Gustavus Blogs

Month: October 2020

  • Gustavus Google Calendar Visibility

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    mdunning

    Did you know that by default, your Gustavus Google calendar is only visible to you? Did you also know that you can change that to fit your needs a bit better? Let’s say, you would like only a few select people to see when you are free/busy so they can schedule meetings with you when…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: October 19, 2020

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    jakin

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

  • Touch in a Pandemic: Gustavus Alum Performs in TEDxMinneapolis

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Gustavus Dance Alumnus Patrick Jeffrey ’10 is part of the company of dancers from the Black Label Movement performing in the virtual TEDxMinneapolis event “Adaptation” on October 23. The piece, How Do We Touch, When Touch is Gone, was filmed in late September under strict COVID safety guidelines that allowed dancers to be in contact…

  • Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame Cancels 2020 Selection

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    siewert

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department has announced it will not select a 2020 class for induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame due to current restrictions on welcoming visitors to campus and the inability to host large on-campus gatherings.

  • Gusties can, Gusties will restore our greenhouse: Gustavus greenhouse starts to rebuild in New Noble

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    llind

    With the renovations on the Nobel Hall of Science soon coming to a close, the greenhouse at Gustavus is settling into its new space and beginning to rebuild. “The main mission of the greenhouse is to bring inspiration and foster education in the community on the cultivation of rare and endangered flora. Our overall goal…

  • Campus Safety Report (10/16/2020)

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    llind

    Monday, October 5th A CF was informed by an AC of a room in North Hall having an unapproved A/C unit. Tuesday, October 6th Campus Safety was alerted to a student with suicidal ideations over the radio. Student was located off campus in a safe environment. A CF saw two residents in Norelius Hall not…

  • COVID-19 Report (10/16/2020)

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    llind

    COVID-19 Report Gustavus On-Campus Update As of October 12, 2020: Total Positive Cases (since August 15): 21 Current Positive Student Cases: 2 Current Positive Employee Cases: 2 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 14 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 4 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 3 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by…

  • Renaming our campus: Students push for Linnaeus Arboretum name change

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    llind

    The Linnaeus Arboretum has been a beloved part of campus to Gustavus students, staff and visitors for over forty years. The arboretum was given its namesake in 1988 after Carl Linneaus, a Swedish botanist known for creating the binomial nomenclature: the modern system of naming organisms. Linnaeus also is known for normalizing classification of human…

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel goes virtual: The realities of a hybrid semester on campus

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    llind

    As campus organizations work uphill to combat the obstacles of being semi-virtual, one of the college’s biggest events is to be online. Gustavus’ Christmas in Christ Chapel, an event that annually welcomes thousands of people to campus, will be recorded and streamed online. Nonetheless, Director of the Marketing and Communication Office, Barb Larson Taylor is…

  • Build your mental health toolbox: October is World Mental Health Awareness Month

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    llind

    October brings changing leaves, pumpkin spice everything and the opportunity to focus on mental health. During October, World Mental Health Awareness Month and Mental Health Awareness week (Oct. 4 – 10), everyone is challenged to prioritize and learn more about taking care of their mental health. It is also an opportunity to foster healthy conversations…