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News & Announcements We’re Baaack… With the beginning of a new academic year comes the return of the Yellow Sheet, a weekly internal newsletter that has provided news and information to the campus community since 1975. The Yellow Sheet is distributed online each Thursday afternoon except during academic breaks. Here’s some technical stuff regarding submissions…

News & Announcements Last YS of School Year… This is the last community newsletter of the 2007-08 academic year. The YS will resume publication on Thursday, Sept. 4. To announce events and information to the College community during the summer months, the Office of Marketing and Communication will publish The Summer Scoop monthly in June,…

News & Announcements Introducing Gustavus Global Insight… In September 2008, Gustavus Adolphus College will inaugurate an annual, campuswide program for its students, faculty, and staff that will focus on a single country, region, or global issue during the academic year. The program, named Gustavus Global Insight, will feature invited speakers, fine arts events, special presentations,…

News & Announcements YS Publication Announcement… The final Yellow Sheet of the 2008-09 academic year will be published on Thursday, May 22. However, submissions of news and information are encouraged throughout the summer, and the Office of Marketing and Communication anticipates publishing two or three issue of the Summer Scoop during the summer months. Best…

News & Announcements Budget and Strategic Planning Session This Afternoon… Here’s a late reminder to join President Jim Peterson and the College’s administrative leadership for the annual meeting to update the community on the current status of the College, the strategic plan for the future, and the operating budget for next year that will support…

News & Announcements Service Awards Dinner Set… The annual Faculty and Administrator Service Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 22, in Alumni Hall, beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Gustavus Adolphus College and the Alumni Association wish to recognize 2008 retirees and the commitment…

News & Announcements Esbj Memorial Service Reminder… A memorial service and celebration of the life of Robert Esbjornson (religion, emeritus) will be held in Christ Chapel on Saturday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Dennis Johnson (college relations, ret.) is officiating. Budget and Strategic Planning Discussion… Join President Jim Peterson and administrative leadership for…

News & Announcements Titan Arum Rises Again… Perry the Corpse Flower is growing again, this time to produce a titanic leaf. It will be one of the largest leaves ever produced in this state. For further details, see the blog and webcam links at http://arboretum.blog.gustavus.edu/category/titan-arum/. Also feel free to stop by the greenhouse to view…

News & Announcements Esbj Memorial Service Scheduled… A memorial service and celebration of the life of Robert Esbjornson (religion, emeritus) will be held in Christ Chapel on Saturday, April 19, at 1:30 p.m. Book Award Finalist… The Spirit of Service, a book edited by Chaplain Brian Johnson and Professor Carolyn O’Grady and containing essays written…

News & Announcements Upcoming Holiday… Good Friday, March 21, 2008, is a one of the College’s official holidays. "All regular full-time employees and regular part-time employees who have completed one year of continuous service are eligible for up to eight hours of holiday pay for each holiday based on the number of hours regularly scheduled…

News & Announcements Student Inquiry to be Recognized… The Celebration of Creative Inquiry is seeking student participants for the first of what is anticipated to be an annual event, to be held on Saturday, May 2, in conjunction with Honors Day 2008. To participate, students need to submit an abstract or statement about a project…

News & Announcements Architects Hired for New Academic Facility… The College has announced the hiring of BWBR Architects of St. Paul to design a new academic building for the College that is projected to house the departments of Communication Studies, Economics and Management, History, Psychology, and Sociology and Anthropology. The announcement comes following presentations by…