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  • Mustaphi Named Michelle Obama’s Deputy Press Secretary

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    Semonti Mustaphi ’03 was recently named Deputy Press Secretary for First Lady Michelle Obama. Mustaphi worked on the Obama campaign, and has also held communications positions for three senators. Mustaphi graduated with a political science and communication studies double major, danced in the Gustavus Dance Company, and was an Anderson Scholar.

  • President Ohle is on the road!

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    Please join President Ohle, his wife Kris, and other Gustavus staff at a dessert reception near you. President Ohle will be visiting 11 cities around the country in the coming months and all alumni, parents, and friends of the College are invited to attend a reception. Check out the Alumni website to find out when…

  • Haugen Named Head Football Coach

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    Peter Haugen was named the new head football coach in mid-December. Haugen posted an 111-44 record in 15 years at Washburn High School. He is the 17th head coach in the 93-year history of Gustavus football. Haugen will start the second week of January.

  • Wilken Joins Alumni Relations Staff

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    Erin Holloway Wilken ’02 joined the Gustavus alumni relations staff as assistant director on November 17. For the past six years Wilken was employed in youth and family ministries at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Maple Grove. She earned a master’s degree in youth and family ministries at Luther Seminary.

  • Nordstrom Receives Award from Sweden’s Royal Family

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    Professor Byron Nordstrom (history/Scandinavian studies) has been awarded the insignia of Commander in the Royal Order of the Polar Star from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf. The Royal Order of the Polar Star, founded in 1748 by King Frederick I, is the highest award the Swedish royal family can bestow on a foreign national who…

  • Kjellgren to Speak at December Twin Cities Breakfast

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    The Gustavus Dining Service has received special recognition by The Princeton Review for having the 10th best food of any college or university in the nation. Director of Dining Services Steve Kjellgren ’86 will speak at the December Twin Cities Breakfast on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place, 1500 Park Place Boulevard…

  • Online Directory Helpful for Christmas Card Lists

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    Need help finding addresses to send Christmas cards to Gustie friends? Just sign in to the online alumni directory to locate your friends. The Office of Alumni Relations can help with your username and password; call 800-487-8437 or by e-mail at alumni@gustavus.edu.

  • New Exhibitions Open at Hillstrom Museum of Art

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    The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus is hosting two new exhibitions until Friday, Jan. 30. Illusion and Certainty will be on display concurrently with Come On!: American Posters from World War I. Illusion and Certainty includes 50 paintings by New York artist Martin Weinstein and Come On!: American Posters from World War I consists…

  • Great Christmas Gifts from Gustavus

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    Looking for meaningful Christmas gifts for Gusties? Check out the Book Mark website for Gustie apparel and gifts. Two Gustie women will be on campus to sign their books at the store on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 1-3 p.m. Rev. Kay Jurgenson ’62 will sign Hold On! Life is Precious! and Claire Plank ’07 will…

  • 2009 Royal Affair date set

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    The 2009 Gustavus Library Associate’s Royal Affair, SHINE, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Mark your calendar today.