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

The weekend of October 24-26, 2010, three Gustavus students, Claire Curran, Rebecca Rasp and Mayanthi Jayawardena, along with Chaplain Brian Johnson attended the Institute held in Washington, D.C. The first annual Interfaith Leadership Institute was sponsored by the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC). All the workshops and events were held at Georgetown University and the White House. Interfaith Youth Core sent applications nationwide to colleges … Continue reading Conference in Washington urges interfaith dialogue on college campuses

Jo Ellen Fair, professor of journalism and mass communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be giving this year’s Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture at Gustavus. The lecture is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8 in Wallenberg Auditorium, located in the Alfred Nobel Hall of Science. The lecture series tries to tie Wallenberg’s life to conspicuous heroism, civil courage in speaking out and acting … Continue reading UW-Madison professor to speak on African violence

The Communication Studies Club is hosting its yearly Red Cross blood drive Nov. 3 and 4, 2010. The event is open to Gustavus students, faculty, staff and the greater St. Peter community and will take place in Alumni Hall from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. both days. The blood drive has been a biannual philanthropy of the communication studies department for several years and has … Continue reading Give blood, save lives

The Gustavus Annual Fund website says, “Tuition covers only a portion of Gustavus’s operating costs. The gap is bridged by loyal donors who choose to support higher education through the Gustavus Annual Fund.” The Annual Fund is comprised of gifts from alumni, parents, friends and even current students of the college. Eighty percent of the funds support scholarships and other financial aid, and the other … Continue reading Gustavus Annual Fund program November 1