Year: 2011

Emily Thielman ’05 loves solving puzzles. When selecting a January Interim Experience in 2004, she chose a cryptography course, in which she studied how one can decrypt secret messages without knowing the enciphering key. At the time, she had no way of knowing how she, along with Professor John Holte, would later help another Gustie…

The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures will be sponsoring a showing of the film Papers: Stories of Undocumented Youth on Thurs, Oct. 6.

Gustavus Adolphus College officially kicked off its Sesquicentennial celebration on Friday, Sept. 30 in the Lund Center Arena as more than 750 alumni and friends of the College gathered for a kickoff dinner and celebration.

Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees Chair Mark Bernhardson announced the official kickoff of a comprehensive fundraising effort called Campaign Gustavus on Friday, Sept. 30. Bernhardson, a 1971 Gustavus graduate, made the announcement at the College’s Sesquicentennial and Campaign Kickoff Dinner in Lund Arena in front of more than 750 alumni and friends of the…

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College, in conjunction with the 2011 Nobel Conference, The Brain and Being Human, will present Mick Gordon and Paul Broks’ On Ego, on the Anderson Theatre stage Oct. 4, 7, 8 & 9.

Dr. John P. Donoghue, one of eight presenters at the upcoming 47th annual Nobel Conference, will appear on Minnesota Public Radio’s Midmorning show with host Kerri Miller from 9-10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3.

In honor of the College’s Sesquicentennial, October 1, 2011 has been declared Gustavus Adolphus College Day in the State of Minnesota by Governor Mark Dayton and in the City of St. Peter by Mayor Tim Strand.

The Sept. 13 Reading in Common lecture, featuring author Kent Nerburn and Native American guests Raymond and Martin Sensmeier, can now be viewed online.

Gustavus Adolphus College will celebrate its Homecoming Weekend Friday, Sept. 30 – Sunday, Oct. 2, as well as the official kickoff of its Sesquicentennial celebration. Along with numerous alumni gatherings and Sesquicentennial related events, there are several events geared toward current Gustavus students.