Archive for 2008

Snow Advisory Notice

12/8/08 — Snow Advisory *According to the National Weather Service, a significant snowfall is possible during the next 24 to 48 hours in the St. Peter area. With this in mind, please be reminded of the following: The College will announce any snow-related delays or closings through the campus emergency notification system. Similar announcements will […]

Campus Incident

I write to notify you of bias-related incidents that occurred over the weekend and to seek your assistance, both in addressing these incidents, as well as in eradicating such occurrences from our campus. Roughly between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. on Saturday, November 1st, some nine automobiles parked both on and off campus […]

Safety and Security Pilot Program

TO: Members of the Gustavus Community FROM: Henry P. Toutain, Dean of Students Ray Thrower, Director of Safety and Security In recent years, some new and more sophisticated technologies have been adopted to facilitate or improve upon a variety of campus operations. These include: devices that turn lights off in unoccupied rooms, equipment that audibly […]

Strategic Conversations about High-Risk Drinking

TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: Henry P. Toutain, Dean of Students By signing the Amethyst Initiative, presidents of 130 colleges and universities across the country – including President Ohle – have called for informed and dispassionate debate about a culture of dangerous, clandestine, high-risk drinking on our campuses and roughly twenty-four years of related public […]

Stop the Hate

TO:  Students FROM:  Hank Toutain, Dean of Students Legitimate concerns continue to be raised by students who feel marginalized or are sometimes the targets of actions motivated by religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, age or disability. Please know that the College condemns such actions, and seeks to respond to them promptly and seriously, and […]