Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • Not the First Time Without Gustie Athletics

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    siewert

    Today, we combat a global pandemic. During the 1940s, there were less than a dozen Gustie teams participating in intercollegiate competition. Today, the cancellation and postponement of sports affects all but six of Gustavus’s 23 varsity teams.

  • Not the First Time Without Gustie Athletics

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    by CJ Siewert ’11, Director of Sports Information In July, the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference made the difficult decision to postpone this year’s fall sports until spring, except for golf and tennis (which are considered low-risk and will play conference-only schedules). A fall with few conference sports is not exactly unprecedented, though. There was also…

  • S.3 E.3: “Impossible Is Nothing: China’s Theater of Consumerism”

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus artist and art professor Priscilla Briggs.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Rebekah Richards

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    snowell

    Rebekah Richards (Music) published an article entitled “Exploring the Tactile Foundation of Sightplaying” in the summer 2020 edition of Piano Magazine (a journal published by the Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy.) Richards was also included in a New York Times feature about how people are adjusting to work from home.

  • Fall Semester Information | Virtual Forums August 24 & 25

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    jakin

    President Bergman sent this message to students and parents on August 21.

  • S.3 E.2: “Trying to Do Right by Whales”

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    Marine biologist, professor of biology, and Gustavus graduate Nadine Lysiak ’03 on majoring in biology and history at Gustavus, researching North Atlantic right whales both in the lab and up close at sea, the Shoals Marine Laboratory in Maine, and the rewards of teaching. Season 3, Episode 2: “Trying to Do Right by Whales” Greg…

  • Summer Reading and Escapes: Dr. Blake Couey

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    SJ Kessler

    The start of the fall term is less than two weeks away! And while plans for our return to campus remain in flux, the excitement around new classes and new ideas is clearly in the air. Autumn, thankfully, hasn’t quite come yet to Minnesota, but it’s definitely on the horizon. But we shouldn’t give up…

  • August Hours and Services-Updated

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    jpeter13

    From August 17-Sept. 1, the library will be open Monday-Thursday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.  Please check the library’s website for our September hours. We are pleased to offer mediated pickup for those who would prefer to limit their time on campus and/or in buildings.  Please use the “Hold” feature in the library’s online catalog to request…

  • S.3 E.1: “Poetry Is about Reimagining the World”

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    Gustavus English professor and poet Philip Bryant, Class of ’73, on his path from Chicago’s Southside to Gustavus, the impact of his undergraduate mentor, his experience as a black student on a virtually all-white small campus at the tail end of the long 1960s, the police killing of Mr. George Floyd, and poetry, including three…

  • Numerous Gusties Vying for State Amateur Baseball Titles

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    siewert

    Here in Minnesota, amateur baseball – better known as “town ball” – is quenching the thirst of many for live action sports. The Minnesota Baseball Association recently released state tournament brackets for its three classes and 15 current Gustavus baseball players have the opportunity to play for a state championship.