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SHINE: A Proud—and Growing—Gustavus Heritage
Tricia Stenberg's Gustavus job is awarding and rewarding. There’s a lot of rewarding work at Gustavus, but Tricia Stenberg’s might take the proverbial cake. She leads the Heritage Scholarship, one of the most successful scholarship initiatives at Gustavus. It works like this: A donor pledges $12,000 to be given to a student over the course […]
SHINE: “Gustavus doesn’t let you passively experience it.”
Genesis Tompkins '23 leverages her recent undergrad experience into attracting prospective students to the Hill. It’s funny now to think about how far down the list Gustavus was for Jenesis Tompkins ’23. The former high school class president, now a Gustavus admission counselor, recalls, “Gustavus had free busing from the Twin Cities. I was just […]
SHINE: She was the first. Her students will follow.
Martha Ndakalako is an assistant professor in English, African Studies, and Comparative Literature. When she was 18, Martha Ndakalako made the trip from Namibia to Texas to become the first person in her family to go to college. Her spirit for adventure and a love for literature led her there. “I wanted to know the […]