Inside Gustavus November 10, 2011 | Volume 44, Number 10

News & Announcements

Ushers Needed...Ushers are being sought for all Christmas in Christ Chapel services (Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.). Volunteers would need to be at the chapel 90 minutes before the service starts and may stay for the service or leave once it begins. If interested, contact Dana Lamb at dlamb@gustavus.edu or x7550 or Lorie Siebels at lsiebels@gustavus.edu or x7520 at your earliest convenience.

Sister City Visitors...Six sister city committee members from Petatlán, México will be visiting St. Peter in the spirit of furthering our sister city relationship through people-to-people contact and the building of global friendships. They will be in St. Peter from Saturday, Nov. 12 through Sunday, Nov. 20, and will be staying with local St. Peter homestay families as well as engaging with broad sectors of the St. Peter community, including numerous engagements here on campus. They will be exploring continued exchange and collaboration in areas of education, culture, business, health, and agriculture/ecology.

Within a very full itinerary for the week, we wanted to highlight for you some specific opportunities to meet, greet, and engage with them!

• Monday, Nov. 14: All-Campus Meet and Greet; Center for Servant Leadership; 1:30-3 p.m.; Drop by the CSL to meet and greet our guests. Beverages, snacks, and interpreters will be present!
• Friday, Nov. 18: Christ Chapel; 10-10:30 a.m.
• Friday, November 18: Thanksgiving Dinner; Senior Center, St. Peter Community Center; 7-9:30 p.m.; Bring your favorite Thanksgiving dish and join our guests, their homestay families, and fellow community members for an evening of reciprocal and cultural sharing and exchange. Learn about Petatlán’s Day of the Dead traditions, share in Thanksgiving dinner together, and learn about some of the similarities between these two traditions.
• Saturday, Nov. 19: International Festival; Alumni Hall; 5:45 p.m.; Come visit with our Petatlán guests who will be tabling at the international Festival and exhibiting Petatlán’s Day of the Dead traditions.

Any questions or inquiries may be directed to any of the following Gustavus sister city steering committee members: Annabel Landaverde (2011-2012 sister city student intern), Dr. Karla Marz, Dr. Joel Carlin, Dr. Barbara Zust, and Jeffrey Rathlef.

Coke vs. Pepsi...As you may or may not be aware, Gustavus' current beverage provider contract with Coke will expire in April 2012.  In an effort to prepare content for the request for proposals that will be sent to aspiring beverage companies - namely, Pepsi and Coke - the Kitchen Cabinet has enlisted a handful of interested parties to research things like corporate ethics, consumer preferences, and educational partnership opportunities. One such group, E/M-261-001, Organizational Behavior, has developed a Survey Monkey survey that invites the Gustavus Community to weigh in on their taste preferences and current consumer practices in the world of soft drinks. You are invited to participate in the good work being done by Dr. Kathi Tunheim's students on behalf of current and future Gustavus students, faculty, and staff. 

Student Teachers in Spain and New York...Several Gustavus education majors are currently student teaching in Spain and New York. You can follow the students via their respective blogs, here and here.

 

Campus Happenings

Theatre Production...The Department of Theatre and Dance is pleased to present the Ethan Bjelland ’12 translation of Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri’s Five Times God. Three performances of Bjelland’s senior honors project in translation and direction in the Black Box (Nov. 11 & 12 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 13 at 2 p.m.) are sold out. An additional performance of Five Times God has been added on Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30 p.m. Seating is limited for the production. Tickets for the additional show will be available online at gustavustickets.com.

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. The lecture is free and open to the public. Contact Mimi Gerstbauer (Political Science) with any questions.

Faculty Shop Talk...Sean Easton (Classics) will present the next Faculty Shop Talk of the 2011/12 academic year. His talk titled, “Absent Mothers, Absent Fathers: Greek Myth and Maxine Hong Kingston's Woman Warrior” will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the Melva Lind 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, Nov. 11 - J. Blake Couey
• Sunday, Nov. 13 - Chaplain Rod Anderson
• Monday, Nov. 14 - Alan Bray, First Lutheran Church
• Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Student Veronica DuBose
• Wednesday, Nov. 16 - Morning Prayer
• Thursday, Nov. 17 - Taize Contemplative Worship
• Friday, Nov. 18 - Student Rebecca Hohag

Veteran's Day Ceremony...Gustavus Veterans will host a ceremony honoring veterans in the Gustavus community, as well as Gustavus's contributions and commitment to veterans between 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in Alumni Hall.

Jazz Concert...Director Steve Wright will lead the Adolphus Jazz Ensemble and the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band in their annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 in Bjorling Recital Hall.

Symphony Orchestra Concert...Conductor Ruth Lin will lead the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra in their fall public performance in Christ Chapel at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13.

 

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will host a confirmation retreat from Transfiguration Lutheran Church of Bloomington on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12.

Gustavus Youth Outreach...Weekend GYO overnight booking includes a lock-in at Cross of Calvary Lutheran Church in Olivia with a team led by Mark Nissen and Stephanie Glaser. GYO, a program sponsored by Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership, consists of student team members who develop relational youth ministry programs in congregations, including church services, family night programs, and leading lock-ins.

SleepOUT!...Grady St. Dennis (Church Relations, Center for Servant Leadership) and Richard Leitch (Political Science) will collaboratively host the annual SleepOUT!, an educational event for high school youth to visit campus to learn about hunger and homelessness. The event will be held from 7 p.m. Friday until 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11-12.

Partners in Education...A presentation this week includes Sarah Ruble (Religion) speaking at 10 a.m. at Woodlake Lutheran Church in Richfield on Sunday, Nov. 13 on the topic of "Conversion and Evangelism in a Religiously Diverse World." Partners in Education is a program coordinated by Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership in which participating faculty and staff members prepare topical presentations for adult forums, workshops, and seminars in congregations of the ELCA.

Winter Warm-Up...A high school youth event sponsored by Mankato area congregations and hosted by Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will be held in Christ Chapel on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Praise band from Messiah Lutheran Church of North Mankato will open the event. Speaking will be Collins Tuohy, from the family featured in the movie "The Blind Side." Event open to high school youth; admission charged.

 

Telecommunications Update

Following are changes and additions for the "Personnel Phone Directory 2011-12."

• Pat Leagjeld, Admission Office, phone: x7676, e-mail: pleagjel, Change
• Jean Noren, President’s Office, phone: x7538, e-mail: jnoren2, Addition
• Barbara Leibundguth, Music, phone: x7341, e-mail: bleibund, Change

For further information or corrections, contact Laura McCabe (x6261 or lmccabe@gustavus.edu).



---

Inside Gustavus is a newsletter for Gustavus Adolphus College employees produced by the Office of Marketing and Communication. It is published weekly during the academic year (except during the week of Thanksgiving, the Christmas break, Touring Week, and the Spring and Easter breaks). Anyone may submit items by filling out an online submission form. While online submissions are preferred, items may also be submitted typewritten on a letter-sized sheet of paper. Send "snail mail" items to: Inside Gustavus, Office of Marketing and Communication. Items must reach the office no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday before publication. For more information, contact Matt Thomas (mthomas@gustavus.edu or x7510).

Home | News & Info | Inside Gustavus Archives | Submit an Item Online