As you were driving back to school or taking a study break with a pop radio station, you may have seen or heard Gustavus advertisements, inviting you to “Make Your Life Count.” The ads are a part of a fall advertisement campaign targeted at prospective students. The advertisement campaign involves billboards, radio, newspaper, magazine and social media ads in the Mankato, Minneapolis/St. Paul, St. Cloud, … Continue reading Make your life count: Gustavus’s new ads

Gustavus has always prided itself on its science opportunities, including small classes, contact with preeminent science scholars through the Nobel Conference and Rydell Scholar program and many opportunities for faculty-student research. In fact, between 1999 and 2008, Gustavus was ranked third highest in the nation among liberal-arts colleges as the baccalaureate origin of physics PhDs. Gustavus’s science prestige is an asset for its students and … Continue reading Physics department receives $253,000 grant

Former Gustie Eric Butorac ‘03 has earned  the 38th rank on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Doubles Tour. Butorac was recognized for his achievements in The New York Times on September 2, 2010. His former teammate and current Gustavus Men’s Tennis Head Coach Tommy Valentini and former coach Steve Wilkinson remain close friends with him. Butorac also continues to come back to Gustavus … Continue reading Eric Butorac ‘03 featured in The New York Times

Gustavus Homecoming Week begins Monday, Sept. 20 with a full five days of events, leading up to the football game against St. Olaf. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) has planned a full week of events, including a Tyrone Wells concert, dodgeball and the crowning of the Homecoming Court. Homecoming Week will feature a variety of entertainment events and competitions between Gustavus’s student organizations. All student … Continue reading Homecoming week: Football and fun

Minnesota’s climate is about as far as you can get from the Caribbean’s. However, on Sept. 20, Gustavus’s windy campus will welcome a Caribbean native and Nobel Prize-winning author, Derek Walcott. Walcott will participate in a three week residency program at the school, with the intention of connecting students to a person of great stature in the academic world. Gustavus’s Rydell Distinguised Professor program was … Continue reading Nobel Laureate to begin three week residency

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On Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, the Hillstrom Museum of Art had an opening reception for its three new exhibitions: Voices: Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden, ENNESBO (multi-media installation by artist Sandra Binion), and FOCUS IN/ON: Henry Varnum Poor’s Autumn Still Life. For those of you who don’t know, the Hillstrom Museum can be found in the Jackson Campus Center (down the hall from the Book … Continue reading Hillstrom Museum opening three new exhibitions

Residence halls at Gustavus underwent construction and renovations over the summer, the majority of which were aimed at Sorenson, North, and Gibbs Halls (Complex) and Norelius Hall. One of the most noticeable changes is the redesign of the windows through the three residence halls of Complex, but summer projects in both Complex and Norelius also included work on elevators, flooring, furniture replacement and bathroom renovations. … Continue reading Residence halls: Cozier and greener

Jamie Ford, who wrote this year’s Reading in Common book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, will give a talk for the Gustavus community next week. Ford will be on campus Tuesday, Sept. 14 for a speech in Alumni Hall at 7:00 p.m. and a question and answer session and book signing to follow. Ford is a short-story writer who grew up in … Continue reading Reading in Common: Jamie Ford to visit campus