Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2020

  • Paige (Hoehn) Zimmerman ’13

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    Paige Hoehn Zimmerman ’13 has started a position as an Executive Legal Assistant at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. in Mankato, MN.

  • Julie (Elvestrom) Kuehn ’88

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Friends from the class of 1988 celebrated birthdays together on Anna Maria Island, FL in January. Pictured from left to right are Kari Hubbard, Julie Elvestrom Kuehn, Anne Sarkinen White, Mary Schoenfelder Lee, Kristen Amundson Gritters and JoAnn Wackerfuss Quackenbush.

  • Gustavus prepares for possible COVID-19: Administration makes arrangements to keep campus healthy and virus-free

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    llind

    By now, just about everyone has heard about the coronavirus, or COVID-19. The viral outbreak has been a subject of focus for every news outlet in the country and many citizens have been carefully watching the movement of the virus as it makes it’s unfortunate progress. However, it might be difficult for some college students…

  • Amanda (Croonquist ) Nagel ’13

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    Gusties gathered for marriage, of Ethan Nagel and Amanda (Croonquist) Nagel ’13, on 09/28/2019, in Minneapolis, MN.

  • Campus Safety Report (3/13/2020)

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    Saturday, February 29th A suspicious person was reported to Campus Safety. The area was checked and no one was located. Monday, March 2nd No incidents reported Tuesday, March 3rd No incidents reported Wednesday, March 4th Campus Safety responded to a complaint of a temporary agreement violation in Sorensen Hall. Thursday, March 5th Campus Safety responded…

  • St. Peter bowling alley owner admits to accidentally starting fire

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    llind

    As much of the Saint Peter community knows, the KingPins bowling alley, frequented by many Gustavus students, burned down the morning of February 16. Many in the Gustavus community expressed shock and sadness at the news, and many have been anxious to hear about the cause of the incident. The alley was originally constructed in…

  • Gustavus moves forward with Lund Center Renovation

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    Most Gusties are familiar with the long-standing rumor that The Lund Center is to be the next building on campus to be renovated. On February 21, President Bergman confirmed this by sending all students and faculty an email detailing the next steps in the process. “I am pleased to announce that we have received approval…

  • Lynnea Myers ’05

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Lynnea Myers ’05 recently completed a second Ph.D. at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden on November 22, 2019. Lynnea’s Ph.D. thesis was titled “Morphological Variants in Neurodevelopmental Disorders” and resulted in manuscripts (3 published, 1 under review, 1 pending submission) on the identification of morphological variants in a unique cohort of twins recruited from…

  • MIAC Cancels Spring Sports Season

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    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Presidents’ Council has voted to cancel the 2020 conference regular season and postseason championships for spring-sports through the remainder of the academic year, effective immediately. The decision was based on the ongoing impact of the coronavirus, following the lead of the NCAA canceling spring-sport championships and many other conferences…

  • Rikka Holiday ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Rikka Holiday ’08 is a Client Success Manager at Foundant Technologies in Bozeman, MT. Foundant Technologies specializes exclusively in making philanthropy easier and more impactful through intuitive technology solutions. All of our cloud-based solutions focus on grantmaker, grantseeker, scholarship provider and community foundation needs with the goal to make day-to-day tasks streamlined and help maximize…