Inside Gustavus October 27, 2011 | Volume 44, Number 8

From the President's Desk

I am pleased to announce that the Augusta Carlson Schultz Award for the Outstanding Support Staff Employee of 2011 will be awarded to Mr. Robert Schlueter, Information Systems Lead/Assistant Chef, the Eric Norelius Award for the Outstanding Administrative Employee for 2011 will be given to Chaplain Rachel Larson, and the Faculty Service Award for 2011 will be given to Dr. John Cha, Associate Professor of Religion.

Please join me and other members of the College community for the award ceremony on Founder’s Day, Monday, October 31 at 10 a.m. in Christ Chapel.  We will recognize the contributions of these three exemplary employees as well as the outstanding work of the many Gustavus employees across the campus.  You are invited to a reception in Alumni Hall in honor of the recipients following the award ceremony.

I want to say a special thank you to the members of the Schultz Award, Norelius Award, and Faculty Service Award selection committees and to the many people who wrote such thoughtful and inspiring letters of nomination on behalf of their co-workers.  The wonderful people who work at Gustavus are clearly the College’s greatest resource.

 

President's Cabinet Summary

The President's Cabinet met on October 18 and 25 and discussed the following topics:

• Members reviewed a draft of an ADA all-college policy. Consensus was that a Human Resources Office Representative should serve as the College compliance officer. The Board of Trustees will discuss the policy at its January Board meeting. The policy will be reviewed by the College's counsel and shared with the Faculty Senate.
• A brief report was given regarding last week’s visit by representatives of the architectural firm, Hastings+Chivetta, who have been retained to work with the faculty and the administration on the renovation and addition to Nobel Hall.  Associate Professor of Chemistry Scott Bur is coordinating the work with the architects.  The architects will be back on campus in November to again discuss the project with the faculty.
• President Ohle and Vice President Young gave a brief report on the Major Gift Committee meeting held on October 24 regarding planning for the solicitation of major gifts for Campaign Gustavus.
• President Ohle and Vice President VanHecke reported that they met with a number of students on Friday, October 21 regarding the creation of interfaith worship space on campus.
• Discussion was held concerning the need for continued campus-wide space planning, and hiring an architect for the renovation of the Social Science Building will be the first step in that planning.    

 

News & Announcements

Ride Share Info...Do you commute between St. Peter and the metro area? Would you like to share rides? Check out the new Gustavus ride share board at gacrideshare.erideshare.com/. The password is "GAC150". Let's save on gas, money, pollution and have some great conversation along the road.

 

Campus Happenings

Our Story Conference...Dr. Christopher diCarlo, a philosopher of science and ethics, will speak at this year's Our Story Conference at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. To addres the conference's theme "What is African?" diCarlo will speak about the possible beginnings of human species on the continent of Africa and the social implications of this origin in our present life.

OcTUBAfest...Gustavus’ annual OcTUBAfest, featuring compositions for tuba and euphonium by student musicians, will hit the Jussi Björling stage at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, October 29. Saturday’s concert includes six new compositions by Gustavus students. The performance is free and open to the public.

Michael Schut Appearance...The Center for Servant Leadership will host Michael Schut for a public workship titled "Wholistic Stewardship: Living Our Call to Care for All Creation," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 in the Heritage Room. Schut serves as development officer and program director of the Seattle-based, non-profit, Earth Ministry. He is also editor of the best-selling Simpler Living, Compassion Life series and author of its 12 week study guide.

William Reichard Appearance...The Gustavus English Department will host storyteller, poet, and educator William Reichard for a public reading at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center. Reichard is the editor of a newly published anthology of poetry, fiction, and essays addressing the most pressing issues of our time, titled American Tensions: Literature of Identity and the Search for Social Justice.

Alma Lopez Appearance...At 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Los Angeles based digital artist Alma Lopez will present her controversial documentary titled "I Love Lupe," which looks at the Chicano artistic tradition of the reimagining of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A lecture on her newly released book Our Lady of Controversy: Alma Lopez's "Irreverant" Apparition will follow the screening.

Wallenberg Lecture...Dr. Jennifer McBride, Board of Regents Chair in Ethics and Assistant Professor of Religion at Wartburg College, will deliver the 2011 Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 in Wallenberg Auditorium, located in the Alfred Nobel Hall of Science. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Blood Drive...Come and give blood on Nov. 2-3 in Alumni Hall during the Gustavus Communication Studies Club's annual blood drive. Walk-ins are welcomed but appointments are strongly preferred. Click here to sign up online.

Faculty Shop Talk...Daniel Moos (Education) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2011/12 academic year. His talk entitled, “’I do not want to hear multiple perspectives!’ Theoretical and empirical perspectives on our students' view of knowledge” will be presented on Friday, Oct. 28, 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/.

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, Oct. 28 - Luke Paquin, Young Adults in Global Mission
• Sunday, Oct. 30 - Chaplain Rod Anderson
• Monday, Oct. 31 - Founders' Day - President Jack Ohle
• Tuesday, Nov. 1 - All Saints Day
• Wednesday, Nov. 2 - Morning Prayer
• Thursday, Nov. 3 - International Day
• Friday, Nov. 4 - Chris Gilbert

 

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will host a confirmation retreat for Christ Lutheran Church of Faribault all day Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, morning, Oct. 29. A combined group of confirmation students from St. John's and Cross of Peace Lutheran Churches in Shakopee will be on campus for a day retreat on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Gustavus Youth Outreach teams will work with St. John's and Cross of Peace Lutheran Churches of Shakopee during their time on campus on Saturday, October 29. GYO weekend trips with additional teams of students include a trip to Amazing Grace Lutheran Church of Inver Grove Heights overnight Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29, and an overnight lock in at Peace Lutheran Church of Cosmos from Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 29-30, and helping with worship on Sunday morning.

 

Plugs

For Sale...2000 silver Mustang convertible, $4,000, 117,000 miles, V-6, leather interior, in good condition.  Contact dminter@gustavus.edu or 507-382-1602 for more information.

"Plugs" is maintained as a forum by which members of the Gustavus community may offer goods and/or services to others in the community, or seek the same from them. It is not meant to accommodate ads or announcements from area businesses such as real estate agents or retailers, although from time to time such announcements may be published when deemed to be of particular interest to the community.



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