Africa Partners Medical to hold benefit at Patrick’s

On October 10 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., Africa Partners Medical is sponsoring Pasta at Patrick’s to help raise money for scholarships that fund secondary school education for Nigerian students. Africa Partners Medical (APM) has been around for four years on the Gustavus campus. It was started by two former students who worked at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, which is where APM originated.The organization … Continue reading Africa Partners Medical to hold benefit at Patrick’s

John Kendall lecturer: Dr. Mahzarin Banaji

Dr. Mahzarin Banaji will be presenting a talk entitled “Mind Bugs: The Science of Ordinary Bias” on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 7:00 pm in the Wallenberg Auditorium as part of the John Kendall Lecture series. Through studies of human thinking of the unconscious nature, assessments of self and other effects of social connections, the works of Banaji, who is currently a psychology professor at Harvard … Continue reading John Kendall lecturer: Dr. Mahzarin Banaji

Six trustees pledge to endow faculty positions

President Jack Ohle announced on Sept. 23, 2010 that six members of the college’s Board of Trustees have agreed to commit a contribution totaling $5 million to the college’s endowment. The money will go toward the department of economics and management, and it is enough to endow two positions. The donors, who wish to remain anonymous, specified that the money go toward one distinguished professorship … Continue reading Six trustees pledge to endow faculty positions

Making Food Good: Nobel Conference 46

Gustavus is holding its annual Nobel Conference this week, with over 5,000 people expected to come to campus from all over the world to participate. Held in the Lund Center, the Nobel Conference will take place Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Wednesday, Oct. 6. With more than 4,000 tickets sold, the world’s leading experts in ethical, agro-ecological, physiological, economic and aesthetic concepts will come together to … Continue reading Making Food Good: Nobel Conference 46

A golden opportunity to improve leadership skills

Have you ever considered developing your leadership skills through communication, empowering, self-awareness, compassion and community building? Then you will definitely want to look at the Gustie in Ongoing Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.) program. This program has been offered in the past; however, recently it’s been developed into a stronger course. The creators, Assistant Director of Student Activites Andrea Junso and Adam Toppin ‘10, spent a year … Continue reading A golden opportunity to improve leadership skills

Kevin Mumford to give lecture on black gay history

On October 11 at 7:00 p.m., Historian and Professor of History at the University of Iowa Kevin Mumford will be presenting a guest lecture. The lecture is titled “Untangling Pathology: Black Gay History Before Stonewall.” Mumford will be speaking in Anderson Social Science Center, and the lecture is free and open to the public. Kevin Mumford is a professor in the department of history and … Continue reading Kevin Mumford to give lecture on black gay history

Distinguished Professor of Religion Jodock to retire

Gustavus Professor of Religion and Drell and Adeline Berhardson Distinguished Professor of Lutheran Studies Reverend Dr. Darrell Jodock, will retire from his Gustavus position Aug. 31, 2011. Jodock has pioneered several programs at Gustavus and has been a major factor in Gustavus’s Church relations with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Jodock began his career by serving as a parish pastor at Grace Lutheran … Continue reading Distinguished Professor of Religion Jodock to retire