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Tag: COVID-19

  • Reflecting On Pandemic-Era Gustavus

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    elliotsteeves

    Four years ago this week, Gustavus (and the world) started shutting down. A current senior recalls the surreal circumstances of starting college amid the crisis. When I and the class of 2024 first arrived at Gustavus in August, 2020, we went through something more complicated than the classically intimidating transition from high school. Being a…

  • Study Away Programs Persist Despite Pandemic

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    As international borders re-open to students, Gusties abroad are having eye-opening experiences of a world emerging from a pandemic.

  • Students Create Videos Documenting Life During COVID-19

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    mosuna

    The videos were a project for Paul Estenson’s January Term class, Economics in the Media

  • Reflections of Fall 2020 Semester

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    lengebr2

    Reflecting on Fall 2020, Interns were grateful for the opportunity to continue working with students, staff, faculty, and administration amidst a turbulent semester. They continued numerous initiatives carried over from last Spring such as compost expansion, AASHE stars report work, communications, Big Hill Farm partnership, and Strategic Act 3.7. They also worked with the Environmental…

  • Touch in a Pandemic: Gustavus Alum Performs in TEDxMinneapolis

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    Gustavus Dance Alumnus Patrick Jeffrey ’10 is part of the company of dancers from the Black Label Movement performing in the virtual TEDxMinneapolis event “Adaptation” on October 23. The piece, How Do We Touch, When Touch is Gone, was filmed in late September under strict COVID safety guidelines that allowed dancers to be in contact…

  • Sustainability Interns back at work!

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    lengebr2

    Written by Kendra Held, photos taken by Audrey Ochtrup-DeKeyrel and Lily Engebretson The beginning of this semester has been a great opportunity for growth as we assess how we can continue to advocate for sustainability on campus with our new, socially distant reality. There is no shortage of projects this year and the sustainability interns…

  • SSRC Grant Explores COVID-19’s Impact on Marginalized Communities

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    jakin

    Professor Maddalena Marinari is partnering on a project to explore the impact of COVID-19 on African, Asian, and Latinx immigrants and refugees.

  • Gustavus Ninth-Semester Tuition-Free Guarantee

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    jakin

    Small class sizes, hands-on learning, and discussion-based courses are hallmarks of the liberal arts education at Gustavus Adolphus College. Equally important to Gusties are the connections they make on campus—connections nurtured by the warm, welcoming, close-knit atmosphere that results from our 24/7 learning and living experience. We know that the 2020-2021 academic year will look…

  • Gustavus Welcomes Class of 2024

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    jakin

    Social distancing, masks, and the indomitable Gustie Spirit set the tone for the beginning of a historic year on the hill.

  • Mediated Services for immunocompromised patrons

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    mperron

    Video tutorial Services for immunocompromised patrons or those unable to come to campus: For those patrons who are unable to come into the building, the Library may be able to provide contactless pickup and/or scanned copies of articles or book chapters upon request.  Unfortunately, due to limited staffing, we cannot provide this service to all…