Parents & Family

Category: Announcement

  • Gustavus Admission Office is Traveling

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    The Admission Office is busy every fall with college fairs, high school visits, church visits, and weekend visit events.  This year Gustavus will be represented at more than 135 college fairs throughout the U.S. between Aug. 29 and Nov. 23.  Want to help in the recruitment efforts? Refer a high school student online, or take…

  • Family Weekend Registration – Last Call

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    Registration is open until this Friday for Family Weekend 2010.  Please join us Friday, October 8th, for open class visits and an evening of Swing Dance hosted by the Gustavus Swing Club.  Saturday, October 9th is a day full of Breakfast in the Halls, Parent Seminars, Gustavus Football, and a Family Dinner followed by an…

  • Flu Shot Clinic for Students

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    Please remind your student to get their flu shot! Flu Shot Clinic for Students When:  Tuesday, Oct 12th, 2010 from 9:30am-4:00pm Where:  Alumni Hall, Johnson Student Union Cost:  $25 Cash/Check or Bill to Insurance If your student would like the vaccine billed to insurance, they will need to bring their insurance card to the Flu…

  • Gustavus Named a “Best College”

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    Gustavus Adolphus College is once again rated a top college in The Princeton Review’s guidebook, The Best 373 Colleges, 2011 Edition. This annual ranking, released Aug. 2, 2010, is based solely on input from college students. The educational services publication recognizes 373 colleges in the nation for offering outstanding academics and great campus experiences. Gustavus…

  • Gustavus Names New Vice President for Enrollment Management

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    Thomas M. Crady, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Vice President for Enrollment Management and will begin work on July 15, 2010. Dr. Crady has dedicated more than 25 years of his career to higher education. From 2007 to 2009 he was dean of the college at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Prior to that,…

  • Gustavus Partners with ASI

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    The American Swedish Institute, a museum and cultural center with an international reputation on historic Park Avenue in the heart of south Minneapolis, unveiled designs for the Nelson Cultural Center, a building to be constructed adjacent to the iconic Turnblad Mansion. The Center will house, among other things, an outreach office for Gustavus. Gustavus will…

  • New Academic Building at Gustavus

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    On April 16, ground was broken for the “New Academic Building” at Gustavus, which will house the three largest majors at the College, economics/management, communication studies, and psychology.. You can watch as this building takes shape, both via a live web cam and updated photos.  All news, pictures, and information about the new building will…

  • Looking for a Summer Read?

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    Each summer, incoming Gustavus students are asked to read a “Reading in Common” book that will be discussed during New Student Orientation and, for some students, during their First Term Seminar course. The Reading in Common selection for 2010 is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. This novel explores the…

  • 2010 Gustavus Yearbook

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    Orders are now being accepted for the 2010 Gustavian Yearbook.  The all-color book will cover the 2009-2010 academic year with highlights including sports, academics, music, theatre, clubs, Greek organizations, residence halls, faculty and staff, and of course, graduate portraits of the Class of 2010. A mailing with order forms have been mailed to students on…

  • Nobel Conference Tickets Now Available

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    Tickets for the 46th annual Nobel Conference will go on sale today, Thursday, April 1. The 2010 Nobel Conference is titled “Making Food Good” and is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 5, and Wednesday, Oct.  6. Seven distinguished presenters will offer thought-provoking looks into what makes food good—from the scientific and ethical aspects to esthetic, ecological,…