A: Gustavus Adolphus College's long-range plan calls for use of the space on which the current stadium and football field now sit. Maintenance costs on the existing stadium, which is 75 years old, are increasing.
A: The stadium and football field project will cost approximately $6 million.
A: Handicap access, improved sightlines, walled-off playing surface, picnic areas on the berm slopes, sidewalk circling the top of the berm, improved press facilities, VIP lounge.
A: While the initial cost is more expensive than turf, the long-range expense is less.
A: The new stadium and field are projected to be ready for the fall of 2007.
A: The normal pledge period will be three years, but for larger pledges ($100,000+) that period can be as long as five years.
A: In addition to daily use as a seasonal teaching station, the stadium will be used for special events such as graduation.
A: Your gift is fully deductible to the extent provided by law.
A: The stadium campaign is part of the overall long-range fundraising plans of the college. It is a key campaign to complete in order to facilitate the further development of a "west mall."
A: The football field will continue to bear the name of the late Dr. Lloyd Hollingsworth, a coaching legend and longtime physical education faculty member and department chair at the college.
A: Your questions are welcome anytime. Please contact the Office of Institutional Advancement, 800 West College Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082; phone 507/933-7512 or 800/726-6192; or e-mail giftplanning@gustavus.edu.
In Christ Chapel, the floor is brown to signify the earth while the ceiling is blue to represent the sky. The zigzag patterns of the stained glass windows represent the upward movement of prayer and the descending moment of revelation.
The Gustavus men's tennis doubles team of Andy Bryan and Charlie Paukert won its first round match at the NCAA Championship in Lewiston, Maine on Friday afternoon. Bryan and Paukert defeated David Ashlock and Dustin Phillips of Texas-Tyler 6-2, 6-3 and will now face the third seeded team of Filip Marinkovic and Andrew Thomson of Middlebury on Saturday afternoon in a quarterfinal match.
The Gustavus women's golf team posted a solid final round score of 316 (+28) to finish sixth at the NCAA Championships out of 20 teams. The 72-hole tournament, was played at Centennial Oaks Golf Course in Waverly, Iowa. The Gusties made up 13 strokes to move up two places and finish one stroke ahead of St. Thomas. Junior Kimbra Kosak (Grand Rapids, Minn.) wrapped up a very strong tournament with a final round score of 75 (+3).
Gustavus Adolphus College women's tennis player Jenni White (Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy) fell in the first round singles competition, while White and Sierra Krebsbach (So., North Oaks, Minn./Mounds View) also lost their first round doubles win at the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships at Gustavus in St. Peter.