Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2022

  • Faculty Spotlight: Michael Wilson-Becerril

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    Michael Wilson-Becerril (Political Science) received the prestigious Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association for his book, “Resisting Extractivism: Peruvian Gold, Everyday Violence, and the Politics of Attention.”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke

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    Jill Locke (Political Science) appeared in a KEYC News story about this week’s Supreme Court leak about Roe vs. Wade. Locke is also expected to appear on WCCO Radio on Sunday evening to discuss the leak and what it will mean if the decision comes to pass.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann

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    Lisa Ortmann (Education) presented her research paper titled “Disciplinary Literacy and Music Teacher Education: Seeking Relevance for Teacher Candidates” at The American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA in April.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Baer

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    Elizabeth Baer (English, retired) gave the Lazaroff Lecture in Jewish History at Ohio University on April 13. Her Talk was entitled “Sex, Racial Purity, and Imperialism: German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich.” Earlier in the month, on April 4, Dr. Baer gave a talk for the Richmond, VA Jewish Community Council entitled “The…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Maddalena Marinari

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    Maddalena Marinari (History) participated in a roundtable that examined the aftermath of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic published in the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era this spring. This academic year, she also published an essay on migration, war, and the transformation of the U.S. population in the Cambridge History of America and the…

  • Meal Plan and Account Balances

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    Meal plan and account balances are now viewable on your GUS account page. To access this information, you will first need to be signed in to the Gustavus website. Once that’s completed, click your portrait at the bottom of the left navigation menu. Find your name as it appears under the larger version of your…

  • Two Gusties Win Rossing Physics Scholarships

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    Katelyn Espe and Emma Erickson won the prestigious physics scholarships through the ELCA.

  • Honors Weekend Celebrates Student Achievements

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    JJ Akin ’11

    The 2022 Honors Weekend events will take place Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8 at various location on campus.

  • Busting the Myth: How Much Can Newborns Really Hear?

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    Written by Emmie, Emma, Kieran, and Logann   Have you ever seen expecting mothers talking to their baby? Maybe even putting headphones playing Mozart melodies on their pregnant belly? Oftentimes they do this so that their baby recognizes their voice once they are born. Some believe that by listening to Mozart their baby will be…

  • Fine Arts at Honors Weekend

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Coming to campus for honors weekend? There are lots of ways to help honor our fine arts students, from the senior studio art majors exhibition in the Hillstrom Museum of Art to the spring theatre production of Gloria, so be sure to check them out! Saturday, May 7 Theatre and Dance Honors Reception 11:45 a.m.…