Gustavus Blogs

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  • Coming of Age at Gustavus. Coming Home to Gustavus.

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    kdoolitt

    The year is 2011. Seniors and roommates Kimberley Braun, Lydia Francis, and Samuel Grace, who met as first-years in the campus production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, are preparing for the inevitable time when they must leave their beloved Gustavus community. Questions surrounding internships, graduate school, and the workforce…

  • GTS has a new look!

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    admin

    This past fall, Technology Services transitioned to a new IT service management system called TeamDynamix. TeamDynamix is an industry leader in IT service management, and it is a popular product in higher education. TeamDynamix is designed to improve IT response rates, tracking, and ticket management. You may have already noticed that replies from the Technology…

  • Eating With Intentionality at Gustavus

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    kdoolitt

    The love for food runs deep throughout the Gustavus campus. The romanticization for home cooking, the good ol’ reliable chicken strip-and-fries combo, and the adornment for the STEAMeries sammies (can’t go wrong with the Cuban), unite the student body and faculty members. “Ooh, you know what sounds good right now…” is one of the Gusties’…

  • February 7, 2023 Kitchen Cabinet Minutes

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    Gustease

    February 7, 2023 Meeting Agenda/Minutes 7am – 8am : Presidents Dining Room, Campus CenterNew Member/Guest – Welcome and Introductions: Committee Business:Review January Minutes: January 10 Meeting Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xUpIYAlcxkD4pK09oX7L9NVDQ8kLDBgI/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=115170792292522718593&rtpof=true&sd=trueTry It! date and organization for February and ongoing. (How frequent is sustainable?)Theme – Black history month? Reach out to Pasol African Studies? 11-1pm 2-23rd try it date.…

  • Celebrating Black History Month

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    ahulsebe

    February is Black History Month and the theme for 2023 is Black Resistance. The Library provides resources that document, commemorate, and celebrate Black history and experiences in the U.S. Book display: Looking for something to read? Visit our Black History Month display in the GLA Reading Room (main floor, north side). Feel free to borrow…

  • Steve Wilkinson Slipped Away Quietly Eight Years Ago

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    nhagberg

    Steve Wilkinson died eight years ago last week, on January 21, 2015. Eight years is a long time and the blink of an eye. People, when they found out he was in home hospice, all wanted to see him. TLC campers, instructors, former Gustavus players, friends, family. They lined up for a chance to say…

  • Waterfall of San Marco

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    grinnell

    21 January 2023 This morning we hiked in to one of the waterfalls off the tourist trail–poorly marked and known mostly to the locals.  Our guide, Lisa, knew the location and where to park the bus.  It was one of the most fun swimming experiences I’ve had in any country.  I saw smiles all around. …

  • Meseta de Tucavaca

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    grinnell

    21 January 2023 Stepping off of my soapbox for a moment, here are some photos from our climb, yesterday, of the rocky escarpment overlooking the Tucavaca Valley, just outside where we’re staying in Santiago de Chiquitos.  

  • An attitude of deforestation

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    grinnell

    21 January 2023 Our core beliefs and values must—at least initially—come from those we grow up around.  What religious tradition we practice, how we value the physical world and the human world, even how we view other people—with suspicion or with openness—must in a large part be changeable depending upon where and with whom a…

  • Gustavus J-Term Highlights Experience and Experimentation

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    admin

    With each new January comes the opportunity for the Gustavus community to depart from the standard semester class structures and calendar and take the month to try something different. J-Term is when students and faculty spend the month traveling and studying off campus, exploring potential career paths, or diving deeply into academic subjects in ways…