Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2020

  • Religion Major Anna Duong-Topp Wins Patricia Lindell Research Prize

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    SJ Kessler

    We are excited to announce that recently-graduated Religion Major Anna Duong-Topp (’20) has won this year’s Patricia Lindell Research Prize, awarded by the faculty of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Ms. Duong-Topp’s paper, “Ontological Homelessness as a Phenomenology of Belonging: Comparing the Nihilism of Martin Heidegger and Keiji Nishitani,” was selected from among dozens of…

  • “Why Geography” Series Presents: James Miller ’21

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    jvillanu

    1. Why did you choose to major in Geography? I chose to major in geography almost immediately after taking Environment and Society which was my first class in the department. I really value the social-scientific, justice oriented approach that geography offers, and I was interested in learning more about human-environment interactions. 2. To what extent…

  • COVID-19 Weekly Update: December 1, 2020

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    agross3

    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: COVID-19 Response Leadership Team SUBJECT: COVID-19 Weekly Update DATE: December 1, 2020   Please see below for the COVID-19 weekly tip and on-campus case update.   WEEKLY TIP #1: With the transition to online course delivery and fewer students and faculty on campus, Building Services hours and operations in academic buildings have been adjusted slightly.   Classrooms will be cleaned…

  • Monday Moments with President Bergman: November 30, 2020

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    jakin

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

  • Library Hours for December

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    jpeter13

    Monday, Nov. 30th through Friday, Dec. 11th: 8 am – 6 pm Saturday, Dec. 5th & 12th: 12 pm – 6 pm Sunday, Dec. 6th & 13th:  2 pm – 10 pm Monday & Tuesday, Dec. 14th & 15th:  8 am – 8:30 pm Wednesday, Dec. 16th – Friday, Dec. 18th:  10 am – 2…

  • Two Virtual Performances Set for This Weekend

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    jakin

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Music will present two virtual concerts this weekend. Along with the upcoming Winds of Christmas performance on Tuesday, December 8 and the premiere of Christmas in Christ Chapel on Saturday, December 19, the weekend concerts represent the culmination of an unusual semester marked by the COVID-19 pandemic—with musicians wearing…

  • Adaptability: Theatre and Dance Students Hold Online Performances

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    The Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance will host a series of virtual performances this weekend.

  • Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty

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    nhagberg

    It’s been a rough year. But today, I will recall my conversation with family camper Kim this week, that made me laugh so hard my spouse, Leandra, came out of her office afterwards and said, “You sounded so happy.”  Because, during these times, happiness can sometimes seem like a treasure you can’t remember where you…

  • Gustie Women’s Athletics: A Family Affair for Hall of Fame Coach Gretchen Koehler

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    siewert

    Travelling in a passenger van, eating sack lunches, and sleeping on floors. No, we’re not talking about some random Little League team – this was the state of affairs for Gustavus’s first women’s athletic team to participate in a national championship.

  • MCS Department Seminar 12/2 – William Felder

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    mklynn

    On Wednesday, December 2nd, at 3:30pm, we are excited to welcome Dr. William Felder (of the Gustavus MCS department!) to give a (virtual) seminar talk about an approach to modeling biological populations, and how climate change can be incorporated into these models. Zoom info has been sent through email. If you did not receive this…