The Summer Scoop for July 21

Volume 43, Number 2

 

 

News & Announcements

About the 2011 'Summer Scoop'... The Summer Scoop will be published one more time this summer: on 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. (NOTE: Submissions about faculty and staff activities and honors will be held for the first posting of Inside Gustavus in September.

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.Bob says he ccurrently has openings over Labor Day weekend, September 2-5. "Most shifts are still open." Training for staffing the booth, and information about the State Fair's booth rules and expectations, will be offered in August.

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.

Volunteers Sought... The Center for International and Cultural Education (CICE) is still seeking volunteers for its International Friendship Family Program. Each Gustavus international student is matched with a local family. The family will typically invite the student to their home for dinner, family functions, or trips, and go to events in which the student is involved. It is a great opportunity for the family and the student to share cultures. If interested, please contact Jeff Anderson (x7493 or jeffa@gustavus.edu) in the Center for International and Cultural Education.


Campus Happenings

'Summer Snapshot'... On two more Fridays this summer—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.

Lunchtime Tour... Take a lunchtime tour of the Linnaeus Arboretum's 70-acre Coneflower Prairie. Join Bob Dunlap, arboretum naturalist, for an informal prairie walk on Wednesdays at noon to discover the latest wildflower blooms and nesting grassland birds in the prairie's third year of growth. Meet outside the Interpretive Center.

 

New Faces

The following people have recently joined the Gustavus community:

* New Administrators

  • Rodney Anderson, interim senior chaplain (Chaplains' Office)
  • Vincent Thomas, internship director (CSL)

* New Support Staff

  • Nancy Beran, customer support specialist, Telecommunications (GTS)

* Changes

  • Lindsey Weis to Lindsey Owens (name change)

 

Position Openings

  • Sexton (temporary), Chaplains' Office

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

 

Plugs

Retirement Living... "Are you retiring soon?! We have a wonderful option for you at Realife Cooperative in St. Peter (located just down the hill from Gustavus in a quiet neighborhood). It is gracious, independent living for anyone 55 and over. Call us for a tour anytime at 507-934-2902. Check out our website: www.realifecoopstpeter.com."

"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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The Summer Scoop is published for the Gustavus Adolphus College community by the Office of Marketing and Communication. It is published monthly during the summer. Anyone may submit items by sending them to waldo@gustavus.edu by 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday before publication. Submissions may include news announcements, upcoming events, building or office hours, plugs (advertisements like for sale or rent items) or off-campus events. Please save items about faculty/staff activities (professional accomplishments or presentations) or honors for Inside Gustavus, which is published weekly during the academic year. For more information, call x6213.

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