After their first tournament in Eau Claire was canceled this past weekend due to the weather conditions, the Men’s Club Volleyball team will play in its first competition of the season in River Falls, Wisc. this weekend. The tournament, hosted by River Falls, will include teams from some of the smaller public schools in Wisconsin, such as Eau Claire along with a few MIAC schools … Continue reading Club Volleyball: Not just for the ladies
The Weekly is excited to announce that its website was recently recognized by The Associated Collegiate Press as a 2010 ACP Online Pacemaker Finalist. Only two other publications in Minnesota are on the list of top news sites. We received a plaque in the mail recently, shown above. Continue reading Weekly is a 2010 ACP Online Pacemaker Finalist
Papers, projects, presentations, and tests. These are the things that Gusties are thinking about right now. As we approach the end of the semester, I wanted to remind you of The Weekly’s publication schedule. We have just one more issue this year, Fri., Dec. 10. During the January Interim Experience Term, The Weekly will publish two issues, on Jan. 14 and Jan. 21. Holiday greetings … Continue reading Weekly December and January Publications
The Center for International and Cultural Education sponsors an International Photo Contest annually. Photos are submitted by students who have studied abroad in the past two years. The Gustavus community votes on the photos, and the winning photos are displayed in the Campus Center hallway, this year starting Nov. 18. Pictured are the top three in the popular vote. Winners in the other categories were … Continue reading International photo contest winners
The International Festival, a culmination of cultural education and entertainment, is returning to the Gustavus campus to give the community an opportunity to experience a world of diversity. The festival, scheduled for Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m., will be hosted in Alumni Hall. This annual event is an outlet for students with diverse cultural backgrounds, international students and those who have studied abroad to share … Continue reading Explore the International Festival
Two months ago, a Gustavus student posted two videos on YouTube of footage taken at the school’s first-year orientation. The videos were of two skits shown to incoming first-years: “The Inside Scoop” presented by the Peer Assistants and “E Pluribus Gustavus” by I Am We Are. The skits are intended to help “new students discuss transition and difference in lifestyles, social issues and environmental changes” … Continue reading Campus forum brings two hours of conversation
A new college department, the Center for Servant Leadership will soon be moving into the Johnson Student Union. This department will be the result of a merging of the Community Service Center (CSC), the Center for Vocational Reflection (CVR) and the Office of Church Relations. These three departments have existed separately for many years and are coming together to serve as a collaborative vocation and … Continue reading CSC, CVR and Church Relations to merge
First-year Rob Ward is someone to keep your eye on … in the best way of course. Rob is extremely involved in the theatrical performing arts, and his interest in pursuing a theatre major was an influential factor in his choosing Gustavus. The Illinois native from the Chicago suburbs grew up watching classic films, picking up on the voices and carrying out imitations of the … Continue reading Rob Ward – Not an act
