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

Gustavus alumna Sara (Brigger) Dziuk ’02 was recently named Executive Director of Admission Possible Twin Cities. Admission Possible is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul dedicated to helping low-income high school students prepare for and earn admission to college by providing ACT/SAT test preparation, admissions and financial aid consulting and guidance in the transition to college. The organization assists in aiding these students in … Continue reading Sara Dziuk ’02 joins Admission Possible

On Thursday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m., James Carl Nelson, the author of The Remains of Company D will be talking about his book at the Treaty Site History Center. The program,  sponsored by the Book Mark, and is a chance to meet Nelson and hear about history that was previously lost and forgotten. Nelson was born in Chicago. He graduated from the University of … Continue reading Author James Carl Nelson to visit Saint Peter