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News & Announcements Ushers Needed… Ushers are needed for all Christmas in Christ Chapel services (Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 1, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 2, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.). Ushers need to be at Christ Chapel 90 minutes before the service starts and may stay or leave…

News & Announcements Founders Day Reception Rescheduled… Due to the scheduled time of the service for Professor Emeritus Robert Esbjornson on Thursday, Nov. 1, at First Lutheran Church, the Employee Awards/Founders Day celebration has been postponed. While the Founders Day chapel service was held as planned, the reception in Alumni Hall has now been rescheduled…

News & Announcements Online GLA Auction Closes Tonight… A new feature this year of Gustavus Library Associates’ Razzle Dazzle* A Royal Affair fundraiser is an online auction. The online auction has been running since Thursday, Oct. 18, and closes tonight (Thursday, Oct. 25) at 10 p.m. All proceeds from the auction will be directed to the…

News & Announcements Alum Funds Two Major Scholarship Endowments… Alumnus Walter L. Youngquist (Class of 1942) recently made two separate gifts to the College, totaling $500,000. One gift, in the amount of $200,000, will be added to the Robert Eric Youngquist Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which was established earlier this year to assist students who have…

News & Announcements Presidential Search Website Now Online… A new website has been created to inform the Gustavus community about the presidential search process. Information on this site includes an overview and timeline of the search process, a list of members on the search committee, and ground rules and a code of ethics that will…

News & Announcements Sacred Space Discussion… On Thursday, Oct. 11, at 12:30 p.m., the Committee of the Sacred Space of Linnaeus Arboretum invites the faculty to Linner Lounge to learn more about the space. This is a great opportunity to learn about and give feedback on the plans for a new meditation garden in the…

News & Announcements College Retains A3 Rating… Moody’s Investors Service recently affirmed the A3 long-term rating on Gustavus Adolphus College’s Revenue Bonds issued through the Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority. The Moody report detailed several financial strengths of the College which led to the favorable rating, including a stable market position due to steady enrollment…

News & Announcements Letters Still Sought for Tenure Candidates… The following members of the faculty are currently being considered for appointments with continuous tenure: John Clementson, education Patricia English, communication studies Patric Giesler, sociology & anthropology Deborah Goodwin, religion Elizabeth Jenner, sociology & anthropology Jeffrey Jeremiason, chemistry/environmental studies Yumiko Oshima-Ryan, music Matthew Panciera, classics Alisa…

News & Announcements Presidential Search Committee Organized… On Sept. 9, the Gustavus Board of Trustees created a presidential search committee and charged it with assisting the Board in selecting a successor to Jim Peterson. The following members were named: Trustees: Tom Annesley, David Carlson, Ardena Flippin, George Hicks, Terry Morehouse, Marilyn Olson, Wayne Peterson, Sally…

News & Announcements The YS Returns (Technical Stuff)… With the beginning of a new academic year comes the resumption of the The Yellow Sheet, a weekly newsletter providing news and information to the campus community since 1975. It is distributed online each Thursday afternoon except during academic breaks. How should items be submitted? Fill out…

News & Announcements Commencement May 27… Nearly 600 students will graduate with bachelor of arts degrees from Gustavus during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, on Hollingsworth Field (Lund Center, if inclement weather). Please note that the commencement procession will begin at 1:45 p.m. Click here to view the commencement weekend schedule. Hosts…

News & Announcements Corpse Flower Visitation… A rare Amorphophallus titanum (Titan Arum, commonly named the corpse flower–this one nicknamed "Perry") is about to bloom in the biology department greenhouse in Nobel Hall of Science, the first corpse flower to bloom in the state. All college employees are invited to five-minute private "visitations" with biology professor…