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For a calendar of residence hall break opening and closing times and housing selection, visit the Residential Life website. Please note these dates and time for travel plans for this academic year.

The academic calendar for the year is available online . This includes dates of mid-term tests, finals, and college breaks. Please schedule travel home for breaks either after all tests are to be complete or after your student knows their test schedule or discusses their travel plans with their professors.

The Handbook for Families for 2008-2009 incorrectly listed the dates for Spring Break/Easter Recess. The correct dates are March 21-30, 2009.

Gustavus booth at the Minnesota State Fair — Aug. 21-Sept. 1 First-year student move-in — August 29 New student orientation — August 29-September 1 Waiver of health insurance premium due — August 31 Fall tuition/fees due — August 31 Returning student move-in — September 1 Fall Semester Classes begin — September 2 Inauguration of President…

Gustavus President Jack Ohle will be the featured speaker at the July Gustie Breakfast. He is very interested in meeting alumni, parents and friends and sharing his vision of the College. Join other Minneapolis/St. Paul area Gusties for a morning cup of coffee and breakfast while getting an update on Gustavus. The group meets the…

No matter where your child or grandchild is looking to go to college, there are some basic steps that most students follow in making a selection. Each student’s college search timeline is different. Families start the process at different times, people visit campuses at different times, and students are admitted throughout the school year. The…

Each summer, incoming Gustavus students are asked to complete 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 2008 is Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China by John Pomfret. The book…

Gustavus has a history of excellence when it comes to educating undergraduate students in the sciences. In recent years at Gustavus, the physics department has enjoyed a sharp rise in the number of females seeking degrees. The physics department’s 2008 graduating class included 16 graduates—seven of whom were women. This is in sharp contrast to…

Lutheran Summer Music, a four-week summer music training program founded in 1982, returns to the Gustavus Adolphus College campus June 23 – July 20. More than 150 young musicians and an outstanding faculty of artists and musicians from across the United States are taking part in this intensive educational session and present more than 20…

First-year student move-in — August 29 Returning student move-in — September 1 Fall Semester Classes begin — September 2 Family Weekend — October 3-5 For a complete listing of events on campus, go to the College Calendar. Click here for information on other Important Dates and Campus Resources .