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Gustavus Unveils 2024 Alumni Association Award Winners
The 2024 Gustavus Adolphus Alumni Association award winners (L–R): Randall "Randy" Richert ’85, Denise “Dennie” Gordon ’74, Jamesetta “Jamie” Alexander Newland ’72, Ari Silkey ’99, and Stephanie Swanson ’14. The Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Association Board of Directors has named two Gustavus alumni as recipients of the College’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award and recognized three […]
Gustavus Adolphus Establishes Endowed Chair in Scandinavian Studies
Professor Ursula Lindqvist has been a member of the Gustavus faculty since 2013. Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN has established the Thorstensson, McKnight, Nordstrom Endowed Chair in Scandinavian Studies, which launched at the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year. The endowed position was created this past spring by Steve Heim ’81 and Susie […]
Greek Life at Gustavus Opens Up New Worlds
Alpha Sigma Tau's Philanthropy Night benefitting CADA (Committee Against Domestic Abuse). Bama Rush. TikTok. Legally Blonde. Even Scream Queens. Greek life in pop culture’s colleges and universities is quite different than it is at Gustavus. When I first arrived here, I knew there was some kind of Greek system, but I didn’t really know what […]
Gustavus Shows Breadth, Depth in National Rankings
The 2024 rankings celebrated Gustavus for academic quality, student outcomes, faculty excellence—even great food. It’s rankings season in higher education, and Gustavus has once again landed some impressive recognition from multiple outlets. Although the methodologies vary by publication (see below), Gustavus scores particularly well on measures such as social mobility (how well a school graduates […]
How GIS helps Gusties Chart New Paths
Spouses Jeremy Gilbertson '21 and Bri Jol '20 discovered the professional possibilities of GIS training while at Gustavus. Written by Brian Lucas. When Chloe Shaw ‘19 walked into her first Geographic Information Systems (GIS) class during her junior year at Gustavus, she had no idea the class would end up changing the course of her […]
SHINE: Rachelle Sherden and a Golden Legacy
Rachelle Sherden—"Coach Ro"—coaching at the first practice of the 2024 season. Gustie Volleyball is ranked 12th in the nation. In her 15 years as the Gustavus Women’s Volleyball Head Coach, Ro has guided nine consecutive MIAC playoff berths, led the team to the NCAA Elite 8, been awarded MIAC Coach of the Year (four times) […]
Gustavus Welcomes New Chief Marketing Officer
Leah Wong '02 will join the Gustavus Marketing and Communications team on Monday, Sept. 16. Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN has hired Leah Wong as its Chief Marketing Officer. Wong brings a wealth of experience to the position, most recently at the Minneapolis Downtown Council (MDC), where she led a comprehensive and successful […]
Gustavus Celebrates Move-In Day 2024
A new Gustie family hauls their son's belongings into Norelius on Move-In Day 2024 More photos from Move-in Day 2024 are available here. On a pristine late-summer Friday, dozens of jubilant Gustie Greeters and staff members welcomed hundreds of new students and their families to Gustavus to kick off the 2024-25 academic year. More than […]
Gustavus Summer Research Goes Way Beyond the Lab
Summer researchers at Gustavus get plenty of lab work—and many other useful long-term skills as well. When Gustavus summer research students sign up for lab projects, they’re getting a lot more than just deep-dive explorations of scientific discovery; they’re also developing valuable knowledge and abilities that will serve their future careers. Life on the Hill […]
SHINE: A Proud—and Growing—Gustavus Heritage
Tricia Stenberg's Gustavus job is awarding and rewarding. There’s a lot of rewarding work at Gustavus, but Tricia Stenberg’s might take the proverbial cake. She leads the Heritage Scholarship, one of the most successful scholarship initiatives at Gustavus. It works like this: A donor pledges $12,000 to be given to a student over the course […]