Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Alyssa Taylor Promoted to Associate Head Volleyball Coach

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    siewert

    Alyssa Taylor ’16, the assistant volleyball coach at Gustavus since 2018, has been promoted to Associate Head Coach of the program.

  • As Summer Ends, A Look at What Some of Our Faculty Have Been Reading

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    SJ Kessler

    As summer break ends and the fall semester approaches, here’s a look at some of what the Religion faculty have been reading — outside of work and research — these past couple of months.    Dr. Casey Elledge I finally had time to study Gershom Scholem’s (900 page!) critical masterwork, Sabbatai S?evi, the author’s authoritative treatment of the rise…

  • Dekam Named D3football.com Preseason All-American

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    siewert

    D3football.com released its 2022 Preseason All-Americans on Monday and Gustavus linebacker Carson Dekam (Jr., Owatonna) has been selected to the Second Team Defense. 

  • Campus COVID-19 Updates – Fall 2022

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    admin

    TO: The Gustavus Community FROM: President Bergman SUBJECT: Campus COVID-19 Updates DATE: August 12, 2022 Greetings  Gusties, As the calendar turns to August, our sights turn to the start of the school year and welcoming students back to campus. I hope you have had a little time this summer for fun and renewal. The COVID-19 pandemic…

  • Nobel Conference Speaker Joseph P. Gone

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    admin

    Dr. Joseph P. Gone. His conference lecture is titled, “Anticolonial Approaches to Community Mental Health Services for American Indians: Enacting AlterNative Psy-ence.” Native American people suffer mental health issues just like any other community in the world. Many community members struggle with substance abuse, depression, and associated distress. But living on reservations also presents unique…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

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    snowell

    Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) had an op-ed in USA Today on the necessity of legislation to legalize pot including limits on its potency. Additionally, her series, “Philosophy Stirred, Not Shaken,” on psychologytoday.com has now reached more than 2 million total views.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Sara Conrad

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    snowell

    Sara Conrad (Sociology and Anthropology) presented her paper, “OPC – Other People’s Children – Tibetan Nannies, Tibetan Motherhood, and Flexible Mothering,” at the 16th seminar of the International Tibetan Studies conference, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic. This paper looked at nannying in New York City and how Tibetan nannies are expected to perform…

  • Updates and Reminders for Fall

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    admin

    Fall Technology Helpline Hours The Technology Services Helpline will be available this fall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Friday. We will be closed Saturday and Sunday. During office hours, you may stop by our main floor Olin location for personal assistance, or we encourage…

  • Birgen Nelson, Jack Hanson Selected 2021-22 Gustavus Athletes of the Year

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    siewert

    The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 20th Annual Gustavus Athlete of the Year awards. The 2021-22 recipients are track hurdler Birgen Nelson (Jr., Edina) and baseball first baseman Jack Hanson (Sr., Minnetonka).

  • Dining Service: Celebrate your student’s birthday

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    Deb

    Birthdays are special occasions and we realize families cannot always be together at that time. An easy and thoughtful way to bring a piece of home to your student is with a bakery fresh personalized cake or beautiful fruit basket from the Gustavus Dining Service. An order for a cake or fruit basket can be placed any time. We…