Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • A Name to Make You Smile

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    nhagberg

    Let’s face it.  Sometimes there’s not much to smile about these days.  And I don’t even have to explain to you why, so I won’t. So, try this. Bring to mind someone whose name makes you smile. Sit there with it for a few moments.  And let yourself smile. They do not need to be in…

  • Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees Approves Racial Justice Resolution

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    jakin

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees has unanimously passed a resolution affirming the College’s commitment to Racial Justice and Inclusion…

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Passwords

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    admin

    October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Technology Services will be sharing some important safety tips to help keep you safe online.  The first in our series involves passwords.  Below are some key points to remember about passwords. Use Two-factor or Multi-factor authentication.  This prevents 99.9% of attacks on your account. Do not share your passwords…

  • COVID-19 Weekly Update: October 13, 2020

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    agross3

    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: October 13, 2020   Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update.   UPDATE Beginning this week, the online COVID-19 dashboard will now be updated twice each week, on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Members of the community will continue to receive this once-weekly email update on Tuesdays and…

  • Message from the Chair, 9/29/20

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    amukamur

    PCDEI Begins Three-Year Racial Justice and Inclusion Effort Greetings from the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PCDEI). Yesterday, a group of 25 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustees met as the newly constituted PCDEI to begin work on a three-year effort focused on Racial Justice and Inclusion.   Since George Floyd’s death at the…

  • S.4 E.9: “Suspicious Persons”

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews professor Kate Keller about French history, surveillance, and what led her to study history.

  • Buss ‘22 Conducts Music Research for Conducting Ensembles

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    vthurk

    Lauren Buss ‘22 researched music conducting for Dr. James Patrick Miller’s upcoming book, Teaching Basic Conducting. Buss and Dr. Miller collaborated to write a new method of teaching conducting to undergraduate and graduate students. “She went far beyond what the expectations were for her summer research… She also was really creative in taking different approaches,…

  • Gustavus Voter Engagement Team Wins Democracy Shark Tank

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    mosuna

    The Gustavus Voter Engagement Team has developed a series of educational events and get-out-the-vote efforts across campus.

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: October 12, 2020

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    jakin

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

  • Education Faculty and Students Present at the National Association for Multicultural Education Conference

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    snowell

    Associate Professor of Education Lisa Dembouski and students Payton Buss ’21, Casey Olson ’21, Abbie Ranzau ’21, and Andrew Stumbo ’21 presented Teaching and Teacher Preparation *as* Activism for Peace and Justice at the 30th Annual (and first ever virtual) National Association for Multicultural Education (N.A.M.E.) Conference, October 9-10, 2020. Their interactive discussion shared the experiences…