As part of a series sponsored by the religion department, Gustavus has hosted colloquia on the concept of community in local, academic and global terms. The final set of panelists in the colloquium will be on Friday, May 13 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Olin 103. It will be the last of three colloquia in the series, titled “Community: Concept & Reality.” The series … Continue reading Three professors to speak at colloquim on community
Campus Safety, Residential Life and the Office of Drug and Alcohol Education agree: the frequency of drug violations on campus is rising. The drug issue is not an isolated one, however. Minnesota colleges and Midwest schools from North Dakota to Illinois are all reporting higher numbers of narcotic incidents on their campuses. The student body’s perception of drug use has also changed; a recent poll … Continue reading What’s to blame for higher drug numbers?
What happens when LineUs Improv members grow up, graduate and leave Gustavus for the real world? They continue on the path of justice, truth and the ways of improv to form their own improv troupe in the Twin Cities. And then they bring that comedy back home to you. On Friday, May 13 Walrus and LineUs join forces to bring an improv show to Alumni … Continue reading LineUs teams with alumni performers for show
The Senior Art Minor and Sophomore Art Major Exhibit opened Thursday. Students, faculty and staff visited the Schaefer Fine Arts Gallery to view pieces such as the one above. Students who participated were able to submit three pieces of work with the possibility of one or all pieces being included. Pieces featured range from drawings to watercolor, prints to metal sculpture and ceramics to acrylic … Continue reading Art Major and Minor Exhibit
For the second year in a row, Gustavus Adolphus College has been recognized as a signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment by the 2011 Edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges. This demonstrates Gustavus’s commitment to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions while promoting the research and educational efforts of accelerating progress toward climate neutrality and sustainability. As seen … Continue reading Gustavus “green” for second year
The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning is proud to present the fourth annual Celebration of Creative Inquiry on Friday, May 6 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Campus Center. The celebration is a campus-wide forum to publicly share the creative work of Gustavus students over the past academic year, including class projects, senior theses or independent study research projects. The idea for … Continue reading Creative Inquiry celebrates undergraduate research
On Wednesday, May 4, Gustavus will be hosting the 31st annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference. The controversial discussion topic will be “Executing Justice: Debating Capital Punishment.” Open to students, faculty and the local community, the MAYDAY! Peace Conference will be an exhilarating event to watch. Founded and sponsored by Florence and the late Raymond Sponberg of North Mankato, Minn., the annual conference was created to help … Continue reading MAYDAY! takes on capital punishment
On Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m., the Campus Activities Board is proud to present Mr. Frank Abagnale, Jr. in Christ Chapel, where he will share his story of adventure, impersonations, fraudulent checks and his road to redemption with students, faculty and the public. The inspiration of the feature film Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks, Abagnale was a … Continue reading Catch him while you can
The Gustavus track and athletics facilities will host an annual event this weekend that has the attention of many families in the southern Minnesota area. Sunday May 1 will mark the sixth annual Spring Games for Area 9 of Special Olympics Minnesota. Athletes from Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Nicollet and other southern Minnesota counties will gather to compete in track and field events, followed by … Continue reading Gustavus hosting Special Olympics
Relay for Life is coming to Lund Arena this Saturday night, in which participants from across the Gustavus community will unite to support people touched by cancer, raise money for the American Cancer Society and have fun. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Anyone is welcome to attend. “You don’t have to be registered. You can show … Continue reading Gusties on track to fight cancer
