Inside Gustavus September 13, 2012 | Volume 45, Number 3

President's Cabinet Summary

The President's Cabinet met on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and discussed the following topics:

• Professors John Cha and Mary Solberg, Faculty Senate Chair and Vice Chair respectively, gave a report on recent discussions/activities of the Faculty Senate, including the Marriage Amendment and Voter ID Law, Title IX, Faculty Manual and Handbook amendments, and the change in reporting of restricted funds.

• Discussion was held regarding the new internal Budget Committee.

• The preliminary October Board meeting schedule was reviewed. 

• Members approved the hiring of a full-time custodial supervisor.

• Members approved a full-time Institutional Advancement position (gift planner).

• Members were reminded that College policy states that only President Ohle or Vice President Westphal can sign contracts with vendors. 

News & Announcements

Calling All Volunteers...Plans for the Royal Visit on Oct. 5, are well underway. We are in need of an abundance of volunteers to help at events of the day. This will include staffing sidewalks, the Festival Worship Service, the Sesquicentennial Plaza Dedication, and the two afternoon seminars. We have over 100 volunteer slots to fill to deliver the level of hospitality and security that we wish to provide. We need everything from ushers, to ticket-takers, to door openers, and security during events. Employees, retirees, alumni, and students are all welcome to volunteer. All those interested in volunteering should contact Maggie Hedlund in the President’s Office by Friday, Sept. 14 at mhedlund@gustavus.edu or 507-933-6525.

Nobel Conference Tickets...There are still tickets remaining for faculty, staff, and students to attend this year's Nobel Conference: Our Global Ocean. If you wish to attend this year's conference, please reserve your ticket online today at gustavustickets.com. Faculty should be advised that if you plan to attend any further lectures following the opening lecture on Tuesday morning that you do need a ticket. Gustavus students and staff are allotted one complimentary ticket. Other general admission tickets can be purchased for $65 apiece. If you don't have a ticket, remember that the conference will be streamed live on the web and that there is no ticket required for the 6:30 p.m. lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 2 featuring Dr. William F. Fitzgerald.

Campus Happenings

Nobel Conference Preview Event...As a prelude to the 48th Nobel Conference, Professor William F. Fitzgerad will speak on campus at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 in Alumni Hall. Fitzgerald's talk is titled, "Iron In The Oceans: What's the Fuss About?"

Celebrate St. Peter Day...The second annual Celebrate St. Peter Day will take place Saturday, Sept. 15 in honor of the town that has been the home of the College since 1876. All events on campus are free including Fall Fest in the Arboretum, Gustavus football vs. Augsburg, Gustavus women's soccer vs. Concorida, tours of the Olin Observatory, Geology Museum, and the Hillstrom Museum of Art, and more! More information about the day's events is available online.

Fall Fest...2012 Fall Fest in the Arb will take place Saturday, Sept. 15. The day's events include the MN Kite Society stunt kite demo and kite-making workshop, Amber's snakes, unnatural Arb hikes, leaf print t-shirts, face-painting, alpacas, music, concession stand, and lots more.

GLA Membership Tea...Gustavus Library Associates will hold its Fall Membership Tea from 10:30 a.m. to Noon on Monday, Sept. 17 at the President's House. All friends and friends of friends are welcome!

Art Exhibition...150 Years of Swedish Art: Highlights from the Swedish National Collections in Stockholm (Moderna Museet and Nationalmuseum) will be on display at the Hillstrom Museum of Art from Monday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 2. There will be a reception during the College's Nobel Conference, on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Flu Shot Clinics...There will flu shot clinics held on campus on Wednesday, Sept. 26 and Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the Heritage Banquet Rooms from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. These clinics are available for current students and employees and employee spouses, partners, and dependents over the age of 18. The clinics are not available to retirees or employees with Medicare.

Payment Methods:

Billing Insurance: Bring your insurance card. For faster check-in, bring a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. We will need to know who the policyholder is – name, address, date of birth. Gustavus International student insurance does not cover the flu shots – take advantage of our same day cash price. Flu shots will be billed at $49 to insurance. Should your insurance plan not cover this service you will be billed the balance in full. Check your insurance policy for coverage. We are unable to bill Medicare – all other insurances accepted.

Same Day Cash: If your insurance does not cover the flu shot, take advantage of our same day only cash price of $25. We accept cash or check payable to Gustavus, or you can bill your Gustavus account. No debit or credit cards accepted. The same day cash price will not be honored after the date the flu shot is given.

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, Sept. 14 - Claire Curren '13
• Sunday, Sept. 16 - Chaplain Sabina Koij
• Monday, Sept. 17 - Sarah Ruble, Religion
• Tuesday, Sept. 18 - Chaplain Sabina Koij
• Wednesday, Sept. 19 - Morning Prayer
• Thursday, Sept. 20 - JoNes VanHecke, Vice President of Student Affairs
• Friday, Sept. 21 - Ben Whalen '13

Congregational Outreach

Preaching in Congregations...Grady St. Dennis (Center for Servant Leadership & Chaplain) will preach at Trinity Lutheran Church in North Branch, Minn., at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16. The pulpit supply program is coordinated by Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership for Gustavus Association member congregations.

Telecommunications Updates

• All information for usage of the new voice mail system is now posted on our website and includes a web tutorial for user preferences as well as the Quick Use Navigation Guide. If you have not done so, please initialize your voice mail box at this time so that you may receive and retrieve messages for the semester. Motor pool information is now available as its own contact site in addition to being linked on our Telecommunications site. You will still need to fill out the 2-part Vehicle Authorization Invoice to pick up keys so it may be processed and have a copy returned to your department for each trip. As noted, reservations may be done via email to motorpool@gustavus.edu or by phone.

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

Plugs

New Daycare Service...Building Blocks Christian Learning Center, a ministry of Word of Life Lutheran Brethren Church in Le Sueur, aspires to provide a loving and caring child care that reflects the love that Jesus has for all people. Enrolling now. BuildingBlocksLearning.org, WOLchildcare@gmail.com, 507-665-9919

"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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