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Ashley Ley ’23 and Tessa Yeager ’24
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“Unseen Passages: Refugees and the Collective Fight for Vitality – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Ashley Ley ’23 and Tessa Yeager ’24, co-chairs of the 2023 Building Bridges conference on March 4, talk about their backgrounds and paths to Gustavus, how and why they became involved in Building Bridges, the rewards of their involvement, developing…
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Dr. Martha Ndakalako
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“From Young Namibian Reader to Gustavus Professor of Comparative Literature – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Dr. Martha Ndakalako joined the Gustavus English Department in 2021 and talks in this episode about growing up in the De Beers mining town of Oranjemund in Namibia, her early love of reading, her “complicated” (aka interesting) path to…
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Jenesis Tompkins ’23 and Zachary Gbor ’23
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“Meet the Leaders of Gustavus’s Pan African Student Organization – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Jenesis Tompkins ’23 and Zachary Gbor ’23, co-presidents of the Pan African Student Organization (PASO) at Gustavus, talk about their backgrounds and interests when younger, how they found themselves, somewhat unexpectedly, attending Gustavus, being students of color there, the place…
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Professor Blake Couey
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“The Complicated and Poetic Bible – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Gustavus Religion Professor Blake Couey talks about growing up working class in Georgia, his path from there to Princeton Theological Seminary and then Gustavus, his scholarship on the Hebrew Bible and the poetry of Isaiah in particular, the Bible’s complicated and even contradictory meanings…
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Kate Dario
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Kate Dario, class of 2024, talks about her background as an adoptee from India growing up in St. Paul, her path to Gustavus and her major in Communication Studies and minors in Art Administration and Theater Design and Technology, the campus Compassion Initiative which she organized, the Gustavus Adoption, Recognition, Community organization, her involvement in…
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Gustavus Adds Sport Management Major, Two Others
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The Gustavus faculty recently approved the addition of a Sport Management major to the College’s curriculum, elevating the year-old minor and giving Gustie students a broader range of potential career paths in a growing and evolving field. The faculty also approved new majors for Ancient Greek and Latin at its February meeting. The new Ancient…
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Gusties Get More: Meet Nikki Rom ’15
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“Gusties Get More” is a continuing series of profiles examining the many paths Gustavus alums have taken since graduation. Q: Gustavus graduation year/hometown/current location/profession Class of 2015 Psychological Science major/Theatre minor Hometown: Littlefork, MN Current Location: Norfolk, VA Profession: Surface Warfare Officer, United States Navy (For more information, this is a really good explanation of what I…
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Gusties Get More: Meet Matt Vierzba ’18
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“Gusties Get More” is a continuing series of profiles examining the many paths Gustavus alums have taken since graduation. Q: Gustavus graduation year/hometown/current location/profession I graduated in June 2018. I grew up in Sartell, MN and currently live in Lake Elmo. My current position is as a Benefit Policy Specialist at the Minnesota Department of…
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Gustavus Named a Top Producing Fulbright Institution
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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…
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Gustavus BMB Major Earns Prestigious Accreditation
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The Gustavus Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Program recently learned that it has been accredited by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the field’s professional organization. ASBMB accreditation is a national distinction, rarely bestowed, that will be recognized by graduate and professional schools and science industry employers as confirmation that Gustavus BMB graduates…