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Month: February 2022

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke

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    Jill Locke (Political Science) gave the spring 2022 lecture, “Where are Greta’s Friends? Invisible Peer Groups and the Fantasy of Girl Power,” at The University of San Francisco Honors College.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Pamela Conners

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    Pamela Conners (Communication Studies) was featured in the Mankato Free Press for her work with Gustavus students on “Welcome New Neighbor: Refugee Resettlement in Southern Minnesota 1948-1952,” an exhibition that is on display at the Treaty Site History Center in Saint Peter through March 26, 2022.

  • Five Gusties Selected to NCAA Division III Swim & Dive Championships, Three to Regional Diving

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    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA announced its selections for the 2022 Division III Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships and five Gustavus student-athletes have qualified. Andrew Becker (Jr., Northfield) will represent the Gustie men and will compete in the 100 freestyle with a seed time of 44.66. Becker is the only male swimmer from…

  • Women’s Basketball Advances to MIAC Semifinals with Decisive Win

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    The Gustavus women’s basketball team Wednesday took an early lead against Concordia in the MIAC playoff quarterfinals and never looked back in a 53-41 victory. The Gusties, now 20-4 overall, will host Bethel in the MIAC semifinals at 7 p.m. Friday.

  • Men’s Basketball Drops Heartbreaker to St. Olaf in MIAC Quarterfinal

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    The Gustavus men’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss to St. Olaf in the MIAC Quarterfinals on Wednesday, 73-70. The Gusties end the season at 14-9 overall.

  • Men’s Hockey Wins First Round of MIAC Playoffs at Hamline 4-3

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    SAINT PAUL, Minn. – After a season filled with adversities, the Gustavus men’s hockey team won the first round of MIAC Championship Playoffs at Hamline on Wednesday. The 4-3 win ended the Pipers season as the Gusties move onto MIAC Championship Quarterfinals. 

  • Masking Update – February 23, 2022

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    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: President Bergman SUBJECT: Update Campus Masking Guidance DATE: February 23, 2022 Greetings, Gusties! As I write this email, we currently have four cases of COVID-19 among our on-campus community. Our continued decline in cases over the last several weeks, our high vaccination/booster rate, on-campus testing availability, and positive trends in…

  • Campus Safety Report (2/18/22)

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Sherriff’s dispatch contacted Campus Safety for a medical in North Hall. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a medical assist in Sohre Hall. The student was transported to River’s Edge Hospital. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Campus Safety responded to a call of damage to Gustavus property in Southwest Hall.…

  • Sustainability requirement debate heats up

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Lauren Ruth – Staff Writer Chatter among students and faculty in the past few weeks has revolved around the possibility of an additional required credit in the general education curriculum. This is not a novel idea. There has been a large movement of students and faculty passionate about environmental sustainability and education behind this curriculum for…

  • Caf sees new raise in wages

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Zhipeng Li – Staff Writer Good news: if you are short of cash at this moment and you do not go through all the inconveniences of working off-campus, there is one good solution on campus at this moment. Due to the short staff situation at the Caf, “(they are) now hiring student employment for the wage…