News

Year: 2007

  • Gustavus Chooses Reading in Common Book

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    Gustavus Adolphus College has selected Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder as its Reading in Common book for 2007-08. A non-fiction narrative, the book follows Farmer from his work at Harvard University to work across the globe in Haiti, Russia, and other…

  • Gustavus Alumna Receives Prestigious Fellowship

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    Gustavus alumna Kelly Younge was recently awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship. Younge graduated from Gustavus in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in physics, and is currently in the doctoral program in physics at the University of Michigan.

  • Gustavus Theatre presents the <i>Tempest</i>

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    Gustavus Adolphus College’s Theatre and Dance Department will present the Tempest from May 9-12. The production coincides with the 75th anniversary of theatre at the college, along with a farewell to Professor of Theatre and Dance Dr. Rob Gardner, who is retiring from full-time teaching at the college this year.

  • Annual Gustavus Honors Day Recognizes Student Achievements

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    On Saturday, May 5, Gustavus Adolphus College will host Honors Day, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and achievements of students. This year, nearly 700 students will be recognized.

  • Gustavus to Celebrate All-Steinway Distinction

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    Gustavus Adolphus College will celebrate its place on the “All-Steinway Schools” list with a dedication piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Jussi Björling Recital Hall. Seniors Ryan Ike, Phil Sowden, Beth Stauffer, Brianna Vaa, and Alex Zupan will all perform pieces at the dedication.

  • Gustavus Awarded NCAA Grant for Alcohol Education

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    Gustavus Adolphus College has been awarded a three-year, $29,003 CHOICES program grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Through the CHOICES program, the NCAA provides funding to member institutions to integrate athletics into campus-wide efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. Gustavus is one of 15 NCAA institutions nationwide to receive a CHOICES grant in 2007.

  • Gustavus Alumna Appointed to Hennepin County Judgeship

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    Governor Tim Pawlenty announced Friday that Gustavus Adolphus College graduate Ivy S. Bernhardson (’73) has been appointed to one of three trial court bench vacancies in the Fourth Judicial District in Hennepin County. Bernhardson was named along with Peter A. Cahill and William H. Koch.

  • Gustavus to Host Association of Congregations Convention

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    The 20th annual convention of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations will be held Saturday, April 28. Gustavus will host pastors and delegates from the 518 Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) congregations from the state and across the country that are current member congregations of the association.

  • Gustavus Forensics Team Ranked 20th in the Nation

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    The Gustavus Adolphus College Forensics Team participated in the 30th American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) April 6-9, earning a top 20 national ranking for the first time in school history.

  • Gustavus to Hold Inaugural Lindau Symposium

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    The Reverend Richard John Neuhaus will be the keynote speaker when Gustavus Adolphus College holds the inaugural Lindau Symposium at 7:30 p.m. May 8, in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.