Inside Gustavus January 10, 2013 | Volume 45, Number 14

President's Cabinet Summary

The President's Cabinet met on Dec. 18 and discussed the following items:

• Members agreed with the recommendations from the HLC self-study steering committee to establish an ongoing standing accreditation committee.
• Members approved the hiring of a residential life area coordinator replacement position.
• Vice President Westphal gave a report on a recent Economic Development Initiative meeting, focused on several transportation and housing projects in St. Peter.
• Vice President Westphal reported on the interim financial statements through November 30, 2012.

News & Announcements

Book Discussion...All staff and faculty and are invited to join a reading/discussion group during January, around Robert Nash and Michele Murray’s book, Helping College Students Find Purpose: The Campus Guide to Meaning-Making. Co-sponsored by the Center for Servant Leadership and the Kendall Center for Engaged Learning, and facilitated by Chris Johnson of the CSL, the group will meet each Tuesday throughout the month at 3:30 p.m. in the Faculty-Staff Center/Lounge, in the Jackson Campus Center. Books and light refreshments will be provided. Faculty, please contact Cathy in the Kendall Center (e-mail cblaukat); staff and administrators, please contact Sara in the CVR (email sletten) to reserve your copy.

Postage Changes...Effective January 27, 2013, the United States Postal Service is increasing postage prices. One ounce letters will increase to 46 cents and postcards will increase to 33 cents. Additional increases will be effective January 27th. Please contact the College Post Office or nquiram@gustavus.edu with any questions.

HLC Review Open Meetings...The Steering Committee for the Higher Learning Commission Review will hold open meetings in January to discuss the draft of the self-study document in preparation for the visit from reviewers. All members of the community are welcome to attend one of these sessions, hosted by two members of the steering committee:

• Friday, January 11, 2:30 p.m., Faculty-Staff Lounge
• Tuesday, January 15, 9:00 a.m., Board Room
• Thursday, January 17, 12:30 p.m., Faculty-Staff Lounge

The draft of the self-study document is available online. A Gustavus e-mail username and password are required to access this site. Please note this draft is intended for internal audiences only. For the integrity of the process, there can be no unauthorized distribution to anyone other than Gustavus employees and students. You can also provide written feedback on the "Self Study Draft Feedback Form" which is also available online. Please provide written feedback by Feb. 1.

Campus Happenings

MLK Memorial Lecture...The College's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture will take place Monday, Jan. 21 as Dr. Cathy Cohen will speak in Christ Chapel at 10 a.m. Mixed Blood Theatre will give a performance of Dr. King's Dream at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall. All events are free and open to the public.

Round Table Discussion...A discussion with artists and other members of the Dakota community will take place at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 in Alumni Hall. This discussion will be moderated by Dakota Elder Dr. Chris Mato Nunpa and will include a musical prelude in the form of a performance by a group of Dakota Elders of the Dakota hymn Lac Qui Parle.

Kevin Gover Lecture...Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian Kevin Gover will give a free public lecture at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 in Alumni Hall.

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:

• Sunday, Jan. 13 - Chaplain Sabina Koij
• Monday, Jan. 14 - Sean Easton, Classics
• Tuesday, Jan. 15 - Mimi Gerstbauer, Political Science
• Wednesday, Jan. 16 - Morning Prayer
• Thursday, Jan. 17 - Re:vive
• Friday, Jan. 18 - Chaplain Rod Anderson

Obituaries

• David H. Vrooman, father of Eric Vrooman (English) and father-in-law of Jill Locke (Political Science) passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 8. Dr. Vrooman was Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Saint Lawrence University in Canton, NY. Services will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canton, NY.

• Darwin D. Sargent, father of Amy Brown (Physical Plant) passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2 at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Church of St. Peter. Sargent worked for the Dotson Company in Mankato for 46 years, retiring in July of 2003.

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.

Facility Hours

Library Hours for J-Term:

• Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.;
• Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.;
• Sunday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Plugs

For Rent...Great 4-bedroom house for rent. Three blocks from campus on quiet street. Big back yard with fire pit, two car garage, big basement. Available March 1. Contact Pat if interested at (507) 380-1739.

"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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