In keeping with the priorities of Gustavus Adolphus College?s Commission Gustavus 150 strategic plan, the College is about to open its new Center for Servant Leadership (CSL). The innovative gathering place will intentionally co-locate and integrate the College?s Office of Church Relations, Center for Vocational Reflection, Community Service Center, and Career Center.

Civil rights movement leader Rev. Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. delivered the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College on Monday, Jan. 17 in Christ Chapel.

The Gustavus Choir, led by conductor Greg Aune, is currently in the middle of its international concert tour in Italy. Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communication Stacia Vogel is chronicling the group?s activities on the Marketing and Communication blog.

Rev. Grady St. Dennis ?92, Director of Church Relations at Gustavus Adolphus College, was nominated and elected to serve as chaplain of the Minnesota House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 10.

The Classics Department at Gustavus Adolphus College was recently recognized for its blog. The website onlinecollege.org ranked the department?s blog No. 1 in a list of the ?40 Best Blogs for Classics Geeks.?

The Gustavus Adolphus College Wind Orchestra, conducted by Douglas Nimmo, is currently preparing to embark on an eight-day tour from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 that will take it to cities in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Civil rights movement activist Bernard LaFayette Jr. will deliver the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture on Monday, Jan. 17 in Christ Chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Minneapolis? Mixed Blood Theatre will present African America at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 at Gustavus Adolphus College?s Alumni Hall, located on the upper level of the O.J. Johnson Student Union.

Robert J. Lang, a physicist who is recognized as one of the world?s leading masters of the art of origami, will complete a three-week residency as the Rydell Professor at Gustavus Adolphus College.

The Gustavus Choir, the premier choral ensemble at Gustavus Adolphus College as well as one of the nation?s premier Lutheran college choirs, is preparing for a 14-day tour of Italy that will include performances in five different cities.