Inside Gustavus January 12, 2012 | Volume 44, Number 16

News & Announcements

Parents Blog...The Gustavus Parents Blog is new and improved! If you would like to submit information that you feel would be useful for Gustavus parents, please e-mail it to Megan Ruble (mruble@gustavus.edu). The blog is usually published during the first week of each month. If you'd like to subscribe so you can see what announcements are going out, visit gustavus.edu/parents and click on "Subscribe" in the left hand column under Blogroll.

Blogging From China and England...Aaron Banks' (Health and Exercise Science) January Term class, which is studying sports, leisure, and the Olympics, and their relationship to society and culture in England and China, is keeping a blog. Visit olympicquest2012.blogspot.com to stay up to date on the classes travels and activities.

Department Social Media Efforts...The Office of Marketing and Communication is compiling a list of social media profiles for inclusion on the Gustavus website, and would like to include your department! If your department utilizes social media, please use this form to submit links of social media profiles to Marketing and Communication. If you have questions, contact marketing@gustavus.edu.

Forensics Team Heads South...Gustavus' nationally ranked forensics team will participate in the Hell Froze Over Swing on Jan. 14-15 at the University of Texas-Austin.

Campus Happenings

MLK Day Schedule... Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture on Monday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. in Christ Chapel. Please note that classes that normally meet at or after 10:30 a.m. will start and end one hour later than they normally would. Thus, classes that begin at 10:30 a.m. will start at 11:30 a.m., classes that begin at 11:30 a.m. will begin at 12:30 p.m., and so on. In the evening, Minneapolis-based Mixed Blood Theater will present "Dr. King's Dream," at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.

U.S.-Dakota War Series Continues...Writer Thomas Maltman will deilver the next lecture in the College's U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 lecture series at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17 in Alumni Hall. Maltman's debut novel, The Night Birds, won an Alex Award from the American Library Association. His second novel, Little Wolves, is a contemporary mystery that takes place in the same prairie country as The Night Birds. Maltman is currently the Visiting Artist in Creative Writing at Normandale Community College. All lectures in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 series are free and open to the public.

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, Jan. 13 - Taize Contemplative Worship
• Sunday, Jan. 15 - Chaplain Rod Anderson
• Monday, Jan. 16 - Taylor Branch (MLK Day)
• Tuesday, Jan. 17 - Chad Fothergill
• Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Morning Prayer
• Thursday, Jan. 19 - Sarah Ruble
• Friday, Jan. 20 - Pastor Dean Wolf, Centenary United Methodist Church, Mankato

Off-Campus Events of Interest

Celebrating 80 Years...An 80th birthday party for Emeritus Professor Larry Owen will take place from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the St. Peter Community Arts Center.

Gustie Breakfast...Join Gustie alumni, parents, and friends to learn something new about Gustavus at the monthly Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast.This month's guest speaker is Mark Braun, provost and dean of the college. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with breakfast starting around 8:15. Cost is $10 per person, payable at the door. Please RSVP to the Office Alumni Relations at 800-487-8437 or alumni@gustavus.edu.

Births

• Collin Robert Sletten was born Dec. 21 at 6:10 p.m. to Sara and Cory Sletten, weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Baby Collin is home; he and his family are happy and doing well.

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...The Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations Retreat Center, coordinated by Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership, will host a retreat for the MSU IMPACT Team from Mankato Jan. 14-15. Overnight retreats will also be hosted for youth from Valley of Peace Lutheran Church in Golden Valley Jan. 13-15, and the Lutheran Youth Organization Board of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA Jan. 13-14.

Gustavus Youth Outreach (GYO)...There will be one on-campus booking this weekend from 9:30-11:30am with Valley of Peace Lutheran Church.

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).

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