Inside Gustavus April 22, 2010 | Volume 42, Number 29

President's Cabinet Summary

The President’s Cabinet met on April 20 and discussed the following items:

• The Cabinet reviewed the highlights of the April 16 meeting of the Board of Trustees, including the approval of recommendations on board structure from the Governance Task Force and the groundbreaking ceremony for the new academic building. The Board also enthusiastically passed resolutions recognizing Board Chair James H. Gale and Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Mark Anderson for their exemplary service to the College.
• The Cabinet approved a graphic designer position in Marketing and Communication at a net savings compared to what is being spent to outsource a number of design and print projects.
• Vice President for Institutional Advancement Tom Young reported that the College recently received a $500,000 gift for the College’s endowment to support student scholarships. 

News & Announcements

Enrollment VP Candidate to Visit... The search committee for Gustavus's next vice president for enrollment management is pleased to make available to the campus community material for the first VP candidate, who will be on campus on Monday and Tuesday, April 26-27. The material is located at the following link: http://gustavus.edu/president/vpsearch.
Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend one of the following open sessions available to the community:
* Monday, April 26 - 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room
* Tuesday, April 27 - 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Heritage Room
Evaluation forms will be available at these two sessions.  The Search Committee would very much appreciate your feedback.

United Way Auction Closes Tomorrow... Gustavus students have organized and are promoting an online auction in support of the United Way of St. Peter. The auction, which began last Tuesday (April 20), runs through noon tomorrow (Friday, April 23). You can go online at gustavus.edu/groups/unitedway/ to bid on items. The United Way of St. Peter helps to support 17 local non-profit agencies, including Little Saints Preschool, Habitat for Humanity, and the Gustavus Big Partners, Little Partners. For more information, contact Hannah Nordell at hnordell@gustavus.edu or Maria Jeremiason at mjeremiason@gmail.com.

Retirement Celebration for Mark Anderson... The Gustavus community is cordially invited to attend a celebration honoring Mark Anderson, vice president for admission and financial aid, on Wednesday, May 5, in Alumni Hall. The reception will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a formal program starting at approximately 4:15 p.m. Mark will retire this spring after 32 years of service to his alma mater. In honor of his service to Gustavus, Mark has also been awarded the Greater Gustavus Award, which is given by the Alumni Association in honor of those "who by deed, have notably advanced and aided Gustavus Adolphus College." This special award will be presented to Mark at the Alumni Banquet during Reunion/Commencement Weekend at the end of May.

Campus Happenings

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.

• Friday, April 23 - Chad Fothergill (music/chaplains' office)
• Sunday, April 25 - Mary Gaebler (religion)
• Monday, April 26 - Matt Schueffner (senior student)
• Tuesday, April 27 - Chaplain Rachel Larson
• Wednesday, April 28 - Mayday! Conference
• Thursday, April 29 - Nicole Welke (senior student)
• Friday, April 30 - Pamela Kittelson (biology)

Conversation Tonight on High-Risk Drinking... Jeff Stocco (dean of students) invites all members of the Gustavus community to a conversation on high-risk drinking tonight (Thursday, April 22), 5:30-7 p.m., in the Heritage Room, C. Charles Jackson Campus Center. Several incidents this year involving alcohol point to the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption. A brief introduction and information session will be followed by small-group discussions, guided by a series of questions that address the extent of the issue, what is currently being done, and what more needs to be done, as well as suggestions for continued conversation.

Arabian Nights at Gustavus... The spring 2010 mainstage production of the Department of Theatre and Dance, The Arabian Nights, directed by Henry MacCarthy (theatre & dance), opens tonight (Thursday, April 22) and runs through April 25 in Anderson Theatre. Playwright Mary Zimmerman’s adaption of One Thousand and One Nights, has been heralded as a “celebration of the salutatory powers of storytelling." This world of ancient (and not so ancient) Persia will be presented starting at 8 p.m. on April 22, 23, and 24 and at 2 p.m. on April 25. Order tickets online at gustavustickets.com or call the ticket center at 507-933-7590.

Faculty Shop Talk Tomorrow... Seán Easton (classics) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2009-10 academic year. His talk, titled "Ancient Greece in U.S. Popular and Political Culture during the Second Gulf War," will be presented on Friday, April 23, at 4:30 p.m. 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 the shoptalks website.

Choir of Christ Chapel Presents Home Concert... Following a four-day concert tour which included performances in Sun City West, Phoenix, and Tucson, the Choir of Christ Chapel and Conductor Patricia Kazarow return to the campus for the ensemble's home concert on Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Chad Fothergill, visiting instructor of music and the organist-cantor at Christ Chapel, is the organist for the concert. Chaplain Rachel Larson will serve as program narrator. The concert is free and open to the public.

Percussion and Jazz Concerts Sunday... Spring concerts for the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble and the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble are scheduled for Sunday, April 25. Both performances are scheduled in Jussi Björling Recital Hall, with the percussion ensemble taking the stage at 1:30 p.m. and the jazz band at 7 p.m. The performances are free and open to the public. Paul Hill (music) will lead the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble through a program that includes Sibelius's Finlandia and Chopin’s Prelude Op. 28. Steve Wright (music) directs the Gustavus Jazz Ensemble, whose program features jazz standards like "Body and Soul" by Heyman, Sour, Eyton, and Green; "Smack Dab in the Middle" by Sammy Nestico; and "Moanin'" by Charles Mingus.

Swedish Choir Here on Monday... The Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola Choir of Jönköping, Sweden, will present a concert at Christ Chapel on Monday, April 26, as part of its concert tour of the U.S. The choir's touring program includes works from the world-famous musical Kristina från Duvemåla written by Bjorn Ulveaus and Benny Anderson (of ABBA fame), which is based on the well-known novel The Emigrants, by author/historian Vilhelm Moberg. A private school in Jönköping, Sweden, Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola (SVF) is one of 150 schools for adult education known as "folkhögskola." The relationship between Gustavus and SVF has been in place for many years, as Gustavus classes and tours often use the campus facilities while in Sweden. The choir's performance is free of charge and begins at 4:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel.

'Imagining Peace'... The College's 30th annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference will be held Wednesday, April 28, on the campus. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, assistant professor of justice and peace studies at the University of St. Thomas and a nationally recognized writer, public speaker, and activist committed to nonviolent social change, will open the daylong conference at 10 a.m. in Christ Chapel. The afternoon schedule includes an audience-participatory World PeaceGame simulation workshop. The conference is open to the public without charge. Gustavus faculty, staff, and students are welcome to participate. For more information, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication by calling 507-933-7520, or visit gustavus.edu/events/mayday/. 

Congregational Outreach

Partners in Education... Jim Dontje (Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation) will be presenting an adult forum at First
Lutheran Church in Le Sueur, Minn., Sunday, April 25, at 9:15 a.m. Dontje will also be giving an Earth Day presentation to youth at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Sunday evening at 7 p.m. 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.

Retreats... The Office of Church Relations will host a confirmation retreat for Peace Lutheran Church from Bloomington, Minn., Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25.

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

 



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