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Fall Issue of Firethorne Released
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The Fall 2014 issue of Firethorne—the student literary and graphic arts magazine at Gustavus Adolphus College—was released Friday, Dec. 12 at a release party in the Courtyard Café. The 54-page issue highlights 20 different works from 11 different authors and artists. The issue also includes an interview with Gustavus Professor of English Joyce Sutphen, who…
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WCCO Features Legendary Men’s Tennis Coach Steve Wilkinson
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WCCO Sports Reporter and Anchor Mike Max recently spent time talking with legendary Gustavus men’s tennis coach Steve Wilkinson. Max and Wilkinson talked about Wilkinson’s career, his new book Let Love Serve, and his battle with cancer. The story aired on Sunday, Dec. 14 on WCCO-TV’s Sunday evening show Rosen’s Sports Sunday.
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$1 Million Gift to Help Attract National Merit Scholars to Gustavus
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Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to announce that Bob “Stick” Peterson ’74 and his wife Cindy have generously given $1 million for the creation of an endowed scholarship fund intended to attract and retain National Merit Scholars to the College. The fund will officially be known as the Robert A. Peterson Distinguished Student Scholarship Fund.
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Janet Jennings Crowned St. Lucia
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Sophomore Janet Jennings of Inglewood, Calif., was crowned St. Lucia on Thursday morning in Christ Chapel at Gustavus Adolphus College’s 74th annual Festival of St. Lucia. Jennings is a Russian major who intends to add a biology major and follow a pre-med track at Gustavus.
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James Patrick Miller Conducts Stephen Paulus Concerto to GRAMMY Nomination
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Dr. James Patrick Miller, the Douglas Nimmo Professor of the Gustavus Wind Orchestra has been nominated for a GRAMMY™ Award in the Contemporary Classical Composition category.
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Christmas in Christ Chapel Live Stream Attracts Thousands
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The 2014 Christmas in Christ Chapel services were live streamed for the first time in the 42-year history of the event. That allowed approximately 7,500 people from 24 different countries and 49 different states to experience the Gustavus holiday tradition from the comfort of their own homes.
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Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington to Give MLK Memorial Lecture
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The Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, president and founder of both the Washington Consulting Group in Baltimore and the Social Justice Training Institute, will give the 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19 in Christ Chapel.
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November at Gustavus in Pictures
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Winter arrived at Gustavus during the month of November, but that didn’t stop the many activities and events on campus. November events included the Honor Band Festival, Hmong New Year, Building Bridges Preview event, International Festival, fall concerts, and a visit from Minnesota’s Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.
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Christmas in Christ Chapel is Dec. 5-7
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Christmas in Christ Chapel, the annual celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Gustavus Adolphus College, will be held Dec. 5-7 and is themed “Tender Rose, Starry Night.” Through these worship services, the College will continue its 42-year tradition of helping people prepare themselves for Christmas by telling the story of Jesus’ birth through innovative,…
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Two Gustavus Students Receive Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
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Gustavus Adolphus College students Alexa Giebink ’16 and Samantha Vang ’16 are two of the 800 American undergraduate students from 356 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study or intern abroad…