Inside Gustavus April 14, 2016 | Volume 48, Number 28

President Cabinet Summary   

1.  President Bergman asked Cabinet members for feedback regarding the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer candidates.

2. Members approved the hiring of a Greenhouse Manager replacement position (6 hours per week).

3. Members approved the hiring of a full-time Admission Counselor/Assistant Dean of Admission replacement position.

4. Members approved the hiring of a full-time Director of Development/Assistant Vice President for Advancement replacement position.

5. Continued discussion was held regarding tailgating at football games. Tom Y. will work on guidelines with the requesting reunion class and others regarding tailgating in controlled areas on campus.

6. Continued discussion was held regarding submitting any claims/potential claims to the College’s Educators Legal Liability (ELL) insurance company.

News and Announcements   

Passover Seder...Join us from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 20 in Alumni Hall for the Gustavus Passover Seder. Passover is a holiday of tremendous importance in Jewish tradition, celebrating freedom from slavery and oppression. For close to two thousand years, Jews have marked the first night or two of Passover with a ritual meal called a seder, filled with prayer, song, special ritual foods, and a fabulous meal. Come join with us for a traditional Jewish seder, enjoy the ritual, the food, the company, learn some new songs, and gain an appreciation of this ancient and modern tradition. YOU MUST HAVE A (FREE) TICKET TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
Please get your ticket through Eventbrite: http://gustavusseder.eventbrite.com/. For registration questions, please contact Siri Erickson at siri@gustavus.edu.

The Gustavus Workshop in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics presents professor Steven Horwitz on his recent book, Hayek's Modern Family: Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 in Beck Hall 101. Pizza will be served before the event.

Horwitz is Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY and an Affiliated Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center in Arlington, VA. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute in Canada and a distinguished scholar at the Foundation for Economic Education. He is the author of three books, Monetary Evolution, Free Banking, and Economic Order (Westview, 1992), Microfoundations and Macroeconomics: An Austrian Perspective (Routledge, 2000), and Hayek's Modern Family: Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). He has written extensively on Austrian economics, Hayekian political economy, monetary theory and history, and American economic history. His work has been published in professional journals such as History of Political Economy, Southern Economic Journal, and The Cambridge Journal of Economics. 

2016 Moe Lecture..."From Rosa Parks to Sandra Bland: Does the Arc of Struggle Bend Towards Justice for Black Women?"
Feminist legal scholar and critical race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw has been at the vanguard of intersectional theory since coining the term over 25 years ago. Her scholarship and activism have spurred a paradigm shift in the way we think about power and injustice. Intersectional theory reveals how common forms of oppression (such as racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, and others) act in interrelated ways to create deep systems of oppression at the “intersections” of identity categories.

Crenshaw’s recent work shines light on the current state of affairs for black women and girls in an era of mass incarceration, institutional violence, and #BlackLivesMatter. Her lecture will examine our important contemporary moment in its historical context as we contemplate the future trajectory of justice for black women and girls…and for us all. The Moe Lecture is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 22 in Alumni Hall. No ticket is required. For more information visit https://gustavus.edu/gwss/moe/.

TEDx Conference...Gustavus is hosting the third Annual TEDxGustavusAdolphusCollege conference on April 23.
The conference will feature eight speakers that are connected to Gustavus and to the region. The TED platform is a series of short talks that are based on "ideas worth spreading." All the speakers will share ideas, research, and stories that build on the theme for the conference: ENGAGE! Tickets are available to the Gustavus community and general public. More information is available online.  

Live Raptors at the Arb...At 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 in the Linnaeus Arboretum there will be an opportunity to celebrate Earth Day weekend by experiencing live owls, falcons, hawks, and eagles up close and personal as the U of M Raptor Center brings their amazing birds of prey to town. Bring your own blanket for this outdoor event. In case of rain, the event will occur indoors.
Pre-registration is appreciated, either online or by calling 507-933-6184. 
Friends of Linnaeus Arboretum Members:  $4 per adult,  FREE for students and children of members
Non-members:  $8 per adult,  $4 per student or child  (Member application available on-site)

Home Athletic Events

Support the Golden Gusties at one or more of these home athletic events this week.

• Track & Field hosts the Lee Krough Invite at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16
• Softball hosts Saint Mary's at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 1
• Men's Golf hosts the Bobby Krig Invite on Sunday, April 17 and Monday, April 18
• Women's tennis hosts St. Thomas at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 17
• Baseball hosts Macalester at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20
• Softball hosts St. Catherine at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20

Fine Arts Events

Music
April 15  7:30 p.m.    Hannah Jakel, soprano, A Student Recital

April 16  1:30 p.m.    Elizabeth Sherman, trumpet & piano, A Student Recital

April 16   3:30 p.m.    Emily Rudquist, piano, A Student Recital

April 17   1:30 p.m.    Rebecca Ihnen, oboe, A Student Recital

April 17   3:30 p.m.    Lindsey Taylor, viola & Lili Rothschild, mezzo-soprano, A Student Recital

April 17   7:30 p.m.    Cory Lau, bass trombone, A Student Recital

Theatre/Dance
Endgame & other selections *
April 14-16 at 8 p.m., April 17 at 2 p.m.
Samuel Beckett, playwright
Amy Seham, director

Hillstrom Museum of Art 

Submerge, Recent Paintings by Betsy Ruth Byers, and FOCUS IN/ON: B.J.O. Nordfeldt’s Two Pigeons
Open Feb. 15 through April 24, 2016

In The News

Gustavus assistant football coach Marc Bachman '88 was named the head coach of the Mankato Loyola football team.

The St. Peter Herald previewed the Handbell Ensembles' participation in a Handbell Festival in Windom this Sunday.

Chaplain Brian Konkol's homily from Monday, April 11 was published in the Huffington Post.

The St. Peter Herald interviewed professors Kyle Chambers and Patricia Reeder about their collaboration with the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota.

The Omega Kappa fraternity's upcoming Africa Jam concert was previewed by the St. Peter Herald.

Betsy Byers was profiled in the Mankato Free Press. Her exhibit, Submerge, is at the Hillstrom Museum of Art through April 24. The Star Tribune also ran a short piece on the exhibit.

The St. Peter Herald ran a piece highlighting the winners of the Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents' Awards for Civic Engagement.

The College is mentioned in a Star Tribune article about summer camps and state subsidies for low-income students.

This weekend's Department of Theatre and Dance performances of Endgame and other short plays were previewed in the St. Peter Herald.

Off Campus Events

The sixth annual Gustavus Women in Leadership Conference is titled, "Change Management: Drive Change Before it Drives You" and will take place on Thurs., April 28 at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, MN from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This year's conference will feature Beth Schnell '82, CEO of Sparboe Farms, and Angie Bastian, Founder of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, as keynote speakers. Tickets for the conference can be purchased online through April 14.

At 6 p.m. on Sat. April 16 there will a fundraiser in Johnson Hall at the Nicollet County Fairgrounds supporting the Nicollet County Fair. Entertainment for this event will be provided by Little Chicago playing hits of the 60s and 70s. Admission is $25 per person which includes pork chop dinner, music, and an entry ticket for door prizes. Advance tickets are available by emailing nicolletcountyfair@gmail.com or by calling Ann at 507-327-6534. Proceeds of this event will benefit Nicollet County Fair technology.

The Creative Play Place invites you to join us on Saturday, May 14, at 10 a.m. at the Mill Pond in Saint Peter. Race tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Recreation Desk at the Community Center or from any Creative Play Place Board Member. Ducks “race” to the finish line for fabulous prizes: five $100 prizes, Saint Peter family pool passes, restaurant gift cards, summer fun baskets, toys, books, much more! Need not be present to win. Proceeds from this fundraiser help keep the Creative Play Place open and free for all!

First Lutheran Church will host Shetek Day Camp June 20-23, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. This camp is open to ALL kids in grades K-6, FLC members and guests! Worship, games, hands-on Bible studies, arts and crafts, spending time with friends in faith and fun, singing and more! It's like "bringing a little bit of camp into our own backyard." Cost is $25/camper for the week! The registration form is online at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p0X8eBaKNDCJECiIUAidRJbcmcpxS2ClW_C0UxadHiI/edit?usp=sharing.

Saint Peter’s FRC Team Nordic Storm competed in the Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional Tournament last week and came out winners, earning an invitation to the world championships held April 27-April 30 in St. Louis, Mo. The team, consisting of 12 students from Saint Peter, Mankato, and Lake Crystal, had six weeks to build a 120 pound robot to compete in this year’s challenge, FIRST STRONGHOLD. An alliance of 3 robots work together in the medieval castle-themed game to breach the competing alliance's defenses and storm their castle by shooting boulders (foam balls) into high or low goals to weaken the opposing alliance tower and then surround or scale the tower at the end of the round. As a community team, Nordic Storm relies on the generosity of their sponsors for entry fees, travel and other associated costs. The team is grateful for the support Gustavus provides, including space in the basement of Beck Hall to design, build, and test its robots. More information is available at saintpeterrobotics.org or by contacting one of the mentors, Matt Dobosenski, Chuck Niederriter, or Tom Young.

Plugs

For sale: Baldwin "Whitney" Piano. $175. Good shape, but needs tuning. Contact Dana at dlamb@gustavus.edu for more information.

"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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