Gustavus’ framework for the next 10 years delivered to Student Senate co-presidents, campus Commission Gustavus 150 may seem overwhelming to some at first. After all it is made up of 385 recommendations put together by students, alumni, faculty, staff, members of the Board of Trustees and friends of the college that are categorized in several ways regarding the future of our school. However, it can … Continue reading Commission Gustavus 150 releases recommendations

The Study Abroad Fair at Gustavus will be held Nov. 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Campus Center. This fair provides Gustavus students with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge about the study abroad program. “It’s really helpful. It’s a great first step to decide where to travel and to see what programs are available,” Carolyn O’Grady, director of international and cultural … Continue reading Study Abroad Fair provides resources for student travelers

These days it seems that everyone is communicating through technology; even President Ohle has his own Twitter account. Keeping up with this widespread, rapidly growing trend in the fall of 2007, the Gustavus Student Senate created a website called GACspot, with the intention of being able to keep students informed about what is currently going on with the Student Senate as well as the campus … Continue reading GACspot keeps students up to date

The Study Buddies Program is a tutoring and classroom assistance program facilitated by the Community Service Center at Gustavus that partners with educational facilities in the St. Peter community. The program sends student volunteers to St. Peter Schools as well as the Community Center to help young people learn. This year, the Study Buddies Program began an afterschool pilot program at South Elementary for a … Continue reading Gusties in the community

PASO hosts author Wendy Coakley-Thompson in study of interracial relationships One of the many events that the Pan Afrikan Student Organization (PASO) hosts on campus is the Our Story Conference. This year the conference focuses on the topic of interracial dating. Throughout the week leading up to the main event on Saturday, Nov. 7, PASO has hosted activities on campus to promote the conference, such … Continue reading Our Story Conference

As many Gustavus students are aware, when concerns about College policy are raised, it is not the Student Senate or the faculty that has the authority to make sweeping changes. Instead, this power is vested in the institution’s Board of Trustees. Currently, the Board does not have a seat among its members for either direct student or faculty representation. However, the Board has recently moved … Continue reading Board of Trustees considers student and faculty seats

Housing committee examines student concerns with visitation policies Leaving home to go to college is a life-changing experience. Not only does it allow adolescents to mature and grow personally, it gives young adults the responsibility of making their own choices and relying on themselves. This type of growth and maturation are central to the Gustavus experience as a whole. When students are not attending class, … Continue reading Student Senate reconsiders visitation policies

Several students on campus participate in greek life, yet very few of us take the time to think about how these organizations came to be. After two years of hard work and perseverance, the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity that was created in 2007 has gained national recognition. Nov. 21, 2009 will mark their official acceptance as a national chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. SAE is … Continue reading SAE gains national charter, becoming first national fraternity

Ten years ago, a Gustavus student was dealing with breast cancer in her family and decided to make a difference. She was determined to get involved and found that her sorority, Delta Phi Omega, was a great place to start. The Deltas decided to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and each year the sorority’s involvement to raise funds for the foundation continues to increase. … Continue reading Gusties fight breast cancer