Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Senior Spotlight: Geneva VanWik

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    msousa

    Geneva VanWyk is a Studio Art and Philosophy double major with a minor in Geography from Harrisonburg, Virginia. After graduation, they plan to attend graduate school and start beekeeping. Professor Nicolas Darcourt describes Geneva as such, “Geneva has a drive for new ideas and new approaches which is wonderful to attempt to teach to. I…

  • Nelson Named USTFCCCA North Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year

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    siewert

    The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its regional awards Tuesday and Gustavus hurdler Birgen Nelson (Jr., Edina) was selected as the Division III North Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year. 

  • Aney, Laux Earn MIAC Tennis Elite 22 Awards

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    siewert

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) recognized some of its best and brightest spring-sport student-athletes on Tuesday with the announcement of the Elite 22 Awards. Gustavus senior Nick Aney (Rochester) and sophomore Alli Laux (Onalaska, Wis.) received the awards for men’s and women’s tennis, respectively. 

  • Senior Spotlight: Anya Menk

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    msousa

    Anya Menk is a Vocal and Instrumental Music Education with Honors in Composition from Le Center, Minnesota. She performed with the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, the Gustavus Choir, the Gustavus Jazz Band, and the Kansas City and New Orleans Jazz Combos. Professor Patricia Snapp describes Anya as a “very talented and versatile singer. I will miss…

  • Gustavus Celebrates Commencement for the Class of 2022

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    rmccarthy

    The 556 graduates received their degrees on Saturday, May 21, in a triumphant end to college life amid a global pandemic.

  • Donnelly, Nelson, Poe to Compete at NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships

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    Gustavus women’s track & field student-athletes Elizabeth Donnelly (Sr., Langely, Wash.), Birgen Nelson (Jr., Edina), and Annika Poe (Jr., Buffalo) have qualified and will compete at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 26-28 in Geneva, Ohio.

  • Senior Spotlight: Anna-Olivia Machado

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    msousa

    Anna-Olivia Machado is a Studio Art and Biology double major from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the future, she plans to move to the Twin Cities area to be a part of their studio arts scene. Professor Kristen Lowe describes Machado as “a student who has really wrestled with the question of what Art is capable of…

  • Hecht Wins 2022 Edgar M. Carlson Award

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    JJ Akin ’11

    The psychological science professor has been teaching and researching at Gustavus since 2010.

  • Nobel Conference Speaker Meryl Alper

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    Dr. Meryl Alper is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, where she is a Faculty Scholar with the Northeastern University Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research. Her lecture at the conference will be “Supporting Mental Health among Autistic Youth in the Digital Age.” The impact of technology on young people’s mental…

  • Johnson Signs Professional Baseball Contract with Sioux Falls

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    siewert

    Recent Gustavus graduate Christian Johnson (Buffalo) signed a rookie contract with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball on Friday.