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Faculty Spotlight: Sheng Yang

Sheng Yang (Economics and Management) was recently invited to join the Reviewer Board of the Journal of Risk and Financial Management. JRFM is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published by MDPI. It is ranked B in the 2019 ABDC Journal Quality List and has been indexed by a number of databases, including the Emerging […]

Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong

Yurie Hong (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) was the Graduate Forum invited speaker at University of Wisconsin-Madison and presented a public lecture entitled “Between Appreciation and Complicity: A Korean-American take on the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, Arranged Marriage, and Women’s Honor.” She also led a graduate workshop on transferable skills and the connections between Classics […]

Faculty Spotlight: Julie Gilbert

Julie Gilbert (Library) was interviewed twice in November on KTOE. She first spoke about her work as a librarian and later returned to discuss her forthcoming young adult novel, Cemetery Songs, which will be released on December 15, 2020.

MCS Major Crowned 2020 St. Lucia

The MCS department would like to recognize Mathematics and Computer Science Major Abbie Doran for being crowned St Lucia.  Congratulations Abbie!  Your title is well deserved. You can view a recording of the ceremony and learn more about Abbie and the rest of the candidates here

S.6 E.2: “Have Thick Skin and a Soft Heart”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus head football coach Peter Haugen.

Five Questions with Filmmaker Scott Fitzloff ’06

The California-based filmmaker has worked on everything from television commercials to feature-length documentaries.

Abbie Doran crowned St. Lucia

The annual festival was broadcast to the greater Gustavus community on Thursday, December 10.

Woman Coach Wednesday: Alyssa Taylor

We need more women in positions of influence. More women coaching women. More moms coaching youth teams. More women in athletic administration. I am proud to coach with an all-female staff. I am proud to coach in the MIAC, where ten out of twelve teams have females at the head of their volleyball programs AND is one of the most competitive conferences in Division III volleyball. I am proud to work at Gustavus, where our President is a female, our Dean of Students, Provost, and Head of Health Services are all females.

Wrapping Up 2020 at Gustavus

President Bergman sent this message to students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, December 8.

COVID-19 Weekly Update: December 8, 2020

TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: December 8, 2020   Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update.   WEEKLY TIP #1: Members of the Gustavus community are encouraged to continue using the College’s self-reporting form if they receive a positive test result, experience symptoms, or have a confirmed exposure even if they […]