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

Continue reading Nobel Conference

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

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

Continue reading Minnesota River floods

For Gusties trying to get to Mankato or the Twin Cities, recent flooding will likely make their commute more challenging. Recent rain has caused the Minnesota River to reach very high levels. Many roads near the river are closed. At the time of this posting, Highway 169 is closed both north and south of St. Peter.  The Highway 22 and Highway 99 bridges are also … Continue reading High river closes Highway 169 and area bridges