Year: 2008
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Astronomy Lecture Scheduled for April 24
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Dr. Paul Nulsen from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will deliver a lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24 in room 103 of F.W. Olin Hall for Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science.
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Gustavus Receives $1 Million Science Grant
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Gustavus Adolphus College has recently been awarded $1 million for science education over the next four years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in Chevy Chase, Md.
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Gustavus to Host Association of Congregations Convention
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The 21st annual convention of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations will be held Saturday, April 26. The Rev. Jack Fortin will deliver this year’s keynote address.
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Forensics Team Ranked Nationally Again
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The Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team earned a top 20 national ranking for the second consecutive year at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) April 5-7 at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Fausto-Sterling to Speak at Moe Lecture
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Anne Fausto-Sterling, a biology and gender studies professor at Brown University, will speak at this year’s Moe Lecture in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. This free public lecture will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.
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Memorial Service Planned for Former Religion Professor
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A memorial service to celebrate the life of the Rev. Robert Esbjornson, who passed away Oct. 26, 2007, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19 in Christ Chapel.
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28th MAYDAY! Peace Conference Will Focus on Water
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“Troubled Water” is the theme for this year’s Gustavus Adolphus College MAYDAY! Peace Conference — an annual event devoted to a topic relating to human rights and social justice. This year’s conference is set for Wednesday, April 30.
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Plans Continue for New Academic Building
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The architectural firm hired to construct a new academic building at Gustavus, recently conducted a three-day design workshop to develop a conceptual design for the new building.
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Gustavus Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship
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Gustavus Adolphus College senior Allison (Addie) Ryan has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year. Ryan, a native of St. Paul, Minn., will take classes and research the effects of microfinance projects directed at women in Morocco.