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  • Ryan Wersal ’26

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    harrietanderson

    “The Education Department is a small, close-knit community made of people who share one big thing in common. Rule number 1 to be in the Education Department; you need to have a love for kids.” Ryan’s interest in teaching was born through his experience as a camp counselor over the summer where he discovered his…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann

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    snowell

    Lisa Ortmann (Education) presented her research paper titled “Disciplinary Literacy and Music Teacher Education: Seeking Relevance for Teacher Candidates” at The American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA in April.

  • Kelsey Abele ’14

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Kelsey Abele ’14 recently finished her Ph.D. at Arizona State University and is now an Assistant Professor in Communication Studies in addition to being the Director of Forensics at West Texas A&M University.

  • One Gustie Wins Fulbright; Three Others Semi-finalists

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    pturek

    Gustavus Adolphus College student Chris Ortiz ’22 won the Fulbright ETA to teach in Madrid, Spain, next year.

  • Rachel Oien ’13

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Completed her doctorate in Physical Geography in November 2021 from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. She is now working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University at Buffalo, NY.

  • Laura Stelter ’05

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    Gustavus Alumni

    Laura Stelter ’05 is Executive Director at Arcadia Charter School in Northfield, MN. Arcadia Charter School is a progressive, project-based charter school, serving grades 6-12, authorized by the Northfield Public School District. Laura completed her MN school administrator’s license in 2017 and took the job to be Arcadia Charter School’s Executive Director in 2019. She…

  • Sustainability Interns: Back on Campus

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    ccarls13

    The Sustainability Interns are all so happy to be back on campus and working together again. Some awesome sustainability changes that have already happened this year are the addition of compost mini bins to all residential halls and GustieWare to-go containers back in Dining Services. What else are the Sustainability Interns working on right now? …

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann

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    snowell

    Lisa Ortmann (Education) published an article titled “Three challenges new coaches face– and how to overcome them,” describing her research on mentoring for school level leaders.

  • Sustainability Interns: A Summer Well Spent

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    ccarls13

    Blog Post by Kendra Held Photos by Audrey Ochtrup-DeKeyrel This summer many sustainability interns have been working on campus in new roles. Collin Carlson and Kendra Held have been working with Kari Wallin in Physical Plant/Facilities to compile Gustavus’ first AASHE STARS evaluation, support student waste sorting through compost mini-bin distribution and a zero-waste training, as…

  • Education

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    Gustavus Alumni

    In August 2021, Lindsey Taylor ’17 will be graduating with an M.S. Environmental Conservation degree from the Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison!