The Yellow Sheet face="Times New for Times">Thursday, January 11, 2007January 11, 2007 | Volume 39, Number 15
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: 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. 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. 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. 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). 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). For Sale:
Like-new foosball table, oak frame, very good condition, $150.00;
call 7538
To add or change
items on the calendar, please fill out and submit a College Calendar
event form. View the entire College Calendar
online. 
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.
Celebrating its 75th year as an ensemble, the Gustavus Choir,
under the direction of conductor Gregory Aune, makes its 13th
international tour. Prior to the trip, the 66 members of the choir spent
two weeks on campus preparing both musically and academically. Students
studied the art, architecture, food, language, history, religion, and
culture of the region with Hayden Duncan, who will also accompany the group
on tour. While on tour, the ensemble will explore the region and perform
five full concerts in cathedrals in Lisbon, Seville, Malaga, Granada, and
Madrid. A home performance is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in Christ
Chapel.
Douglas Nimmo, conductor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra,
will lead the 50-plus-member ensemble through Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Illinois, performing in churches, art centers, and high schools. The wind
orchestra tours Jan. 26 through Feb. 4 and will perform notable and
challenging pieces by Percy Grainger, Aaron Copland, Morton Gould, and
The Suite for Wind Music by Yukio Kikuchi. Their home concert
begins at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 in Christ Chapel at Gustavus.
Traveling
farther west, the 40-member Gustavus String Orchestra will perform in
Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota under the direction of
conductor Warren Friesen. The string orchestra will perform in churches,
art centers, and other venues on its Jan. 26-Feb. 4 tour. The group's
opening performance is Jan. 26 at the Fairmont Opera House in Fairmont,
Minn. The string orchestra's tour repertoire ranges from classical to
contemporary and includes works by Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky, Morton
Gould, and Minnesota composer William Beckstrand. The string orchestra's
home performance is 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in Bjorling Recital Hall.
Tour schedules may be found on the Gustavus website.
Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity Begins:
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.
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.
BIRTHS:
Nolan Douglas Ostby, son of Teresa Harland (institutional
advancement) and her husband, Chad Ostby, was born on Dec. 9.
POSITION
OPENINGS:
For more information on the
aforementioned positions, call human resources (x7304).
CONGREGATIONAL
OUTREACH:
FUNDING OPPS:
The Office of Corporate and
Foundation Relations' weekly program or funding opportunity
highlight:
For more information on grants or
proposal preparation, contact Bob Weisenfeld in the Office of Corporate
and Foundation Relations (x7049 or bweis@gustavus.edu).
IN THE
MEDIA:
Here
are some noteworthy Gustavus-related stories that recently appeared in
print or broadcast media around the nation:
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
UPDATES:
The following are changes and
additions for the "Personnel Phone Directory 2006-07":
For further information or corrections, contact Laura McCabe in
telecommunications (x6261 or
lmccabe@gustavus.edu).
CALENDAR OF
EVENTS:
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