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The Rev. Dr. Clair Emery Johnson, professor emeritus of religion at Gustavus Adolphus College, died on Christmas Eve 2009 at the age of 84. One of the pillars of the College’s Department of Religion during his 37 years on the faculty, Johnson continued to preach in area congregations and give presentations on religious topics—especially American…

Gustavus Adolphus College will celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 18 by welcoming author, minister, civil rights movement leader, and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rev. C.T. Vivian to campus.

As we celebrate the holidays with friends and loved ones, we give thanks and rejoice for our many and varied traditions.

Gustavus Adolphus College recently received a $310,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase a Polytec Scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer to support the research program of Professor of Physics Tom Huber.

With Christmas just around the corner, many members of the Gustavus community recently took the opportunity to give back to one or more families in the St. Peter area through the annual Angel Tree program.

Gustavus Adolphus College recently received a three-year $155,000 curriculum development grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), entitled “Integrating Sustainability Across and Within the Science Curriculum.” While this initiative involves a wide range of faculty, core project faculty include Chuck Niederriter (lead author, Physics), Colleen Jacks (Biology), and Jeff Jeremiason (Chemistry, Environmental Studies).

Gustavus Adolphus College Dining Service employee Steve Brown recently received his undergraduate degree from Minnesota State, Mankato at the age of 70.

Chester O. Johnson, a professor emeritus of geology at Gustavus Adolphus College, died Tuesday evening. He was 96.

Gustavus Adolphus College crowned sophomore Jennifer Fox as the 2009 St. Lucia during the College’s 69th annual Festival of St. Lucia Thursday, Dec. 10.

The Gustavus Adolphus College forensics team finished its fall semester schedule with a second place showing the 44th annual Michael Nicolai Collegiate Forensics Tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Stout on Dec. 4-5.