Year: 2009

Dr. Steven Miles, professor of medicine and bioethics at the University of Minnesota, will give this year’s Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College. The lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 in Wallenberg Auditorium, located in the Alfred Nobel Hall of Science.

Tickets for the annual Christmas in Christ Chapel celebration at Gustavus Adolphus College will go on sale to the general public at noon on Thursday, Oct. 15. This year’s celebration will be held Dec. 4-6 and is themed “A Liturgy of Letters and Carols.”

The Gustavus Adolphus College football team came back from a 33-22 defecit against Pacific Lutheran University to earn a thrilling 34-33 victory. Gustavus quarterback Jordan Becker connected with sophomore Elliott Herdina on a one-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds remaining for the winning score.

Nine different lectures from the recently concluded 45th annual Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College are now archived and available for viewing online. This year’s Nobel Conference was titled H2O: Uncertain Resource and confronted global issues related to water resources.

Gustavus Adolphus College won the 2009 MIAC Women’s Golf Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 6 with a three-day total of 968 (+104). With the victory, the Gusties earn the MIAC’s automatic berth into the NCAA Championships this spring.

On Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Wednesday, Oct. 7, the 45th annual Nobel Conference, titled H2O: Uncertain Resource, is viewable via a live webcast. Wednesday’s speakers include Peter Gleick, Larry Rasmussen, Asit Biswas, and William Graf.

Shawn Otto, co-founder and CEO of Science Debate 2008, has been added to the 2009 Nobel Conference line-up at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Otto will replace poet-playwright Derek Walcott who was forced to cancel due to medical reasons.