continue to shape Gustavus tuition. While 90 percent of Gustavus students receive some type of financial aid, Gustavus tuition for the 2010-11 academic year was still 42,285 dollars and has only increased since. Many students know that only a handful of students pay this full sticker price due to funds from donors endowments, the FAFSA, and outside scholarships. (See Freedom From Tuition Day on page … Continue reading Complex financial realities…
Monday, April 16 • An employee reported a theft of College property from the Jackson Campus Center. Thursday, April 19 • A student reported laundry items stolen from Complex laundry rooms. Sunday, April 22 • A student reported suspicious activity on College Grounds to Campus Safety. • Three students in Norelius Hall were cited for underage consumption and one student was cited for … Continue reading Campus Safety Report (04/27/12)
With the end of the semester rapidly approaching, many students don’t realize that the last 48 days spent on campus are symbollically tuition-free. Because there is a gap between the the cost of operation of Gustavus and the income made from tuition, this last section of the school year runs free for students thanks to donations. According to Administrator William Johnson, Freedom From Tuition is … Continue reading Gustavus recognizes Freedom from Tuition Day
Between April 17 and April 22, Gustavus students who will not be living off-campus next year went through the new Room Draw process and found that many of their on-campus housing options had an added fee. While a number of on-campus options are available to students for a flat fee of 5,600 dollars, certain on-campus options including apartments, houses, townhomes, suites and reduced-occupancy rooms require … Continue reading Residential Life addresses surcharges
celebrates Multicultural Sweden The MAYDAY! Committee worked in conjnction with the Scandinavian Studies Department for this year’s 32nd MAYDAY! Conference: Multicultural Sweden. The conference will discuss a broad range of issues taking place in contemporary Sweden. “This topic raises many important questions about integration, the kind of society we will come to have and where groups will learn to fit together in this country,” Professor … Continue reading MAYDAY! Conference…
With changes to health plan regulations and the Affordable Care Act by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the supplemental insurance policy that has been offered to students will no longer be available as of next year. The supplemental insurance plan, which costs students 250 dollars per year, was used by about 18 percent of Gustavus students this year. The plan is mainly … Continue reading Government regulations cause change in insurance policy
Going above and beyond in all she does. As Finance Chair on Student Senate, Jessye Flannery brings a positive attitude and personality to the position. The unique spelling of her name is one feature of this remarkable woman. “My mom wanted my name to be unique,” she said. “The spelling ‘Jessye’ comes from the opera singer Jessye Norman. My mom saw her interviewed on TV … Continue reading Gustie of the Week: Jessye Flannery
The Student Activity Fee is distributed to both Student Senate who received 54 percent this year and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) who received 47 percent. Next year Building Bridges will receive 3.5 percent and Student Senate will drop to 49.5 percent and the CAB will receive the same percent as this year. “The Student Activity fee is an amount charged each year to every … Continue reading CAB and Senate share finance distributions
A play unlike any other performed at Gustavus, Origin Story brings the genre of graphic novel to the stage in a production by students and Director Cory Hinkle. The play is an interpretation of Dan LeFranc’s 2010 play and largely remains similar to the original. Many of the lines are taken from the comic panels of the play and reads directly as a comic. Stage Manager … Continue reading Origin Story relates to a broader audience
Chances are you have been hazed. Whether or not you realize that you have been hazed is another issue entirely. The National Collaborative for Hazing Research and Prevention, an organization led by a pair of researchers from the University of Maine, says that 55 percent of students involved in any sort of team or organization have been hazed. At the same time, however, 90 percent … Continue reading Only the strong survive
