Author: Matt Thomas ’00

The Star Tribune recently recognized the Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College as the “best unexpected place to find great art” in its recently released Best of Minnesota 2014 special section. The Best of Minnesota listings were thoughtfully selected by the 265 Star Tribune journalists who comprise Minnesota’s largest newsroom.

Gustavus President Jack R. Ohle received the Charles W.L. Foreman Award at The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) 2014 State Funds Annual Conference on Monday, April 28 in Chicago, Ill. The Foreman Award recognizes a college president or corporate trustee who has demonstrated an outstanding record of service that truly distinguishes the recipient from his…

Thirty-nine seniors and 11 juniors at Gustavus Adolphus College were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society, on Thursday, May 1. Students who have excelled in the study of liberal arts are elected each year by a faculty committee of local chapter members. Election criteria include a record…

The annual Paul Magnuson Student Leadership and Service Awards were presented to recipients on Sunday, May 4 as part of the College’s 2014 Night of Distinction. Established in 1991, and annually supported by the Hon. Paul Magnuson ’59, chief judge of the U.S. Federal District Court in St. Paul and former trustee of the College…

Watch a video slideshow produced by Caroline Moynihan ’17 to reflect back on some of things that happened on campus during the month of April.

More than 700 high school speech competitors from approximately 125 high schools representing 33 different states will descend upon St. Peter and Gustavus Adolphus College for the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) on May 9-11.

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Scandinavian Studies will welcome Swedish author Arne Dahl to campus May 10-17 as the College’s Out of Scandinavia Artist-in-Residence for 2014.

Three senior studio art majors at Gustavus Adolphus College will have their work displayed at the College’s Hillstrom Museum of Art beginning May 3 through June 1. The exhibition is titled Emergence and will feature an opening reception from 4 to 6 p.m. as part of the College’s Honors Day festivities on Saturday, May 3.

On Saturday, May 3, Gustavus Adolphus College will host Honors Day, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and achievement of hundreds of its students.

Gustavus Library Associates (GLA) will host its fourth annual Books in Bloom event at the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library on May 2-4. The event is free and open to the public.