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  • Welcome!

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    ahulsebe

    Welcome, new and returning students! The folks at the Library are here to support you all through your college journey. Looking for a new book to read? Searching for a place for individual or group study? Need help with a research assignment? The Library has all that and more! Library Hours Monday-Thursday: 8 am –…

  • Welcome to Gustie life; a letter to new Gusties

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    gkearney

    Grace LaTourelle-  The Gustavian Weekly would like to welcome in the class of 2028 and welcome back all Gusties to the Hill. For the incoming First-years, the Weekly is the campus newspaper. Issues are published on Fridays and can be found in several locations, such as the Jackson Campus Center and the Folke Bernadotte Memorial…

  • Gustavus Celebrates Move-In Day 2024

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    admin

    More photos from Move-in Day 2024 are available here. On a pristine late-summer Friday, dozens of jubilant Gustie Greeters and staff members welcomed hundreds of new students and their families to Gustavus to kick off the 2024-25 academic year. More than 540 first-year Gusties will arrive on the Hill this fall to embrace all the…

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 9 (August 22)

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    evine

      This is our last newsletter, which means we are just DAYS away from welcoming you to campus! Let’s check off those final items. If you can’t find what you need or have questions, check the Get Ready Gusties web page, or visit the email archive to see what you may have missed. See you soon! Charlie Potts,…

  • Gustavus Summer Research Goes Way Beyond the Lab

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    admin

    When Gustavus summer research students sign up for lab projects, they’re getting a lot more than just deep-dive explorations of scientific discovery; they’re also developing valuable knowledge and abilities that will serve their future careers. Life on the Hill invariably quiets down between May and September, but the Gusties who remain on campus for programs…

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 8 (August 8)

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    evine

    We made it—it’s officially move-in month! This means it’s time to check off those final items before you arrive on campus. If you can’t find what you need or have questions, check the Get Ready Gusties web page, or visit the email archive to see what you may have missed. See you soon! Go Gusties! Charlie Potts, EdD…

  • Get Ready Gusties Newsletter 7 (July 25)

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    evine

    It’s hard to believe that summer is winding down already, but that means we are so close to having a full and vibrant campus again! We are just days away from it officially being move-in month. Make sure you’re on track for your first few days of college with the tips in this email. If…

  • SHINE: A Proud—and Growing—Gustavus Heritage

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    sydneynoel

    There’s a lot of rewarding work at Gustavus, but Tricia Stenberg’s might take the proverbial cake. She leads the Heritage Scholarship, one of the most successful scholarship initiatives at Gustavus. It works like this: A donor pledges $12,000 to be given to a student over the course of four years, at $3,000 annually. The scholarship…

  • SHINE: “Gustavus doesn’t let you passively experience it.”

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    sydneynoel

    It’s funny now to think about how far down the list Gustavus was for Jenesis Tompkins ’23. The former high school class president, now a Gustavus admission counselor, recalls, “Gustavus had free busing from the Twin Cities. I was just going for the free stuff, to be honest.” She’d been touring East Coast and Chicago…

  • SHINE: She was the first. Her students will follow.

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    sydneynoel

    When she was 18, Martha Ndakalako made the trip from Namibia to Texas to become the first person in her family to go to college. Her spirit for adventure and a love for literature led her there. “I wanted to know the United States and figure out the world of education,” Ndakalako says. “I was…