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We provide volunteer opportunities, fundraising initiatives, and awareness campaigns that support local families dealing with childhood cancer while educating the campus community about pediatric cancer issues and research needs.

We are trained student mentors who help Gustavus students with academic challenges, study skills, and adjusting to college life. Our program builds supportive friendships that help students succeed and also helps mentors develop leadership and mentoring skills.

Peg O’Connor is the author of the forthcoming book on addiction and recovery titled, Recovering Character: Knowing How to Belong to Yourself. She is the author of three other books on addiction including Higher and Friendly Powers: Transforming Addiction and Suffering (Wildhouse Publishing, 2022), Life on the Rocks: Finding Meaning in Addiction and Recovery (Central Recovery Press, 2016), and The SoberPhilosopher Workbook for Exploring Addiction and Creating Recovery (Wildhouse Publishing, 2023). 

O’Connor is the author of the popular blog series, Philosophy Stirred, Not Shaken. The title of the series is a wink and nod to martinis. She has written opinion pieces for The New York Times, The Minnesota Star Tribune, USA Today, The Daily Herald, and Dallas Morning Herald. O’Connor has appeared on numerous television, radio, and podcast programs and has been quoted as an expert in publications ranging from The New York Times to Cosmo.

Get parking and bike permits, temporary passes, and overnight parking info through Gustavus Campus Safety to ensure proper vehicle and bike registration on campus.

The Gustavus Theatre & Dance Department is presenting “Peter and the Starcatcher,” based on the well-known story of Peter Pan.