Gustavus Blogs

Year: 2024

  • Faculty Spotlight: Blake Couey

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    Blake Couey (Religion) published an article  “The Poet-Prophet in Leonard Cohen’s ‘Isaiah’” in the summer issue of Perspectives in Religious Studies. The issue honors the career of Richard F. Wilson, Couey’s undergraduate teacher and mentor at Mercer University.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jon Grinnell

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    Jon Grinnell (Biology) was featured prominently in a recent New York Times article about bison attacks in Yellowstone Park. Grinnell and his students have researched bison behavior, ecology, and management at a reserve in South Dakota for the last 18 years or so, but, Grinnell says, “it was still a surprise to get an email…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Janie Frandsen

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    Janie Frandsen (Chemistry and Biology) presented a poster co-authored with students Rachel Trebesch ’25 and Kristin Martens ’23 titled “Transcriptome-wide analysis of E. coli small RNA binding site accessibility in target mRNAs” at the RNA Society Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 5 (June 27)

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    evine

    We are just two months until Move-In Day! Last week we welcomed hundreds of future Gusties to campus for Gustie Gear Up! to receive class schedules, meet new folks, and prepare for the fall. If you weren’t able to attend, you should have received an email with information on accessing your schedule. There are still a…

  • In Memoriam: Gregory Lawrence Kaster, 1954-2024

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    Written by Eric Vrooman, Jennifer Ackil, and Kate Wittenstein. Gregory Lawrence Kaster, of Minneapolis, passed away unexpectedly June 22 at the age of 70 surrounded by his partner, spouse, and best friend of 38 years Kate Wittenstein and loved and loving friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Theodore and Wilma Jean Kaster of Park…

  • From College Friends to Music Professionals: The Journey of Alex Terpkosh and Manny Green

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    Alex Terpkosh and Manny Green met during their freshman year At Gustavus and quickly became great friends. Green ’23 was an Instrumental Music Education major with Honors in Conducting, while Terpkosh ’23 was a double major in Music and Biology. They bonded over long sight-singing sessions and shared music experiences, helping each other through the…

  • Gustavus Presidential Search Update – June 2024

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    Gustavus Alumni, Parents, and Friends, My name is Suzanne Boda, and I have been a member of the Gustavus Board of Trustees since 2016. I am pleased to serve as the Chair of the Gustavus Presidential Search Committee. I graduated from the College in 1982 with an individualized major in Asian studies and a major in Spanish…

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 4 (June 13)

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    evine

    I hope you’re enjoying those first few days of summer! Before you know it, you’ll be packing up the car or hopping on a plane to make your way to Saint Peter. We can’t wait to greet you! Until then, there are items to complete to make sure you’re ready to go on your first…

  • On Juneteenth: 5 Questions and a Poem

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    On this Juneteenth, the second as an official U.S. holiday, here is a prose poem alum and retiring Gustavus professor Phil Bryant ’73 wrote 10 years ago, before the vast majority of Saint Peter and White America knew what Juneteenth was.

  • Clare Koll Library Career Internship

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    snowell

    During the 2024 Spring semester, Clare Koll ’25 completed an internship at the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Her faculty sponsor, Michelle Twait, interviewed her about the experience. You were simultaneously engaged in another internship with a publishing company; how would you compare and contrast your two internship experiences? I had the opportunity to intern with…