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Choir of Christ Chapel Prepares for Arizona Tour
The Choir of Christ Chapel of Gustavus Adolphus College will travel southwest to Arizona when it embarks on its annual tour April 15-18. The upcoming tour includes concert dates in Sun City West, Phoenix, and Tucson.
Women’s Hockey Wins MIAC Playoff Title
The Gustavus Adolphus College women’s hockey team topped St. Catherine 5-1 on Saturday afternoon at Don Roberts Ice Rink to win its seventh consecutive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Playoff championship. With the win, the team will earn the automatic bid from the MIAC to the NCAA Tournament, which begins next weekend.
Gusties Spend a Day at the Capitol
A group of approximately 70 Gustavus Adolphus College students and staff, including President Jack R. Ohle, took a bus to St. Paul on Thursday, March 4 to advocate for need-based student financial aid through the Minnesota State Grant Program.
Gustavus Jazz Lab Band Announces East Coast Concert Tour
The Gustavus Jazz Lab Band from Gustavus Adolphus College will embark on a six-day concert tour to various locations in Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia March 26-31.
Alumna Featured in New “Letters to Jackie” Book
Marcia Grann O’Brien, a 1962 graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College is featured in a new book titled Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation.
Mark Anderson to Receive Greater Gustavus Award
The Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Board of Directors has announced that Mark Anderson ’66, the College’s Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, will receive the Greater Gustavus Award.
Drucilla Barker to Speak at Moe Lecture
Drucilla Barker, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, and Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of South Carolina, will speak at this year’s Moe Lecture in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Geography Professor Conducting Research in Haiti
Gustavus Adolphus College Assistant Professor of Geography Anna Versluis is currently in Haiti conducting research on the extent and impact of familial and neighborly aid following the earthquake that devastated the small island country on Jan. 12.
Nelson-Pallmeyer to Keynote 30th Annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, a nationally recognized teacher, writer, public speaker, and activist committed to nonviolent social change, will deliver the keynote address at the 30th annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College. This year’s conference will take place Wednesday, April 28 and is themed “Imagining Peace.”
Records Fall in Men’s Hockey Victory
The Gustavus Adolphus College and Augsburg College men’s hockey teams took regulation and four overtimes to settle an MIAC Playoff semifinal game at Don Roberts Ice Rink on Saturday night. When it was all said and done, the Gusties prevailed 6-5 and several records were broken.