Entries tagged with ‘admits’
Greek Life at Gustavus Opens Up New Worlds
Bama Rush. TikTok. Legally Blonde. Even Scream Queens. Greek life in pop culture’s colleges and universities is quite different than it is at Gustavus. When I first arrived here, I knew there was some kind of Greek system, but I didn’t really know what it was compared to what I had seen elsewhere. To begin […]
Gustavus Shows Breadth, Depth in National Rankings
It’s rankings season in higher education, and Gustavus has once again landed some impressive recognition from multiple outlets. Although the methodologies vary by publication (see below), Gustavus scores particularly well on measures such as social mobility (how well a school graduates economically disadvantaged students), economic opportunity (how well a school’s grads leave college with manageable […]
How GIS helps Gusties Chart New Paths
Written by Brian Lucas. When Chloe Shaw ‘19 walked into her first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) class during her junior year at Gustavus, she had no idea the class would end up changing the course of her career. “I didn’t know what GIS was when I started college,” Shaw said. “I had an interest in […]
Gustavus Celebrates Move-In Day 2024
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 […]
Gustavus Summer Research Goes Way Beyond the Lab
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 […]
SHINE: A Proud—and Growing—Gustavus Heritage
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.”
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.
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 […]
Gustie Erin Coleman Wins Two Prestigious Scholarships
Gustie Erin Coleman ’25 has landed two highly competitive academic awards that will help her continue her plans to eventually pursue a PhD in astrophysics. The Physics and Mathematics and Computer Science double major earned a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in March, the seventh Gustie to earn this scholarship in the past six years. The […]
Gustavus Launches Premier Music Scholarship
Incoming first-year student Leo Mellum ’28 has been awarded the inaugural Premier Music Scholarship, which was established by Music Department faculty for the rarest and most exceptional talent in music performance. Premier Scholars must audition for the scholarship in person or via an unedited video submission, and the winner receives $25,000 annually. It is the highest award for musical excellence awarded by Gustavus. […]