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The Gustavus forensics team continues the tradition of excellence, with major team and individual wins this season. Last season the team ranked in the top 20, which is impressive since 14 of the top 20 schools are “Division I” schools that have more funding and more coaching staff. While many schools have several full-time forensics…

Minnesota Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher ’90 will be speaking at the December Twin City Gustie Breakfast. Kelliher will share broad insight into state politics. Come to ask your questions for this unique opportunity for Gustavus alumni and parents. Doubletree Hotel, Minneapolis-Park Place Dec. 19 8:00-9:30 a.m. 1500 Park Place Boulevard (Hwy. 394…

Inspired by the popular television show Dancing with the Stars, a standing room only crowd of students, faculty, and St. Peter community members filled Alumni Hall on Nov. 2 to watch Gustavus students and faculty/staff members swing dance to raise money for the St. Peter United Way. The event, “Dancing with the Profs 2,” featured…

Gustavus celebrated its 67th annual Festival of St. Lucia on Thursday, Dec. 6. As part of the celebration, one sophomore and four of her classmates were selected to serve as St. Lucia and the Lucia Court. The five women are chosen based on academic achievement, spiritual leadership, and service to the College and others as…

The halls are closed during Christmas break. Students who are not able to leave campus for the break due to distance may be housed in the on-campus hostel with permission from the Residential Life Office. Students should notify the Residential Life Office by December 12. Halls close for semester break — Thursday, December 20, at…

Reading Day (no classes) — Dec. 15 Final Exams — Dec. 17-20 Twin Cities Gustie Breakfast featuring Margaret Anderson Kelliher ’90 — Dec. 19 Halls close for semester break at 6 p.m. — Dec. 20 Spring semester bills sent to parents — Dec. 28 Financial aid information sent to returning student families — January 2…

Internship Orientation — December 10 & 13 Spring Internship Registration Deadline — Feb. 15 Minnesota Private College Job and Internship Fair — Feb. 19 & 20 Gustavus Internship Fair — March 5 For more information of career and internship services, go to Career Center.

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Gustavus was surprised to find itself “unranked” in the 2008 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges guide. This new classification results not from a change in the high quality of a Gustavus education, but from the way it answered a series of questions in the magazine’s survey. These questions concerned the use…

Standardized test score submission for admission to Gustavus became optional a year ago. So what did that mean for the incoming class? Eighty-one percent of applicants still presented test scores for consideration. The College enjoyed a 24 percent increase in applications and welcomed 670 first-year students and 40 transfer students to campus this fall. Twelve…