Author: Matt Thomas ’00

On Wednesday, March 13, Gustavus Adolphus College students and financial aid supporters will travel to St. Paul to meet with state legislators to show continued support and appreciation for the Minnesota State Grant Program. The program helps make higher education affordable for 88,000 Minnesota college and university students. Approximately 30 percent of Gustavus students receive…

The Gustavus Adolphus College chapter of Sigma Xi will host Dr. Richard (Rikk) G. Kvitek for a pair of free public lectures on March 21-22. Dr. Kvitek is a Professor in the Division of Science and Environmental Policy at California State University Monterey Bay, where he directs the CSUMB Seafloor Mapping Lab.

A new study tours program initiated by the President’s Office will allow alumni, parents, and friends of Gustavus Adolphus College to tour beautiful and unique destinations all over the world under the guidance and direction of faculty experts.

Award-winning novelist, poet, and playwright Dr. Zanemvula (Zakes) Mda will visit Gustavus Adolphus College on March 5 to give a public and inaugural lecture for the new African Studies program. Dr. Mda’s lecture is titled “Write What You Don’t Know: Readings from the Novels of Zakes Mda,” and will take place at 7 p.m. in…

The Chaplains’ Office at Gustavus Adolphus College will welcome the Rev. James J. Lobdell ’71and choir director Donnie Williams to campus March 18-20 for the newly named Cross Cultural Ministry Days, continuing the College’s tradition of inviting alumni ministers to participate in the worship and academic life of the College.

The Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Program at Gustavus Adolphus College will host a free public screening of the award-winning film “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 in the Nobel Hall of Science’s Wallenburg Auditorium.

For the fifth time in the last six years, the Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team has won the Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association (MCFA) state championship. Gustavus won the team sweepstakes at the tournament, which was hosted by the College of St. Benedict on Feb. 16-17, with 456 points.

Two Gustavus Adolphus College students will be among the 37 undergraduate students who will present their research at the 2013 Minnesota Private College Scholars at the Capitol event from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19.