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  • Foreign Student Enjoy Pumpkin Carving

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    pkauffma

    Honorary Gusties, Larry and Thalia Taylor, who have hosted many Gustavus students over the years, had their annual pumpkin carving event in October.  Shown in the group photo are Hanaa (Saudia Arabia), Amanda (Kenya), Ratana (Cambodia) and Leoul (Ethiopia).

  • S.6 E.1: Curtain-Up!

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus theatre professor and improv expert Amy Seham.

  • Religion Major Anna Duong-Topp Wins Patricia Lindell Research Prize

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    SJ Kessler

    We are excited to announce that recently-graduated Religion Major Anna Duong-Topp (’20) has won this year’s Patricia Lindell Research Prize, awarded by the faculty of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Ms. Duong-Topp’s paper, “Ontological Homelessness as a Phenomenology of Belonging: Comparing the Nihilism of Martin Heidegger and Keiji Nishitani,” was selected from among dozens of…

  • “Why Geography” Series Presents: James Miller ’21

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    jvillanu

    1. Why did you choose to major in Geography? I chose to major in geography almost immediately after taking Environment and Society which was my first class in the department. I really value the social-scientific, justice oriented approach that geography offers, and I was interested in learning more about human-environment interactions. 2. To what extent…

  • Patricia Lindell Research Prize Award Winner!

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    jpeter13

    We are very excited to announce that alumna Anna Duong-Topp has been selected as the 2020-21 Patricia Lindell Research Paper Award Winner! Anna has received $400 for her winning paper, Ontological Homelessness as a Phenomenology of Belonging: Comparing the Nihilisms of Martin Heidegger and Keiji Nishitani.  Anna’s paper was selected from a very impressive compilation…

  • “Why Geography” Series Presents: Kristie Olson ’21

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    jvillanu

    1.Why did you choose to major in Geography? Coming to college I knew two things, I wanted to help people from a structural level and that I enjoyed science, but I was not good at biology/chem/physics. I knew I was passionate about the environment and people, but that was about it. So, I took some…

  • S.5 E.8: From Scoffer to Professor of Geography

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    Learning for Life @ Gustavus host Greg Kaster interviews Gustavus geography professor Anna Versluis.

  • November Meeting Minutes

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    amukamur

    PCDEI Full Council – Agenda  November 16, 2020, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Zoom Call PCDEI-com@gustavus.edu Present: President Bergman, Siri Erickson, Tom Flunker, Kathi Tunheim, Ron White, Amy Mukamuri, Carlos Mejia Suarez, Anthony Bettendorf, Angela Erickson, Corrie Odland, Kari Eckheart, Monica Mikhaeil, Meegan Ruble, Pamela Pearson, Marie Walker, Maheema Bokhoree, Shannon Halen, Margaret Bloch Qazi, Alexyx Guidry,  Valerie Banschbach,…

  • Read, Relax, Win a Prize

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    ahulsebe

    Read & relax: What’s a great way to de-stress over the holidays? Read a book, just for fun! Win a prize: Recommend a book for a chance to win this book bag!  Two ways to enter: (1) fill out an entry slip at the Leisure Reading Display in the Library, or (2) use the online…

  • S.5 E.7: From Chemistry Major to Admissions Director

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    Richard Aune, Gustavus Class of 1981 and the College’s Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission, on his path to Gustavus and eventually its admission office, the changes and continuities in that office over time, and the crucial, challenging, and rewarding work (now amid a pandemic hammering higher ed) of building a new entering class…