Year: 2010

Gustavus Adolphus College Professor of English Phil Bryant recently provided an audio commentary for Minnesota Public Radio about the holiday tradition of Christmas concerts at Minnesota colleges.

While parts of Southern Minnesota are under a winter storm warning and several inches of snow are expected to fall between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, all Christmas in Christ Chapel worship services are planned to occur as scheduled.

The Fulbright Commission in Stockholm, Sweden, recently announced that Gustavus Adolphus College is one of two institutions in the nation that will receive a Hildeman Grant for the 2011-12 academic year.

Gustavus Adolphus College President Jack R. Ohle recently delivered a lecture in China as part of the fourth annual Minnesota Private College Council-United International College Presidential Lecture Series.

Gustavus men’s basketball coach Mark Hanson recently returned from a service learning trip to South Africa with his family. Hanson reflects on his trip with Gustavus sports information intern Seth Wisner.

The Angel Tree – a holiday tradition at Gustavus Adolphus College that assists financially strapped families in St. Peter – is now set up in the C. Charles Jackson Campus Center.

The Gustavus men’s and women’s hockey teams are both ranked in the top 10 of the latest USCHO.com Division III polls, which were released on Monday, Nov. 29.

The Winds of Christmas, an annual performance of the music of Christmas by the combined Gustavus and Vasa Wind Orchestras, will be presented at the College’s morning worship service at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, in Christ Chapel.

Gustavus Adolphus College will celebrate its 70th annual Festival of St. Lucia at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 in Christ Chapel. As part of this seasonal tradition, five sophomore women have been chosen to serve on the Lucia court.

Gustavus Adolphus College Vice President for Enrollment Management Tom Crady announced today that Rich Aune ’81 has been named director of admission for the College. Aune has worked in the Gustavus Office of Admission for 26 years.