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  • Delaney Bluhm ’23

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    sydneynoel

    “Every course I take puts a new perspective on the knowledge I may have already learned in a previous course.” Delaney Bluhm is a recent graduate from La Porte, Indiana. She chose her major of Political Science and Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies because she’s always known that she wants to help people. Soon after arriving…

  • Psychological Science Major & Student Athlete Spotlight: Gabby Sylkas ’22

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    lhecht

    The Department of Psychological Science would like to celebrate the accomplishments of student athletes within our department. While these students have excelled athletically, they have also excelled academically. We interviewed a couple of these student athletes to share what they did to be successful. In this interview, we spoke with Gabby Sylkas 22’ – a…

  • Psychological Science Major & Student Athlete Spotlight: Sophia Redding ’22

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    lhecht

    The Department of Psychological Science would like to celebrate the accomplishments of student athletes within our department. While these students have excelled athletically, they have also excelled academically. We interviewed a couple of these student athletes to share what they did to be successful. In this interview, we spoke with Sophia Redding ’22 – a…

  • Sustainability Interns Return From Sweden

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    ameyerho

    Written by Kendra Held For the month of January 2022, sustainability interns Aviva Meyerhoff and Kendra Held lived and worked with Magnus Fredricson, a Sustainability Strategist at the Skaraborg Association of Municipalities in Sweden. Their goal was to learn more about how innovation systems can drive sustainable development and share their insight with Gustavus, including…

  • 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? …

  • 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…

  • Open Divestment Letter to Board of Trustees and Response

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    ameyerho

    *Edited 4/27/21 to include a response from the President and the Board of Trustees received on 4/22/21. This response can be found linked at the bottom of this blog post.*   Several Gustavus students have renewed an ongoing divestment campaign that has had a long and dynamic history on campus. With concern for how the…

  • Spring has Sprung! And so have the Sustainability Interns?

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    ameyerho

    Blog post by Audrey Ochtrup-DeKeyrel Photo by Alex Terpkosh   As the weather warms and new life begins, the Sustainability Interns have found renewed vigor in their respective projects! Taking advantage of the warm days we’ve been experiencing, the interns opted to have their weekly office hours out in the arb (see very cute evidence…

  • Johnson Center Welcomes New Interns

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    ameyerho

    The Johnson Center is excited to announce the addition of five new student interns to our team this spring. Spanning grade levels, majors, and passions for environmental work, the new interns have been diving into Gustavus sustainability initiatives. Meet them below and learn more about how they are each advancing sustainability at Gustavus!  Alex Terpkosh…

  • Compost Makes College History!

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    lengebr2

    Written by Kendra Held. Photo taken by Sydney Stumme-Berg Gusties returning to campus this February were met with bright yellow compost kirbies at their residential halls and dozens of green compost bins in academic buildings, ready for use! Sustained activism, relationship building, and collective problem solving across departments made this exciting development possible. Never before…