Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2024

  • Gustie Hockey Sweeps Concordia

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    gkearney

    Parker Burman- This past weekend, both the Gustavus Men’s and Women’s hockey teams were in action against conference rival Concordia. The men had the opportunity to host the Cobbers at the Don Roberts Arena while the Women made the trek up to Moorhead and looked to close out yet another MIAC regular season title. The…

  • La Quatuor International de Saxophones come to Gustavus

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    gkearney

    Colleen Coleman- On February 20th at 7:00 p.m., Le Quatuor International de Saxophones, an international contemporary saxophone quartet, will be performing a recital in Christ Chapel. As a part of their Minnesota tour during February, the performance will include original works for saxophone quartet and organ, quartet and piano, and just saxophone quartet; as well…

  • Gustie of the Week: Rachel Trebesch

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    gkearney

    Amelia Dewberry- This week’s Gustie of the Week is Junior Rachel Trebesch. Trebesch is a Biochemistry major with a chemistry emphasis. She has enjoyed the opportunity to focus on the analytical side of chemistry with classes like Quantitative Analysis and Instrumental Methods. “I also get to take some really difficult capstone courses including Molecular Biology…

  • Shakespeare’s Cymbeline at Gustavus

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    gkearney

    Taylor Storlien- This week, the Gustavus Theatre Department is putting on a production of Shakespere’s Cymbeline, directed by Professor Matt Trucano. It will be performed in Anderson Theatre on Feb. 15th, 16th, and 17th at 8:00 p.m., and February 18th at 2:00 p.m. Cymbeline, written by William Shakespeare, centers around Imogen, the daughter of the…

  • TLC Announces $1,000,000 Gift of Love on Valentine’s Day!

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    nhagberg

    Hi Tennis and Life Friends, Tennis & Life Camps is thrilled and grateful to announce the receipt of a $1,000,000 gift from Boy and Betty Toy, longtime TLC supporters.  The gift honors the work of the TLC summer staff for going above and beyond the duties of a regular job and acknowledges the impact summer…

  • Highlighting Gustavus Students Research Experience Across the World

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    ellenbecken

    Within the last couple of months, Gustavus students Alli Joerger ‘24, Izabela Taylor ‘24, and Erin Coleman ‘25 each traveled around the states to present pieces of research they have been working on at well-known conferences. Joreger (Psychological Science Major) presented her research study at the “Society for Neuroscience Conference” back in November of 2023…

  • Gustavus Named a Top Producing Fulbright Institution

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    admin

    Gustavus Adolphus College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution in 2023-24 after five Gusties earned fellowships in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to pursue graduate research or teach English abroad.  Fulbright is one of the most prestigious academic exchange programs in the world. It was established…

  • From Mexico to Saint Peter: Mariana’s Journey through Art and Theatre at Gustavus

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    msousa

    Mariana Rodriguez-Guzman (Mar) is a senior Theatre and Studio Art major with a minor in Costume Design from Mexico City, Mexico. She has been in numerous theater productions at Gustavus, and has created art that can be found both on campus and in Sain. Peter. Mar met with us to talk about her experience at…

  • Sigrid Rohrer ’26

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    harrietanderson

    “We encourage each other to deepen our understanding of the topics of our classes and I couldn’t be happier to be in such a collaborative environment for language learning.” Sigrid decided to major in French in addition to a major in Biology due to a love for the French language and an interest in learning…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kristen Lowe

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    snowell

    Kristen Lowe (Art and Art History) attended and presented her research on neuroaesthetics at the Spatial Oddity conference held at the Research Center for Communication and Culture at Catolica University in Lisboa, Portugal, in January 2024.