Gustavus Blogs

Month: September 2020

  • S.3 E.8 “Asking Questions We Don’t Quite Know How to Ask”

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    Professor Lisa Heldke of the Gustavus philosophy department on what philosophy entails, her research and teaching about the philosophy of food, and the College’s annual Nobel Conference which she directs and will focus this fall 2020 on Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology. Season 3, Episode 8: “Asking Questions We Don’t Quite Know How to…

  • Need a Language Tutor?

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    Kelsey Leppert

    Despite online classes this semester, Culpeper is still offering language tutoring via Zoom! Simply select “Language Tutoring” from the left-hand list in Culpeper’s home page and find the language you need help with. To find available times scroll down to see tutors and their hours of availability. You can book an appointment or simply join…

  • COVID-19 Weekly Update: September 8, 2020

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    agross3

    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: September 8, 2020 Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update. WEEKLY TIP Throughout the first week of the academic year, on-campus mask compliance has been high, particularly among first-year students. Keep up the good work! Along…

  • Week in Review

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    admin

    New Version of Zoom Client Faculty and Staff can go to their Managed Software Center (Mac) or Software Center (PC) and download the latest version of Zoom. Students can go to https://hellogustavus.zoom.us/  and click Download Client at the bottom of the page. The current version is 5.2.2. Here is what is new: Multi-pin and Multi-spotlight:…

  • iProjection Updates

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    admin

    Some necessary College-wide changes to the wireless network have altered the process for connecting to projectors with iProjection in campus classrooms.   Users will need to use a manual connection method. After initial setup, you will be able to save the profile for future use. To manually connect and save a profile: Turn on the projector…

  • S.3 E.7 “Valuing Youth and Youth Voices”

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    Gustavus graduate Hope Crenshaw ‘04, Executive Director of Teen Health Mississippi, recalls her experience as a young black woman from Mississippi at mostly white Gustavus, and talks about her response to the murder of Mr. George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the mission and impact of Teen Health, and leadership. Season 3, Episode 7: “Valuing Youth…

  • Summer Reading and Escapes: Dr. Mary Gaebler

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    SJ Kessler

    Though the semester has officially begun, Labor Day has just passed us by, and a cold rain has settled on the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes, we can’t entirely brush off the joys and freedom of the summer.  For our final installment of this year’s “Summer Reading and Escapes,” we follow Dr. Mary Gaebler into…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: September 7, 2020

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    JJ Akin ’11

    Gustavus President Rebecca M. Bergman shares her thoughts with College students, faculty, and staff each week.

  • Dining Service: Celebrate Student Birthdays

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    Deb

    Birthdays are special occasions and we realize families cannot always be together at that time. An easy and thoughtful way to bring a piece of home to your student is with a bakery fresh personalized cake or beautiful fruit basket from the Gustavus Dining Service. An order for a cake or fruit basket can be placed any time. We…

  • S.3 E.6 “Who Are You on the Page?”

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews English professor and poet Rebecca Fremo.