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  • Duo Multi-Factor Authentication Changes

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    To reduce the likelihood of an account breach, and limit potential exposure time should a breach occur, Technology Services will be making changes to the Duo multi-factor authentication system. These changes will take effect immediately, but you may not notice them until your next Duo authentication attempt. More details about these updates have been sent…

  • Gustavus Legacy Accounts

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    Gustavus legacy accounts–those held by alumni, retirees, former employees, and friends of the College, loomed large in 2022. The security risks associated with 30,000+ mostly dormant accounts continued to offer us challenges, but it was the increasing costs imposed by our vendors that ultimately prompted us to make a big change. This past summer we…

  • Gustavus to Receive Grant to Expand STEM Inclusivity

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    The award will be supplemented with similar efforts for non-STEM programs.

  • Conrad Oddoye ’20

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    “A last-minute collegiate track career, a musical score to finish, and then there was COVID.” Basketball got him to Gustavus from Alberta, Canada. But always there was music, which Oddoye had been playing since he was seven and composing since he was ten. “I was producing music in my room in Co-Ed,” he says, and…

  • Ty Moore ’12

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    “My mom said, ‘You’re going back. We worked too hard to get here.’” In the weeks after George Floyd was murdered, I spent a lot of time out in Minneapolis. I grew up on the north side. This is my city. I helped a friend clean up broken glass after his store was looted. I…

  • Gusties Raise $500K for First-Generation Students in One Evening 

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    In a welcome return to in-person philanthropy, A Royal Affair—the Gustie Gala raised more than $500,000 on Saturday, Nov. 12 to support scholarships for first-generation Gustavus students, and another $150,000 for the Gustavus Library Associates (GLA) Endowment Fund. The Folke Bernadotte Library is celebrating its golden anniversary in 2022 and has long been acknowledged as…

  • Allison Laux ’24

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    “When I enter an education class, I immediately feel like I belong with my peers and that my professor is there to help me learn to the best of my potential.” Allison was drawn to the Education Department due to the opportunities to “make a positive difference in the lives of children” and provide “a…

  • Meet Kong Yang ’23, Japanese Studies Major and Army Serviceman

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    When Kong Yang was a high school senior in Maplewood, he began to think about ways to pay for college. Born in Thailand, he came to the Twin Cities with his family as a child and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2016. Around that time, his high school hosted career-focused events, and military recruiters…

  • Security Awareness Training Reminder

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    A gentle reminder for all faculty and staff. The first half of your required Security Awareness Training is due on Nov. 9. We ask that you watch all of the videos and complete a very brief assessment by that date. Please note that we must meet completion requirements set forth by our insurance provider, so…