Tag: Alumni

Gustavus alumna Cathy ten Broeke ’91 has committed her professional career to ending homelessness in the state of Minnesota. At midnight on Thursday, August 1, ten Broeke made a commitment of a different kind, and in the process, became part of Minnesota history.

A number of current and former Gustavus students will be performing, directing, and producing at the 2013 Minnesota Fringe Festival, which will take place August 1-11 at various locations in Minneapolis.

After living in New York City for several years, Gustavus alumnus, actor, and filmmaker Shane Jensen ’10 is returning to Minnesota to work on a new project called The Way the Crow Flies.

After graduating from Gustavus in 2001 with a double major in honors music and physics, Jason Haaheim didn’t stop learning and he didn’t stop pursuing his dreams. After earning a master’s degree and spending 10 successful years as a scientist, Haaheim is now the Principal Timpanist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York.

Gustavus Adolphus College alumnus Matt Wood ’10 made his way from Pennsylvania to Gustavus and then to the Peace Corps in Nicaragua. After primarily training teachers in entrepreneurship for the past two years, he will return to the U.S. in July to pursue a master’s degree in international business.

From the time she was three years old through her four years in high school, Gustavus Adolphus College alumna Katie DeSantis ’10 found herself in and out of various Minneapolis homeless shelters. The difficulties and uncertainties of growing up in poverty left a lasting impact on her, which is why she is where she is…