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For the second consecutive year, Gustavus celebrates extraordinary youth with its Extraordinary Fan of the Game promotion with the St. Paul Saints. Unlike other wacky between-inning activities Saints games are known for, this is a chance to honor extraordinary young people by publicly recognizing excellence in leadership, service, or community. Each award recipient is honored…

This summer Gustavus is hosting the National Youth Sports Program for the second time. This free program provides day-long activities and meals for more than 200 youth ages 10 to 16 who meet the program’s requirements. Sports activities will be accompanied by activities stressing healthy living, creativity, and academic enrichment. The five-week program runs from…

Pre-orientation immersion programs are becoming more common at colleges and universities. They give participants a chance to come to campus early, start building a core group of friends, and ease the transition to college. Gustavus has two pre-orientation immersion programs, one to the Boundary Waters and one on service and justice in the Twin Cities.…

Since 1977 the Gustavus Library Associates has helped raise funds for the endowment of Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library located at Gustavus. Over 1,000 guests will attend A Royal Affair, the biennial gala dinner/auction benefit at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel on Saturday, October 29. Volunteers are needed to help plan the event and the donation of…

Fall bills sent to parents — July 31 Gustavus Booth in the Education Building at the Minnesota State Fair — August 27-September 5 Waiver of health insurance premium due — August 31 Fall tuition/fees due — August 31 First-year Student Orientation — September 3-6 Returning Student Move-In — September 5-6 Fall classes begin — September…

On May 29, 581 Gustavus students graduated on a beautiful day on Hollingsworth Field. Rob Gardner, professor of theatre, received the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching. Al Annexstad, president and CEO of Federated Insurance and a member of the Board of Trustees, received an honorary doctorate. This recognizes his work with at-risk youth…

This spring has brought a flurry of national recognition for Gustavus students. Aaron Flohrs ’05 was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research for one year in Switzerland on the World Trade Organization. Gina Quiram ’06 was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for her studies in biology. Kyle Marti ’07 was selected the 2005…

Spring semester grades are available for students online at Gustavus. Gustavus accords its students all rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and related state laws, so the privacy and confidentiality of all student records are preserved. This means that parents will NOT receive a copy of their student’s grades from Gustavus.…

June seems to be the perfect month to visit gardens! The Friends of Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus will host a Summer Urban Garden Tour with naturalist Jim Gilbert to three south Minneapolis sites on Saturday, June 25, 2005. The tour (1:00 —5:00 p.m.) begins at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden with rosarian Tim Rosener, then…

Each Summer, incoming Gustavus students are asked to complete a Reading in Common that will be discussed during New Student Orientation and for some students during their First Term Seminar course. The Reading in Common selection for 2005-2006 is The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. In his debut novel, Hosseini “manages to provide an educational…