Year: 2008
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Commission Gustavus 150
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Gustavus Board of Trustees Chair James H. Gale ’83 has announced Commission Gustavus 150, a major initiative to chart the College’s future and plan for its Sesquicentennial in 2012. Commission Gustavus 150 will engage all College’s constituents in integrating and expanding the College’s Strategic Plan and making recommendations for the College’s future advancement. The Commission…
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Gustavus Symphony to premiere piece at Nobel Conference
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The Gustavus Symphony Orchestra will premiere a composition by alumnus Paul Fraser ’05 at this year’s Nobel Conference Concert. The concert will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. in Christ Chapel. Fraser’s new work, titled Aurora Vitalis, was completed in August 2008 and is based on a Hawaiian creation story that tells…
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“Forbidden Art” on display at Hillstrom Museum
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The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus will host two exhibitions that will run through Sunday, Nov. 9. “Forbidden Art: The Postwar Russian Avant-Garde” will be on display concurrently with “Selections from the Hillstrom Collection.” “Forbidden Art” includes 76 paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper, and mixed media works by more than 60 Soviet artists…
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Campus busy with major events
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Gustavus is busy this weekend and early next week hosting the inauguration of President Jack Ohle on Oct. 3, Homecoming, Reunions and Family Weekend Oct. 3-5, and Nobel Conference XLIV, “Who Were the First Humans?” Oct. 7-8. Click on each activity to find more information.