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  • A Gustie Studies Climate Change Up Close

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    When Marit Isaacson ’25 was trying to decide how to get the most out of the summer between her sophomore and junior years, she leaned on some Gustavus student services for advice. The Geography and Spanish double-major is also a member of the women’s swim team, and she figured the timing was right to take…

  • Gustavus Leads in Multiple College Rankings

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    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…

  • Gustavus Basketball and Going Global

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    Any college basketball player is going to spend their summers on the courts. Not too many of them get to work on their game in Brazil. Gustie Spencer Swanson ’25, a forward on the men’s basketball squad, was one of nine Division III players from all over the United States who got to tour the…

  • Student Senate Applications 2023-2024

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    Your Gustavus Student Senate is seeking applications for Student Senators! Elected representatives serve as full voting members of the Student Senate, where they discuss important issues facing the student body and decide how to use an annual budget of over $300,000 for student organizations and projects, while improving their leadership and career competencies!  If you are interested in this opportunity,…

  • A Gustie Dives Into Global Citizenship and Diplomacy

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    A significant part of the Gustavus vision statement prepares and implores our students to “act on the great challenges of our time.” Abby Joy Neptun ’24 spent summer 2023 doing just that. The Communication Studies major and Political Science minor was a program assistant for World Chicago, a 70-year-old nonprofit organization funded by the U.S.…

  • Gustavus Welcomes Students Back to the Hill

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    More photos from Move-in Day 2023 are available here. A joyful army of Gustie Greeters and others welcomed students back to campus on Friday, Sept. 1, Move-In Day for the 2023-24 school year. The primary newcomers to the Hill are the Class of 2027, 524 first-year students who boast an average high school GPA of…

  • First-Year Gusties Conduct High-Level Research

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    The STEM research students at Gustavus study many things that aren’t easily described in plain English, but two first-year scholars this summer have been experimenting with compounds to see if they can solve a problem anyone can understand: curing cancer. Gabby Stoudt ’26 and Zoya Akhtar ’26 worked with Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Kennedy…

  • Gustavus Summer Researchers Preview Potential Career Paths

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    One of the many benefits of the summer research programs at Gustavus is how they reach beyond the lab and into the future. This may include discussions with Gustie alums, leading and evaluating presentations with fellow researchers—or this week, embarking on a good old-fashioned field trip. On Tuesday, July 18, a group of STEM summer…

  • First Annual GTS User Satisfaction Survey

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    There were more than 180 responses to the inaugural GTS Annual User Satisfaction Survey (GAUSS)! Thank you for all the helpful feedback. The full results (minus specific comments) have been posted online. We will be reopening this survey each year during May and June. Our hope is to use the data and comments to inform…

  • A Gustavus Grad Finds an Unexpected Career Path

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    Within a few weeks of her graduation from Gustavus in May, Moriah Jensen ’23 added another accomplishment to her resume: published composer.  Jensen’s original piece for wind ensemble, “hope is not a language the dark voices understand,” was accepted for publication by Murphy Music Press shortly after Dr. James Patrick Miller, one of Jensen’s professors,…