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If you missed this year’s Nobel Conference on the Future of Medicine or wish to hear a lecture again, it is now available online. Click Nobel Conference to view the 2006 Nobel Conference lectures and question-and-answer sessions online in audio and video format.

Gustavus is in good stead with its decision in May to adopt a test-optional admission practice. This fall two more national liberal arts colleges, Gettysburg College and Union College, joined the growing list of top schools nationwide to make SAT and ACT test scores optional for high school seniors who apply for admission. There are…

With the upcoming semester break and January term, some students and their families may have the opportunity to travel internationally to countries that have reported incidents of avian flu. Remember to continue to observe for symptoms of the avian flu for 10 days after returning home from these travels. If you become ill with a…

Final Day of Classes — December 13 Reading Day (no classes) – December 14 Final Exams — December 15-19 Halls close for semester break at 6:00 p.m. — December 19 Spring semester bills sent to parents — December 20 Halls re-open from semester break at noon – January 2 Financial aid information sent to returning-student…

Internship Orientation — December 8, 12, 13 Internship Reflection — December 14 For more information of career and internship services, go to Career Center.

November is the time students select classes for January Term and Spring Semester. Students are often their own best advisers by taking advantage of the numerous resources to guide this process. The professor of the First Term Seminar advises those students until the student declares a major. When declaring a major, the student will choose…

Each year around 400 students are granted permission to live off campus, with the remaining 2,050 students residing in college-owned residence halls, apartments, or houses. Students MUST receive permission from the Residential Life Office to live off campus, which is granted based on the student’s housing priority number. Students should NOT sign a lease until…

Steinway and Sons, makers of what many would say are the best pianos, has added Gustavus to its “All Steinway Schools” list. This is an exclusive list of just 66 colleges, universities, or conservatories in the world. To be considered for the Steinway designation, a school must first have at least 90 percent of its…

Men’s Fitness magazine has named Gustavus as one of the top 10 colleges in America for fitness. Among the things considered in the rankings were nutrition and dining choices, whether physical fitness is included in the curriculum, and availability of workout equipment. They also examined individual student responses to questions on topics such as alcohol…

A night of jazz will happen on Tuesday, November 14, when paintings of jazz legends by David Rickert and jazz music by the Gustavus Jazz Lab Band will be featured at Premier Gallery in Minneapolis. The reception and jazz sets are hosted by Kelvin and Diane Miller ’73 ’76, alumni of Gustavus bands. Reservations are…