Archive for Hank Toutain
Traveling over spring break?
TO: Students FROM: Hank Toutain, Dean of Students Gusties, if you’re traveling in or out of the country during spring break, please take note of the following safety tips: * The U.S. State Department has issued alerts for travel to Mexico during spring break. This information can be found at: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_3028.html The travel alert issued […]
Spring Semester Reminders
TO: Off-Campus Students FROM: Hank Toutain, Dean of Students Welcome to Spring Semester! Seniors, best wishes for a great final semester. The end is near, and we look forward to celebrating with you soon at Commencement. If you are a Junior and are planning to live on campus during the 2009-2010 academic year, please contact […]
Weather advisory
The U.S. Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory until midnight Saturday, January 24th.
Clif/Luna Bar recall
As you may be aware from various news media, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the midst of an investigation into the source of a recent salmonella outbreak.
A message from Dr. Hank Toutain regarding a student incident
To the Gustavus Community: I write to inform you that at approximately 3:30 a.m. this morning a first-year Gustavus student was found lying in the snow off campus, at the south end of St. Peter. Emergency personnel arrived on scene and the student was transported to an area hospital and is undergoing treatment for cold-related […]
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 […]