approximately 9 a.m-3 p.m. on those days. Please e-mail Shawn Reid if you are interested. Some morning treats and lunch are provided for interviewers. Contact Shawn with any questions regarding the President's Scholarship.No Mail on MLK Holiday... There will be no incoming or outgoing mail on Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of the Martin Luther King Holiday. FedEx and UPS will provide pick up and delivery. Vacation Donations Being Accepted... Employees who would like to donate vacation hours for a Gustavus employee who is on an approved FMLA leave and will run out of paid-time benefits should complete and sign a request for transfer of vacation hours available at the Office of Human Resources (x7304). Music Ensembles Embark on
Tours... Three of the college's major music
ensembles are touring in January or Touring Week. The Gustavus Choir will
represent Gustavus internationally on a 20-day visit (Jan. 11-20) to
Portugal and Spain , while the Gustavus Wind Orchestra and Gustavus String
Orchestra will embark on one-week domestic tours on Jan. 26.
Alumni Return for The Cherry
Orchard... Anton Chekhov's masterpiece, The
Cherry Orchard, will be performed in Anderson Theatre Feb. 8-11. This
is Professor Rob Gardner's final directing work before retirement. A cast
of professional theatre alumni will join the student actors for this very
special production. The alumni cast includes: Kevin Kling '79, Karen
Esbjornson '80, Scott Novotny '75, Alisa Pritchett '85, Peter Breitmayer
'87, and Michael Glenn (Waldhauser) '97. The alumni cast will be on campus
for three weeks working with the student actors and interacting in the
Gustavus community. A special gala performance and cast party is being
planned for Saturday, Feb. 10 with an 8 p.m. show followed by the cast
party. For more information on the gala and cast party, contact the Alumni
Office or go to http://gustavus.edu/alumni/reunion/Theatre/cherryOrchard.cfm. Tickets, on sale at the Ticket Center for all the performances, are expected to sell out quickly. Plan to place your order soon. Special prices for this unique production in Anderson Theatre are $15.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors, students, and Gustavus faculty and staff, and $5.00 for Gustavus students. Mixed Blood's Jackie
Robinson Here on January 18... Mixed Blood
Theatre's acclaimed stage biography of baseball immortal Jackie Robinson
will be presented at 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 18 in Bjorling Recital Hall. The
show covers the life and career of the first African American in major
league baseball. Set in the Brooklyn Dodgers' World Series locker room,
Jackie Robinson is much more than a collection of baseball
anecdotes. It is the spellbinding story of a man overcoming extraordinary
obstacles. It illuminates not only Robinson's career, but also brings to
life his childhood, college years, and Army service. What emerges is a
portrait of a fiery competitor and courageous individual whose leadership
and influence reached far beyond the confines of the baseball diamond.
This nationally toured production is free and all are
welcome. 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:
OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS OF INTEREST:Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course... St. Peter Clinic-ISJ-Mayo Health System is hosting a mindfulness-based stress reduction course for health and wellness, modeled after Jon Kabat-Zinn's pioneering and highly successful work at University of Massachusetts Medical School. The program has been helpful to those experiencing stress, headaches, chronic pain, high blood pressure, asthma, fibromyalgia, diabetes, cancer, GI distress, anxiety, fatigue, and more. Participants will practice seated meditation, body awareness meditation, and moving meditation (gentle yoga) and explore mindfulness in daily life. Orientation to the program is Thurs., Jan. 11 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The program runs Thursday evenings, Jan. 25-March 22, 5-7:30 p.m. All meetings are at the St. Peter Community Hospital Conference Room. For more information or to reserve a space at the orientation, call Michael Callahan, St. Peter Clinic, (507) 385-6367. The program facilitator is Liz Power Hawkinson, A.C.S.W.Organ Recital at First Lutheran... Gregory Peterson will perform an organ recital on the Hendrickson organ at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter on Sun., Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. as part of the church's Music for Missions concert series. Greg plans a program of music associated with the season of Epiphany. Greg joined the Luther College faculty in September 2005 as assistant professor of music and college organist; some may remember him from his time at Gustavus as visiting professor of music and Christ Chapel organist. Admission is free; a free-will offering will support Nicollet County VINE Faith in Action. First Lutheran is located at the corner of Traverse Road and Sunrise Drive. For more information, please contact Chad Winterfeldt at 934-3060. EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE:L7-Filter, software written by Ethan Sommer (GTS), was featured as one of the major topics in the book Designing and Implementing Linux Firewalls with QoS using netfilter, iproute2, NAT and l7-filter by Gheorghe Lucian, which dedicated more than a chapter to the software's use.Scott Newstok (English) published an edition of Kenneth Burke's Shakespeare criticism (Parlor Press, 2007). Preliminary work on the volume was completed with the assistance of English majors Britta Johnson ('04), Will Sutor ('05), Kate Neely ('06), Erica Hedstrom ('06), and Paul Carlson ('07). Andy Vaughn (religion) was recently named as co-editor for Near Eastern Archaeology, an academic journal published by the American Schools of Oriental Research. His term began on Jan. 1, 2007. Barbara Fister (library) has published an article, "Wikipedia and the Challenge of Read/Write Culture," in Library Issues. BIRTHS:Nolan Douglas Ostby, son of Teresa Harland (institutional advancement) and her husband, Chad Ostby, was born on Dec. 9.Welcome the arrival of Abigail Evelyn Erlandsen, daughter of Kathy Erlandsen (institutional advancement) and her husband, Tyler, who was born on Dec. 22. An open house is scheduled January 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Linner Lounge. POSITION OPENINGS:
CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH:Partners in Education... Presenters scheduled for this week include Steve Haggmark (religion) who will be giving his talk, "Understanding Islam," at Vinje Lutheran Church in Willmar, MN on Thurs., Jan. 11. On Sun., Jan. 14, Garrett Paul (religion) will be giving his talk "Religion and Politics in the 21st Century" at 9:30 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Jordan, Minnesota. Partners in Education is a program coordinated by the Office of Church Relations in which participating faculty and staff members prepare topical presentations for adult forums, workshops, and seminars in congregations of the ELCA. Preaching in Congregations... Mark Granquist (religion) will be providing pulpit supply preaching at Cross of Christ and Cannon River Lutheran Churches, a 2-point parish, on Sun., Jan. 14, 2007. Cross of Christ and Cannon River Lutheran Churches are members of the Asssociation of Congregations (GACAC). Retreats... The Office of Church Relations will host a confirmation retreat for Salem Lutheran Church from Montevideo, MN on Friday, Jan. 12 and Sat., Jan. 13. Music in
Worship... Any Gustavus
music ensemble or soloist is welcome to perform in congregations. For more
information, contact Marilyn Beyer (x7001). FUNDING OPPS:The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations' weekly program or funding opportunity highlight:
IN THE MEDIA:Here are some noteworthy Gustavus-related stories that recently appeared in print or broadcast media around the nation:
Anyone who has
suggested additions for this list, suggestions for potential future media
stories, or interest in being a media source should contact Media
Relations Manager Jonathan Kraatz (x7510 or jkraatz@gustavus.edu). TELECOMMUNICATIONS UPDATES:The following are changes and additions for the "Personnel Phone Directory 2006-07":
lmccabe@gustavus.edu).
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