CAB Coffeehouse hosted a Style Your Sole party with TOMS shoes. For every pair of the blank canvas shoes students bought to personalize, another pair was donated to children in Africa, South America and Haiti. 198 pairs were purchased by students and customized at the event. Continue reading Soles styled, shoes donated
After 15 years of serving as chaplain for the Gustavus campus, Chaplain Brian Johnson announced that he is taking a position at Valparaiso University as the Executive Director of Campus Ministries. “Valparaiso has created a new position to coordinate the work of several divisions of the college’s mission and ministry. The staff of the Chapel of the Resurrection, the office of Church Relations and a … Continue reading Chaplain Brian Johnson leaving Gustavus
The environmental studies department will be hosting Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus to speak on Tuesday, April 19 in Alumni Hall at 7:30 p.m. Shellenberger, who is president, and Nordhaus chairman of The Breakthrough Institute are known to be distinguished voices on the discussion about energy and climate policy innovation. Shellenberger and Nordhaus have made a career out of writing and advocating in the environmental … Continue reading Environmental activists will deliver lecture
Steve Groskruetz, junior chemistry ACS major, is a 2011 recipient of a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, making him the seventh Gustavus student since 2000 to receive this scholarship. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to 275 students nominated by faculty of colleges and universities nationwide. Nominees are selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of over 1,000 students pursuing careers in … Continue reading Gustavus student wins Goldwater Scholarship
Every year for the past 12 years Gustavus first year students have been encouraged to read the Reading in Common Book. Traditionally, books are chosen based on recommendations and the availability of the author to speak at Gustavus. This year, the book The Wolf at Twilight has been chosen as the Reading in Common Book. Despite its title, it does not run the parallels that … Continue reading Nerburn selected for Reading in Common
The Gustavus Forensics team traveled to Kearney, Neb. April 2-4 to compete in the American Forensic Association’s National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). Last year, the team competed in the same tournament and earned its first ever top 10 national ranking. With the help of Chloe Radcliffe’s individual championship, the first ever earned by a Gustavus competitor, the team took 152.5 points to claim 10th place … Continue reading Forensics #10 in nation
Since 1963, Big Partner Little Partner (BPLP) has provided Gustavus students with the opportunity to form a close, one-on-one relationship with students in the St. Peter community. What started almost 50 years ago as an organization with just 10 Gusties has grown to 190 pairs of big partners and little partners, making it the largest community service program on campus. Big Partner Little Partner recently … Continue reading Big grant for little partners
As we get further into spring semester, students are thinking about where they will live next year. As students search for their new digs, items of note include the off-campus process, Chapel View—a new off-campus property affiliated with the college—and problems with e-mail notifications. The off-campus application process was completed in February, and students who received permission to live off-campus have already been notified. “At … Continue reading Res Life
An abundance of color, sunny skies and warm weather: what else happens in the spring at Gustavus? The 2011 Spring Break Habitat for Humanity Trip. Every year, Gustavus sends student volunteers to work with Habitat for Humanity, an international, non-profit organization committed to helping members of the community in need of a place to call home. Ninety-two students will be traveling this year to Taos, … Continue reading For some, break is opportunity to serve
