Month: October 2014

Gustavus faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends, the Board of Trustees, delegates from peer institutions of higher education, and several special guests, including Governor Mark Dayton and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, filled Christ Chapel on Friday afternoon as Gustavus officially inaugurated Rebecca M. Bergman as the College’s 17th President.

Gustavus Adolphus College inaugurated Rebecca M. Bergman as its 17th President on Friday, Oct. 3 in Christ Chapel. The ceremony included remarks by Governor Mark Dayton, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, and President Bergman’s father, the Rev. Dr. Harold Weiss, among others. Here is full text of President Bergman’s Inaugural Address.

The Gustavus Adolphus College football team will host Carleton College for its Homecoming game at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Hollingsworth Field.

Gustavus Adolphus College will inaugurate Rebecca M. Bergman as its 17th President during a 2:30 p.m. investiture ceremony on Friday, Oct. 3 in Christ Chapel. Governor Mark Dayton and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will be among the speakers at today’s ceremony, which will be live streamed on the Gustavus website.

Annika Johanson ’12 is a Child Life Specialist for both Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare. She is charged with helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events.

Star Tribune reporter Maura Lerner recently wrote about the upcoming 50th annual Nobel Conference.

Gustavus Adolphus College will kick off its series of events related to the inauguration of President Rebecca M. Bergman on Wednesday, Oct. 1 with a symposium on “The Future of the Liberal Arts” The symposium will feature seven speakers, including Gustavus students, employees, and alumni, who will each present a short vignette or reading related…