Inside Gustavus March 1, 2018 | Volume 50, Number 23

News and Announcements  

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Student Office Hours…an opportunity for current students to meet with the Provost. Stop by to share feedback, ask questions or enjoy a conversation with Provost Brenda Kelly. All meetings will take place in the Provost’s Office on the main floor of the Carlson Administration Building.
The following dates and times are available as walk-in meetings on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointment necessary. Meetings can be with individual students or with groups of up to three students. To accommodate as many students as possible, each student or group will have about a 15-minute visit.

• March 22, 2018 at 2-3 p.m.
• April 27, 2018 at 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• May 15, 2018 at 2-3 p.m.

Cabaret Tickets...Tickets are now available online or by calling 507-933-7590 for the Department of Theatre and Dance production of Cabaret, directed by Amy Seham. Performances will be held March 2-3 at 8 p.m. and March 4 at 2 p.m. Tickets not sold before the event will be placed on sale one hour prior to curtain at the Anderson Theatre box office. 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.

Camps at Gustavus...Tennis and Life Camps at Gustavus are offering partial and full scholarships to junior campers and families. Players in grades 9-12 are ineligible due to NCAA bylaws. Scholarships are awarded based on a variety of factors, including financial need, demographics, hardship, essays, and recommendations. To apply, please click here. The deadline to apply for scholarships is March 31, 2018. Please address any questions to tennisandlifecamps@gustavus.edu.

What You Should Know About Social Security...Rhonda Whiteneck, Public Affairs Specialist with the Social Security Administration will present a comprehensive look at Social Security benefits and the role they play in retirement. The presentation will include a look at how your age at retirement affects your benefits, who else is eligible to receive a benefit, and how you enroll. In addition, Rhonda will discuss Medicare Parts A, B, C and D, touching on penalties, creditable drug coverage and how Medicare affects HSA participation. Are you over the age of 40? Are you unsure how your and your spouse’s Medicare benefits coordinate? Do you have parents who will be retiring and could use a few pointers? Do you have an HSA and wonder what will happen to it when you reach Medicare eligibility age? If you answered yes to any of these, this seminar is for you. This is an excellent presentation you don’t want to miss. There will be two sessions held to accommodate employees, both on Wednesday, March 14; please sign up:

Session 1 – 10:30 to 11:30 | Heritage Room – RSVP here
Session 2 – 12:30 to 1:30 | Heritage Room – RSVP here

Ally Training... This semester we are launching a brand new Diversity Center-sponsored program called Ally Training. We aim to provide the Gustavus community with resources and education on how to be an informed, supportive, and proactive ally to the queer community via a 3-hour interactive workshop. This workshop will cover a variety of topics including terminology and what do do when someone comes out to you. Our first workshop will be on Saturday, March 10 in Beck 101 from 12:30-3:30 pm.

We will have future workshops on Friday, April 13 at 2:30-5:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21 at 12:30-3:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 12 at 12:30-3:30 p.m. If you have any questions about the workshop please feel free to contact either Andie Kukacka (akukacka@gustavus.edu) or Amanda Landaverde (alandav2@gustavus,edu).

Faculty Award Nominations…Each academic year, Gustavus recognizes the contributions faculty make to the life of the institution. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate faculty for the awards listed below. Award nominations are due on April 15, 2018; nominate online.

• Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching: This award is the highest honor granted to a member of the Gustavus faculty. It represents a broadly-shared desire to celebrate one teacher in each academic year who has demonstrated truly outstanding effort, accomplishment, and dedicated service to Gustavus students’ best educational interests.
• Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence to a Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Member: This award recognizes a Gustavus non-tenure-track faculty member for significant contributions to teaching and learning.
• Gustavus Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award: This award is intended to be the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished scholarly achievements.
• Gustavus Faculty Service Award: This award is intended to be the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished service activities.
• Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award: This award is intended to recognize outstanding peer-reviewed publications that contribute to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College

Employee Directories...Spring Employee Directories (yellow) have been sent out to the departments. Please return any extras to the Telecommunications Department. If you need a few more, please contact Nancy Beran.

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. 

Weekend Home Athletic Events

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

• Men’s tennis hosts Concordia at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 3
• Women’s tennis hosts Concordia at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 3
• Women’s hockey hosts Hamline at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3 (MIAC Championship)
• Women’s tennis hosts Northwestern-St. Paul at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 3
• Men’s tennis hosts Northwestern-St. Paul at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3 

Fine Arts

Hillstrom Museum of Art
Through April 22, "Scharftopia: The Far-Out World of Kenny Scharf" and "Georges Rouault: Cirque de L'Etoile Filante"

Music
March 2 at 7 p.m., the Gustavus Jazz Jamboree in Bjorling Recital Hall

March 4 at 1:30 p.m., Johanna Anderson, Student Recital, Harp, in Bjorling Recital Hall

Theatre/Dance
February 23-March 4, Cabaret, tickets on sale now at gustavustickets.com

Congregational Outreach

Exploring Religious Questions Series..."The Side-by-Side Development of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism: From Jesus to 500 AD/CE". This four-week course continues on Monday, March 5 (7-9 p.m., Olin 103). The final session in this series will be a lecture by the Reverend Darrell Jodock (Professor Emeritus) on "Christianity and the Roman Empire: Political and Intellectual Developments". Sponsored by the Gustavus Adolphus College Office of Church Relations; and the Bernhardson Chair.

 

The St. Peter Kiwanis Chapter is seeking participants for the First Annual “St. Peter’s Got Talent” Contest, which will be held on May 5, 2018 at the High School Auditorium. The St. Peter Kiwanis Chapter is organizing this event to raise money for children’s activities in St. Peter. This event will help fund the creation of an Outdoor Recreation Area at the St. Peter Middle School and to fund other youth activities in St. Peter. Currently no outdoor play area exists at this school site. This area will be available for use by the community when not being used for school purposes.
The event will be modeled after the popular TV show with “celebrity judges” from St. Peter. Although the format is a contest, we strive to make this an enjoyable and fun event for contestants and audience members alike.
We want to display and honor some of the great talent that exists right here in St. Peter. Anybody who lives, goes to school, or works in St. Peter is eligible to participate.
All types of talent like music, dance, magic, theatrical sketches, etc, solo or group, are welcome to the preliminary auditions which will take place on April 21.
From that process we hope to select 15 “acts” to participate in the Finals on May 5 at 7 p.m. If you cannot make the April 21 preliminary round, please let us know and we may be able to make separate arrangements.
There will be prizes of $125 for the “best talent” in 3 age categories and a “People’s choice” award:

1. K-6,
2. Grades 7-12
3. Post HS graduation to age 100
4. “People’s choice” award.



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