Author: Matt Thomas ’00

Dr. Brian Holmes, Professor of Physics at San Jose State University will speak at Gustavus Adolphus College at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 3 in Room 214 of the Schaefer Fine Arts Building. Dr. Holmes’ talk is titled “The Physics of Brass Musical Instruments, or What Do Horn Players Do With Their Right Hands, Anyway?”

On Saturday, May 5, Gustavus Adolphus College will host Honors Day, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and achievements of hundreds of its students.

On April 20-21, Gustavus Adolphus College and the organization Colleges Against Cancer hosted their 11th annual Relay For Life event to raise money for cancer research and the American Cancer Society. This video contains interviews with Gustavus students about why they chose to participate in this year’s event.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present Dan LeFranc’s Origin Story in Anderson Theatre this May. Directed by professor Cory Hinkle, this “comic book for the stage” will be presented May 3-5 at 8 p.m. and May 6 at 2 p.m.

The Gustavus Adolphus College Department of Scandinavian Studies will welcome Swedish author and playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri to campus the week of April 30 as the College’s Out of Scandinavia Artist-in-Residence. Khemiri is also one of two keynote speakers at this year’s MAYDAY! Peace Conference.

Celebrate Arbor Day 2012 on Friday, April 27 by visiting the Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College. Take a leisurely stroll on one of the arboretum’s walking paths or take part in a treasure hunt organized by arboretum staff.

Gustavus Adolphus College and its Department of Psychology is hosting the annual Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28 in Beck Academic Hall. Dr. Laurie Santos, Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University is the keynote speaker for the conference.

Watch a video about the upcoming performances of Our Place, In Place, a series of four site and theme-specific performances directed by internationally known director and choreographer Stephan Koplowitz, created in honor of the College’s Sesquicentennial. The video was produced by Kyia Knutson ’12