Archive for July, 2020Page 2
Series Introduction: Summer Reading and Escapes From the Religion Faculty
What a beautiful and strange summer this has been! For those of us who stayed in Minnesota, our state has been gorgeous and hot, with lots of sunshine, long humid days, ten thousand mosquitoes per square foot, and big thunderstorms that roll down from Canada and make the leaves shimmer in the late morning light. […]
Planning for an Adaptable Campus Environment
Fall is coming and Technology Services is working hard to ensure that we’re prepared for whatever your teaching, learning, and working experience may be. Our months-long planning effort started in earnest last spring. We collected your feedback, looking particularly for successes—tools and systems that were reliable and working well for a broad group of community […]
Women’s Golf Posts Top-25 Team GPA in Division III
The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) announced the top 25 teams with the highest GPA for each NCAA division during the 2019-20 academic year and the Gustavus women’s golf team posted the 22nd-highest team GPA in Division III at 3.642.
S.2 E.1 Little Rock 1957 / Minneapolis 2020
Dr. Misti Harper, Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Gustavus, discusses the role of “respectability politics” among black women in the integration of Little Rock’s Central High School, the Minnesota context of Mr. George Floyd’s murder by police in Minneapolis 63 years later, and her undergraduate course on Prince. Season 2, Episode 1: Little Rock […]
Gusties Pitch In and Mask Up
Alumni, parents, and friends are providing funding for COVID Safety Care Packages for students and ordering Gustavus-branded masks.
Track & Field Earns USTFCCCA Academic Honors
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently announced its All-Academic Awards and both the Gustavus men and women received recognition.
Gustavus Says Goodbye To Beloved Campus Tree
Gustavus physical plant director Travis Jordan sent the following email to students, faculty, and staff on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 to inform them that the iconic tree outside of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center would be removed. TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: Travis Jordan, Director of the Physical Plant SUBJECT: Campus Center Tree Removal […]
Five Questions with Katie Kangas ’10
Gustavus Adolphus College studio art and art history alumna Katie Kangas ’10 took a few minutes to talk with us about starting her own architecture firm, Pasque Architecture, and what she’s been up to since graduation. While a student at Gustavus, Kangas took advantage of all that the liberal arts had to offer. She toured […]
Class of 2024: Parent & Family Informational Session Recording
The Dean of Students staff has offered a Parent & Family Informational Session during the in-person Gustie Gear Up! held on campus in mid-June. In absence of that event this year, Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Life JoNes VanHecke and her staff recorded an informational session to make available online. Parents and […]
MIAC Cancels 2020 Fall Non-Conference Contests
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced today that non-conference contests are cancelled for the 2020 fall sports season. More changes could be made in the future, as Presidents and Athletic Directors continue to explore opportunities for the fall.