Category: News

Grace LaTourelle- Spring Semester has arrived on the Hill, which results in the thawing of J-term into the regular buzz of student life. Between the end of the second week of the semester to May 21, the end of the 2023-2024 school year, Gusties have deadlines, events, athletics, and registrations. Interim Dean of Student, Charlie…

Katie Samek- The Minnesota Private Colleges’ Job & Internship Fair has come back for the spring semester, and the Career Development Center (CDC) once again invites all current Gustavus undergraduate students to attend. This event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The college…

Elliot Steeves- A brand new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging questionnaire allows anyone on Gustavus Adolphus’s campus to directly contact the President’s Council for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging with any questions that they have about Gustavus’s DEIB policies, events, and other initiatives. The idea for the questionnaire started in a very unorthodox place. Over…

Elliot Steeves- Three Senior Environmental Studies majors –Ella Castleman, Jolie Grimes, and Liv Nelson– are creating something very unique for their Senior Seminar. The project involves the construction of a new Prairie near Chapel View, along with the installation of several solar panels. The project is part of the Senior Seminar program in the Environmental…

Grace LaTourelle- The Angel Tree is a local partnership with Head Start to bring children in St. Peter, who might not receive many or any gifts, extra presents for Christmas. The Angel Tree, which was put up before Thanksgiving break, draws to a close on Dec. 13, 2023. The Angel Tree has been a tradition…

Katie Samek- Hello, Gusties! All of us here at the Weekly want to wish our Gustavus community good luck during these most stressful times in the semester and also say a brief goodbye. As you may or may not already know, the Gustavian Weekly does not publish during J-Term, so you won’t be hearing from…

Katie Samek- The GustieWELL Office and the Peer Assistants would like to invite you to relax, rewind, and let go of your worries about finals for a while at De-Stress Fest. This event will be held on Wednesday, December 6th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the JCC-Heritage, St. Peter, and Three Crowns Banquet Rooms, all of…

Elliot Steeves- Professor of Spanish and Chair of LALACS studies K. Angelique Dwyer will give a talk today, Friday, Dec. 1st, entitled “Teachers Talk: Fostering Curiosity in an Antiracist Manner.” The session will be held in the St. Peter Room for Faculty at both 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The talk, on a research project…

Grace LaTourelle- Gustavus Adolphus College was founded in 1862 and christened in 1876 by Swedish Lutheran immigrants. Thus, the school honors its founders’ heritage by participating in Swedish traditions and services. Among the cultural traditions is the Festival of St. Lucia, which has been celebrated at Gustavus since 1941. This year’s Festival of St. Lucia…

Katie Samek- Gustavus staff from across campus came together this week and shared their work experiences at the Student Employee Supervisor Committee, which took place on Tuesday, Nov. 14th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Konferensrum. These meetings are targeted at core staff on campus who supervise students, which includes staff members from…