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Graduation may seem far away for seniors, but now is the time they should finalize their resumes and/or prepare for graduate school. The majority of on-campus, career placement recruiting visits occur in September, October, and November. There are some Spring Semester recruiting events such as Job Fair, “ELCA Camp Day,” and some on-campus interviews. Seniors…

Family Weekend is October 6-8 at Gustavus and is combined with Homecoming festivities. The full schedule this year includes musical performances, athletic events, seminars on parenting a college student, international terrorism, and the Linneaus Arboretum, as well as a performance by folk artists and alums Neal Hagberg and Leandra Peak. The schedule is designed to…

The 2006-07 academic year kicked off Sept. 6 with the annual opening convocation at which President Jim Peterson encouraged students, faculty, and employees to remember, live, and teach the College’s mission — to prepare students for fulfilling lives of leadership and service to society. Some students who arrived on campus prior to the opening day…

Twenty-one new students will have the opportunity to participate in an immersion experience led by Gustavus faculty and staff from Aug. 24-31. The Boundary Waters Immersion is a unique leadership program that offers opportunities for canoeing and camping through the Boundary Waters while connecting with faculty/staff facilitators and other new students.

Help current students by signing up to conduct mock interviews! You will be provided with basic questions to ask and then you will offer feedback to the students in preparation for job and graduate school searches. The Career Center will host Mock Interview Night on Thursday, October 5, times ranging from 4-8 p.m. at Gustavus.…

Gustavus will again have a booth at the Minnesota State Fair in the Education Building. The booth will have friendly faces, information, and those popular Gustie Grams to send a note to someone on campus. The Fair runs August 26 — September 4.

The Admission Office met the goal of 685 in-coming first-year students for this fall. Gustavus has also expanded the legacy scholarship that awards money to children or grandchildren of alumni to cover those who have a sibling who either attended or is currently attending Gustavus. For more information on these scholarships, contact the Admission Office…

As a result of the outbreaks of mumps and pertussis (whooping cough) in the United States over the past year, several national organizations have made changes in their recommendations regarding mumps and pertussis immunizations for college students. Transmission of these two diseases has been widespread in college-age students (18-24 year olds) for many reasons. Consistent…

In the past, students either paid cash or billed their college accounts for charges incurred during visits to the Health Service, and we provided them with fee statements to submit to their own health insurance companies. Effective this fall, Health Service will bill your student’s health insurance company directly. Any remaining charges will be the…

Students who wish to park a vehicle on campus must obtain a student parking permit by registering their motor vehicle with the Department of Safety & Security. The student parking permit fee for 2006-07 is $120. Online vehicle registration: Online registration is available at Vehicle Registration until August 20th. Students will need their email user…