Inside Gustavus March 20, 2014 | Volume 46, Number 23

President's Cabinet Summary

The President's Cabinet met on Tuesday, March 18 and discussed the following items:

• Faculty Senate Chair Max Hailperin indicated that two faculty representatives will be elected by the faculty at Friday's faculty meeting to participate on the College's Accreditation Committee. He also gave an update on the Board's shared governance initiative and the progress of the working group.
• President Ohle indicated that the Board of Trustees will be discussing the alignment of CG150 and the Academic Strategic Plan in more detail at its April meeting and major items of focus in Tiers 1 and 2 will be identified by the June Board meeting to provide direction through the presidential transition.
• Provost Braun indicated that the College attorneys are recommending revisions in the all-college policy on harassment and sexual harassment.
• Professor Hailperin indicated that an ad hoc Faculty Senate Subcommittee has been established to review the topic of unauthorized recording of classes. He added that this may be a broader issue and that other college representatives should possibly be included in the conversation.
• Members discussed attendance at the Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference scheduled for July 11-16 at Augsburg College.
• Members approved the hiring of a Registrar's Office position (administrative secretary).
• Vice President Westphal alerted members to the prevalence of purchase card fraud and requested that College Wells Fargo VISA cards be monitored closely.

News & Announcements

Civic Engagement Awards...The 2014 Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents' Awards for Civic Engagement have been announced. Anna McDevitt is the winner of the Presidents' Student Leadership Award; Dr. Lynnea Myers is the winner of the Presidents' Civic Engagement Steward Award; and Peter Olson of the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota is the winner of the Presidents' Civic Engagement Community Partner Award.

GHP Spring Fitness Challenge...The Spring Fitness Challenge is a program for members of the Gustavus faculty and staff that promotes a physically active lifestyle and teamwork. Accumulate a specific number of exercise minutes as a team, reach your exercise goal, and each team member will receive a Minnesota State Park sticker or a Minnesota fishing license. Registration for the GHP Spring Fitness Challenge will be open from March 10 to March 28 and registration information can be found on the GHP webpage. Register as a team online on the GHP webpage or pick up a packet at the Lund Information Desk. Please read the registration and information packet carefully and be sure to submit your registration form online or hand in to Laurie Kelly by March 28. This program runs for four weeks, from April 7 until May 2.

Personnel Directories...The 2014 Spring Semester personnel directories have been printed and distributed. If you or your department wish to have another/more copy(ies), please contact Nancy in the Telecommunications Office at x6265 or nberan2@gustavus.edu.

Mail Scam...Some postal customers are receiving bogus e-mails about a package delivery or online postage charges. The e-mails contain a link or attachment that, when opened, installs a malicious virus that can steal personal information from your PC. The e-mails claim to be from the U.S. Postal Service and contain fraudulent information about an attempted or intercepted package delivery or online postage charges. You are instructed to click on a link, open the attachment, or print the label. Don't do it! Like most viruses sent by e-mail, clicking on the link or opening the attachment will activate a virus that can steal information—such as your user name, password, and financial account information. What to do? Delete the message without taking any further action.

Campus Happenings

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar...The Gustavus Adolphus College Eta Chapter will welcome Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Dr. Philip J. Deloria to campus April 23-24. Dr. Deloria will deliver a public lecture titled "American Indians in the American Popular Imagination" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 in Wallenberg Auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center.

GAC Talks...This new conference will be shaped around a series of brief, educational, and rewarding presentations from inspiring Gustavus professors, administrators, students, and alumni who are driven by their passion to share their outstanding ideas with the Gustavus community. The event will take place Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Admission is free, but a ticket is required and can be secured by going online to gustavustickets.com.

Provost's Listening Post...Provost Mark Braun will continue a series of informal discussion opportunities with Gustavus students from 11 a.m. to Noon on Monday, March 24 in the Jackson Campus Center. The "Provost's Listening Post” will be set up once each month at the tables in upper level of the Campus Center. The goal is to provide a relaxed, informal setting for student questions and discussion about the College.

Poetry Reading...Irish poets Anne-Marie Fyfe and Cahal Dallat will read from their poetry from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center.

Daily Sabbath Schedule...All are invited to the worship services at 10 a.m. weekdays and p.m. Sundays in Christ Chapel. The upcoming schedule is as follows.

• Friday, March 21: Hymns on Tap, The Dive
• Sunday, March 23: Sunday Worship, 5 p.m., Christ Chapel
• Monday, March 24: Matthew Timmons, Student Senate Co-Chair
• Tuesday, March 25: Scott Bur, Chemistry
• Wednesday, March 26: Lenten Taize Service
• Thursday, March 27: Kelli Remboldt '14 with music leadership by Re:vive
• Friday, March 28: Litany for Travelers, Christ Chapel

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will host weekend confirmation retreats for Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Hopkins and St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Wyoming on March 21-22, and for Chisago Lakes Lutheran Church of Center City on March 21-23. They will also host an adult retreat for Pilgrim Lutheran Church of St. Paul on March 21-23. The retreat program is a resource for ELCA congregations that are members of the Gustavus Association of Congregations.

Plugs

For Rent...Nice one bedroom apartment in St. Paul for summer subleasing, starting in June. Location is five minutes to the Minneapolis−Saint Paul International Airport and Macalester College, and a very quiet residential area. Two people can easily share the apartment. Rent negotiable. For more information, contact yumiko@gustavus.edu.

For Rent...Partially or fully-furnished 3BR/2BA Craftsman bungalow in Minneapolis's Kingfield neighborhood, available for the 2014-15 academic year. Very close to bus lines, restaurants, and bakeries; short walk or bike to Lake Harriet, Martin Luther King Park, and Fuller Park. Two-car garage and a fenced-in backyard. Available August 2014-July 2015 with some flexibility at either end. Rent negotiable. For more information, contact Jill Locke or Eric Vrooman.

For Sale...Large 3 or 5 bedroom house with office. Excellent location just blocks from Gustavus, library, parks, and shopping. Lovely wood floors, large kitchen with adjoining sunroom eating area. Amazing light throughout including atrium with skylights. Two of the five bedrooms are part of a downstairs apartment and can be rented or included in the full living space. Apartment has high ceilings and natural light, and has a full bath and its own laundry. House has a new roof. $190K. Call David or Susan if interested at 902-455-0175.

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