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News & Announcements Employee Reminder… Employee benefit enrollment forms are due in the Office of Human Resources by Friday, May 4. Honors Day… Gustavus Adolphus College celebrates student academic achievement on Saturday, May 5, at the annual Honors Day convocation in Christ Chapel. The convocation, which begins at 10:30 a.m., is open to the public.…

News & Announcements Fall 2007 Academic Calendar Change… By action of the faculty earlier this semester, the College’s academic calendar has been modified beginning with the fall 2007 semester. The calendar modification–which results in New Student Orientation beginning a day earlier than has been the case in recent years–was made in order to begin the…

News & Announcements Service Awards Dinner Scheduled for May 17… The annual Faculty and Administrator Service Awards Dinner will be held Thursday, May 17, in Alumni Hall beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The Alumni Association will recognize 2007 retirees and the commitment of faculty and administrators…

News & Announcements Science on Saturday… Children in grades 1-6 are invited to attend "Science on Saturday" on April 14, 2007, in the Nobel Hall of Science. Gustavus students from the chemistry, physics, geology, and biology clubs will lead a variety of science demonstrations and experiments. Children will have the opportunity to participate in experiments,…

News & Announcements Spring Break Parking Restrictions… Anyone leaving a vehicle overnight on campus during Spring Break MUST park in the CAMPUS DRIVE LOT (gravel lot), north of Southwest Hall. If that lot fills up, park in the yellow section of the STADIUM LOT (gravel part), directly west of the football stadium. Any vehicle not…

News & Announcements Workshop Registration Extended… The deadline to apply for this summer’s "Mentoring and Advising for Vocation: Gustavus as a Mentoring Community" workshop has been extended to Friday, March 23. Educator and scholar Sharon Parks, author of Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Mentoring Young Adults in Their Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Faith and co-author…

News & Announcements Magnuson Award Nominations Sought… The Paul Magnuson Student Leadership and Service Award was established in 1991 to recognize leadership and service contributions made by current Gustavus students. Nominations are currently being sought for student-planned events, programs, or individual expressions of leadership by students during the 2006-07 academic year. Nomination forms for the…

News & Announcements Voice Mail Time-Change Update… Due to the change in daylight savings time and the age of the campus voice mail system, the time-change adjustment to the voice mail system will need to be done manually. The change will be made on Monday, March 12 by 8 a.m. Please keep this in mind…

News & Announcements St. David’s Day Celebration Postponed… The St. David’s Day hymn sing and related events scheduled for Friday, March 2, have been postponed due to weather. The celebration has been tentatively rescheduled for Friday, March 9. Continuing Education Event Postponed… Phil Bryant’s presentation on Duke Ellington originally scheduled for March 1 at 7…

News & Announcements Welcoming Reception for Rydell Professor on Wednesday… Theoretical physicist Sylvester James Gates Jr., a string theory expert from the University of Maryland, is this year’s Drs. Robert E. and Susan T. Rydell Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College. He is co-teaching a general education physics course this spring with Steve Mellema (physics) on…

News & Announcements Change in Guest House Administration… The College Guest House reservations and key distribution now will be handled by Marilyn Beyer in the Church Relations Office. Effective Friday, Feb. 16, all reservation requests and key pickup should be arranged by contacting Marilyn at x7001 or mbeyer@gustavus.edu. College Fact Book Is Online… The 2006-07…