Gustavus Blogs

Month: May 2020

  • Senior Spotlight: Erin Oberle

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    mklein3

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Erin Oberle is a music education major from Mankato, Minn. Next fall she will be student teaching at a middle and high school and then hopes to find a full time teaching job. Associate Professor of Piano Esther Wang…

  • Important Announcement Regarding Summer Activities

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    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: President Bergman SUBJECT: Important Announcement Regarding Summer Activities DATE: May 5, 2020 Eight weeks ago our community was asked, almost overnight, to face a new reality. Our vision statement called us to boldly act on this great challenge of our time. Teaching and learning has taken place exclusively online instead…

  • James Miller named a 2020 Udall Scholar

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    Two other Gusties named finalists for this national scholarship recognizing students dedicated to leadership, public service, the environment, and Nat

  • Daily Update: May 4, 2020

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    Rolling residence hall move-out, online course delivery, and limited on-campus operations continue.

  • Senior Spotlight: Paige Reiners

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    leckhof2

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Paige Reiners is a chemistry and music major from Stillwater, Minn. In the fall, she will be attending the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry for their DDS program. Professor of Piano Dr. Yumiko Oshima-Ryan says, “Having a student…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: May 4, 2020

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    Gustavus President Rebecca M. Bergman shares her thoughts with College employees each week.

  • Tradition of Excellence: Women’s Tennis Wins 1990 National Championship

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    siewert

    In the absence of sports for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, Gustavus sports information will provide a series of stories to take a look back at great moments in Golden Gustie athletics history, celebrating its proud tradition of excellence.

  • Senior Spotlight: Megan Witte

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    mklein3

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community.  Megan Witte is a dance honors major and theatre minor from Cloquet, Minn. Next fall her main job will be teaching at Shooting Stars Dance working with the performing arts company as an instructor and choreographer. Visiting Assistant Professor…

  • Becky Fremo, 2020 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Winner

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    snowell

    Becky Fremo (English) was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching. The award honors the memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson and Holly Bunn, who were killed in a car accident in 1989. Presented each year at Honors Day, this is the only…

  • Sustainability Interns Moving Forward

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    Campus initiatives and organizing at all levels look very different with the onset of COVID-19. Although we interns have found ourselves distanced by physical space, our commitment to Gustavus sustainability efforts has proven to be a uniting force during these new, strange times. We have continued our weekly meetings, and although our projects and actions…