Month: April 2010
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Fulbright Scholar to Lecture on Health Care in Ghana
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Dr. Eva Tagoe-Darko, a Fulbright scholar from Ghana, will discuss her research on the benefits of traditional medicine and traditional approaches to health care for women and children in Ghana at a free public lecture on Monday, May 3 at Gustavus Adolphus College.
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Honors Day Scheduled for May 1
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On Saturday, May 1, Gustavus Adolphus College will host Honors Day, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and achievements of hundreds of its students.
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Hillstrom Museum to Showcase Student Work
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The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College will present Atypical 9 to 5: Senior Exhibition, an exhibition featuring the work of 17 studio art majors at the College. The show will be on display from Saturday, May 1 through Sunday, May 30 with an opening reception scheduled for 4-6 p.m. May 1.
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President Peterson Receives Polar Star
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Dr. James L. Peterson ’64, who served as the 15th president of Gustavus Adolphus College from 2003 to 2008, was awarded the Royal Order of the Polar Star at a special, private luncheon Thursday, April 29 on campus.
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Obituary: Philip Knautz, 86, Emeritus Professor of Music
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Longtime Gustavus Adolphus College concert choir director and Professor Emeritus of Music Philip F. Knautz ’48 – known to a generation of student singers as “Mr. K” – died April 26 in Colby, Wis., at the age of 86.
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Gustavus Jazz Lab Band Competes in Eau Claire
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Nearly every year Associate Professor of Music Steve Wright takes his Gustavus Jazz Lab Band to the prestigious Eau Claire Jazz Festival hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, not only to perform for a knowledgeable and appreciative audience but also to compete against some of the stellar college and university jazz programs in the…
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Gustavus to Celebrate its Authors
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Gustavus Adolphus College will hold its annual Gustavus Author Tea at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6 in the Courtyard Café, located on the lower level of the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.
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Communication Studies Majors Present at Annual Conference
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Ten Communication Studies majors from Gustavus Adolphus College presented individual research projects at the 19th annual University of Saint Thomas Undergraduate Communication Research Conference on Friday, April 23.
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Bill Hakala to Give Talk on Tuesday
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Entrepreneur, writer, and historian Bill Hakala will be at Gustavus Adolphus College on Tuesday, April 27 to give a talk titled “The Evolution of ‘Now’: Real World Storytelling about Today’s Institutions.” Hakala will speak at 4:30 p.m. in Linner Lounge, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.
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Men’s Tennis Clinches Share of 22nd Straight MIAC Title
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The Gustavus Adolphus College men’s tennis team defeated St. Thomas 7-2 and Bethel 9-0 on Saturday, April 24 to clinch at least a share of the MIAC regular season championship. It is the 22nd consecutive MIAC regular season title for the team, and the first for first-year head coach Tommy Valentini.