News

Year: 2009

  • Linnaeus Symposium Set for April 22

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    The 2009 Linnaeus Symposium at Gustavus Adolphus College will take place Wednesday, April 22, which happens to be Earth Day. This year’s symposium is titled “Global Trees: Releaf — Relief,” and will give attendees the opportunity to learn from and dialogue with some of the nation’s well known tree experts.

  • Darfur Week to Raise Genocide Awareness

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    Gustavus Adolphus College will host a series of events and activities during the week of Monday, April 20 to raise awareness of genocide. The week is titled “Darfur Week: Protect, Prevent, Prosecute, Remember.”

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture Set for April 21

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    The annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Dr. Harry M. Williams, the Laird Bell Professor of History at Carleton College is this year’s invited lecturer.

  • MPR to Broadcast Tribute to Bill Holm

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    Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) will broadcast a tribute to renowned poet, essayist, and Gustavus alumnus Bill Holm on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19. Holm passed away on Feb. 25 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Gustavus to Host State High School Speech Tournament

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    Gustavus Adolphus College will host the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) state speech tournament April 17-18. The Class AA tournament will take place Friday, April 17, while the the Class A tournament will take place Saturday, April 18.

  • Forensics Team Ranked 18th in the Nation

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    For the third consecutive year, the Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team earned a top 20 national ranking at the 32nd annual American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) April 4-6 on the campus of the University of Akron.

  • History Professor to Give Lecture on China

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    Dr. Liping Wang, associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota will speak at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. Wang’s visit is part of the College’s Global Insight program and is free and open to the public.

  • Sophomore Named a Phillips Scholar

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    Gustavus Adolphus College sophomore Laura Jensen has been named a Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation Scholarship recipient for 2009-10 and 2010-11.

  • Relay for Life Set for April 17

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    Gustavus Adolphus College will hold its sixth annual Relay for Life event from 7 p.m. Friday, April 17 to 7 a.m. Saturday, April 18 in Lund Center. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature activity designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, celebrate survivorship, and raise money for cancer research.

  • Gustavus Chooses Reading in Common Book

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    Gustavus Adolphus College has selected Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario as its Reading in Common book for the 2009-10 academic year. The book recounts the odyssey of a Honduran boy who endures hardship and peril to find his mother in the United States.