The Coneflower Prairie Restoration Project’s dedication occurred last Saturday, Sept. 15 in the Linnaeus Arboretum to honor the donors of the project as part of the events of the second annual Celebrate St. Peter Day. The project, which came to fruition thanks to Professors of Biology Cindy Johnson and Pamela Kittelson, began when former Gustavus student, Althea Archer, was working on her honor’s thesis in … Continue reading St. Peter community dedicates prairie restoration project

Each year, Gustavus’s student-led organization, Building Bridges, organizes a conference in an effort to promote understanding of diversity and to foster social justice. The conference’s objective is to lay a foundation for opening up dialogue to the wider community, bringing together individuals from various settings, situations, and interests to discuss. The 18th Annual Building Bridges Conference for 2013 has been in the topic planning phases … Continue reading Building Bridges announces conference topic on mass incarceration

Sophomore Socials are a new, open-house-style events at Gustavus this year which seeks to bridge the gap between the residential and academic experiences for sophomore students, held from 3 to 5 p.m. every Friday in September and every other Friday in October in the Johns Family Courtyard (Courtyard Café if it rains). Sophomore Socials give students a chance to interact with professors in a casual, … Continue reading Sophomore Socials engage students and professors

…on respecful dialogue Shortly after 10:30 the night of Sunday, Sept. 9, a “Vote No” poster hanging in an apartment window was vandalized on the Gustavus campus. “Vote No” has been the slogan adopted by those in opposition to the newly proposed marriage amendment that will appear on the ballot this upcoming November. The incident stunned and shocked the victims of the vandalism because it … Continue reading Students hold conversation workshops…

The vision of the G.O.L.D.  program concentrates on student leadership development  in the community. This year the program will undergo major changes to better fit the need of Gustavus students.The program encompasses Gustavus’s five core values of excellence, service, faith, community and justice. After a series of program changes, the G.O.L.D. program began collobration with the CSL to develop the program to better serve and … Continue reading G.O.L.D Program broadens leadership track