Inside Gustavus September 25, 2014 | Volume 47, Number 4

News & Announcements

Tuition Benefit Meeting...Kirk Carlson and Richard Aune will present information about admission, tuition benefit and exchange options for employee dependents on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in the Board Room. Please feel free to bring your lunch and join the conversation.

Coca-Cola Educational Partnership Funding...Application materials for the $20,000 annual Coca-Cola educational/sustainability/health grant funds are now available. Funding is available for projects initiated by departments, programs, campus-wide initiatives or advocacy groups that focus on enhancing sustainability and community health. Priority will be given to student-focused initiatives achieving the greatest impact on community well-being, broadly understood. While the highest priority will be accorded to campus initiatives, the committee will also consider projects involving Gustavus students in partnership with the surrounding communities. Eligible applicants include existing student groups whose staff or faculty advisors agree to provide project oversight;classes and their instructors; individual students working with faculty or staff supervision. Other categories of participants, representing a variety of campus initiatives, may be eligible; check with the committee. Detailed funding materials including application information, grant categories, budget forms, and submission-reporting contact information can be found online.

Nominations Sought for Outstanding Employee Awards...Nomination forms for the Augusta Carlson Schultz (outstanding support staff employee) and the Eric Norelius (outstanding administrative employee) awards are now available. Any member of the Gustavus community may nominate a regular support staff employee and an administrative staff employee for these awards. The President will present the awards on Founder's Day, Oct. 31, at 10 a.m. in Christ Chapel. You can download the nomination forms off the Human Resources website.

Gustie Recognition Postcards...Have you recently noticed that someone in the Gustavus community is doing great things? Maybe someone went out of their way to help you with a project and you want to thank them. The Office of Marketing and Communication has several different postcards designed to send to people within the community to express your thanks and appreciation for their work. To request quantities of the postcards, contact the Office of Marketing and Communication at 933-7520 or marketing@gustavus.edu.

Flu Shot Clinic...The flu shot clinic that was scheduled for Sept. 23 was cancelled because there has been a delay in the vaccine arriving on campus. The flu shot clinic scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1 is still on as scheduled. Please watch the Gustavus Calendar for updates.

Campus Happenings

Faculty Meeting...The regular monthly meeting of the faculty is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 in Alumni Hall.

CIRCULATE...The Gustavus Artist Series brings one of the most popular of the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival performances to the Gustavus campus for a one-night only event. CIRCULATE shines a spotlight on how we create and relate to news media. Guittar Productions devises dance/comedy/physical theater hybrids, hailed by critics as "a raucously comedic experience", "magic from the mundane", and "an exuberant and entertaining mixture...great energy from a young company". The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 in Bjorling Recital Hall. No ticket is required.

Shared Covernance Open Meeting...Last May, a draft statement of principles was circulated for comment by the joint Board/Faculty/Administration Working Group on Shared Governance. Before the Working Group finalizes that statement for adoption by the Faculty and Board and reporting to the Higher Learning Commission, it invites all members of the community to join us for discussion and feedback. We invite you to an open meeting to be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 in the Heritage Room. The proposed statement of principles can be found online. If you are unable to attend the open meeting, your comments are still welcome. Please address them to the Working Group through faculty members Max Hailperin, Paul Saulnier or Kathi Tunheim, or through administrators Mark Braun or Ken Westphal.

• Wednesday, Oct. 1: Celebrate Community: The Future of the Liberal Arts / Symposium for the Gustavus Community / 7 p.m. / Alumni Hall
• Thursday, Oct. 2: Celebrate Community: Inaugural Concert / Showcase of Faculty, Student, and Alumni Performers / 8 p.m. / Björling Recital Hall
• Friday, Oct. 3: Celebrate Community: Inaugural Tree Dedication / Presidents' Oak Grove and Bench / 10:45 a.m. / Linnaeus Arboretum
• Friday, Oct. 3: Celebrate Community: Inauguration of President Rebecca M. Bergman / 2:30 p.m. / Christ Chapel
• Friday, Oct. 3: Celebrate Community: Inaugural Reception / 4 p.m. / Lund Center Arena

Daily Sabbath Schedule... All are invited to the worship services at 10 a.m. weekdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Services occur in Christ Chapel unless otherwise noted. The upcoming schedule is as follows.

• Friday, Sept. 26: Interfaith Observance, Rosh Hashanah, Alisa Rosenthal, Political Science
• Sunday, Sept. 28: Chaplain Brian Konkol preaching
• Monday, Sept. 29: Faith and Learning, Kathi Tunheim, Economics & Management
• Tuesday, Sept. 30: Faith and Science, Meghan Krause, Director of Wellbeing.
• Wednesday, Oct. 1: Morning Praise, Symphonic Ringers, Chad Winterfeldt and Tony Ouradnik '15, organists
• Thursday, Oct. 2: Heidi Vanderpan '15, Re:vive
• Friday, Oct. 3: Rev. Dr. Harold S. Weiss, Father of President Bergman

Off-Campus Events of Interest

Equestrian Team Show...The Gustavus Equestrian Team is hosting a Hunt Seat horse show for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone 7 Region 3. The event will take place Sept. 27-28 at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds in St. Peter. College equestrian teams from Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin will be competing. Spectators are welcome and there is no charge for admission. Concessions will be available.

Social Media Updates

• Check out a new Facebook page called "Beneath the Crown". Started by student Nick Theisen '15 and the Office of Marketing and Communication, the page is inspired by the website/facebook page Humans of New York. The project aims to use social media to foster a more interconnected and understanding community as well as to create a more realistic and fulsome representation of the human experience at Gustavus.

Weekend Home Athletic Events

Support the Golden Gusties at one or more of these home athletic events this weekend:

• The men's tennis team will host the 2014 USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships on Sept. 26-28.
• The men's soccer team will host St. John's at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.
• The volleyball team will host St. Thomas at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.
  

Congregational Outreach

Retreats...Church Relations in the Center for Servant Leadership will host a day confirmation retreat for Trinity Lutheran Church of Owatonna on Sunday, September 28. The retreat program is a resource offered to ELCA congregations that are also members of the Gustavus Association of Congregations.

Telecommunication Updates

Personnel and Department Phone/Fax directories have recently been printed and distributed. If extra copies were received in your department, or more copies are needed, please contact the Telecommunications Department at x6265, or email Nancy at nberan2@gustavus.edu.

The following are additions/changes for the “Personnel Phone Directory 2014-15”:

Deborah Goodwin, Religion, Phone: x6012, Email: dgoodwin - Add

For further information or corrections, contact Telecommunications at x6261 or e-mail: lmccabe@gustavus.edu.

Local Area phone books are available also in the Telecommunications department, Lower level of Olin Hall at the Switchboard office, Rm 026. Call or stop by to get a 2014-15 copy at your convenience, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo of the Week

Gustavus students listen to musician Scott Wesley in the Courtyard Cafe. You can view more pictures from this event and other events on campus by visiting the Gustavus Flickr page.

Plugs

For Rent...Home full of character (built in 1918), 5 minute walk from campus and a block from Minnesota Square Park. 4 bedroom (3 up, one main floor) plus huge office, 1.5 bath, spacious kitchen, finished basement. On quiet street and lot with mature trees. Available Spring Semester 2015 (January and June negotiable). Contact Mimi at mgerstba@gac.edu or 507.934.1035.

"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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