Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • Gustavus Highly Ranked for Social Mobility, Teaching

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    jakin

    The College is best in Minnesota for social mobility and second best in undergraduate teaching, according to the U.S. News and World Report.

  • Fall art exhibits to open online and in-person

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    While things look a little different this fall, three art exhibits are opening at Gustavus Adolphus College this week. Cancer Never Had Me: Views by Artists and Artists Who Had Cancer: Works from the Hillstrom and Shogren-Meyer Collections open September 14 in the Hillstrom Museum of Art. The Now and After, a science and science-fiction…

  • Preparing for On-Campus Living and Learning at Gustavus

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    jakin

    President Bergman sent the message below to Gustavus parents and families on Friday, September 11.

  • Trash Deletion Update for Google Drive

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    admin

    Starting October 13, 2020, Google will begin permanently deleting items that have been in your “My Drive” trash for more than 30 days. If you have items currently in the “My Drive” trash, the 30 day countdown will begin on the aforementioned date. The relevant portion of this announcement can be found below: We are…

  • Outdoor WiFi Upgrades Expand Campus Coverage

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    admin

    Part of the summer was used to improve wireless access in the College’s outdoor spaces. The areas from Three Flags to Eckman Mall and Sesquicentennial Plaza, as well as the open spaces surrounding the newly expanded Nobel Hall, extending to the area northwest of Pittman Hall and the Melva Lind Interpretive Center, should see noticeable…

  • 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…