Author: Matt Thomas ’00
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Kathi Tunheim Honored by Pi Kappa Delta
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Dr. Katherine A. Tunheim, the Board of Trustees Endowed Chair in Leadership and Management at Gustavus Adolphus College, was recently inducted into the Pi Kappa Delta Order of Attainment, the honor society’s most prestigious alumni recognition award.
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Keisha Bates ’11: Striving to be Extraordinary
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When alumna Keisha Bates ’11 made a visit to Gustavus Adolphus College as a high school senior she remembers her admission counselor telling her that ‘Gustavus is a safe place to do extraordinary things.’ That statement resonated with Bates during her four years on the hill, and sticks with her today as she is in…
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Gusties Seek Social and Environmental Justice on Spring Break
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Gustavus juniors Anna McDevitt and Jill Oxborough plan to spend this year’s Spring Break in West Virginia, where they will volunteer for the non-governmental organization Coal River Mountain Watch — a group attempting to prevent the coal industry from using mountaintop removal methods in the region.
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Arthur Brooks to Keynote 2013 Lindau Symposium
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Distinguished author, economist, and social scientist Arthur C. Brooks will keynote the 2013 Lindau Symposium at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Alumni Hall. Brooks’ keynote lecture is titled “Gross National Happiness” and is free and open to the public.
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Student Testifies in Front of Minnesota Senate Committee
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Gustavus Adolphus College first-year student Paget Pengelly of Chanhassen, Minn., testified on Wednesday in front of the Minnesota Senate Transportation and Public Safety Committee regarding a bill that addresses underage drinking on limousines and party buses.
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Brazilian Carnival Scheduled for Saturday Night
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The Organization of Latin American and Spanish Cultures (OLAS) at Gustavus Adolphus College will sponsor and host an eclectic and impressive group of professional singers and dancers on Saturday, March 16 to celebrate the College’s second annual Brazilian Carnival. This year’s event will take place between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. in Lund Center.
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Gustavus Named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
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Gustavus Adolphus College has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a program of the Corporation for National & Community Service. First launched in 2006, the Honor Roll annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and placing more students on a lifelong path of civic…
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A Pearl in the Storm is Reading in Common Book for 2013-14
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Gustavus Adolphus College has selected A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure as its Reading in Common book for the 2013-14 academic year. Murden McClure is scheduled to make a public appearance on campus on Sept. 19-20.
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Colorado-Boulder Professor to Lecture on Climate Change
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Professor James White, Fellow of the Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will visit Gustavus Adolphus College on March 25-26 for a pair of climate change lectures.
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Poets Kirkpatrick and Nolan to Read at Gustavus
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Gustavus Adolphus College will welcome two award-winning poets to campus on Thursday, March 21 for an evening of good poems and good company. Patricia Kirkpatrick and Tim Nolan will read a selection of their works beginning at 7 p.m. in the Melva Lind Interpretive Center.