Construction and campus renovations continue at Gustavus as the new academic building comes together and other projects begin to take shape. The academic building is on schedule for its completion date of summer or early fall of 2011. Other projects materializing include the addition of new outdoor recreational zones to supplement residential living areas and an on-campus disc golf course. “In the last week and … Continue reading Academic building progress
Gustavus students all remember the elections of November 2 and how important it was to vote. Many students were anticipating election results late into Tuesday night. Facebook even had an application to count voters. Five Gustavus alumni and one current professor capitalized on the elections. The outcomes affected the Gustavus community greatly with the alumni showing leadership in the State House. In the elections, four … Continue reading Gustavus alumni fare well in state elections
Gustavus President Jack Ohle will be visiting the United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai, China this coming Nov. 12 to the 19. Zuhai is located in the southern seacoast region of Guandong Province. “President and Kris Ohle are leaving on Friday as part of a delegation from other colleges in the Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC) who have an exchange agreement with UIC. President Ohle … Continue reading UIC conference sends President Ohle to China
On Wednesday Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room, a slideshow, “What I Saw During 28 days in the West Bank of Palestine” will be presented. Bill McGrath will speak about his experienes while he was living with an Arab family in 2007. He worked as a journalist, studied Arabic and walked around in Bethlehem, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Jenin, Nablus, Hebron, Jericho and the … Continue reading 28 days in the West Bank of Palestine
Sean Cobb may be one of the newer professors at Gustavus, but his presence on campus has definitely been noticed. If you are looking for him outside of his office hours, good luck because Cobb could be in the classroom, tutoring in the Diversity Center, judging the Drag Show, in Faculty Senate, organizing Faculty Shop Talk, advising the English Honor Society, coaching soccer or whatever … Continue reading Sean Cobb – Being a great professor: No sweat
Inception was to the summer of 2010 what the Jheri Curl was to the 80s. Which means it was AWESOME. Okay, bad example. So, unless you were a FedEx employee whose plane crashed in the South Pacific, leaving you stranded on an uninhibited island only to befriend a volleyball named “Wilson,” you heard all about Inception. I hope that reference did the trick. Boom. Roasted. … Continue reading Inception = Incredible
The Adolphus Jazz Ensemble and Gustavus Jazz Lab Band will perform their Fall Jazz Concert on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free, open to the public and will take place in Bjorling Recital Hall. Both groups are 17 or 18 piece ensembles composed of first-years through seniors, chosen based on auditions early in the semester, and the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band … Continue reading And all that jazz
In the beginning of December, the Gustavus community will host its annual Christmas worship program, Christmas in Christ Chapel. This year’s Renaissance-themed event will showcase the talents of the music department, theater and dance department and the chaplain’s office, among others. Students and employees are allowed one complimentary ticket that can be purchased online, while general admission is $17.50. The program will begin on Friday, … Continue reading Christmas in Christ Chapel performance fast approaching
There is an art taught at Gustavus that is over 5,000 years old. It even precedes the art of decorating a frost-your-own cookie! For millennia, people have been turning clay into pottery and ceramics. Artists like these work right here at Gustavus. Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Nicole Roberts Hoiland teaches classes in this ancient art form at both Gustavus and the … Continue reading Ceramics at Gustavus
Ok, readers … I did something bad. I swear it started so innocently—there was no way I could possibly have foreseen the damage. I didn’t even want to do it! But, here it is a week later and I feel … dazed, confused—a little dirty? I fell victim to TVD. That television on DVD business is a good way to kiss goodbye your ethics, discipline … Continue reading The pitfall, the danger, the snare of TVD
