Elliot Steeves- Macalester College Professor Jessica Lynne Pearson will deliver an African/African Diaspora studies sponsored lecture on African Tourism in the 1960s and 1970s, with a focus on Senegal. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:00 p.m. Jessica Pearson’s specialty is Tourism in the African continent. The lecture, entitled “Colonial Hangover”, will also relate to issues of independence. The two focuses … Continue reading Speaker Jessica Lynne Pearson to lecture on African independence and decolonization

Grace LaTourelle- The 2023 Wallenberg Memorial Lecture will be given by the Professor of American Studies at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Brenda J. Child. Child’s lecture is entitled “Boarding Schools and American Indian Dispossession.” The lecture will take place Monday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium, located in Nobel Hall. It’s sponsored by the Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies department. The runtime … Continue reading Brenda J. Child to speak at Wallenberg lecture about indigenous struggles

Grace LaTourelle- TESTIFY: “Americana from Slavery to Today” is an art exhibit featuring artifacts of Black history, segregation, and slavery, and curated by Justice Alan Page and his wife, Diane. While it began as Page’s personal collection through the efforts of her and her husband, former Minnesota Viking, and Justice Page, it became widely available to the public. The traveling exhibit is on display in … Continue reading TESTIFY: Black history art exhibit comes to town

Elliot Steeves- Gustavus is hard at work preparing for Family Weekend from October 6th to 8th. The weekend will see many families of many Gustavus students pay a visit to the college – and sometimes, siblings may even sleep over. Family Weekend is an opportunity for the families of Gustavus students to see what campus life is like during the academic year. Families get to … Continue reading GAC campus reunited with Family Weekend

Katie Samek- The Gustavus Arboretum staff would like to formally invite the Gustavus community to the 13th Annual Arboretum Fall Festival. This event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Arboretum. This event is free and is open both to students as well as the general public. Attendees are free to come and leave whenever they like … Continue reading Fall into the Arb Fall Fest

Elliot Steeves & Willa Brown- The Greek Life fraternity and sorority chapters at Gustavus Adolphus College have commenced their new recruitment cycle for the fall semester. This includes new membership for all three fraternities and all four sororities on campus. Here at Gustavus, we have two local sororities (Theta Xi Gamma and Delta Phi Omega), two national sororities (Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Tau), … Continue reading Greek life shakes up campus with recruitment

Katie Samek- Homecoming is an incredibly important event at Gustavus, as it is a celebration not just of the alumni who have created the vast community of Gusties that carry our college’s values into the wider world beyond the Hill, but for all of the current students who create such a vibrant and welcoming community here on campus. For this special Homecoming issue of the … Continue reading Homecoming comes back home

Katie Samek- Career Development Services would like to announce not one but two events coming up for career-seeking students to attend! The first of these events is the Fall Recruiting Fair, a solution for students seeking employment with companies that may already have closed their applications by the time the long-running Recruitment Fair in the spring rolls around. The second event is the Career Expo, … Continue reading Internship fairs back with more opportunities

Grace LaTourelle– “Insects: Little Body, Big Difference” is the topic of the 59th annual Nobel Conference, taking place Oct. 3rd and 4th, 2023. Tuesday and Wednesday will cover the themes: ‘They’re Not Like Us’ and ‘We’d Be Nowhere Without Them’, respectively. To accompany the conference is the book, “Extraordinary Insects” by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. The conference is free to all Gustavus students and will have opportunities … Continue reading Bee-lieve it: Nobel is back