Gustavus Blogs

Month: April 2022

  • 2021-22 Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture

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    krwinter

    Please join us Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Beck Hall 101 for the sixth annual Matthias Wahlstrom Lecture. Paschal Kyoore, Professor of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will present his talk entitled “Challenging the ‘Center’ in Liberal Arts Education in the USA.” President Rebecca Bergman will introduce Kyoore, and refreshments will be…

  • Mae and Michael Greenberg ’18

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Michael Greenberg ’18 and Mae Greenberg ’18, are happy to announce they are officially married! The wedding took place on July 26th of 2021 in Nisswa, MN.                  

  • Nick Harper ’10

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    Gustavus Alumni

      Nick Harper ’10 is currently the Senior Policy Attorney at State Voices. State Voices is a nonpartisan network of state-based coalitions fighting for a healthy, multiracial, and multicultural democracy. Harper is excited to start the next phase of his career with a new position where he can use his legal and policy skills to…

  • Christie ’05 and Bryan Aase

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Christie (Rossow) Aase ’05 and Bryan Aase are happy to announce the birth of their first child, Loren Cole, who was born on September 20th of 2021.

  • Andrew ’08 and Amanda ’09 Klaers

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Andrew Klaers ’08 and Amanda (George) Klaers ’09 were married on December 31st of 2021 in Eden Prairie, MN. Congratulations!  

  • Kelli Justesen ’00 Promoted to CHRO

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    Gustavus Alumni

      Kelli Justesen ’00 has recently been promoted to a newly-created executive leadership position as chief human resources officer (CHRO) for The Opus Group in Minnetonka, MN. The Opus Group® is a family of commercial real estate development, construction, and design companies headquartered in Minneapolis with offices and projects across the country. As CHRO, Justesen…

  • Kelsey Abele ’14

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Kelsey Abele ’14 recently finished her Ph.D. at Arizona State University and is now an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies in addition to being the Director of Forensics at West Texas A&M University.

  • Get the bj’s out of Bjorling

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Jonas Doerr – Opinion Columnist There’s been some buzz on campus recently, but not by humans. Ferocious monsters lurk in dark corners of one of Gustavus’ academic buildings, and no hero has yet vanquished these terrible foes. Black Jacket wasps have infested the music building. The wasps have made their presence known in most areas of…

  • Millenial fiction

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Clare Greeman – Middle-Part Haver I’m only writing to appease the countless requests since my DWMs article (*see issue 11 of the Weekly) to explain what the millennial fiction novel is; since that article thousands of letters have been sent our offices for the benevolent, whimsical, and extremely timely opinion writer with her finger on the…

  • MyGustavus, my nightmare

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    Gustavian Weekly

    Hailey Brune – Opinion Columnist I’m sure a lot of us are feeling the shift from Webadvisor to MyGustavus. I’ve heard some mixed feelings from staff and students and I understand the need for the shift. Webadvisor was getting to be old and wasn’t working as well compared to something new. Change is hard and we…