Inside Gustavus November 4, 2010 | Volume 43, Number 10

News & Announcements

Thrivent Financial 'Lunch and Learn'... "What's yours is your heirs' . . . or is it?" is the topic of a Thrivent Financial program being presented twice on Wednesday, Nov. 17: as a lunch buffet beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Campus Center Banquet Room, and as a cookies-and-beverages presentation beginning at 1 p.m. (also in the Campus Center Banquet Room). You've worked hard to earn what you have today. When the time comes, will your assets pass according to your plans? "Focus On Estate Conservation" is a free, one-hour educational workshop that focuses on helping you learn how to preserve your estate—regardless of its size. You'll also learn how to take steps to manage your assets during your lifetime, transfer assets smoothly and reduce family stress, and avoid void probate to make sure your wishes are carried out. Sign up today! Register by e-mailing Rachelle Dosch (GHP) at rdosch@gustavus.edu. Please include your name and what time you will attend (11:30 or 1). This workshop, offered through Gustavus Health Promotion, will be presented by Stacey Jones, attorney at law. Cost is $3.00 if you attend the 11:30 lunch (bring $3.00 to the Gustavus buffet), but the program itself is free.

Thanksgiving Baking... Let the bakers in the Gustavus Dining Service bakery help you with your Thanksgiving planning this year. Order forms for baked goods are available in the Dining Service office, or e-mail sanders5@gustavus.edu. Orders will be accepted until Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Christmas in Christ Chapel Ushers In Advent Season... You are invited to join the Gustavus community for "A Renaissance Nativity," this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel worship celebration, on the weekend of December 3-5. Complimentary tickets for the services are available online at www.gustavustickets.com (one per employee or student). Tickets for the buffet are $17.50 each. To order, go to ticket site, choose "Login” from the top menu, then click on "Gustavus Students/Employee login” on the left side of the page. You will not be eligible for a complimentary ticket if you do not login to the correct side of the page. First-time users will be asked to set up a profile. (The billing address should match the address used for any Mastercard/Visa purchases.) To purchase additional tickets, the verification process will confirm that the address matches the credit card information. (The shipping address should be changed to 800 West College Avenue if that is possible. It helps us save on postage if we can use our delivery system instead of the postal service.) Returning users should verify their billing/shipping information and update as necessary. You may order your complimentary ticket and any additional tickets through this site. Performers may request a complimentary ticket and give it to friends or family, but the ticket must be ordered by the student. If you do not have access to the Internet, tickets are available by calling the Office of Marketing and Communication at 933-7520. Invite your campus colleagues to attend—talk it up at the coffee table!

And Speaking of 'Ushering'... Ushers/hosts are needed to welcome Christmas in Christ Chapel guests at each of the five services (Friday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 4, at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.). Volunteers would need to be at Christ Chapel 90 minutes before the service starts and may stay for the service or leave once the service begins. If interested, contact Dana (x7550 or dlamb) or Lorie (x7520 or lsiebels) at your earliest convenience. Gustavus is all about  hospitality, so . . . attend one time and host another!   

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, Nov. 5 - Taizé
• Sunday, Nov. 7 - "A Service of Global Worship": Chaplain Brian Johnson with Youth Encounter and the Choir of Christ Chapel
• Monday, Nov. 8 - Sarah Ruble (religion)
• Tuesday, Nov. 9 - Mary Bull, Youth Encounter
• Wednesday, Nov. 10 - Morning Praise (and Holden Evening Prayer 7:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, Nov. 11 - Adam Snyder (senior student)
• Friday, Nov. 12 - Doug Huff (philosophy)

2010-11 Gustavus Technology Training Classes... Want to feel more comfortable using technology, software, and online resources? Take advantage of free hands-on technology training for faculty and staff. Classes meet in Olin Technology Classroom 9-10 a.m. and are aimed at all skill levels. To sign up or view a full list of class offerings, descriptions, visit gustavus.edu/gts/Technology_Services and click "Schedule an Appointment," or call x6111. For more information, visit the User Services blog.

Home Free in Concert Saturday... The award-winning a cappella sensation Home Free comes to Gustavus’s Jussi Björling Recital Hall for an Arts Performance Series event Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. Conceived in Mankato, the five-voice ensemble features Mankato natives and Gustavus alumni Chris and Adam Rupp along with Mankatoan Matt Atwood. With a genre of music that covers an expansive mix of pop, jazz, classical, and country, all songs are  performed with only the human voice and microphones, resulting in a truly unique and incredible sound. The group recently took first place in the Harmony Sweepstakes Chicago Regional and has performed for a diverse and extensive clientele. In addition to touring and performing, it devotes time to educating and encouraging music in the public schools through innovative workshops and concert fundraising. Tickets for Saturday’s performance of Home Free are available online at gustavustickets.com or at the door one hour prior to showtime. Prices are $15 general admission; $12 for seniors, students, and Gustavus employees; and free for Gustavus students with ID.

Fall Warmer... Friends of Linnaeus Arboretum hosts its annual Fall Warmer on Sunday, Nov. 7, this year, beginning at 12:30 p.m. A lunch (and short meeting) precedes the featured presentation, "Without Geography We're Nowhere." The presenter, Christian Gilbert '98, is an eighth-grade geography educator and avid mountain climber. He is also co-founder of G4theSummit, "an online learning environment geared to serve learners of all ages in order to provide a deeper understanding of world places and culture." The event will be held in Alumni Hall; admission including the luncheon is $10 for members, $12 for non-members, and $5 for students (free admission for lecture only). To register, or if you have questions, call 507-933-6181 or e-mail shirley@gustavus.edu.

Wallenberg Lecture Scheduled for Monday... Jo Ellen Fair, Ph.D., professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will give this year’s Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture on Monday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium. Her talk is titled "Not a simple story: Mass media and mass violence, the African case" and will address American media images of conflict in Africa. The lecture is sponsored by the Gustavus Peace Studies program. For more information about the annual Wallenberg Lecture, contact Mimi Gerstbauer (political science) at 507-933-7421 or mgerstba@gustavus.edu.

Faculty Shop Talk on Nov. 12... Debra Pitton (education) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2010-11 academic year. Her talk, titled "Study away in Peru 2010: Unexpected learnings," will be presented on Friday, Nov. 12, 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 gustavus.edu/events/shoptalks/.

Gardner Returns for 'A Walk In The Woods'... Long-time theatre director Rob Gardner (theatre & dance, emeritus) returns to Gustavus in an Iowa Theatre Artists Company production of Lee Blessing's A Walk In The Woods on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. The story for the play was inspired by the real-life meeting of U.S. negotiator Paul Nitze and Soviet negotiator Yuli Kvitsinsky, who arranged to meet in the woods of Geneva, Switzerland, in 1982 to draft an arms reduction proposal, which was eventually rejected by both countries. This one-night-only performance features Gardner as Soviet negotiator Andrev Botvinnik alongside movie and television actor Patrick Thomas O'Brien as the American agent John Honeyman. General admission tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Gustavus students and staff will be admitted at no charge thanks to funding support from the Johnson Endowment for the Arts.

Off-Campus Events of Interest

In the Genes... Congratulations to the St. Peter High School girls soccer team on their first-ever trip to the state tournament. This talented team is rich with Gustavus blood . . . led by Head Coach Karl Larson (HES), Asst. Coach Andy Sharp '12, Captain Dani Larson (father Karl-HES), Captain Mari Aune (father Richard-Admission, mother Tami-GTS, sister Melissa '12), Ivy Estenson (father Paul-E/M, brother Leif '13), Stephanie Bauman (mother Teri-GTS), Faith Dontje-Lindell (father Jim-Johnson Ctr.), Maria Siebels (mother Lorie-Mktg./Comm.), Alina and Chloe Bachman (father Woody-athletics, mother Wendy-Book Mark, brother Beau '14), Aricka O'Gorman (brother Aaron '14), and Sally Morrow (father Terry-comm. studies).

Lutefisk on Saturday... Scandian Grove Lutheran Church, Norseland, Minn., will hold its annual Lutefisk & Swedish Meatball Supper this year on Saturday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Cost is $15.00 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and free for children 5 and under. Scandian Grove Lutheran Church is located 10 miles west of St. Peter (take Hwy. 22 to Co. Rd. 52, turn north and go about a half mile). Take-outs are available.

Congregational Outreach

Partners in Education... Presenters for this week include Grady St. Dennis (church relations), speaking on the topic "Observing the Speed Limit of Life" at Trinity Lutheran Church in Watertown, Minn. at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, and Darrell Jodock (religion), speaking on the topic "The History of Lutheranism" at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato from 9:30-10:20 a.m. on Sunday. 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.

Gustavus Youth Outreach... A GYO group will be traveling to Mound, Minn., Nov. 5-6. This program, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, consists of student team members who develop relational youth ministry programs in congregations.

Special Events... "Exploring Religious Questions" will have its last session on Monday, Nov. 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. Darrell Jodock (religion) will be speaking on the topic "The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus, and Judaism." "Exploring Religious Questions" is brought to you by the Office of Church Relations.

Retreats... The Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Retreat Center, coordinated by the Office of Church Relations, will host a retreat for Lord of Life Lutheran Church of Maple Grove, Minn., Nov. 5-6. Also the Youth Encounter Team will be using the Retreat Center from Nov. 6-7. The Office of Church Relations will be hosting the following confirmation groups this weekend: Our Father's Lutheran Church of Rockford, Minn., Nov. 5-6, and St. John's Lutheran Church and Cross of Peace from Shakopee for the day on Nov. 6.

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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