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Deane Curtin: Joining Research and Teaching in Service to the Tibetan Community
Gustavus Adolphus College Professor of Philosophy Deane Curtin is on sabbatical halfway around the world, in the midst of a groundbreaking project at the request of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.
Jessye Flannery ’13: On Top of the World on Capitol Hill
While most students at Gustavus followed this fall’s election through computer and television screens, political science major Jessye Flannery ’13 has had an up close and personal experience with politics thanks to a semester-long internship in the very heart of the nation’s political system, Washington, D.C.
Students Use Fall Break to Give Back
For most Gustavus students, Fall Break is a time to return home and visit family, reflect on the first half of Fall Semester, and rejuvenate the mind and body in preparation for the second half of the semester. But for a group of 16 Gustavus students, Fall Break (Oct. 20-23) was a time to bond together and serve a community in need through the non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity.
Joe Thayer ’15 Helps Gustavus Become a Heart Safe Community
Sophomore Joe Thayer has helped Gustavus become recognized as a Heart Safe Community thanks to his tireless work getting automated external defibrillators placed around campus. Thayer took his passion for heart health and community safety and combined it with knowledge learned through a Communication Studies course to make the project a success.
Gustavus Honors First Decade Award Winners
Gustavus Adolphus College recently recognized Amy Brown ’02 and Michael Bland ’02 as its First Decade Award winners for 2012. The award is presented annually to one male and one female from the 10th anniversary class for early professional development.
A Summer of Research in the Prairie
Biology and Environmental Studies majors Mary Patterson ’14 and Mike Howe ’14 have spent many hours conducting research in the College's Coneflower Prairie this summer alongside Professor of Biology Pamela Kittelson. Their research will help College officials decide how to manage the 75-acre area in the future.
2010 Alumna Receives Prestigious Teaching Fellowship
Gustavus Adolphus College alumna Kaitie O’Bryan ’10 has been named a 2012 Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellow, a highly competitive and prestigious award that will provide her with $175,000 in funding and considerable professional development opportunities over the course of the next five years.
Rachel Oien ’13 Participates in Research Program in Costa Rica
Gustavus Adolphus College senior Rachel Oien '13 is one of 12 students taking part in a summer research experience for undergraduates at Texas A&M University's Soltis Center for Research and Education near the Monteverde Forest in central Costa Rica.
Physics Students Have Productive Summers with Internships
More than a dozen Gustavus Adolphus College physics majors are conducting research and completing diverse and prominent internships all over the country this summer.
Eric Butorac ’03: Moving Forward and Giving Back
When Gustavus and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) celebrated the inaugural Division III Week (April 9-13), Gustavus took time to celebrate one of its own former student-athletes, Eric Butorac '03. Butorac has not only gone on to a successful career on the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour, but he has also found a unique way to give back to his home state.