The Summer Scoop for June 23

Volume 42, Number 1

 

 

News & Announcements

Welcome to the 2011 'Summer Scoop'... The Summer Scoop will be published three times this summer: on June 23, July 21, and August 18. Submit items for consideration by e-mailing them to ga news@gustavus.edu or by filling out the online submission form at gustavus.edu/news/submit. The deadline for submissions is 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately prior to the publication date.

Welcome the New Book Mark Manager... The Book Mark is pleased to announce that Molly Yunkers has accepted the position of Book Mark manager and began work on campus on June 20. Molly replaces Karen Zins, who retired this year after more than 30 years of distinguished service to students, visitors, and the greater campus community. Molly brings to campus tremendous positive energy along with 11 years of college bookstore management experience, most recently at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato. Welcome Molly!

Valleyfair Discounts... Gustavus is participating in the "Good Any Day Discount Program" at Valleyfair. Employees may purchase tickets for regular admission (ages 3-61 and 48" or taller) at $27.00 (savings of $12.99) and Junior/Senior for $9.99, to be used any day of the Valleyfair 2011 operating season. Tickets are available for purchase in the Office of Human Resources located in the Carlson Administration Building.

Twins Tickets for Employees... Tickets are still available to join other Gustie employees and their families for an afternoon of outdoor baseball at Target Field on Wednesday, July 6 when the Minnesota Twins host the Tampa Bay Rays. Game time is 12:10 p.m. and tickets are $24 per person. Requests for tickets will be filled in the order payment is received. Seats are located in sections 319 and 320. Free bus transportation will be provided for those interested and who make reservations in advance. The buses will leave at 10 a.m. at the Three Flags. Employees may request unpaid release time from their supervisor to attend the game. Please make checks payable to Gustavus and direct them to Pat Leagjeld in the President’s Office. Contact presidentevents@gustavus.edu or x7538 with questions.

Parade Participants and Food Servers Wanted... Are you looking for a fun way to spend your 4th of July? What better way than to walk in a parade and show your Gustie pride! We are looking for volunteers to walk and pass out candy while representing Gustavus in the St. Peter 4th of July parade on Monday, July 4th. Line-up is at 9:30 a.m., and the parade begins at 10. Since the Gustavus unit is near the beginning, we will finish by about 11, leaving you free to enjoy the rest of the festivities. Gustavus families are welcome! Also, servers are needed for the chicken and bratwurst booths, beginning at 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. If you can help serve fpor an hour or two . . . great! If you are interested in volunteering in the parade and/or in the booths, please contact Dean Wahlund (dwahlund; x7521) or Doug Minter (dminter; x7527).

Summer Parking... Summer parking rules are now in effect. Visitor parking is still closed to students and staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; however, vehicles may be parked in any red, green, or yellow parking space without regard to permits. Fire lanes, sidewalks, and spaces reserved by signs (e.g., 30-minute, vendor/maintenance, head resident, etc.) will still be enforced.

Summer Hours... Several offices and facilities are observing altered hours during the three summer months:

  • Cashier's Window (Finance Office) — 8 a.m. to noon (M-F), from June 15 until August 15
  • Book Mark — 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (M-F); the Book Mark will be open extended hours for particular summer programs, including First-Year Registration on June 28-30
  • Post Office Window — 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (M-F)
  • Library — 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (M-F), until Sept. 6
  • Market Place — 6:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (M-F) and 6:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & 4-6:30 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), until August 12

Lund Center and its pool and weight room will be open during the summer months according to the following schedule:

  • Building Hours — Noon-9 p.m. Sunday; 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday
  • Pool — CLOSED Sunday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 3:30-8:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 3:30-7:30 p.m. Friday; 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday
  • Weight Room — CLOSED Sunday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 3:30-7:30 p.m. M-F; CLOSED Saturday

Severe Weather Reminder... Community members and their guests are advised to tune to the following media sources to be updated on local weather conditions:

  • Radio Stations include:
    * WCCO Radio 830 AM
    * KDOG 96.7 FM
    * KTOE 1420 AM
    * KNUJ 860 AM
  • Television Stations:
    * WCCO 4 TV (also, wcco.com)
    * KEYC 12 TV (keyc.com)
    * KSTP 5 TV (kstp.com)
    * KARE 11 TV (kare11.com)

Severe weather shelters on campus include:

  • Anderson Social Science - basement, on north end of bldg.
  • Folke Bernadotte Library - ground floor, AV classrooms
  • Carlson Admin. - lower level, interior rooms without windows
  • Christ Chapel - undercroft
  • Confer/Vickner - ground floor, rooms without windows
  • Jackson Campus Center - lower level, interior hallway
  • Johnson Student Union - lower level, bathrooms (or go to Jackson Campus Center lower level)
  • Lund Center - ground floor, locker rooms
  • Mattson Hall - Go to Schaefer Fine Arts ground floor
  • Nobel Hall of Science - ground floor, interior hallways
  • Old Main - ground floor, interior hallway
  • Olin Hall - basement, interior hallways
  • Schaefer Fine Arts - ground floor, rooms without windows
  • Swanson Tennis Center - bathrooms

State Fair Booth... Gustavus will again staff a booth at the Minnesota State Fair, and you're invited to help out. The booth, in the Education Building, will be covered by administrative, staff, faculty, alumni , and student volunteers. Four-hour shifts are available (9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-5 p.m., and 5-9 p.m.) each day of the 12-day fair (Aug. 25-Sept. 5), on a first-come, first-served basis. Two or three people are needed for each shift. To sign up, call or e-mail Bob Neuman (admission) at x7681 or bneuman@gustavus.edu. Training for staffing the booth, and information about the State Fair's booth rules and expectations, will be offered in August.

 

Campus Happenings

Jussi Björling Memorial Concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall... The Jussi Björling Society-USA, in partnership with Gustavus, will present a centennial concert marking the birth of the great Swedish tenor on Friday, June 24. The 7 p.m. concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall will feature three noted Swedish opera singers: mezzo-soprano Ingrid Tobiasson, baritone Bengt Krantz, and tenor Mats Carlson. Also participating will be David Templeton and two young American singers—baritone Nathan Matticks and tenor Johnathan White. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Swedish Kontur in St. Peter and online at www.twinriversarts.org (Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, Mankato). The concert is one of the highlights of the society's three-day conference (June 23-25) on campus.

All-State Lutheran Choir... Gustavus is also hosting the Minnesota All-state Lutheran Choir in concert at Christ Chapel on Friday, June 24. Forty of the finest Lutheran high school juniors and seniors from throughout the state are on tour to 14 Minnesota cities this summer. The choir's conductor is noted composer and church musician Dr. Tom Rossin. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is open to the public without charge; a free-will offering will be collected.

'Summer Snapshot'... On three Fridays this summer—July 15, July 29, and August 12—the Gustavus Admission Office will host "snapshot" events for prospective students. Our Summer Snapshot visit events are designed to demonstrate Gustavus's strong academic, athletic, and fine arts credentials and give prospective students and families a “snapshot” of the overall Gustavus experience. The day includes a student-led campus tour, mini-classes led by Gustavus professors, a presentation on admission standards and timelines, financial aid and scholarship information, special-interest sessions, and conversations with Gustavus staff and students

First-Year Registration... Incoming first-year students are scheduled to meet with faculty advisers on June 28, 29, and 30 to register for fall semester courses. In addition to registering, new students will have their ID photos taken and families will have the opportunity to meet with staff from the Financial Aid Office and Student Accounts, and with the Dean of Students about transition issues that begin this summer. Other College staff will also be available to discuss study away, Curriculum II, campus technology, living in community, and disability services.

 

New Faces

The following people have recently joined the Gustavus community:

* New Administrators

  • Mark Braun, provost and dean of the college
  • JoNes VanHecke, vice president of student life and dean of students
  • Billy Visto, Web developer (Gustavus Technology Services)
  • Maureen (Molly) Yunkers, Book Mark manager

 

Position Openings

  • Bernhardson Distinguished Professor of Lutheran Studies (religion faculty)
  • Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Management (E/M faculty)
  • Visiting assistant professor of mathematics and computer science (MCS faculty)
  • Assistant director, The Gustavus Annual Fund (Institutional Advancement)
  • Assistant disability services coordinator (Advising Center)
  • Director of communication services and sports information (Mktng. & Comm.)
  • Donor relations associate (Institutional Advancement)
  • Macintosh coordinator/user services (GTS)
  • Administrative assistant, The Gustavus Annual Fund (Institutional Advancement)

For more information on the aforementioned position(s), call Human Resources (x7304).

 

Plugs

Home for Sale... Beautifully maintained and lovingly updated 4-bedroom home in St. Peter with original oak woodwork, newer oversized 2-car garage with attached workshop and matching shed, and brand new efficient furnace (2011). Generous fenced yard and finished basement. Walk to everything: parks, pool, coffee... For pictures and further description see: http://web.me.com/swjmsmith/House/details.html. May consider rental as well. Please call or e-mail Jonathan Smith with any questions at 507-469-9105 or jmsmith@gustavus.edu.

Looking for a Place to Stay... Bushra Wahid, a junior student from New Delhi, India, is looking for a family to live with during the coming academic year. "Recently, I've been having a lot of financial troubles and after talking to my family it looks like I will not be able to afford staying here at Gustavus next semester. However, I realized that if I could  live off campus I might  be able to continue going to school at Gustavus. . . . I am willing to help with ANYTHING around the house. I can clean, cook, do the dishes. If there are little children in the house I will look after them as well. I will appreciate any help that I can get." Contact her at bwahid@gustavus.edu.

For Rent... 3-4 bedroom house at 1203 S. Fifth St., St. Peter. Two-stall detached garage, central air, private yard. Close to campus. Available August 1. Contact Patrick Klubben, technology education instructor at St. Peter High School, at. 507-380-1739.

Furniture for Sale... Red, micro-fiber suede couch and over-stuffed chair. Only two years old, hardly any wear. Owner is moving out of state and will not be moving furniture. Price is negotiable. Contact Kristine at kstrauma@gustavus.edu for photos and more information.

For Sale or Lease... 1- and 2-bedroom apartments available in Realife Cooperative of St. Peter (500 W. Jackson St.). "We are a Cooperative, so buying means buying a small share. We are a 55+ community located in a quiet cul-de-sac down the hill from Gustavus. The building is secure and has 30 apartments." Call 507-934-2902 or e-mail www.realifecoopstpeter.com.

For Sale by Owner... Classic center-hall Colonial home, on College Ave. just blocks from campus. 3 bedrooms, study, sunroom, full basement, walk-up attic. On shady double lot with 3-stall garage. $239K. Call 507-931-2838 or 612-308-6835 or write jbraun@gustavus.edu.

"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.

 



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