With the 2016-17 academic year now underway and the college working on the first stages of implementing its recently developed strategic plan, Gustavus Acts, Gustavus has shuffled its administrative team, adding several new members. Recent developments include the departure of two key members of the Gustavus Administration staff, Provost and Dean Mark Braun and Director of Admissions Tom Crady. Braun’s position has been filled by … Continue reading Administrative overhaul: New administrators share excitment about future of Gustavus

Standing Rock, North Dakota isn’t a place that people usually hear about. Yet it gained national attention when the indigenous people started protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. There are overlaying issues of environmental, indigenous sovereignty, and basic rights that are being fought over. Jace Riggin, a recent Gustie grad, has joined the hundreds of protesters. He was well known at Gustavus as someone that tried … Continue reading Gustavus alumni joins Standing Rock protest

As the Nobel Conference winds down and the weekend draws closed, the anticipation for Homecoming is becoming the focus here on campus. Homecoming has been a time-honored tradition since around 1910. There is still debate today about who hosted the first foot-ball oriented celebration. The two schools in question are Mizzou and Illinois. Much of the evidence that can be found points to Mizzou as … Continue reading Gold and black, take me back: The Great Gustie Gathering excites students and brings alumni home

This year’s Reading in Common book, “Between the World and Me” brought speaker Jamelle Bouie to campus. As a political analyst by trade, Bouie chose to address issues of race and systemic racism through the decisions from policy makers and legislation that promote and foster the intolerant and color coded mind set of many Americans today. “To acknowledge these horrors means turning away from the … Continue reading Jamelle Bouie speaks in Christ Chapel

The story of Anderson Hall, located on the east side of campus neighboring the Confer and Vickner academic halls, is quite extraordinary. It was built as a library in 1942 and had shelves covering the walls from top to bottom. The customary low ceilings made the building almost uninhabitable when it later turned into office space and classrooms for the Social Science departments. When Gustavus … Continue reading Anderson is getting more than a face lift: Renovating of Anderson Hall gives a new home to the Education Department, Writing Center and Multifaith Center

Potential New Members Snap Bidding. New Member Period. All of these terms are part of the new Greek bidding process. Traditionally, the national sorority chapters have followed different rules than SAE and the local chapters. However, new protocols have been put in place this year  in an attempt to unify the national and local chapters. National chapters like Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Sigma Sigma … Continue reading Greek life experiments with new way of recruiting: Snap-bidding is introduced this year to give more students a chance to go greek

As the new school year kicks off with a bang, Gustavus welcomes a smaller first-year class size than normal. This is the cause of multiple factors including demographics, the amount of high school seniors graduating and deciding to go to college, and the competition between colleges to recruit prospective students. This, coupled with fewer financial aid resources, have provided many challenges. Richard Aune, Dean of … Continue reading Large competition sees fall in enrollment: 2020 class drops 50 students to Gustavus average