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  • Recap: Reunion Weekend 2022

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    Class years ending in 2’s and 7’s—plus reunion years skipped due to the pandemic—joined together on campus for a weekend of fun and fellowship.

  • A Year Later, the Class of 2020 Gets Its In-Person Commencement

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    Part unofficial reunion, part cathartic closure, and all joyful, members of the Class of 2020 returned to the beloved campus they abruptly exited last spring.

  • Congratulations to the Class of 2021

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    “No class deserved a perfect day more than the Class of 2021,” said Scott Anderson ’89, chairman of the Gustavus Board of Trustees, as he opened Commencement ceremonies.

  • The First-Ever Gustavus Virtual Homecoming

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      Gustavus held its first-ever Virtual Homecoming on Saturday, September 26. With the campus closed to visitors due to the COVID pandemic, and the MIAC having postponed fall sports until spring, celebration pivoted to online and at-home activities. Though there was no football game, the weekend was full of events connecting Gusties far and wide…

  • Remembering the BSO

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      During the 1970s, many Black students from racially segregated areas of the U.S. attended Gustavus. These pioneering Gusties started the Black Student Organization, which became the Pan African Student Organization, out of which grew the Diversity Center, now the Center for Inclusive Excellence. This summer, the Gustavus Quarterly joined video chats with several BSO…

  • Nobel 54 Sneak Peak Tour of “Good Black Dirt”

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    What kind of soils do we have here? “Good black dirt,” said Nick Peters, an alum whose family has been farming outside of Saint Peter since 1864. Then he launched into a detailed discussion of ph balance and peat, hidden lake beds and microbiomes, and geologic history.