Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2024

  • Seeds of Hope: Giving Tree comes back to spread kindness

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    gkearney

    Katie Samek- The Community Engagement Center is partnering with Seeds of Hope to bring children in need an unforgettable summer camp experience, and they’re collecting donations via the Giving Tree. Students interested in donating can go downstairs in the Jackson Campus Center and find the two inflatable palm trees set up by the Courtyard Cafe,…

  • Asian Night Market shows off culture with style and color

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    gkearney

    Taylor Storlien- Each year, the Asian Student Union puts on the Asian Night Market. There, students are welcome to play games, win prizes, enjoy food and drinks, and be entertained by both student and professional performances. This year, they had the Lions Dancer group called Tay Phoung Lions perform, as well as two circus performers:…

  • Black Rain

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    gkearney

    Will Sorg- This is not a movie about the bombing of Hiroshima. It is, but not really. Black Rain is a 1989 film by Japanese director Sh?hei Imamura, about what happened after the bombs – a story rarely told, especially to Western audiences. In the film, there is a hauntingly well-done portrayal of the attack…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Maria Isabel Kalbermatten

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    snowell

    Maria Isabel Kalbermatten (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) published the article “Depicting ‘La Grieta‘: The Role of Political Satire and Humor in Argentinean Polarization.” In this article, Kalbermatten explores “la grieta” in Argentine society, the deep and irreconcilable division, primarily between Kirchneristas and Anti-Kirchneristas, that fragments and polarizes the nation. It significantly shapes political, social,…

  • Tavan Radke: 2024 Recipient of the Lee and Laurie Walker Scholarship Award

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    marisabacon

    Tavan Radke ‘27, a first year theater major, has a stage presence that fills a room upon arrival. Having spent much of his life on stage, he knows how to capture and keep an audience’s attention. Radke has most recently performed in William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, directed by Matt Trucano, playing the emotionally complex role of…

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 1 (May 2)

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    evine

    We’re so excited that you’ve chosen Gustavus! Now, let the fun—and forms!—begin. In addition to mailing you important information throughout the summer, we’ll also email you this Get Ready Gusties e-newsletter. Here you’ll find tips, tricks, and to-do items for the journey to your first day as a Gustie. If you can’t find what you need or…

  • First-Gen Students, Now Faculty and Staff

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    sash

    Except for a few striking differences, the stories of these Gustavus faculty and staff members of the Tri-Alpha fraternity for first-generation students are remarkably similar to today’s first-gens.

  • Philip Bryant Wins Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award

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    Gustavus Adolphus College Professor in English and African Studies Philip Bryant ’73 received the 2024 Faculty Scholarly Achievement Award at the College’s annual Honors Day Convocation on Saturday, May 5. The award is nominated by the Gustavus faculty and is the highest accolade a faculty member can achieve for distinguished scholarly accomplishments. Bryant, who is retiring at the end…

  • Kate Knutson Wins Swenson-Bunn Award

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    Political Science Professor Kate Knutson was presented with the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence during the Honors Day convocation on May 5. The award is nominated by students and given to a faculty member who exemplifies excellence in and out of the classroom, in both character and achievement. The award was created in memory…

  • Three Gusties Land Coveted Research Internships

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    Gustavus has established a new strategic partnership with The Hormel Institute, a world class biomedical research facility in Austin, MN, that provides research internships every summer for multiple Gusties and other undergraduate students. The Institute, which is part of the University of Minnesota’s Research and Innovation Office, accepted 15 students from a pool of 160 applicants for…