Year: 2010

Move-in day for first-year students is a time to remember for many Gusties, past and present. Current Gustavus senior Hanna Schutte ’11 and alumna Maggie Hedlund ’09 spoke with some first-year students and their relatives, as well as several student leaders about the excitement that surrounds this memorable day

Approximately 640 first-year and transfer students arrived in St. Peter on the morning of Friday, Sept. 3 to begin their college journey at Gustavus Adolphus College.

University of Minnesota professor C. Ford Runge will help the Gustavus Adolphus College community prepare for the upcoming Nobel Conference, Making Food Good, with a public speaking appearance at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17.

Gustavus Adolphus College will welcome author Jamie Ford to campus Tuesday, Sept. 14 for a free, public lecture. Ford, the author of this year’s Reading in Common book, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, will speak at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall.

Gustavus Adolphus College is listed as the 56th best liberal arts college in the country according to a new set of college rankings recently released by Washington Monthly magazine.

Gustavus Adolphus College will begin its 149th academic year Tuesday, Sept. 7 when classes commence for the College’s 2,450 full-time students. Move-in day for first-year students is Friday, Sept. 3 and new student orientation will run from Sept. 3-6.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce its 2010-11 season, highlighting the broad influence of William Shakespeare with three Shakespeare-inspired productions, including Shakespeare’s R&J, a Shakespeare Performance Showcase, and the season finale of Hamlet.

Gustavus Adolphus College will again have a presence in the Education Building at the Minnesota State Fair. Make plans to stop and visit between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Aug. 26-Sept. 6.