Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2020

  • MCS Seminar on 3/16 – UPDATE: CANCELLED

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    mklynn

    UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED. Unfortunately, due to changes in travel circumstances, this event is cancelled. We will try to reschedule Jed’s talk for a future date, most likely in the Fall.   On Monday, March 16th, Jed Yang from Bethel University will be giving a seminar talk entitled “Counting tilings with computers”, which should be of…

  • The hierarchy of poetry

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    llind

    For as long as the arts have existed people have divided them among the classes. Literature, opera, and ballet for the high class and folktales, young adult novels and folk music for the lower classes. With all the different social media sites, this division is more prominent than ever. We can see this division in…

  • Redefining success in college

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    llind

    In my senior year of high school, I submitted college applications to a handful of schools I was interested in. I filled out many forms with my name, birthdate and GPA. I wrote pages about the things I was involved in and how they had changed me, my aspirations for the future and a 500-600…

  • Critiquing self-criticism

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    llind

    If there were a major in self-criticism, I can guarantee that every college student would be straight A students. The inspiration for this article stemmed from my one and only class this semester which is “The Psychology of Self-Compassion.” I have to say, I don’t think I have ever been this excited to go to…

  • Men’s Tennis defeats Grinnell and Augustana: Gusties move up to No. 15 in the nation

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    llind

    The Gustavus Men’s Tennis team had a quick turnaround following the ITA Indoor Championships, facing off against two non-conference opponents the following weekend. At the ITA Indoor Championships, hosted by Gustavus, the team faced off against some of the top-ranked teams in the country. The Gusties came into the tournament ranked No. 20 in the…

  • Women’s Hockey Hosts Augsburg Saturday for MIAC Playoff Championship

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    siewert

    No. 4 Gustavus women’s hockey is set to host the MIAC playoff championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday against No. 10 Augsburg. The Gusties (21-3-2) advanced to the title game with a 4-1 win over Saint Mary’s last Saturday while the Auggies (21-5-0) upset Hamline 2-1 on overtime.

  • Gusties Take Over the Phoenix Police Department

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Gusties are taking over the Phoenix Police Department. Lieutenant Brian Thatcher ’01 attended the promotion of Jon Scott ’07 to Sergeant within the Phoenix Police Department. #MakeYourLifeCount

  • Andrea (Wentzel) Dalton ’02

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Andrea Wentzel Dalton ’02 is a Vice President-elect at American Music Therapy Association. The American Music Therapy Association is the professional membership organization for music therapists in the United States.. Andrea Dalton, MA, MT-BC, was voted in by the membership as Vice President-elect of the American Music Therapy Association. Her term as VP-elect began January…

  • Samuel Eckberg ’08

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Samuel Eckberg graduated last spring with a Master of Arts in Music Education with a choral focus from the University of St. Thomas. Sam is entering his sixth year as a choir director at Rogers High school. He and his wife, Allison, live in Champlin MN with their two children.

  • Gusties Perform At Band & Orchestra Conference

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Four Gustie alumni were honored to perform in a concert with the Grand Symphonic Winds at The Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference on December 20, 2019 in Chicago, IL. Pictured from left to right are: Amy Koskela Gullikson 04′, Kari Mattson Ball 88′, Andy Jensen, 08′ and Justin Schramm 07′.