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Month: September 2023

  • Internship fairs back with more opportunities

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    gkearney

    Katie Samek- Career Development Services would like to announce not one but two events coming up for career-seeking students to attend! The first of these events is the Fall Recruiting Fair, a solution for students seeking employment with companies that may already have closed their applications by the time the long-running Recruitment Fair in the…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Patricia English-Schneider

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    snowell

    Patricia English-Schneider published the book Narrative and Grief: Autoethnographies of Loss (Lexington Publishing) with Deleasa Randall-Griffiths this past May.

  • Diminutive Messengers and Big Conversations

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    marisabacon

    The Nobel Conference is regarded as one of Gustavus’ best traditions, acclaimed internationally for being a meeting of the best scientific minds. This year, the Conference, entitled “Insects: Little Body, Big Impact” occurs on Tuesday, October 3 and Wednesday,  October 4, 2023, offering up a visual arts exhibition for students and the general public to…

  • Ellen Dow ’25

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    harrietanderson

    “Dr. Maddalena Marinari pushes me to do my best work and is always there to help me succeed.” After beginning classes at Gustavus, Ellen decided to pursue a major in History due to her deep interest in the field, but was unsure of job opportunities that would be available to her. Throughout her time in…

  • Bee-lieve it: Nobel is back

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    gkearney

    Grace LaTourelle– “Insects: Little Body, Big Difference” is the topic of the 59th annual Nobel Conference, taking place Oct. 3rd and 4th, 2023. Tuesday and Wednesday will cover the themes: ‘They’re Not Like Us’ and ‘We’d Be Nowhere Without Them’, respectively. To accompany the conference is the book, “Extraordinary Insects” by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. The conference…

  • Gustavus Leads in Multiple College Rankings

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    admin

    With the advent of autumn comes the new school year’s higher education rankings, and in 2023-24 Gustavus has achieved significant recognition from national publications and organizations across a variety of measures. “As high school juniors and seniors begin to make their decisions this fall about where they’d like to earn their college degrees, these impressive…

  • Dr. Elledge Publishes Book with Oxford UP

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    SJ Kessler

    Dr. Casey Elledge, Professor of Religion, has a new book out this year, Early Jewish Writings and New Testament Interpretations (Oxford University Press). It’s included in Oxford’s series Essentials of Biblical Studiesseries. The book provides a guided reading of select early Jewish writings, including their literary, historical, and theological features, and explains the unique contributions that each…

  • Mal Daniels ’24

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    harrietanderson

    “In every class discussion there is an emphasis on valuing the epistemic contributions of students.” Deciding on a major in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies due to the environment of the department, Mal has gotten exactly what they expected within the GWSS Department. They have greatly appreciated the atmosphere of classes within the department, which…

  • Patrick Stonecipher ’24

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    harrietanderson

    “Personally, Gustavus and the department helped me land some very neat camera internships via Handshake.” Originally planning on a major in Biology, Patrick quickly switched his major after beginning his first film class, and is now glad that he made this choice. Since becoming an English major with an additional individualized major in Film Studies,…

  • Lexi Combs ’23

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    harrietanderson

    “The professional relationships I have cultivated with my advisors and professors are ones that I hope to maintain throughout my career.” Lexi has always known that she enjoys reading and writing. However, she discovered her true passion for literature during her first English class that she took at Gustavus, entitled “American Women Writers.” Since then,…