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Gustavus Garage Sale:

Katie Barta ‘13 hopes the garage sale will eventally mirror of the success of the Lighten Up Garage Sale at Carleton College. Submitted

Event aims to connect Gustavus to local community In hopes to reduce campus-wide waste, Gustavus students and members of the community are coming together to hold a community wide garage sale.  The event will take place on Saturday, June 15 ...

MAYDAY! conference in perspective

The emphasis on this year’s conference was the mulitplicity of perspectives on this controversial debate. Gustavus Flickr

As one of the most notably recognized Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade served as the topic of this year’s MAYDAY! Peace Conference. This year’s theme reflected on the decision made forty years ago and the relevant topics surrounding that ...

Night of Distinction celebrates student excellence

The evening recognizes students for their co-curricular leadership and involvement on campus. Submitted

As part of Honors Day weekend, Night of Distinction was held Sunday, May 5 to recognize and award the leadership, service, and achievement of individual students, groups and organizations. Groups that received recognition at Night of Distinction included: Student Conduct ...

Diversity Awards Banquet

Held on May 18th, the Gustavus Diversity Center will be hosting its annual Diversity Banquet Awards in Alumni Hall from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  This event is held in part to recognize the on-going efforts and accomplishments of students, ...

Chaplain candidates to visit campus

Blake Van Oosbree

As visiting chaplain Sabina Koij and visiting cantor Mattias Koij will be returning to Sweden a year earlier than expected, the search for a new chaplain is near completion. The Chaplain Search/Call Committee has chosen four candidates for the Chaplain ...

Julia Tindell announced as the 2013 Commencement student speaker

Tindell was also as ‘Gustie of the Week’ in the previous issue of The Gustavian Weekly. Mara LeBlanc

Senior English Major Julia Tindell has been selected as the 2013 Commencement student speaker. She was selected by a committee of seniors based on a writing sample, interview and preview of her speech. Commencement will take place on June 2, ...

Position changes result in new Greek advisers

Virgil Jones will join Inter-Greek Senate (IGS) as an advisor in the Fall of 2013. Submitted

Beginning fall semester of 2013, the Greek community will be undergoing a complete change in leadership. In the fall, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Diversity and Office of Multicultural Programs Virgil Jones will become the new adviser to ...

Sam C. Vong accepts Bruce Gray Postdoctoral Fellowship

Sam Vong

The Provost’s Office has recently announced that Sam C. Vong will join the Gustavus faculty in the fall of 2013 as the college’s first Bruce Gray Postdoctoral Fellow. Vong earned an undergraduate degree in sociology from the University of California, ...

Psychological Science Symposium showcases student work in research

Students in the Psychological Studies department will be presenting their research at the Spring 2013 Psychological Science Research Symposium on May 17. The event will take place in Torrey Atrium in Beck Academic Hall from 2:45 to 4:45 pm. These ...

Celebration of Creative Inquiry highlights student endeavours

Creative Inquiry provides as opportunity such as to discuss a diversity of topics. The above photo is of a 2008 presentation on lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950’s. Gustavus Flickr

Students, faculty, and community members are all invited to view the 6th Annual Celebration of Creative Inquiry taking place during Honors Weekend on Friday, May 3 in the Banquet Rooms in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center from 5-7 p.m. ...