Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • Senior Spotlight: Alex Preston

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    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Alex Preston is a music major and arts administration minor from Denver, CO. After graduation, he hopes to start a career that combines his passion for music composition, sound engineering, arts administration, and non-profit work. Preston played tenor saxophone…

  • Daily Update: May 15, 2020

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    President Bergman announced new campus masking guidelines effective Monday, May 18. Online course delivery and limited on-campus operations continue.

  • Minnesota “Stay Safe” Order and Campus Mask Guidelines

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    TO: Gustavus Employees and On-Campus Students FROM: President Bergman SUBJECT: Minnesota “Stay Safe” Order and Campus Mask Guidelines DATE: May 15, 2020 On Wednesday evening, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesota is transitioning from our “Stay at Home” order to a new “Stay Safe” order as of Monday, May 18. While we celebrate this…

  • PCDEI announces 2020 Champions Award Winners

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    mklein3

    The Gustavus President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PCDEI) is pleased to announce its Champions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion awards for 2020. Launched for the first time in 2018-19, these honors are bestowed upon a student and employee community member who go above and beyond their typical daily responsibilities to champion people, policies,…

  • Senior Spotlight: Coleden Wedge

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    mklein3

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community. Coleden Wedge is a music education major from Saint Bonifacius, Minn. Next fall he plans to student teach and then find an instrumental music education position before pursuing graduate school. Jon and Anita Thomsen Young Distinguished Chair in Music…

  • Daily Update: May 14, 2020

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    Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesota is transitioning from our “Stay at Home” order to a new “Stay Safe” order as of Monday, May 18. Most employees should continue to work at home until further notice. Rolling residence hall move-out, online course delivery, and limited on-campus operations continue.

  • On-Campus Mask Guidelines | Effective May 18, 2020

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    Effective May 18, 2020 and in accordance with guidance from the CDC and Minnesota Department of Health, Gustavus is requiring employees and students entering buildings on campus to wear a mask. Employees working alone in their offices do not need to wear masks, but anytime someone is on campus and within six (6) feet of another…

  • Senior Spotlight: Nicole Meyer

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    mklein3

    The “Senior Spotlight” series honors graduating fine arts majors for their contributions to the Gustavus community.  Nicole Meyer is a studio art and theatre honors major from St. Michael, Minn. Her job at Glacier National Park this summer has been cancelled due to the virus, so now she is hoping to land a job or…

  • Guest Post! Resources for Relaxation

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    Today we welcome guest blogger Amber Wolfinger, the Library’s academic assistant, with a post on library & museum resources to help you destress. (Please note that you will need your Gustavus user ID/password to access some of these materials.) In these stressful and uncertain times, it is more important than ever to set aside a…

  • Freeman Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

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    siewert

    The 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Teams were released Thursday and Gustavus senior Aly Freeman (Omaha, Neb.) was selected to the District 6 Team, which recognizes student-athletes from institutions in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.