Parents & Family

Category: Event

  • Friends of Music

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    If you’ve ever spent time in a practice room in Schaefer, went to a rehearsal in the Art Barn, or simply enjoyed a performance by a Gustavus ensemble, you have been part of the wonderful tradition of music at the college.  Friends of Music, a new group of alumni, parents and friends, Is a way…

  • Gustavus to Host Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott at The Loft

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    In partnership with The Loft in Minneapolis, Gustavus will host distinguished poet and playwright Derek Walcott at the Target Performance Hall for “An Evening with Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott” on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m.  Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1992, holds this year’s Rydell Professorship at Gustavus. The Rydell…

  • Deadline to buy Orientation Parent Dinner tickets Friday 8/27

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    Friday, August 27 is the last day to buy tickets for the Parent and Family dinner on move in day.  The dinner and program will run from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday, September 3 in Alumni Hall.  Cost is $10 per ticket; your new Gustavus student will not be joining you for dinner.  Come…

  • 2010 New Student Orientation at Gustavus

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    The Gustavus Orientation program is September 3-6 and is focused on helping new students with the transition to Gustavus and establishing a sense of belonging in this community. Visit the orientation website for more information.

  • Gustavus at the Minnesota State Fair

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    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. Wear your Gustavus apparel to the fair to show off your Gustie pride! The fair runs Aug. 26—Sept. 6.

  • Gustavus Choir Companion Tour

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    The Gustavus Choir invites you to participate in a Cultures and Creativity companion Concert Tour of Italy Jan. 13-28, 2011.  The group will include students, family, alumni, and friends of Gustavus on a 16-day immersion in the rich musical, historical and religious culture of Italy.  Choir performances include Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome…

  • Nobel Conference 46 – “Making Food Good”

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    Few issues resonate with people around the world more than the need for good food. Our choices related to diet, farming, and processing are inextricably linked to human health and the health of planetary ecosystems. Considerable public debate swirls around such issues as genetic modification and food security. Seven distinguished presenters will offer thought-provoking looks…

  • Gustavus Library Associate’s Fall Author Day

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    Celebrated Minnesota mystery writer William Kent Krueger is the Gustavus Library Associate’s Fall Author Day speaker on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, at the Edina Country Club. Join us for brunch and conversation beginning at 9:30 a.m. and be the first to get your autographed copy of Krueger’s latest book, Vermilion Drift, to be released in…

  • Gustavus Orientation Dinner for Parents of New Students

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    Friday, September 3 (new student move-in day) 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Alumni Hall $10 per person Come as you are after a physically and emotionally demanding day.  Enjoy a relaxed meal and entertaining program with other family members who are going through the same things!  Meet some key staff who will assist in your family’s…

  • Reading in Common Author Event

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    The Alumni Association and Gustavus Library Associates invite you to an evening with Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, this year’s Reading in Common selection. All incoming first-year students, Gustie Greeters, Collegiate Fellows, Peer Assistants, and many faculty and staff members will be reading the book during the summer…