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News & Announcements Take action on behalf of State Grant and Work Study Programs… All members of the campus community need to take action to help restore the state grant and state work study programs in the future. To learn how, read the following letter from President Dennis Johnson and Vice President Owen Sammelson. “We…

News & Announcements Gustavus-L Revamped… In an effort to enhance campus communications by centralizing them, Gustavus-l will undergo some changes beginning Oct. 21. This moderated news-and-announcement reminder list will become an automated events list. More details follow. Gustavus-l will be e-mailed to the Gustavus community in the morning, 7 days a week. The daily posting…

News & Announcements Flu Shots Available… The College has contracted with Nicollet County Health Services to provide flu shots this year at no charge and while the supply lasts to employees and their spouses. Shots will be given from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 17 in Banquet Room B in the Campus Center. Business Cards… Anyone…

News & Announcements Nobel Conference Visibility… The following Nobel Conference coverage has already run: “A crowd-pleaser” and “Pulling together a conference” by Bob Fenske in the Free Press of Mankato (Oct. 3, front page, including a color photograph of Eleanor Maccoby); A color photograph by Ed Lee on the front page of parents holding their…

News & Announcements Homecoming, 100 Years of Athletics… During Homecoming, the College will dedicate a Hall of Champions to commemorate 100 years of Gustie athletics at 11 a.m. Sept. 21 in Lund Center. The hall comprises a series of 19-ft. banners — each representing a sport in which Gustavus has participated and each listing championships.…

News & Announcements Registration for NCUR Begins… The annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be held March 13­15 in Salt Lake City. All are asked to encourage interested students to submit an abstract by the Nov. 15 deadline on submission proposal Form A online at http://conferences.utah.edu/ncur2003/. Send Bruce Van Duser a copy of…

News & Announcements Newsletter Purpose, Guidelines… With the beginning of the academic year comes the resumption of The Yellow Sheet, a weekly newsletter providing news and information to the campus community since 1975. This employee newsletter is distributed online each Thursday except during academic breaks (specified below). When is the newsletter distributed? Every week of…

News & Announcements Business Card Update… In response to recent discussion among the faculty regarding the new business card design, the Integrated Marketing Team has approved an alternate design. “Option B” is a plain, 1-sided design that does not display the trademark symbols or the tagline. Given the available space, some longer titles and additional…

News & Announcements Only One More… The final edition of The Yellow Sheet for the academic year will be published May 16. Items may be submitted, until 4:30 p.m. May 14, by using the online submission form. During the summer, watch for The Summer Scoop. This campus newsletter will be published once a month. Daffodils…

News & Announcements Director of Student Activities Named… Megan Ruble (student activities) has accepted the position of Director of Student Activities effective this July. According to Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs Hank Toutain “Her work as Assistant Director of Student Activities as well as her demonstrated accomplishments in Student Affairs and…

News & Announcements Interim President Named. The Board of Trustees announced that it has selected Dennis Johnson (retired vice president for college relations and ’60 graduate) as the interim president of the College. Johnson will officially assume the position of interim president on June 11. With the work of the Interim President Search Committee concluded,…

News & Announcements Photo and Story Contest… The Integrated Marketing Committee is looking for photos and stories that illustrate Gustavus’ “Extraordinary People. Extraordinary Place.” For more information, including the contest guidelines, go to http://gustavus.edu/publicrelations/contest.cfm. The submission deadline is May 1. For additional information regarding this contest, contact Jill Bisbee in admission (x7680) or Susan Andrews…