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Tag: Twin Cities

  • Easter Bunny Breakfast March 14

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    Erin Wilken

    It just may be a little too early for the tulips and daffodils, but is not too early to hop on over to Mount Olivet Lutheran Church for a hippity-hoppity, fun-filled Saturday morning at the Bunny Breakfast! The annual Easter Bunny Breakfast, hosted by Gustavus Library Associates, has been a springtime tradition for grandparents, parents,…

  • “Come on, You Gusties” Breakfast

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    Join us for a cup of coffee, breakfast, and great conversation. This month our featured presenter is Kris Kracht, communication studies instructor and forensics head coach. All Gusties are welcome and invited to the breakfast, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 8-9:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place, 1500 Park Place Boulevard. Cost is $10 at the…

  • Meet and Greet New Football Coach

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    Gustavus alumni and friends are invited to a reception to meet new Gustavus Football Coach Peter Haugen. Join us Thursday, Feb. 12 between 5 and 8 p.m. for complimentary appetizers and a cash bar at the Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis-Park Place. Please R.S.V.P. to Alumni Relations at 800-487-8437.

  • Announcing Shine * A Royal Affair

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    Shine * A Royal Affair will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. A Royal Affair is the biennial benefit gala of Gustavus Library Associates that supports Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. Shine * A Royal Affair promises the usual elegant dining and spectacular live…

  • Gustie Honored by U of M

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    Whitey Skoog, former Gustavus men’s basketball and golf coach, will be honored by the University of Minnesota on Feb. 22 when they retire his basketball jersey at halftime of the Northwestern game. Notes of congratulations and greetings can be sent to Skoog at Heritage Meadows, 1302 Traverse Road, #203, St. Peter, MN 56082.

  • Rydell Professor Marean to Speak at Science Museum

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    Gustavus Adolphus College in partnership with the Science Museum of Minnesota invites you to a public lecture on Wednesday evening, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the SMM Auditorium to meet and hear Rydell Professor Curtis Marean, Ph.D., noted anthropologist and research professor at the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, Tempe. His…

  • Freed to Speak at January Breakfast

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    Join us for the January “Come on You Gustie” Breakfast featuring Gwen Freed, vice president for marketing and communication. The breakfast is Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Doubletree hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place, 1500 Park Place Boulevard (Hwy 394 and Hwy 100). The breakfast runs from 8-9:30 and is $10 per person. Reserve a spot by calling…

  • Gustie terrorism expert to lecture in Twin Cities

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    Magnus Ranstorp ’85, Ph.D., research director for the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College in Stockholm, Sweden, will present a public lecture, titled “The Threat of Global Terrorism,” on Thursday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., at Interlachen Country Club, 6200 Interlachen Blvd., Edina, Minn. Ranstorp, who will be in the United…