The 2014 Civic Engagement Awards have been announced, recognizing outstanding individuals and community partners in their excellent civic engagement. The Minnesota Campus Compact provides opportunities for presidents of member institutions to give statewide recognition to effective leaders in the development of campus-community partnerships through their annual Presidents’ Awards for Civic Engagement. Each institution’s president may recognize one honoree in student leadership, stewardship, and community partnership. … Continue reading Presidents’ Awards for Civic Engagement Announced

President’s Ball, an elegant tradition that Gustavus has carried on for decades, took place on Saturday, March 15, at the Verizon Wireless Centre in Mankato. About 600 students participated in the semi-formal event, which began with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by a dinner and dance that lasted from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. The ball proved to be popular this year as … Continue reading President’s Ball new location is a hit among students

Strutting their stuff for a good cause, eight men battled for the prestigious title of Mr. Gustavus on the evening of Thursday, March 13. The group, all juniors and seniors, were nominated by fellow students during a week of tabling. For nearly ten years the event has been sponsored by the local Theta Xi Gamma Sorority during the annual Theta Week, which also included window-painting, … Continue reading Junior Nate Paulsen named Mr. Gustavus

Gustavus students marched in the nation’s capitol last week as part of a nation-wide student-led protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Demonstrating under the name XL Dissent, 25 Gustavus students joined over 1,000 other youth from across the United States in the largest act of youth civil disobedience in a decade. Gustavus students represented the largest collective group of youth protesters from the state.   … Continue reading Gustavus students unite with nation’s youth against Keystone XL Pipeline

Alumni Hall lacked a sufficient number of seats to hold the hundreds of enthusiastic attendees of this year’s Moe Lecture in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, held on March 10. Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave the lecture, titled, “Performing Gender- Sometimes I do, Sometimes I don’t,” which focused on the feminist movement and gender roles in today’s global world. Adichie’s most well known books … Continue reading Moe Lecture by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sparks campus-wide discusson

The impact of climate change has been a hot topic in recent news. With its notability in current events, Building Bridges Co-Chairs Junior Mark Zorrilla and Senior Kelly Dumais decided environmental justice was an appropriate choice for the 19th annual Building Bridges Conference. “Environmental justice stood out as an obvious choice for this year’s topic because of its prominence in current events and its location … Continue reading Building Bridges Conference affirms relativity of environmental justice