As a liberal arts college, Gustavus provides the best in terms of academic programs for its students. At Gustavus all students are able to expand their learning in multiple subject areas, and professors in these areas are eager to improve the programs by trying out new curriculums. Over the past couple of years, the Department of Health and Exercise Science has been working on finding … Continue reading Students Get Fit and Fed Up with New Program
Students all over campus were sporting passionate pink on Tuesday. The event to show support for Planned Parenthood (PP) was orchestrated by the Womyn’s Awareness Center (WAC). WAC co-presidents, senior Leah Soule, and sophomore Jessica Green, organized the Pink-Out as part of a larger, national event. “The point of the Pink-Out is to show our support for PP. Our goal is to share the information … Continue reading Gusties Got Pinked Out with Planned Parenthood
Addiction can take a multitude of different forms. In the loosest sense of the word, the most common college student addictions could be coffee or Netflix. But for too many, addiction takes a darker form of drugs or alcohol, both of which can be found on campus. It is because of its prevalence in society and at Gustavus that this year’s Nobel Conference is entitled … Continue reading Nobel 51 Dissects Dependence
This summer, Gustavus faculty and staff conducted extensive interviews for the position of Director of the Diversity Center. The group was pleased to offer Sharon Sobotta the position. On Friday, Sept. 18, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Life Jones VanHecke announced via email that Sharon Sobotta would not be able to join Gustavus for personal reasons. The search for Sobotta’s replacement has … Continue reading The Search Continues for the Diversity Center
With the start of the new school year comes a multitude of different clubs and organizations Gusties can participate in. For many, the aftermath of the activities’ fair results in an overabundance of fliers and group emails. Among these, one of the must-joined organizations is the GOLD program, which stands for Gusties in Ongoing Leadership Development. The GOLD program is a unique organization that teaches … Continue reading G.O.L.D. Paves the Way With New Track
On Aug. 29, Gustavus launched a redesigned website for the first time in five years. Director of Web Services Jerry Nowell explained that the main reasons behind the update was to get a contemporary look and make the site more mobile friendly. In the past year, the mobile and tablet traffic for the Gustavus website has increased by 42 percent. In order to meet the … Continue reading Students Adjust to Redesigned Website
The Great Gustie Gathering, also known as Gustavus Homecoming 2015, is September 26 and includes multiple new and classic events that alumni and students alike can look forward to attending. A few of these events include Rock the Hill, Nature: A Walking Play, and a Rave in Alumni Hall. Additionally, the Epsilon Phi Alpha Fraternity will be hosting a Homecoming reunion for the first time … Continue reading Biggest Homecoming Reunion in 50 Years
Safety is a main concern for students and faculty here on the Gustavus’ campus. Campus Safety does their best to protect students by providing services such as Safe Rides and blue light phone poles. Today, new apps are being developed to supplement current Campus Safety tools. Recently, Gustavus was one of 100 college campuses added to the network of a new app called BlueLight, a … Continue reading Stay Safe with BlueLight
The 2015-16 school year has officially started and Gusties have returned with a multitude of summer stories. For those who have conducted research in the past three months, the Fall Research Symposium provides a unique venue for Gusties to share what they have discovered. The Fall Research Symposium is one of two research showcases for Gusties. At the Symposium, two students will perform a twenty … Continue reading Summer Research Celebrated at the Fall Symposium
Most Gusties know the Dive simply as the place to go for student dances on Friday nights, but it is a big space to only be used every couple Fridays throughout the year. Therefore, talks began last spring about sprucing it up to make it more functional and more inviting. President Bergman was on the Board of Trustees a few years ago when the Student … Continue reading Dive in Desperate Need of Updating
