Touring Gustavus as a senior high school student from Edina, Minnesota, Sophomore Communication Studies Major Stella Hadjiyanis never expected to fall so hard. “My tour guide was an international student majoring in music education but had never done music before Gustavus.” Stella said. “I thought it was so inspiring that at Gustavus you didn’t need a super heavy background in a certain field to get … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Stella Hadjiyanis
This spring, the Vietnamese Students Association (VSA) and the Chinese Culture Club (CCC) collaborated to organize the Lunar New Year Festival celebration, which came to a success on Friday, February 22nd, 2019. The celebration took place from 6 to 8 p.m. in Alumni Hall with the attendance of over 200 Gusties. The festival features cultural info-sessions, trivia questions and prizes, performances from both students and … Continue reading Recap: 2019 Lunar New Year Festival
Brian Mayén Perez is a Senior Political Science, Spanish, and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) major at Gustavus. Originally coming to Gustavus to study physics, he soon changed his major to better fit his interests and passions. Aside from being a Student Leader in the cafeteria, Brian spends much of his time working with the organization Language Buddies, which he’s been a part … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Brian Mayén Perez
Senior Jamie Jennissen has made quite an impact on the Gustavus campus, whether it be her dedication to the Gustavus and Social Justice Chamber choirs, organizing as a Study Buddies coordinator or excelling in her academics as part of both the Education and English Honors Societies (Kappa Delta Pi and Sigma Tau Delta). With all of these extracurriculars and more, Jamie makes a perfect Gustie … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Jamie Jennissen
Besides regular semesters, all students at Gustavus are required to pass two of the January Interim Experiences, usually referred to as the J-Terms. Lasting approximately four weeks, each J-Term provides professors and students an opportunity to immerse themselves in a unique, innovative, and expansive topic. As J-Terms are developed with interdisciplinary and international emphases, study-abroad J-Terms have been growing in number and participation. Hundreds of … Continue reading Oh, the places you’ll go: J-Term 2019
Grace Tibben-Lembke is a junior Environmental Studies major, who is also one of the Co-Chairs of this engaging student organization. She admires how Building Bridges fosters a community invested in advocacy with the motivation to work towards educating the public about meaningful issues. Ever since her first year, she felt intellectually stimulated by educationals the previous leaders organized, having the opportunity to learn and also … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Grace Tibben-Lembke
Daniella Habib is a senior Political Science major, with GWS and Peace Studies minors who is one of the Co-Captains of the 24th annual Building Bridges Conference. Because she was politically active in high school, it made sense she leaned toward this field of study. She first heard about Building Bridges during the Involvement Fair where she engaged in conversation with the Co-Chairs about the … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Daniella Habib
From Nov. 15 to Dec. 10 2018, the Art Department presents the Art Minor Spotlight Exhibition in the Schaefer Gallery. This exhibition features artworks crafted in and out of the classroom by Art Minors: Senior Biochem and Molecular Biology and Chemistry Double Major Ashley Studsdahl, Senior English Major Brenna Tuttrup, Junior Nursing Major Caden Killion, Senior Biology Major Cassaundra “Cassie” Juberien, Senior Art History Major … Continue reading Spotlight on: Art Minor Exhibit
Alex Theship-Rosales is a Senior Environmental Studies minor and Religious Studies minor. Theship-Rosales is described as “epitomizing the Gustavus core values we all strive to live out each day in every setting he’s involved with here on campus” by coworker Jeannie Peterson. Throughout his college career, Theship-Rosales has strived to take every opportunity that he can to better himself. One of the opportunities that he’s … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Alex Theship-Rosales
By 6:30 a.m. on a typical weekday, driven and vivacious Junior Amanda Hoffman’s day is already in full swing. While most college students would appreciate the extra shut-eye, Hoffman sees her unusual morning routine as an opportunity to set herself up for success bypreparing her meals, organizing her schedule, and getting ready for class. Especially as a busy communication studies major, Hoffman’s love for the … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Amanda Hoffman
