Year: 2008
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New Associate Dean of Students Joins Gustavus
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Gustavus Adolphus College welcomes Deirdre Rosenfeld as its new Associate Dean of Students. Rosenfeld will begin her new duties on July 28.
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New Director of Community Service and Service Learning Joins Gustavus
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Gustavus Adolphus College welcomes Jeffrey Rathlef as its new Director of Community Service and Service Learning. Rathlef began his new duties Tuesday, July 1.
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Gustavus Hosts National Youth Sports Program
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Gustavus Adolphus College is currently hosting the National Youth Sports Program (NYSP), which is taking place from July 7 through July 26, 2008.
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Gustavus Launches New Website for Alumni
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On Tuesday July 1, 2008, Gustavus Adolphus College launched a new state-of-the-art alumni website at gustavus.edu/alumni. The site includes a variety of new features that allow the College’s more than 25,000 alumni to interact with each other as well as to receive information from their alma mater relevant to their own interests.
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Ohle Officially Takes Office as College’s 15th President
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Tuesday, July 1 officially marks the beginning of Jack R. Ohle’s tenure as the 15th president of Gustavus Adolphus College. Ohle replaces James L. Peterson, who retired after serving as president of the College since July 2003.
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Gustavus Student Competes at Olympic Trials
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Gustavus Adolphus College student athlete Lisa Brown capped off an exciting track and field season by finishing 13th in the javelin throw at the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday, June 28.
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Gustavus Alumnus Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement
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Gustavus Adolphus College President-elect Jack R. Ohle has named Thomas W. Young, a 1988 Gustavus graduate, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Young, who currently serves as Interim Co-director for the fundraising unit at the College, will assume his new duties on July 14, 2008.
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Gustavus Exceeds Fundraising Goals
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Gustavus Adolphus College surpassed its fundraising goal for the fiscal year, raising $12.07 million by May 31, 2008.
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James and Susan Peterson Receive Greater Gustavus Award
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Gustavus Adolphus College President James Peterson ’64 and his wife, the Rev. Susan Pepin Peterson ’65 received the Greater Gustavus Award Saturday, May 31 during the Alumni Banquet as part of the College’s 2008 Reunion Weekend.
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Gustavus Honors Distinguished Alumni
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Gustavus Adolphus College presented Craig Johnson ’69, Talmadge King ’70, and Barbara Leonard ’63 with Distinguished Alumni Citations Saturday, May 31 at the College’s Alumni Banquet as part of the 2008 Reunion Weekend.