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Alumni Spotlight!
Alumni Historian Spotlight – John Holt Dr. John Holt graduated from Gustavus in 1970 with a history degree. He went on to receive his MA in History and Phenomenology of Religion from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and his Ph.D. in the History of Religions from the University of Chicago in Chicago, […]
History Department DeNault Winners!
The History Department is pleased to announce the winners of the annual DeNault prize for outstanding essays in History. This year we are honoring three students who are all History majors. Lucy Dolan is a junior with a major in history and a minor in religion. She is being honored for her essay “Memory and […]
March 2021 Meeting Minutes
PCDEI Full Council – Agenda March 17, 2021, 3:30- 4:30 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Angela Erickson, Kari Eckheart, Pamela Pearson, Marie Walker, Alexyx Guidry, Vidya Sivan, Corrie Odland, Anthony Bettendorf, Daniel Sellers, Corie Odland, Kinzee Salo, Frederick Smith, Kareem […]
Alumni Spotlight!
Author, Lillie Ortloff, History Major, ‘22 My name is Lillie Ortloff and I am a junior history major at Gustavus. I serve as the student lead worker in the History Department. Over the next semester, the student workers in the Department will be highlighting history alumni who have gone into careers as historians, some as […]
February 2021 Meeting Minutes
PCDEI Full Council – Agenda February 17, 2021, 3:30- 4:30 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Angela Erickson, Kari Eckheart, Pamela Pearson, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Alexyx Guidry, Vidya Sivan, Samantha Raghu, Valerie Banschbach, Corrie Odland, Anthony Bettendorf, Monica Mikhaeil, Shannon […]
February 2021 Meeting Minutes
PCDEI Full Council – Agenda February 17, 2021, 3:30- 4:30 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Angela Erickson, Kari Eckheart, Pamela Pearson, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Alexyx Guidry, Vidya Sivan, Samantha Raghu, Valerie Banschbach, Corrie Odland, Anthony Bettendorf, Monica Mikhaeil, Shannon […]
Why I Chose Sociology and Anthropology as my Major, by Emma Hauser
Why would one pick the Sociology/Anthropology (SOAN) Major? Well for starters Sociology and Anthropology deal with people. These two fields work hand and hand with each other. Anthropology digs deep into cultures and how the environment has affected groups of people and how their culture has evolved as a whole. Sociology focuses more on how […]
A Look into Black History Month, in the Past and the Present
Author: Kelsey Walock, History Major Federally recognized in February since the 1970s, Black History Month celebrates and notes African Americans’ contributions to history and society, often recognizing aspects of history that may have historically been overshadowed. However, the concept goes as far back as 1926. Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian, proposed “Negro History Week” […]
Choosing a Major by Jessica Mendez Robles
Hello, my name is Jessica Mendez Robles and I am a Music and Anthropology/Sociology, double major. I chose Anthropology/Sociology as one of my majors at Gustavus because of my genuine interest in wanting to better understand the world and the behaviors that are a part of it. I want to look into the people that […]
A Closer Look at Greg Kaster’s “Learning for Life @ Gustavus” Podcast
Written by Kelsey Walock, Current History Major at Gustavus The jazz opening of Gregory Kaster’s “Learning for Life @ Gustavus” podcast immediately directs the audience’s expectations to a lively hour of conversation on liberal arts. In the podcast’s trailer, Kaster describes a desire for a “series highlighting the diverse and creative work and thinking that […]