Inside Gustavus January 28, 2012 | Volume 44, Number 18

Campus Happenings

Employee Enhancement Days...Sessions will take place Tuesday, Jan. 31 through Thursday, Feb. 2:

• Tuesday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., CPR Certification and Recertification Training, Lund 208, RSVP to Dale x7494;
• Wednesday, Feb. 1, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Discovering and Engaging Your Strengths with Kirk Beyer, Alumni Hall;
• Wednesday, Feb. 1, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Lunch and Learn Workshop on Identity Theft with Patti Kelly, Heritage Room, $5 per person for meal catered by Dining Service, register on the GHP website by Jan. 30;
• Thursday, Feb. 2, 8-9:15 a.m., Life Gifts with Kathi Tunheim, Alumni Hall;
• Thursday, Feb. 2, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Overview of Campus-wide Services, Alumni Hall;
• Thursday, Feb. 2, 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m., Life Gifts with Kathi Tunheim, Alumni Hall.

If you need more information regarding Employee Enhancement Days, contact Human Resources x7304.

Book Discussion...Join others for a discussion of the book Rediscovering Catholicism at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 in Linner Lounge. Participants are asked to read chapters 1-4 (pages 7-42) before the meeting.

Valentine's Day Dinner and Dance...St. Peter's own Big Band "The Echos" bring back the music of Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. Come with friends or bring a "dear heart" for a special evening. Tickets are $32 or $25 for Friends of Linnaeus Arboretum members. Tickets available on gustavustickets.com.

Transfiguration Talks...The annual Transfiguration Talks will take place Feb. 20-21 in Christ Chapel during daily worship time (10-10:20 a.m.). This year's invited speaker is Gustavus alumnus Justin Lind-Ayres '99. Since graduating from Gustavus with a degree in religion, Lind-Ayres attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul and has served as an associate pastor at Pilgrim Luthern Church in St. Paul, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Woodstock, Georgia, and currently serves as pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.

Off-Campus Events of Interest

Sweetheart Dinner...First Lutheran Church in St. Peter invites you to its Sweetheart Dinner -- a candlelight dinner with live musical entertainment from 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Tables with seating for two to eight people are available. Childcare, including a meal, is also included and may be requested when you purchase your ticket. The dinner is a fundraiser for the church's youth program as profits from the event will support those youth who attend the 2012 ELCA National Youth Gathering in New Orleans. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the door on Feb. 11 or ahead of time by calling 507-934-3060.

Obituaries

• Retired custodian Elsie Karl, St. Peter, passed away on Jan. 19, 2012. Elsie is the mother of Carl Gessner (custodial) and the aunt of Teri Knutson (custodial). Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 23 at Woodland Hills in Mankato.

To inform the campus community of the death of a current student, employee, or trustee; an emeritus professor or trustee; or an immediate family member of a current employee, contact the Office of the President (x7538 or jolene@gustavus.edu). Death announcements and funeral notices for students, current and emeritus faculty and employees, and trustees will be sent to the community via written notice from the president, posted on community-l, the official campus-wide e-mail list, and published in the Inside Gustavus or Summer Scoop. Notices for immediate family members of current employees will be published in the Inside Gustavus or the Summer Scoop unless they occur during a publication break, in which case they will be posted on employee-l.

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will host two weekend retreats. St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Bloomington will be here from Feb. 3-4 for an overnight retreat, and First Lutheran Church of Le Sueur will be here Feb. 4 for a day retreat.

Facility Hours

Library Hours for Touring Week:

• Friday, Jan. 27: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.;
• Saturday & Sunday, Jan. 28-29: Closed;
• Monday, Jan. 30 - Friday, Feb. 3: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.;
• Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 4-5: Closed.

Plugs

For Rent...Room with kitchenette area, garage stall, private entrance, utilities, and Wi-Fi. Close to Gustavus. $400 per month. Call Mary at 507-340-5656.

"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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