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  • 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…

  • Gustavus Highly Ranked for Study Abroad Participation

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    Gustavus has been ranked in the top 20 baccalaureate institutions in the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors report for the total number of students who study abroad. With 359 students studying abroad, Gustavus is one of six Minnesota higher education institutions ranked in the top 20.

  • Athletics Hall of Fame inductees

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    The Gustavus Athletics Department inducted eight athletes and one benefactor into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 25. Inducted were Milt Brostrom ’49, benefactor; Andy Micheletti ’72, hockey; Susan Erlandson Breckner ’83, volleyball; Steve McDermott ’88, basketball, soccer; Mary Sutherland Ryerse ’90, tennis; Tim Schwartz ’90, football, baseball; Heather Thorson Kittelsen ’92, softball; Sarah…

  • Gustavus women’s hockey player blogs for NCAA

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    Senior Jessie Doig from New Prague, Minn., has been selected by the NCAA to blog for NCAA.com. Doig is one of a select few athletes from Division I, II, and III to give an account of her experiences as a student-athlete. Her twice-a-week blog will run through the entire season and can be read here.

  • New football rushing record set

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    Senior running back Ray Wilson set a single-game rushing school record with 258 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns in the 34-31 win over Augsburg Oct. 25. Wilson broke the school record of 252 rushing yards set by Andy Traetow against Hamline on Oct. 26, 2002.

  • Nobel lectures online

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    Lectures from the 44th Nobel Conference, “Who Were the First Humans?,” Oct. 7-8, are now available online at Nobel Lectures.

  • Outstanding employees honored

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    Three Gustavus employees have been honored with service awards. The 2008 Augusta Carlson Schultz Award for the Outstanding Support Staff Employee was presented to Judy Waldhauser (admission); Virgil Jones (diversity development) received the 2008 Eric Norelius Award for the Outstanding Administrative Employee; and the 2008 Faculty Service Award was given to Florence Amamoto (English).

  • Nobel Conference endowment gift announced

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    Gustavus has received an endowment gift of $2 million from the Reverend Drell and Adeline Dekko Bernhardson, parents of four Gustavus graduates. The gift will support the Nobel Conference and give the College increased flexibility to respond to Nobel Conference-related initiatives as well as enhance the intentional relationship between the conference and science education at…

  • Gusties on Facebook

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    Calling all Gusties on Facebook! Gus the Lion has his own page on Facebook. Come be a friend to Gus Tee today!