Alumni Blog

Category: On Campus Events

  • Students and Alumni Connect over Nobel Luncheon

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    Megan Myhre

    In conjunction with the 47th Nobel Conference “The Brain and Being Human”, the Office of Alumni Relations and the Center for Servant Leadership collaborated to host a Mentoring Luncheon to connect current students with an interest in neuroscience with alumni who work in related fields. The luncheon was held on the first day of the…

  • Paul Batz ’85 is asking, “When’s the last time you pulled your ‘fun-muscles?’”

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    Megan Myhre

    Don’t miss this interesting, passionate, and tug-at-you-heartstrings blog post written by Paul Batz ’85 (co-founder of What Really Works) all about Gustavus and Homecoming! Here is a little piece of the blog. Read the whole article at www.paulbatz.com. “I’m glad it’s Tuesday morning. Seriously, there’s a couple thousand proud Gustavus Adolphus College people — from…

  • Gustavus: It Gets Better Project

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    Megan Myhre

    On campus this February and March, the Gustavus Queers and Allies organization and the Campus Activities Board collected video recordings of students, faculty and staff giving testimonies as members of the GLBT and Ally community, which was combined into one video response from the Gustavus community for the It Gets Better Project (www.itgetsbetter.org). The nationwide…

  • Groundbreaking Photos

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    Erin Wilken

    Groundbreaking for the new academic building was held on a beautiful, windy day at Gustavus.

  • Christmas in Christ Chapel

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    Erin Wilken

    You are invited to join the Gustavus collegiate community for “A Liturgy of Letters and Carols,” this year’s Christmas in Christ Chapel worship celebration, on the weekend of December 4-6, 2009. Tickets for the services and buffets at $17.50 each are available online via credit card this year at www.gustavustickets.com.  If you do not have…

  • Start of a New Academic Year

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    Erin Wilken

    Gustavus Adolphus College will begin its 148th academic year Tuesday, Sept. 8, when classes commence for the College’s 2,525 full-time students. Approximately 630 first-year students are enrolled at Gustavus this fall. Move-in day for first-year students was Friday, Sept. 4, and you can view photos of move-in day or a video of the Gustie Greeters…

  • Nobel Conference

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    Erin Wilken

    Water is essential to all life. Our world cannot survive without it, and solutions to its quality and availability do not come easily. We have a shared responsibility to work together to manage the world’s water, and we must better educate ourselves as to how we can make a positive impact on the use and…

  • Homecoming and Family Weekend 2009

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    Erin Wilken

    Homecoming and Family Weekend will be Oct. 9-11. This is a reunion time for the classes of 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, and 2004, but all alumni are invited to attend the events, even if it is not their reunion year. The full schedule this year includes a 5th Quarter Postgame Event where…

  • Chemistry Alumni Symposium

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    Erin Wilken

    The Gustavus Chemistry Department invites alumni and friends to visit campus for a special event.  In addition to our annual fall research symposium, we have arranged for several alumni to talk about their work.  This will be an excellent time to reconnect with classmates and network with other alumni. Student Research Symposium 1 – 5…

  • “Go with the Flow” to Nobel Conference 45

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    Erin Wilken

    Water is essential to all life. Our world cannot survive without it, and solutions to its quality and availability do not come easily. We have a shared responsibility to work together to manage the world’s water and we must better educate ourselves as to how we can make a positive impact on the use and…