Katie Samek- The Minnesota Private Colleges’ Job & Internship Fair has come back for the spring semester, and the Career Development Center (CDC) once again invites all current Gustavus undergraduate students to attend. This event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The college is offering free bus transportation to and from the event … Continue reading Internship and job fair is back to seek out Gusties for jobs

Elliot Steeves- A brand new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging questionnaire allows anyone on Gustavus Adolphus’s campus to directly contact the President’s Council for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging with any questions that they have about Gustavus’s DEIB policies, events, and other initiatives. The idea for the questionnaire started in a very unorthodox place. Over the last few years, the PCDEI has sought to create … Continue reading PCDEI opens up new form for feedback

Elliot Steeves- Three Senior Environmental Studies majors –Ella Castleman, Jolie Grimes, and Liv Nelson– are creating something very unique for their Senior Seminar. The project involves the construction of a new Prairie near Chapel View, along with the installation of several solar panels. The project is part of the Senior Seminar program in the Environmental Studies program, in which students plan something that will be … Continue reading Environmental Science seniors undertake Prairie Project

Grace LaTourelle- The Angel Tree is a local partnership with Head Start to bring children in St. Peter, who might not receive many or any gifts, extra presents for Christmas. The Angel Tree, which was put up before Thanksgiving break, draws to a close on Dec. 13, 2023. The Angel Tree has been a tradition at Gustavus since 1997, started by former Peer Assistant, Kate … Continue reading Angel Tree gives Gusties the ability to bless St. Peter children this holiday season

Katie Samek- Hello, Gusties! All of us here at the Weekly want to wish our Gustavus community good luck during these most stressful times in the semester and also say a brief goodbye. As you may or may not already know, the Gustavian Weekly does not publish during J-Term, so you won’t be hearing from us again until the spring semester. (Of course, given that … Continue reading A holiday farewell (for now) from the Weekly

Katie Samek- The GustieWELL Office and the Peer Assistants would like to invite you to relax, rewind, and let go of your worries about finals for a while at De-Stress Fest. This event will be held on Wednesday, December 6th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the JCC-Heritage, St. Peter, and Three Crowns Banquet Rooms, all of which are located on the upper floor of the Jackson … Continue reading De-stress Fest is here to help Gusties take the first step to managing stress

Elliot Steeves- Professor of Spanish and Chair of LALACS studies K. Angelique Dwyer will give a talk today, Friday, Dec. 1st, entitled “Teachers Talk: Fostering Curiosity in an Antiracist Manner.” The session will be held in the St. Peter Room for Faculty at both 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The talk, on a research project by Dwyer entitled “Measuring Intercultural Competence via Community Engagement”, concerns … Continue reading Teachers Talking: GAC discusses showing intercultural curiosity the right way

Grace LaTourelle- Gustavus Adolphus College was founded in 1862 and christened in 1876 by Swedish Lutheran immigrants. Thus, the school honors its founders’ heritage by participating in Swedish traditions and services. Among the cultural traditions is the Festival of St. Lucia, which has been celebrated at Gustavus since 1941. This year’s Festival of St. Lucia will take place on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. In Swedish … Continue reading Festival of Saint Lucia blesses GAC once again

Katie Samek- Gustavus staff from across campus came together this week and shared their work experiences at the Student Employee Supervisor Committee, which took place on Tuesday, Nov. 14th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Konferensrum. These meetings are targeted at core staff on campus who supervise students, which includes staff members from Dining Services, the Gustavian Weekly, the library, student tutors, the … Continue reading Gusties get to work: opportunities abound for staff and students

Grace LaTourelle- With all of the intricacies of being a college student soon to enter the workforce, the Gustavus Mentoring Program aims to connect current students with Gustie alumni. Through the platform Gusties Connect, as part of PeopleGrove, students will be matched with a mentor to connect and network with. “The Gustavus Mentoring Program is a program that runs throughout the school year. The program … Continue reading Gustavus Mentoring Program connects former and current Gusties