Monday, September 24 Campus Safety responded to a suspicious incident in the Arbor View parking lot. Campus Safety was called for a medical assist at Myrum baseball field. An employee was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. Campus Safety responded to a medical assist at Christ Chapel. Campus Safety responded to Medical assist at 3 flags Circle. Tuesday, September 25 A Gustavus employee reported … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (10/3/18)
This year’s Gustavus Homecoming will be one to remember. With an array of events happening throughout the week and a theme that will bring smiles to many faces, there won’t be any room for disappointment. Homecoming, happening during the week of October 1 through October 6, is a tradition that brings all Gusties, current or former, together to celebrate the uniqueness and special qualities that … Continue reading Gusties celebrate the golden days: Gustavus Homecoming hosts alumni and students October 1-6
This upcoming Tuesday, Oct. 9, Gustavus will host a Red Cross Blood Drive. The event will be put on by the Gustavus Student Nursing Association and sponsored by the Epsilon Pi Alpha Fraternity. Gustavus has a history of hosting biannual Red Cross blood drives. In 2017, the men and women’s soccer teams gave a helping hand in the event. This year Co-Presidents of the Gustavus … Continue reading Epsilon Pi Alpha hosts bi-annual blood drive
The 54th annual Nobel Conference, held October 2 and 3, “invites participants to consider the vast diversity and complexity of soil, and to ponder the challenges we face in protecting this most fundamental resource,” the conference website said. The two-day conference includes lecturers, panel discussions, musical interludes, and interactive activities such as going to Big Hill Farm and the Linnaeus Arboretum, and events centered around … Continue reading Exploring our most fundamental resource – 54th annual Nobel Conference to focus on Soil: A Universe Underfoot
Gustavus families are getting ready for the annual Gustavus Family Weekend on October 12 to 14. From evening films in Wallenberg to bingo and pizza, students and their families will be busy enjoying campus and St. Peter. To kick off the weekend, families are invited to attend classes and observe their student(s) in their academic habitat. Those interested in some laughs can enjoy a comedy … Continue reading Family weekend kicks of October
At 12:30 p.m. last Saturday, September 22, a bus filled with students left Gustavus bound for the 46th Annual Mahkato Native American powwow in Mankato. “You are invited to the 46th Annual Mahkato Pow Wow on September 21-23, 2018 at the Land of Memories Park in Mankato, Minnesota, honoring the Dakota 38,” the Crazy Crow website (the event’s organizer and supplier) said. The event ran … Continue reading Mankato powwow brings Dakota families together
The Swedish Ambassador to the United States, Karin Olofsdotter, visited Gustavus earlier this week. The visit was put together and planned by Senior Director of Institutional Events in Marketing and Communication and Gustavus alumni Barb Larson Taylor. “We were asked in August if we would be willing to have the Ambassador visit,” Taylor said. Gustavus of course accepted the offer. “Ambassador Olofsdotter has not been … Continue reading Gustavus welcomes Swedish ambassador: Olofsdotter’s views on immigration and Swedish-American relations
For all the students dreading the never ending bombardment of, “what are your plans after graduating college?” questions from curious aunts, uncles, and grandparents during Thanksgiving dinner, the Gustavus Career Development Center has your back. They have created an entire week of activities designed for students of all years and career paths, or lack thereof, to get a jumpstart on personal and professional development. This … Continue reading Career Development introduces Career Week: Students provided the opportunity to explore offered career paths
Students are not throwing away their shot for the chance to see the hit musical production Hamilton this Thursday in the Twin Cities. When CAB learned that the Orpheum Theatre would be showing Hamilton, they “knew a lot of people would be interested in going, so we made sure to grab some tickets,” Shauna Capron, Art and Entertainment Executive for CAB, said. Student reception of … Continue reading Winning the Hamilton lottery
Gustavus Adolphus College often finds itself at the center of heated debates when it announces major changes. This past spring, on May 21, 2018, Gustavus President Bergman sent an email to the student body announcing that Gustavus would become a tobacco-free campus on July 1. If students are caught using tobacco, smokeless tobacco, vaporizing devices, or e-cigarettes, they will be punished with a heavy fine. … Continue reading Gustavus transitions to tobacco free: Students and faculty react to new no-smoking policy
