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Author: Brianna Furey ’15

  • Joe Wachutka ’13: Not Your Average Gustie

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    Brianna Furey ’15

    Gustavus senior Joe Wachutka did not take a traditional route from high school to College. Wachutka spent six years in the Navy before finding his way to St. Peter. Now, with a prestigious internship at Harvard Medical School under his belt, Wachutka appears destined for success after graduation.

  • Introducing Students to a Liberal Arts Education

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    Brianna Furey ’15

    Now in its 20th year of existence, the First Term Seminar program at Gustavus Adolphus College involves specially designed courses intended to introduce first-year students to the aspects of a liberal arts education. Courses address questions of values and teach writing, critical thinking, and oral communication skills.

  • Jessye Flannery ’13: On Top of the World on Capitol Hill

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    Brianna Furey ’15

    While most students at Gustavus followed this fall’s election through computer and television screens, political science major Jessye Flannery ’13 has had an up close and personal experience with politics thanks to a semester-long internship in the very heart of the nation’s political system, Washington, D.C.

  • Language Buddies Program Bridges a Gap

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    Brianna Furey ’15

    After only a year at Gustavus Adophus College, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies Program Director Angelique Dwyer has founded an influential program that is aimed at bridging the gap between the Latino community of St. Peter and the College.