Archive for News Office
2009 Hall of Fame Class Selected
The Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics Department has chosen nine individuals for induction into its Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2009 inductees include Kerri Pool Foss '94, Dan Dohmeier '86, Bob Klindworth '93, Leisha Johnson Ronning '90, C.J. Page '91, Scott Anderson '92, Jon Lindquist '92, Amy McCrea Morrell '91, and Steve Wilkinson.
Gustavus Named a Best College and 8th for Best Campus Food
Gustavus Adolphus College is once again a Best College in The Princeton Review's college ranking guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges. Also, Gustavus again made the Best Campus Food list. These annual rankings are based solely on input from college students.
Fringe Festival Features Gustavus Theatre and Dance
Since its founding, the Minnesota Fringe Festival has featured the work of hundreds of Gustavus Theatre & Dance students, alumni and faculty. This year is no exception, with a number of performances by alumni and current students across the 11-day festival.
Bahr Named Cross Country and Track Coach
Dale Bahr has been named the new head coach of both the men's and women's track and field programs and the men's and women's cross country programs at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
Gustavus Adolphus College presented Evelyn Bonander '59, William Green '72, and Ray Norling '56 with Distinguished Alumni Citations earlier this spring at the College's Alumni Banquet.
Chilstrom Named Interim Director of Arboretum
Former Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and longtime St. Peter resident Herbert Chilstrom has been named Interim Director of the Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Huff Wins Playwriting Contest
Doug Huff, professor of philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College, has been selected as one of four winners of the 2009 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Playwriting Contest based in New York for his play, A Far Shore.
New Students Register June 30-July 2
Gustavus welcomes its new students to campus June 30-July 2 to register for their first semester of classes.
Ten Recent Graduates Join Teach For America
Gustavus Adolphus College is once again ranked in the top 20 for the number of recent graduates who will serve for two years in the Teach For America program among schools with 2,999 or fewer undergraduates.
Public Meeting on Wind Turbines
Gustavus Adolphus College will host a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 at the St. Peter Community Center focusing on the College's wind turbine project.