Students will head back to classes on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Gustavus Adolphus College will begin its 151st academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 4, when classes commence for the College’s 2,500 full-time students.
President Jack R. Ohle will welcome all students and staff back to campus at the College’s Opening Convocation at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in Christ Chapel. The College’s Opening Convocation is open to the public.
A photo gallery from Tuesday, Sept. 4 is available on the College’s Flickr page.
It will be a busy and exciting first two months of the academic year, highlighted by a visit from Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on Friday, Oct. 5. Here are some of the events that will take place on campus in September and October:
September 4: First day of Fall Semester classes
September 10-December 2: 150 Years of Swedish Art: Highlights from the Swedish National Collections in Stockholm, Hillstrom Museum of Art
September 11: Reading in Common Lecture with Author Wes Moore, 7 p.m., Christ Chapel
September 14: Nobel Conference Preview Lecture with William F. Fitzgerald, 2:30 p.m., Alumni Hall
September 15: Celebrate St. Peter Day
September 15: Dedication of the Coneflower Prairie, 10:30 a.m., Linnaeus Arboretum
September 15: Fall Fest in the Arb
September 29: Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet, 5 p.m., Alumni Hall
October 2-3: 48th Nobel Conference: Our Global Ocean, Lund Center
October 5: Royal Visit from Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden
October 5-7: Family Weekend
October 8-14: Homecoming Week
October 12: Sesquicentennial Closing Dinner, 6 p.m., Evelyn Young Dining Room
October 13: Dedication of the West Mall, 10 a.m.
October 13: Homecoming football game, 1:30 p.m., Hollingsworth Field
October 25: Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Lecture featuring Ingemar Eliasson, former governor of Värmland (1990-2002) and Marshall of the Realm at the Royal Court (2003-2010).
October 25-27: Behold the Coach, in a Blazer, Uninsured (and other good intentions), Anderson Theatre
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Media Contact: Director of Media Relations and Internal Communication Luc Hatlestad
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