Inside Gustavus November 17, 2016 | Volume 49, Number 12

News and Announcements

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Christmas in Christ Chapel Tickets On Sale...Employees and students each receive one free ticket for Christmas in Christ Chapel, happening December 2, 3, & 4. Tickets are available now. Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016: Ubuntu, Jesu: From the Cradle of Humankind to the Ends of the Earth, celebrates unity by connecting the incarnation of Christ with the creation of humankind in Africa. Ushers are also requested for each service. All ushers may stay for the service at no cost (a great way for family members to attend for free). For more information, visit gustavus.edu/events/ccc. or contact the Office of Marketing and Communication at 507-933-7520. Here is a clip from a previous performance of O Come All Ye Faithful to get a sense of this incredible experience. 

Tickets are now available online or by calling 507-933-7590 for the Department of Theatre & Dance production of More Light by Bryony Lavery. Performances will be held November 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m., with a matinee performance on November 20 at 2 p.m. Gustavus students and staff are entitled to one free ticket for the production. Other tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and other students. Tickets not sold before the event will be placed on sale one hour prior to curtain at the Anderson Theatre box office.

More Light
By Bryony Lavery
November 17-19 at 8 p.m. | November 20 at 2 p.m. | Anderson Theatre
Henry MacCarthy, Director | Aaron Bogen'16, Original Music and Sound Design
This daring story takes us deep within the tomb of a powerful Emperor in a faraway land, where his wives that never bore him sons, have been sealed alive with the former ruler. The play examines the lives of these women and their relationships, as they struggle with moral choices and survival. A poetic, breathtaking journey of loss, discovery and empowerment. 

Donate to the St. Peter Food Shelf during Holiday Parties...Please bring non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations for the St. Peter Food Shelf to one of the employee holiday parties. The College has again this year offered to match cash donations up to $500. Here's a way to really make your dollars count. There will be a collection table at the Faculty/Administrators Holiday gathering and at the Staff Holiday Luncheon.

Faculty and Administration Holiday Party - Tuesday, December 20, 2016,
4 p.m., Alumni Hall

Support Staff Holiday Luncheon - Wednesday, December 21, 2016,
11 a.m., Alumni Hall

If you are unable to attend your holiday celebration, please feel free to drop off food items or monetary donations to Heidi Wobbrock (Book Mark).

Thank you in advance for your donation. Happy Holidays!

College Post Office Window Thanksgiving Break Hours... The post office window will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23. Print Services and the Mailroom will be open regular hours.

Saint Peter Weekly Newsletter... As we continue to find ways to strengthen our partnership with the City of Saint Peter we would like to share this link to their weekly newsletter. Be sure to read it for the latest information about the greater Saint Peter community.

Campus Happenings

HLC Interim Report Feedback Sessions…The College Accreditation Committee is drafting the HLC interim report that is due on December 31, 2016. A copy of the interim report draft will be shared with the community around November 11, 2016. Community feedback on the report draft is valued and will be received by the College Accreditation Committee in two ways: an online Google form and through open feedback sessions, occurring as follows:

Monday, November 21 at 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Board Room (Campus Center 201)
Tuesday, November 22 at 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Rundquist Room (Campus Center 210)

The committee invites feedback on this draft on or before November 22, so that the report can be finalized for a timely submission in December. This report will inform our HLC on-campus, comprehensive evaluation visit scheduled to take place on March 13-14, 2017. Thank you for your feedback and participation in this important process.

Fine Arts Events

Jussi Björling Recital Hall
November 18   7:30 p.m.    James DeVoll, flute and Szu-Ling Wu, piano,  faculty recital
November 19   1:30 p.m.    Isabel Carlson, student violin recital
November 20   1:30 p.m.    The Gustavus Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert, Paul Hill, director

Hillstrom Museum of Art 

November 21, 2016 – January 27, 2017

Action! The Anatomy of LeRoy Neiman’s Champions

Opening Reception: November 21, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Anderson Theatre:

More Light *

November 17 – 19 at 8 p.m., November 20 at 2 p.m.

Bryony Lavery, playwright

Henry MacCarthy, director

Tickets are on sale at gustavustickets.com with remaining seats sold at the door 1 hour prior to show time.

Chester A. Johnson Geology Museum
Through early December
Photographs by local artist Kay Helms 

• November 12   1:30 p.m.  The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, James Patrick Miller, conductor & Gustavus Wind Symphony, Heidi Johanna Miller, conductor, fall concert
• November 13   1:30 p.m.  The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band, Dave Stamps, director & Adolphus Jazz Ensemble,
  John Engebretson, director, fall concert
• November 13   3:30 p.m.  The Gustavus Vocal Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combos, fall concert, 
  Dave Stamps, Donnie Norton, & Masayoshi Ishikawa, directors

In the Media

The Mankato Free Press covered the memorial service for the late professor emeritus John Rezmerski at which several Gustavus professors, alumni, and staff spoke. The St. Peter Herald also ran a piece featuring English professor Phil Bryant.

The Mankato Free Press spoke to first-year students Sam Kast and Alyssa Wallace for a piece about the annual Politics of Housing and Homelessness sleep out in professor Richard Leitch's First Term Seminar.

KEYC covered President and Dr. Bergmans' gift to the College with two segments this week, focusing on the gift overall and the new endowed position in neuroscience.

President Rebecca and Dr. Thomas Bergmans' $4 million gift to the College was chronicled in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Inside Higher Ed, the St. Peter Herald, and the Mankato Free Press, among others.

Retreats...The Office of Church Relations will be hosting a youth retreat for Peace Lutheran from Bloomington, MN. The group will be on campus November 18- 20.

Gustavus Youth Outreach will have two teams going out this Weekend. One team will be working with Zion Lutheran in Anoka, MN while the other team will be working with First English Lutheran in Cannon Falls, MN. Gustavus Youth outreach will plan games, songs, and a Bible study to do with the youth. Gustavus Youth Outreach, sponsored by the Office of Church Relations, consists of student teams who develop relational youth ministry programs in congregations.