The Summer Scoop for July 28, 2016

Volume 47, Number 2

News & Announcements

2016 Valleyfair Ticket Tickets...Discounted Valleyfair tickets are available to purchase in the Office of Human Resources, located in the Carlson Administration Building. Tickets are good for any day during the 2016 season. Tickets may be purchased for regular admission (ages 3-61 and 48” or taller) for $32.25, junior/senior (ages 3-61, under 48” tall or 62+ years and includes admission to Dinosaurs Alive!) for $32.25, Dinosaurs Alive! tickets for $2.75 with adult park admission, parking $12.00, and ride & refresh (ages 3-61 and 48” or taller plus unlimited drink wristband) for $39.75. Cash or checks payable to Gustavus.

Volunteers Sought...The Center for International and Cultural Education (CICE) is seeking volunteers for its International Friendship Family Program. Gustavus international students are matched with local families. The family will typically invite the student to their home for an occasional dinner, family function, trip or event. It is a great opportunity for the family and the student to share cultures! It does not take a large time commitment and is very rewarding. With the increase in international student enrollment, we need many more families. All families and individuals are welcome! If interested, please contact Jeff Anderson (x7493 or jeffa@gustavus.edu) in the Center for International and Cultural Education.

2016 Opening Reception...Please join us at at 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2016 for the Opening Reception. All employees, including faculty, administrators, staff and spouses/partners, are invited to attend the Gustavus Adolphus College 2016 Opening Reception. The program in Alumni Hall will begin at 3 p.m., and the reception will follow immediately on Eckman Mall.

Save the Date...2016/2017 All-Employee meetings include:
Thursday, February 9, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall
Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall

Nobel Conference Tickets – Available/On Sale Now...Nobel Conference 52: In Search of Economic Balance is September 27 & 28, 2016. All students, faculty, and staff receive one complimentary ticket. The 2016 Nobel Conference brings economists from around the world to help us understand some of the challenges facing real world implementation of economic theories. To request your ticket, go to gustavustickets.com.

Christmas in Christ Chapel Tickets – Available/On Sale starting August 1...Christmas in Christ Chapel is December 2, 3, & 4. All students, faculty, and staff receive one complimentary ticket which will be available starting August 1. The 2016 theme is "Ubuntu, Jesu: From the Cradle of Humankind to the Ends of the Earth” which celebrates unity by connecting the incarnation of Christ with the creation of humankind in Africa. 

Off-Campus Events of Interest

Annual Summer Noontime Organ Recital Series...Summer Noontime Organ Recital Series. Tuesdays at 12:10 p.m. Free will donation. Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. For more information visit agosiouxtrails.org

July 5 - David Mertesdorf, Organist, Minneapolis at Christ the King Lutheran, 222 Pfau St. Mankato
July 12 - Charles Luedtke, Organist, First Lutheran, Winthrop at Christ the King Lutheran, 222 Pfau St. Mankato

The following recitals will be held at Bethlehem Lutheran, Mankato, 720 S. 2nd St. Mankato
July 19 - Ron Shilling, Professor emeritus, Martin Luther College
July 26 - Kraig Windschitl, Organist, Mount Olivet Lutheran, Minneapolis
August 2 - Wayne Wagner, Professor emeritus, Martin Luther College
August 9 - Christine Schulz, Organist, Bethlehem Lutheran, Mankato

On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!...THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS IN FULL SWING AT THE LIBRARY
Every Child, whether a sports fan or not, is sure to enjoy this summer’s program!
FREE FAMILY EVENTS!
See the calendar of events posted on the library website, or at the library for a full schedule of events. There is something for everyone!
STORYTIMES
Guest storytime readers will be in the library most Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
READING LOGS
Kids, pick up your reading logs at the library! Read for 10 days to complete a reading log and turn it in for a prize. Weekly drawings of completed reading logs will be held for additional prizes!
ON DECK THIS SUMMER:
• Amazing Hoopsters • Brian the Storyman from England •Ten Pigs Storywalk • Reading Marathon • Battle of the Books • Family Fort Building and Game Night • Canvas Art
The St. Peter Library is found at 601 S. Washington St., St. Peter. 507/382-2796
saintpetermn.gov/library

Obituaries

• Sylvia Carsen, mother of Lori Carson Kelly (Director of the Three Crowns Curriculum, Political Science and Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies), passed away Sat. July 23. Funeral services were held on Fri. July 29. A full obituary can be read online. 
• Mary Gover, wife of Tom Gover (Professor Emeritus in Chemistry) passed away on Wed. June 29.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. A full obituary can be read online. 

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 unless they occur during a publication break, in which case they will be posted on employee-l.

New Faces

The following people have recently joined the Gustavus community:

Michael Merrill, Assistant Baseball Coach, Athletics
Ann Spnberg Peterson, Associate Vice President for Advancement and Director of Development, Advancement

Position Openings

Visiting Assistant Professor of Scandinavian Studies
Director of Admission Operations
Head Women's Softball Coach
Digital Collections Manager
Dining Service Bakery
Rotisserie Server

 

In the Media

Here are some noteworthy Gustavus-related stories that recently appeared in print or broadcast media locally, regionally, or around the nation:

• Perry the Corpse Flower received considerable media attention when it bloomed early this June. The plant was covered on television on KSTP, KEYC, WSPA (Greenville, SC), KLFY (Lafayette, LA), KGWN (Cheyenne, WY), WIBW (Topeka, KS), and KOAM (Joplin, MO); in print/on the internet in the St. Peter Herald, Mankato Free Press, Minneapolis Star Tribune (twice), and BringMeTheNews; and on radio stations KNUJ, KYSM, and KTOE.

• Rising sophomore Karl Satterlund was mentioned in the Brainerd Dispatch after winning the Swedish Council of America's Swedish Language Scholarship.

• MinnPost featured the College's partnership with Minneapolis-based Learn to Live to provide online mental health resources to Gustavus students. Director of Health Service Heather Dale was interviewed for the piece.

• The St. Peter Herald previewed the Arboretum's Linnaeus Symposium, which took place on June 20.

• The St. Peter Herald announced the Department of Theatre and Dance's 2016-17 schedule.

• The Mankato Free Press released a piece about the portrait of King Gustavus II Adolf that is being featured at the entrance to the Hillstrom Museum of Art through early July. KEYC also covered the portrait in a segment where museum director Don Myers was interviewed.

• Rising sophomore women's tennis player Briana Hartman was featured in the Owatonna People's Press after an outstanding first year at Gustavus.

• History professor Scott Ickes was interviewed on Brazilian politics in the Minnesota Private College Council's monthly newsletter.

  Anyone who has suggested additions for this list, suggestions for potential future media stories, or interest in being a media source should contact Marketing and Communication (x7520 or ga_news@gustavus.edu).

Plugs

For Sale...1975 Everett studio size piano and bench seat. $700 or best offer. Contact Steve Bennett for additional information. 

Home For Rent...For 2016-2017 academic months (September-May), half of a block from campus at 610 College Ave. Two bedroom, story and a half, with hard wood flooring throughout. Single car, attached garage. Furnished, with washer and dryer. No smoking. No pets. Can rent whole house, or split with another already interested male Gustavus employee. Email hcarlso2@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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