Gustavus Adolphus College

Excellence

• Nobel Conference 45
  The 45th annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College, scheduled for Oct. 6-7, 2009, is titled H2O: Uncertain Resource and will focus on global issues surrounding water resources.
• Speaking of Excellence
  Sixty-nine students from six states participated in Gustavus Adolphus College's third Summer Speech Institute (SSI), held July 26—Aug. 1, 2009.
• Amassing Knowledge
  Although Gustavus does not hold summer classes, opportunities for academic learning continue. This summer, several Gustavus students are partnering with faculty members to conduct research.
• Orpen Receives Teaching Award
  Rick Orpen, Professor of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, received the 2009 Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching during the College's commencement exercises on Sunday, May 31.
• Creative Inquiry and Honors Day
• Learning by Doing
• Huber Receives NSF Grant
• The Rydell Professorship
• Barrow Bound
• Unique Learning in January
• An Elite Program
• Commission Gustavus 150
• 44th Nobel Conference
• Recognized for Excellence
• A Physics Leader
• "Vigorous" Determination
• Celebration of Creative Inquiry
• College Awarded $1 Million Grant
• In Rodin's Own Words
• More Than a Tradition
• Student Athletes Shine
• Gustavus Receives Research Grant
• Orchestra in China
• Forensics Team Builds on Success
• Alumnus Named Chair at UCSF
• Summer Research Adds Value
• Summer Speech Institute a Success
• Claude Brew Receives Carlson Award
• Professor Receives NEH Opportunity
• Gusties Help National Bandy Team
• NCAA Post-Graduate Scholars
• Forensics Team Places at State Meet
• All Steinway at Gustavus
• A winner despite herself
• Perseverance leads to one more shot
• Athletic excellence recognized
• Sound of science
• Beyond the grip of an ordinary life
• Right Place and Right Time
• Five Awarded NCAA Scholarships
• Fulbright Scholar in Bulgaria
• Graduating senior wins Fulbright
• Joe Lencioni - His Plerotic Self
• Forensics at Gustavus
• Student wins composition competition
• Extraordinary coach
• Premiering Ophelia
• What's written in stone
• Nobel Conference: The Science of Aging

Community

• Gusties Gather at the Fair
  Minnesotans hungrily await the food at the annual Minnesota State Fair, held this year Aug. 27—Sept. 7, 2009. For the eleventh straight year, Gustavus will be part of the fair, hosting a booth in the Education Building.
• Fellowship at the Fringe
  A number of performances at the Minnesota Fringe Festival will feature the work of Gustavus Adolphus College community members, including the Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance presentation of Keiko Kasza's A Mother for Choco (& other Mother Stories).
• Graduates Leave a Legacy
  When the 608 members of the Class of 2009 graduated in May, they made a special mark on the Gustavus community with record-setting Senior Class Legacy giving to the Gustavus Annual Fund.
• Senior Class Gift and Senior Week
  With graduation only weeks away, I and more than 600 other seniors will say a bittersweet goodbye to the place where we have grown intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
• Learning to Lead
• Maximizing a Relationship
• CVR Builds Community
• Celebrate Gustavus
• Greeters a Gustavus Tradition
• Students Experience Community
• Gustavus Elects New President
• A Decade After the Storm
• Carrying Barbara Andrews
• Music Builds Togetherness
• Dancing Benefits the United Way
• Building Community
• A Royal Affair
• Gusties Open Stadium With a Win
• Stadium Opens on Saturday
• Peterson to Retire in 2008
• Gustavus Welcomes New Provost
• Commencement Exercises
• Reading in Common Book
• Rare Corpse Flower Blooming
• Linnaeus Symposium
• Social Ties Need Strengthening
• Author to Speak at Gustavus
• String Theory Expert at Gustavus
• Campus Pedals for Energy Wars
• On the fit list
• Up in the sky with the bird club...
• LineUs improvising its way to fame
• Celebrating Senior Week
• Creating community
• Students volunteer as exit pollsters
• Helping Hmong girls reach their dreams
• The wilderness advantage

Justice

• A Trip to the Doctor
  Imagine walking into your doctor's office needing to be seen for some sort of ailment, and after waiting for hours, the doctor walks in and pulls a crumpled mask out of his pocket and puts it on along with gloves that have obviously been used more than once.
• Ending Education Inequality
  Ten Gustavus Class of 2009 graduates have joined many other Gustie alumni in working to eliminate the education gap through Teach For America.
• Swim, Bike, and Run for a Cause
  On April 25, the Gustavus fraternity Epsilon Pi Alpha hosted a triathlon. This event was part of the fraternity's Diabetes Week.
• Tiananmen + 20 Years
  On June 4, 1989, the Tiananmen Square protests came to a violent end with the deaths of over 2,000 people, widespread arrests, and the ban of foreign press by the Chinese government.
• Making a Difference
• Linnaeus Symposium
• Liberation Through Education
• Day at the Capitol
• Day at the Capitol
• Day at the Capitol
• Small Idea, Big Changes for Justice
• Building Bridges Book Drive
• Hunger and Homelessness Week
• A Passion for Justice
• Theatre Emphasizes Social Justice
• MAYDAY! Highlights Global Issues
• Students Push for Justice
• Gustavus Works to Save Energy
• Day at the Capitol
• Changing the World
• 13th Annual Building Bridges
• Cold Weather Stirs Up Justice
• Social Justice Theatre in India
• Gustavus Being Green
• 43rd Nobel Conference
• 27th MAYDAY! Peace Conference
• Ling Addresses Building Bridges
• Lisa Ling to Speak at Building Bridges
• Day at the Capitol
• Building a greener Gustavus
• Social Justice Experience in India
• Immersion exposes social justice issues
• MAYDAY! Conference
• Students address diversity issues
• Reaching out
• Living with the poorest of the poor

Service

• Commissioned to Serve
  Over the past year, more than 200 members of the Gustavus community—including faculty, administrators, staff, students, trustees, alumni, parents, and friends—have stepped up to serve the College through Commission Gustavus 150.
• Students Serve Through ROTC
  Each spring, Gusties taking part in the U.S. Army's Reserved Officer Training Corp (ROTC) travel to Camp Ripley for a weekend of training in the Joint Field Training Exercises (JFTX) to help prepare them to serve their country through the Army after graduation.
• Commitment to Volunteer Work
  Though many students use spring break as a time to relax and rejuvenate, nearly 100 students from Gustavus Adolphus College chose to embark on a journey to rebuild homes in the south.
• Alumnus & Dancer Graces Campus
  Philip Flickinger, a professional dancer and '01 Gustavus graduate, returned to campus to share his dance expertise. He mentored students and taught various dance classes on-campus March 4-10.
• Serving in the Peace Corps
• A Call to Action
• Gusties Give Back Through BPLP
• Alumni Hit the Campaign Trail
• Safe and Sound
• Record-Setting Relay for Life
• Endorphins and Service
• One Week Can Change a Life
• Gusties Converge on the Capitol
• Life on the Line
• Service Rings True
• Students Aid in Flood Relief
• Student Groups Serve
• Shave and a Haircut, for Service?
• Youth Benefit from Gustavus NYSP Camp
• ChYLI Program Honored
• Relay for Life
• Summer as a Servant Leader
• Serving Beyond Gustavus
• GIVE Day
• Leaving Old Main
• A passion to give back
• Reaching new heights

Faith

• Summer Callings
  After an eventful academic year many students find the calmness of summer quite foreign. Many students seek jobs or internships. Others pursue scholarship and research. Some take a leap of faith and answer a call to serve others through mission work or camp counseling.
• Gustavus at National Gathering
  Once every three years, thousands of high school students come together from around the nation for the ELCA National Youth Gathering. A team of 10 individuals from Gustavus Adolphus College will join the 36,000 Lutheran youth and their leaders in New Orleans July 23-26.
• Proclaim the Message
  Faith opportunities abound at Gustavus. On any given week, there are five chapel services, two or three evening worship opportunities, and a regular Sunday morning service.
• Another World is Possible
  Shane Claiborne, author, activist, and founder of the Philadelphia-based faith community The Simple Way, will speak at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, 2009.
• Transfiguration Talks
• Gustie Serves as House Chaplain
• Faith and Science
• Holiday Greetings from Gustavus
• Weekend Faith Journeys
• Christmas in Christ Chapel
• The Chapel Lab
• Serving Others This Summer
• 2008 Covenant Award
• Covenantal Conversations
• The Gustavus Labyrinth
• Students of Faith
• National Theological Conference
• Faith Expressed in Celebration
• Service Award Winners
• Memoirs of a Professor
• Annual Lefler Lecture
• Archived Lindau Symposium Webcast
• Students on a Global Mission
• 2007 Covenant Award Presentation
• The 'eyes and ears' of the chapel
• All Are Welcome
• Exploring careers in faith
• Christmas in Christ Chapel
• Keeping the Faith