The Gustavus Office of Admissions has been working to shape the incoming class for the 2011-12 academic year, and what they have seen so far is very exciting. The Admissions Office has received the most applications from a single incoming class this enrollment year than in the past. At this point in the admission process, Gustavus has over 4,600 applicants, compared to 3,100 at this … Continue reading Gustavus enrollment highest in history
On Wednesday and Thursday, March 9-10, the Gustavus Communication Studies Department will hold a blood drive in Alumni Hall between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. If students did not have the chance to sign up for an appointment already, they still have an opportunity to donate as a walk-in. Last November, Gustavus had the most successful blood drive in its history. The campus community contributed … Continue reading Blood Drive returns following record year
Internships offer students the opportunity to put the skills they learn in their classes at Gustavus to use. On March 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Career Center will be holding an internship fair, aimed at connecting students with employers looking for interns. “It’s a good opportunity for students to actually get face-to-face with the employers. There are a lot of internships you … Continue reading Internship Fair aids students to advance careers
Gustavus students have the opportunity to experience an unusual cultural event this Saturday, March 5. The Festival du Voyageur will give students the chance to learn about French fur traders who influenced French culture in western Canada. The event is sponsored by the Cultural Celebrations and Education Committee (CCEC) of Crossroads, and will feature a snow sculpture contest, judged by a professional snow sculptor. The … Continue reading Festival du Voyageur
As you walk throughout the Gustavus campus, a series of security cameras are watching and recording many of the steps you take. Yet, many students are unaware that this silent neighbor is watching them. “I think the only one I have seen is in the [Market Place],” First-year Amber Sanoski said. The purpose of most of the cameras at Gustavus is to record areas where … Continue reading Campus utilizes security cameras in crime
Gustavus students are part of a trend that is appearing in colleges across the nation—students are using alcohol, legally or illegally, and some are consuming dangerous amounts. The campus has been subject to recent changes in class size, residential housing and other factors that may affect the student body’s individual choices to drink or not. While some may perceive that alcohol-involved incidents are getting worse, … Continue reading Alcohol on campus
Since this last summer the committee in charge of finding a new academic provost has been busy narrowing the search from a pool of 80 candidates. The search committee is made up of 15 people, including professors, faculty members, two students and two members of the Board of Trustees, making it a campus-wide committee. The committee was also aided in the search by a consulting … Continue reading Search for new Provost narrowing
Gustavus will be the host of three different speakers next week, centralized on the topics of the regulation of food, the importance of nutrition and consumerism. Beginning on Feb. 28 through to Mar. 3, speakers will be presenting on multiple aspects of self-regulation in healthy eating (as well as buying) habits and food perspectives. On Feb. 28, Dr. Kathleen Vohs ’96, Land O’ Lakes Professor … Continue reading Campus hosting three speakers
Student Senate is looking for new Co-Presidents, so be on the lookout for elections soon. Posters are all around campus, and buzz about the candidates for the new Co-Presidents of Student Senate for 2011-2012 has been circulating as well. Blake Gust and Kate Redden are in the running, as are Nick Prince and Jennifer Fox. Through their Gustavus e-mails, students will receive a ballot and … Continue reading Student Senate Co-Presidential election underway
People across the United States have been actively fighting to find a cure for cancer for the past three decades. Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is an organization that has been helping students everywhere in this fight, and the Gustavus campus is no exception. Fortunately, Gusties are fighting for a brighter future. This Sunday night, Feb. 20, marks the beginning of “Paint it Purple” week, hosted … Continue reading Gusties prepare to fight cancer with annual Relay for Life
