Month: April 2010

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College will present a compelling performance of The Arabian Nights, a play by Mary Zimmerman. Directed by Henry MacCarthy, performances of this production will be held April 22, 23, and 24 at 8:00 p.m. with a matinee performance on April 25 at 2:00 p.m.

Gustavus Adolphus College sophomore Benjamin Johnson-Tesch has received honorable mention recognition from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

The Covenant Award, bestowed annually to an individual who has made distinctive contributions which have strengthened the partnership between Gustavus Adolphus College and member congregations of the College’s Association of Congregations (GACAC), was presented to the Rev. Terry R. Morehouse on Saturday, April 17.

For the second straight spring, a group of Gustavus Adolphus College education majors are completing a portion of their student teaching requirements in Barrow, Alaska – the northernmost point of the United States.

Gustavus Adolphus College recognized Brenda Kelly, Michele Koomen, Karl Larson, and San Skulrattanakulchai as newly tenured faculty members during its 10 a.m. daily worship service in Christ Chapel on Friday, April 16.

Bobby Petrocelli, a best-selling author and critically acclaimed motivational speaker, will speak at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.

The 23rd annual convention of the Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations will be held Saturday, April 17. Gustavus will host pastors and delegates from the more than 500 Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) congregations from the state and across the country that are current member congregations of the association.

The Gustavus Adolphus College Chemistry Club will host between 80 and 100 elementary students in grades one through six on Saturday, April 17 for the annual Science on Saturday event.