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Christmas in Christ Chapel Marks 50 Years at Gustavus
Written by Alex Ogle ‘27 As the season turns toward winter and the days grow shorter, hundreds of Gustavus students, faculty, and staff work tirelessly to gift the world the remarkable celebration of Christmas in Christ Chapel. This has become a widely loved tradition that has been bringing the community together for half of a […]
Gustie Summer Employment Secrets: Stay Flexible
Elliot Steeves '24 ended up learning a whole lot about a whole new area. Summer is often an occasion for college students to try and nudge their way into a career path. Biology students conduct on-campus research, while music students begin to work on teaching projects. And because of this time, and what it means […]
Artist Jeannette Ehlers To Visit Gustavus
Danish-Trinidadian performance artist Jeannette Ehlers will be on campus from April 24-28. (Photo by Marlene Anne Lough.) One might assume that Scandinavia has little to teach us about diversity. The Gustavus 2023 Out of Scandinavia (OOS) Artist-in-Residence, Jeanette Ehlers, has spent her career dispelling that assumption. Beginning April 24, the College will host the Copenhagen-based, […]
Cristina Sirbu ’24 Named 2022 St. Lucia
Gustavus sophomore Christina Sirbu ’24 was named this year's St. Lucia during the Dec. 8 festival in Christ Chapel.
Gustavus to Receive Grant to Expand STEM Inclusivity
The award will be supplemented with similar efforts for non-STEM programs.
Gustavus To Celebrate Annual Festival of St. Lucia
One sophomore woman will be crowned St. Lucia in the 82nd annual celebration.
Gustavus recognized for student voter participation
Building upon the school’s impressive track record of robust student voter participation, Gustavus has been recognized as one of 394 colleges nationwide recognized for its efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement in the 2022 elections. The national ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting campaign helps colleges and universities make intentional efforts to increase student […]
Gustavus Gears Up for Christmas in Christ Chapel
As the first snows of the year surround us, the Gustavus campus is lively with preparations for this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel. While students, faculty, and staff put in the countless hours of rehearsal that this service requires – as they have for nearly 50 years – this is a time to reflect on […]
Gusties Raise $500K for First-Generation Students in One Evening
First-generation Gusties Brenna Germscheid ’23, Anahi Rubalcava Ortiz ’23, and Cristina Sirbu ’24 with Gus In a welcome return to in-person philanthropy, A Royal Affair—the Gustie Gala raised more than $500,000 on Saturday, Nov. 12 to support scholarships for first-generation Gustavus students, and another $150,000 for the Gustavus Library Associates (GLA) Endowment Fund. The Folke […]
Meet Kong Yang ’23, Japanese Studies Major and Army Serviceman
Kong Yang on reconnaissance duty in Somalia, 2020. When Kong Yang was a high school senior in Maplewood, he began to think about ways to pay for college. Born in Thailand, he came to the Twin Cities with his family as a child and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2016. Around that time, his […]