Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • Film and Panel discussion on Womxn in Science

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    vthurk

    On October 23 and 24, the Society of Physics Students and Womxn in Physics club hosted about 50 students and guests for film screenings of the documentary “Picture a Scientist”. The film explores the difficult experiences of womxn in STEM fields. Faculty at Gustavus participated in panel sessions following the film viewings.    The film…

  • Civil Rights & Social Justice collection

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    ahulsebe

    We’re pleased to announce access to the online Civil Rights & Social Justice collection.  This resource includes publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, briefs from relevant U.S. Supreme Court cases, and more. This collection is provided to libraries at no cost by HeinOnline. Looking for more from the Commission…

  • 2020 Fall Raffle Winners

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    siewert

    Here are the winning numbers of the 2020 Gustavus Athletics Fall Raffle.

  • Laura Hildreth to Give MCS Dept. Seminar on 11/11

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    jdowney

    On Wednesday, November 11th, the new joint faculty member in E/M and MCS, Dr. Laura Hildreth, will be giving a seminar talking about a number of projects she has worked on that involve using statistics to solve real world problems. Join us via Zoom at 3:30 pm for this interesting discussion of applied statistics! Seminar…

  • S.5 E.3: Race and the Party of Lincoln

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus alumnus and Virginia Commonwealth University history professor Timothy Thurber.

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: November 2, 2020

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    jakin

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

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phishing and Ransomware

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    admin

    Phishing  is the fraudulent practice of sending emails claiming to be from a reputable source in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information such as passwords or credit card information.  It is a tool used to try to coerce people into clicking on a malicious site or to download malicious software such as Ransomware. …

  • Life on The Hill: Isolation and quarantine – Gustavus students share their on campus COVID-19 experience

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    llind

    Students returning to campus are no doubt familiar with the COVID-19 self-report forms they have been frequently advised to take if they are experiencing any symptoms that cannot be explained by other issues. While Gustavus has a relatively low number of positive cases on campus, detecting the symptoms of COVID-19 and following steps to ensure…

  • Campus Safety Report (10/30/2020)

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    llind

    Monday, October 19th Campus Safety was called to Norelius Hall for an underage alcohol violation. Campus Safety received a request for a welfare check in Arbor View. Tuesday, October 20th No incidents reported Wednesday, October 21st Campus Safety responded to an odor of marijuana in Norelius Hall. Campus Safety responded to an odor of marijuana…

  • COVID-19 Report (10/30/2020)

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    llind

    COVID-19 Report Gustavus On-Campus Update As of October 26, 2020: Total Positive Cases (since August 15): 42 Current Positive Student Cases: 5 Current Positive Employee Cases: 2 Total Students in Isolation/Quarantine: 39 Students in Isolation/Quarantine On Campus: 26 Employees in Isolation/Quarantine: 11 This data set is meant to encompass the on-campus impact of COVID-19 by…