Gustavus Blogs

Month: March 2020

  • David Knoll ’83

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    Gustavus Alumni

    David Knoll ’83 is a President / CEO at Prairie Restorations, Inc. in Princeton, MN. Prairie Restorations is an ecological services company that provides design, installation, and land management services for natural landscape settings such as prairies, woodlands, and wetlands. Check us out at www.prairieresto.com. I assumed the organizational leadership role beginning in July 2019…

  • Softball travels to Rochester: Gusties split games 2-2 during first weekend of competition

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    llind

    The Gustavus softball team finished last season at 17-19 and 8-14 in the MIAC, good for eighth place. This season, a veteran returning core and a strong crop of younger players hopes to better both of those marks and reach the conference playoffs. Head Coach Britt Stewart is in her fourth year at the helm…

  • Women’s Hockey moves on to MIAC finals: No. 4 Gusties set to faceoff against Augsburg

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    llind

    After sweeping Bethel in two straight shutout performances, the No. 4 ranked Gustavus Women’s Hockey team advanced to the MIAC Playoffs as the top seed. Their last series of the regular season featured a matchup with Bethel that held important implications for playoff seeding. In the first game, the Gusties got onto the board just…

  • Women’s Tennis moves to 3-0 in the MIAC: Gusties sweep Hamline and Concordia

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    llind

    After facing difficult competition early in the year, the Gustavus Women’s Tennis Team got back on track last weekend with two convincing MIAC wins at the Swanson Tennis Center. The Gusties opened their spring season with a routine 9-0 victory over St. Mary’s in Winona before taking off on trips to Iowa and Washington on…

  • Faculty Technology Workshops – March 10 & 13, 2020

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    snowell

    As you know from the recent college-wide communications, we are engaged in proactive planning surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19). As part of that process, we are considering precautionary scenarios that range from small-scale employee/student illness to campus closure. In preparation of a possible scenario where we encourage or require use of technology to deliver course content for…

  • Smell That Again?: Does Being Pregnant Heighten Your Sense of Smell?

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    eloken2

    Written by Kristine Falness, Emee Jagielski, Amber Forrester, and Yumiko Yoshioka Imagine this: You or someone you know has just found out that they are pregnant with their first child and have recently been noticing changes in their sense of smell. They do not know what could be causing these changes, so they decide to…

  • The Truth Behind Pheromones in Humans

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    eloken2

    Written by Britta Lundgren, Allie Miller, Maddie Schut, and Charles Walia Have you ever been interested in wearing the same shirt for a whole week, not washing it and placing it in a bag to be sold online to someone who’s lonely, longing for a sexual connection, and wants to pretend they’re not by smelling…

  • Community Coronavirus Update

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    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: Heather Dale, Director of Health Service and Assistant Dean of Students SUBJECT: COVID-19 (coronavirus) Update DATE: March 4, 2020 As cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) continue to be diagnosed in various parts of the world including the United States, the College is closely monitoring its spread and potential impact on members…