Category: First
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Christmas in Christ Chapel Marks 50 Years at Gustavus
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Written by Alex Ogle ‘27 As the season turns toward winter and the days grow shorter, hundreds of Gustavus students, faculty, and staff work tirelessly to gift the world the remarkable celebration of Christmas in Christ Chapel. This has become a widely loved tradition that has been bringing the community together for half of a…
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Gustie Summer Employment Secrets: Stay Flexible
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Summer is often an occasion for college students to try and nudge their way into a career path. Biology students conduct on-campus research, while music students begin to work on teaching projects. And because of this time, and what it means for us, we all seek one key resume landing: Internships. My career interest has…
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Gustavus To Celebrate Annual Festival of St. Lucia
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One sophomore woman will be crowned St. Lucia in the 82nd annual celebration.
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Gustavus recognized for student voter participation
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Building upon the school’s impressive track record of robust student voter participation, Gustavus has been recognized as one of 394 colleges nationwide recognized for its efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement in the 2022 elections. The national ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting campaign helps colleges and universities make intentional efforts to increase student…
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Gustavus Gears Up for Christmas in Christ Chapel
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As the first snows of the year surround us, the Gustavus campus is lively with preparations for this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel. While students, faculty, and staff put in the countless hours of rehearsal that this service requires – as they have for nearly 50 years – this is a time to reflect on…
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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…
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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…
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Summer Research Kicks Off at Gustavus
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This year, over 60 Gusties are conducting summer research projects, collaborating with top-tier professors in a small liberal arts environment.
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Hecht Wins 2022 Edgar M. Carlson Award
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The psychological science professor has been teaching and researching at Gustavus since 2010.
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Class of 2022 To Celebrate Commencement May 21
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The Gustavus Class of 2022 weathered the pandemic and thrived through adversity on their collective path to graduation.
