http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/index.cfm?pr=gac_newsletter A monthly newsletter of Gustavus and alumni news and events. Alumni en-us Copyright 2008, Gustavus Adolphus College, All Rights Reserved. 60 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:50:20 GMT Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:50:20 GMT http://gustavus.edu/xml/logo.gif http://gustavus.edu http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#741 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#741 Gustavus is busy this weekend and early next week hosting the inauguration of President Jack Ohle on Oct. 3, Homecoming, Reunions and Family Weekend Oct. 3-5, and Nobel Conference XLIV, "Who Were the First Humans?" Oct. 7-8. Click on each activity to find more information. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#742 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#742 On campus and around the world, Gusties are encouraged to wear your favorite Gustie apparel and black and gold on Fridays. How many Gusties work in your school or business ? How many Gusties will you meet in your city ? How many Gusties will you be able to network with in the Minneapolis Skyway! http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#744 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#744 The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus will host two exhibitions that will run through Sunday, Nov. 9. "Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde" will be on display concurrently with "Selections from the Hillstrom Collection." "Forbidden Art" includes 76 paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper, and mixed media works by more than 60 Soviet artists who worked outside the official Socialist Realism manner required by the Soviet state from the early 1930s through the late 1980s. The concurrent exhibition of "Selections from the Hillstrom Collection" highlights works from the museum's holdings. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#745 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#745 The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra will premiere a composition by alumnus Paul Fraser '05 at this year's Nobel Conference Concert. The concert will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Fraser's new work, titled Aurora Vitalis, was completed in August 2008 and is based on a Hawaiian creation story that tells of the creation of the world over the course of one evening. Admission to the concert is free. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#748 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#748 Nobel Chair Tim Robinson '65 will provide a recap of Nobel Conference XLIV, "Who Were the First Humans?," at the Twin Cities Breakfast on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place, 1500 Park Place Boulevard (Hwy. 394 & Hwy. 100), 8-9:30 a.m., $10 per person. Reserve a spot by calling Don Swanson '55 at 763-533-9083. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#747 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#747 Jim McPherson '58, a Pulitzer Prize winner who is viewed by many as the preeminent living Civil War historian, will deliver this year's Lefler Lecture, Monday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall. There is no charge. McPherson will be in class earlier in the day and on Tuesday morning will hold an open discussion and question-and-answer event in the Jackson Center. His new book, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, which is scheduled to come out the week prior to his campus visit, will be available for sale and signing. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#753 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#753 Dr. Magnus Ranstorp '85, research director for the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm, Sweden, will present a public lecture titled, "The Threat of Global Terrorism," on Thursday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., at Interlachen Country Club, 6200 Interlachen Blvd., Edina, MN. Ranstorp, who will be in the United States to cover the presidential election for Swedish television, will address some of the key terrorism trends and challenges for the next U.S. presidency. He will also be presented a Gustavus Distinguished Alumni Citation in international relations. RSVP to the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-487-8437. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#746 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#746 Wearing a Gustavus class ring signifies you belong to an exclusive club. Josten's provides a lifetime warranty on class rings and it's never too late to purchase your Gustavus class ring. A representative of Josten's will be available to assist you in placing an order or providing warranty information at Homecoming, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. outside the Book Mark. Web information about purchases and warranty information can be found at Gustavus "G" Ring. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#751 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#751 The Gustavus Legacy Award was created for new students whose siblings are current Gustavus students or graduates or whose parents or grandparents are Gustavus alumni. Renewable awards of $2,500 per year are given to scholarship recipients who have a high school grade point average of at least 3.5 or an ACT of 26 or 1170 (Critical Reading + Math) on the SAT. For more information, contact the Admission Office at 800/GUSTAVU(S). http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#749 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#749 As a Gustie grad, you undoubtedly have many memories of your time at Gustavus — a time which we hope was not only enjoyable, but also had a positive impact on your life. We love to hear about your successes and achievements since leaving Gustavus. Current students will be calling in the next few weeks to give you a chance to find out about Gustavus today, to update us with your news and to tell you more about the Gustavus Annual Fund. To make a gift to the Annual Fund today, visit Giving to Gustavus. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#754 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#754 The Gustavus Library Associates Fall Author Day will feature brothers Lin and Leif Enger on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m., Edina Country Club. Leif authored the national bestseller Peace Like A River and Lin wrote Undiscovered Country. Contact Dana Lamb in Office of Marketing and Communication at 507-933-7550. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#743 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#743 Featuring the evocative photography of former Gustavus comptroller Anders Bjorling '58 and the phenological observations of Minnesota naturalist and Gustavus instructor Jim Gilbert '62, the 13-month calendar of exquisite arboretum and campus scenes will be available soon. For more information, contact Shirley Mellema at shirley@gustavus.edu, or call 507-933-6181. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#752 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#752 The Alumni Association thanks Barb Larson Taylor '93 for serving 14 years in the Office of Alumni Relations at Gustavus. Starting October 6, Barb will be working as assistant to the president for special projects. Notes of appreciation and congratulations can be sent to Barb at btaylor@gustavus.edu. http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#750 http://gustavus.edu/alumni/email_search/current.cfm#750 Class Reunions for 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 — Oct. 4
Nobel Conference: "Who Were the First Humans?" — October 7-8
Pregame lunch and Gusties vs. Pacific Lutheran University — October 11
Lefler Lecture, Dr. James McPherson '58 — Oct. 13
Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast, Tim Robinson '65, recap of Nobel Conference — Oct. 15
Gustavus Library Associates Fall Author Day — Nov. 5
Twin Cities Lecture, "The Threat of Global Terrorism," Dr. Magnus Ranstorp '85 — Nov. 6
Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast, Thomas Young '88 — Nov. 19
Christmas in Christ Chapel — Dec. 5-7
Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast, Steve Kjellgren '86 — Dec. 17

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