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Author: snowell

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lauren Hecht and Hayley Russell

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    Lauren Hecht (Psychological Science) Annika Anderson ’24, Teegan Jass ’24, and Hayley Russell, (Health and Exercise Science) gave a presentation titled “(Re)Building an Effective and Sustainable Peer Educator Program” at the Annual Conference in the First Year Experience in Seattle, WA. Lauren and Hayley shared their experience developing and leading the Peer MALT program, while…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Glenn Kranking

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    Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) was the invited speaker for the Twin Cities Estonian community’s Estonian Independence Day celebration.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kate Knutson

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    Kate Knutson (Political Science) published an open-access, online textbook, An Introduction to U.S. Public Policy: Theory and Practice, through the Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project. The book features essays from Gustavus alumni including Henry Adebisi ’18, Jessye Flannery ’13, Kaleb Rumicho ’09, Samantha Vang ’16, Mikka McCracken ’09, and Marcus Schmit ’07, as well as writing…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kristen Lowe

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    Kristen Lowe (Art and Art History) attended and presented her research on neuroaesthetics at the Spatial Oddity conference held at the Research Center for Communication and Culture at Catolica University in Lisboa, Portugal, in January 2024.

  • Faculty Spotlight: David Fienen

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    David Fienen (Music, retired) will present an organ recital at First Lutheran Church in Saint Peter on Sunday, January 21 at 4:00 p.m. This is part of a series of programs celebrating the recently renovated Hendrickson organ at the church. His program will include works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Larry Long, and the Toccata…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Greg Kaster

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    Greg Kaster (History) had a letter to the editor published about slavery’s centrality to the Civil War in the Star Tribune. His letter rebutted a previous opinion piece by one of the paper’s editors, D.J. Tice.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Patricia English-Schneider

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    Patricia English-Schneider (Communication Studies) had her book, Narrative and Grief: Autoethnographies of Loss honored as the 2024 Outstanding Edited Book Award winner by the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Paschal Kyoore

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    Some years ago, I met Gabonese writer Sylvie Ntsame when I was invited to be an interpreter for her at the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) conference in Accra, capital of Ghana. I subsequently discovered she had published four novels. One semester, I included one of her novels in my course on francophone African and…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong

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    Yurie Hong (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) has received an “Award for Excellence in Teaching Classics at the College Level” from the Society for Classical Studies. Profiles of award recipients are available on the Society for Classical Studies (SCS) website.

  • Mia Eisenbacher Library Career Internship

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    During the 2023 Fall semester, Mia Eisenbacher ’24 completed an internship at the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Her faculty sponsor, Michelle Twait, sat down to talk with her about the experience. Could you say a few words about your internship at the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library? What were your goals for the experience? What did…