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  • Gustavus Celebrates Move-In Day 2024

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    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…

  • SHINE: A Proud—and Growing—Gustavus Heritage

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    sydneynoel

    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.”

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    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.

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    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…

  • Gustavus Launches Premier Music Scholarship

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    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.…

  • Gusties Get More: Meet Shane Ellanson ’20

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    “Gusties Get More” is a continuing series of profiles examining the many paths Gustavus alums have taken since graduation. Q: Gustavus graduation year/hometown/current location/profession Graduation year: 2020 Hometown: Lake Crystal, MN Current Location: St. Paul, MN Profession: Senior Engagement Associate at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Q: How did you choose your major(s)? I had…

  • Gustie Innovation Scholars Get Real-World Experience

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    This past February, the Gustavus Adolphus College Innovation Scholars presented their project recommendations to mySHO, an early-stage medical company affiliated with Medical Alley, as a culmination of the 2023-24 Innovation Scholars Program. The presentation was the capstone on four months’ work for this year’s Innovation Scholars: Nana Akua Boakye Agyemang ’25 (Financial Economics major, French minor);…

  • Gustavus Celebrates Commencement 2024

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    To view pictures from Commencement Day 2024, visit this link. On Saturday, May 25, the 451 members of the Gustavus Adolphus College Class of 2024 celebrated their graduation in front of family, friends, faculty, staff, and special guests. Although appropriately “Gustie” breezes kept the bugs at bay, a slightly rainy forecast forced a juggling of…

  • Three Seniors to Deliver Commencement Day Addresses

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    Three seniors will be featured speakers this weekend as their Class of 2024 graduates from Gustavus. The Commencement Day events kick off on Saturday morning, May 25, beginning with back-to-back Baccalaureate services in Christ Chapel at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The graduation processional begins on Hollingsworth Field at 1:45 p.m. Kate Dario ’24 and…

  • So THAT’s What “Make Your Life Count” Means

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    elliotsteeves

    In a previous article, I mentioned that when I first came to Gustavus during the pandemic-infused autumn of 2020, I spent most of my time outside class guzzling down Doritos and making myself comfortable in front of YouTube. That version of me, like all of us, faced an unprecedented challenge right as we were making…