Inside Gustavus November 21, 2019 | Volume 52, Number 12

News and Announcements

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Holiday Angel Tree...The annual Holiday Angel Tree, supporting children in Head Start, is up and located outside of the Community Engagement Center. Please stop by, pick up a tag, purchase the gift requested by a youth (ages birth-12), and return it wrapped with the tag to the Community Engagement Center by Wednesday, December 11. Do your holiday shopping and make it a little brighter for a child in Saint Peter.

Library Hours for Thanksgiving Break...Tuesday, November 26: 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Wednesday, November 27: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thursday, November 28 - Saturday, November 30: Closed. Sunday, December 1: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Lucia Festival - Invitation to Employee Children...Employee children in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade are invited by the Guild of St. Lucia to participate in the Lucia Festival. The festival is on Thursday, December 12 from 10-10:30 a.m. in Christ Chapel. As a participant, your child will wear a festive costume, walk and sit in front of the Chapel with Lucia and her court for the Lucia Festival Chapel service. There is also a mandatory rehearsal from 6-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11. Space is limited. If you are interested in your child participating, please contact Sarah Anderson.

Gymnastics Open Gym for Youth...Gustavus Women's Gymnastics is hosting a Youth Open Gym from 6-9 p.m. on Friday December 6, in the gymnastics studio. It is open to all kids ages pre-k through 12 years old. The cost is $20 per child or $40 for two or more from the same immediate family. The Youth Open Gym will be staffed by members of the gymnastics team and supervised by the coaching staff. Please contact Aryn DeGrood with any questions or to pre-register your child(ren).

Date Change for February All-Employee Meeting... ... All employees are encouraged to attend to hear a progress report on institutional goals and other related topics on Friday, February 21, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. in Cec Eckhoff Alumni Hall. This meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20. The year-end meeting is still scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. in Cec Eckhoff Alumni Hall.

Christmas in Christ Chapel - Limited Tickets Available... Christmas in Christ Chapel tickets are still available for Thursday night. All other services are sold out. Even if you don't attend the service, you can still attend the buffet. Tickets for the Scandinavian-style meal are available prior to every service. For more information, visit the Christmas in Christ Chapel website. Go to the Gustavus ticketing website or call 507-933-7520.

Christmas in Christ Chapel Volunteers Needed... Ushers Needed for Christmas in Christ Chapel at all five services to help host 1,000 attendees. Help is needed from 6-7:45 p.m. Thursday December 5, 6-7:45 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2-3:45 p.m. and 6-7:45 p.m. Saturday, December 7 and 2-3:45p.m. Sunday, December 8. Please contact the marketing office if you can assist at marketing@gustavus.edu or 507-933-7520.

Weekend Home Athletic Events

• Men's hockey hosts Augsburg at 7:05 p.m. Friday
• Swimming and Diving hosts the Grace Goblirsch Invite at 9:15 a.m. Saturday
• Men's basketball hosts Macalester at 1 p.m. Saturday
• Women's hockey hosts Augsburg at 2 p.m. Saturday
• Women's basketball hosts Macalester at 3 p.m. Saturday

Tips and Reminders

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Risk Management Minute - Winter Slip and Fall Prevention...Twisted ankles, concussions, and broken bones are just some of the injuries that people can experience after slipping and falling. Add Minnesota winters into the mix and you have another challenging level of risk for students, faculty, staff, guests, and patrons. To prevent slips and falls:
-Always wear proper footwear with good traction and look ahead at the walking surface in front of you. When walking on an icy or snow-covered walkway, take short steps and walk at a slower pace so you can react quickly to a change in traction.
- Use sidewalks that have already been cleared when available. If you are coming out from behind a snowbank, stop first and check to see if it is safe before proceeding.
- Stay away from roads and sidewalks when snow removal equipment is trying to clear the snow and treat the road and sidewalk surfaces. Be aware that snow removal equipment moves backwards, forwards and may turn sharply. Do not walk in front of or directly behind snow removal equipment. Make sure equipment drivers see you by making eye contact and wait for them to pass before crossing.
- Contact Physical Plant (x7504) to report slippery areas. Previously cleared areas may have refrozen.
- Contact Campus Safety (x8888) immediately if you may have been injured in a slip and fall injury.
- Let's all help prepare to make slip and fall prevention a priority this winter.

Off-Campus Events of Interest

Brass Art Quartet with Organist David Fienen...Recording now available for listening on YouTube and for downloading on CD Baby. Search for the recordings by entering: Brass Art Quartet with David Fienen. Music Included: fristad (“Sanctuary” in Swedish) by Gustavus graduate Steve Heitzeg '82, Hymn from Northern Dalecarlia by Nils Lindberg, a Swedish friend of Gustavus, Pentecost Suite by Walter L. Pelz: I. Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord
II. Come Down, O Love Devine III. O Day Full of Grace.
Musicians include: Jack Graber '53, trumpet, Tom Giles, trumpet, taught at Gustavus Adolphus College as adjunct faculty, David Schultz, French horn, taught at Gustavus Adolphus College as adjunct faculty, Mark Lammers, trombone, is Emeritus Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College, and David Fienen, Organ, is Emeritus Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Music was recorded at First Lutheran Church in Saint Peter, Minnesota, organ by the Hendrickson Organ Company of Saint Peter, recording and engineering by David Trembley, a former Saint Peter resident.
The Heitzeg and Lindberg pieces were composed for and premiered by the Brass Art Quartet with David Fienen, May 20, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Saint Peter.

Obituaries

Monika Linnea “Mogi” Lindqvist, mother of Ursula Lindqvist (Scandinavian Studies), passed away on November 11, 2019. A full obituary is available online. Please keep Ursula and her family in your thoughts.

To inform the campus community of the death of a current student, employee, or trustee; an emeritus professor or trustee; or an immediate family member of a current employee, contact the Office of the President (x7538 or jnoren@gustavus.edu). Death announcements and funeral notices for students, current and emeritus faculty and employees, and trustees will be sent to the community via written notice from the president, posted on community-l, the official campuswide e-mail list, and published in Inside Gustavus or the Summer Scoop. Notices for immediate family members of current employees will be published in Inside Gustavus or the Summer Scoop.

Plugs

Seeking January Housing...Young Gustie couple and their furry family are looking to rent/housesit for the month of January 2020. Please contact esteeberg@gmail.com or bbachman1132@gmail.com with any leads. Thank you.

"Plugs" is maintained as a forum by which members of the Gustavus community may offer goods and 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 and retailers, although from time to time such announcements may be published when deemed to be of particular interest to the community.