Archive for September, 2024
Faculty Spotlight: Lai Sze Tso
Lai Sze Tso (Sociology and Anthropology) was invited to receive the award for the Gustavus Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) at the American Sociological Association in Montreal, Canada. The Gustavus AKD chapter was selected from among 700 chapters internationally.
Faculty Spotlight: Chad Winterfeldt
Chad Winterfeldt (Chaplains Office/Music) will play a festival recital for the rededication of the newly expanded Holtkamp pipe organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Aberdeen, SD, on Sunday, September 29 at 2 p.m. Participants in the festival include the adult choir, the handbell choir, and a brass quintet from the Bethlehem community.
Faculty Spotlight: Jeff La Frenierre
Jeff La Frenierre (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) is a co-author of the article “Observing glacier elevation changes from spaceborne optical and radar sensors – an inter-comparison experiment using ASTER and TanDEM-X data,” recently published by the journal The Cryosphere.
Faculty Spotlight: Nicolas Darcourt
Nicolas Darcourt (Art and Art History) has artwork included in the River 2 River National Juried Exhibition as part of the semi-annual Iowa Clay Conference. The exhibited artwork is a ceramic sculpture made from red stoneware press molds and hand-built parts, titled “Accumulated Perspectives”. The exhibition runs through October 26, 2024, at the Gilded Pear […]
Men’s Golf Smashes Williams Invite
Cole Frazier- The nationally ranked Gustavus Men’s Golf Team had a successful weekend at the esteemed Taconic Country Club for the highly regarded Williams Invite. The Gusties won the Williams Invite and a team member won the tournament’s individual aspect. It was none other than Junior Chris Gutuza Jr. who took home the win as […]
Michon Weeks comes to Gustavus for exhibition “Between Dreams”
Grace LaTourelle- The Gustavus Arts & Art History Department is presenting an artist talk with artist Michon Weeks, on her exhibition “Between Dreams: Paintings by Michon Weeks” on Tuesday, Oct. 1st, 2024. It will take place in the lecture hall next to the Schaefer Art Gallery, in conjunction with the Nobel Conference. The talk will […]
Gustie of the Week: Dr. Jeff Owen
Jenna Anderson- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Dr. Jeff Owen, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Business Economics and Environmental Studies. In 1992, Owen graduated from Gustavus with a double major in economics and history. After a two-year break, “I guess you would call it a gap year now,” Owen said, he ended up at […]
Being in a Family Group Chat
Raquel Vaughn- Are you in a group chat with your entire family? Is it fun or is it absolute chaos? Maybe it’s a little bit of both. If that’s the case, welcome to the club. If anyone knows me, they know that there’s always something that is plot-worthy going on with my family. Whether it’s […]
Why We Love Rom-Coms (From a Rom-Com Hater)
Katelyn Benschoter- I know, from the title of this article, you may be a little shocked. Who doesn’t love a rom-com? Well, the answer to your question would be me. I am not a fan of rom-coms – some may even call me a hater. It feels good to let that out into the world. […]
From Gustavus to the Stage: Students Shine at Bayview Music Festival
Gustavus Adolphus College offers experiences for students both on and off-campus, giving them opportunities often only available to masters’ students. This summer, students Joshua Newman ‘25 and Jack Asmus ‘27 got to take advantage and be a part of the Bayview Music Festival in Michigan. A prolific performing arts festival, the two participated in both […]