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Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
In what year was the formal system of majors and minors introduced? D. 1914
Tuesday Trivia
This week’s question: In what year was the formal system of majors and minors introduced? A. 1884 B.1894 C.1904 D. 1914 The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.
Blast from the Past
This is a picture of the Auditorium which was completely gutted by a fire on January 8, 1970. The “Aud” served not only a meeting place, and Chapel, it housed multiple administrative offices including Alumni Relations. A majority of the 3 by 5 index cards with our alumni address records had to be recreated by […]
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
What was your favorite J-Term course and why? I (Don’t forget to include the year and the instructor!)
Factoid Friday
Christ Chapel was dedicated Jan. 7, 1962 as the opening event of the Gustavus Centennial Celebration. This is a picture from that first service in the Chapel.
A View (Away) from the Hill
January Term opportunities have no boundaries. Since its inception, J-Term has taken Gusties dog sledding in Canada, studying the performing arts in London, touring Eastern Europe with the choir, exploring Africa or focusing on the chemistry of beer fermenting right here in Nobel Hall (you had to be a 21+ chemistry major). Here is a […]
Words of Wisdom
“Daily Chapel, the Nobel Conference, and Christmas in Christ Chapel — what all these have in common is that they have made Gustavus truly unique in the vast sea of American colleges and universities.” Yoshi Ludwig ’07 Gustavian Weekly, October 31, 2003
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
A 4-1-4 calendar is two semesters in which students take a full academic load of four classes and a January Term month sandwiched in between, which gave students a chance to take one innovative or focused class or to travel. What year did Gustavus switched to a 4-1-4 calendar? Did this system begin at Gustavus […]
Tuesday Trivia
A 4-1-4 calendar is two semesters in which students take a full academic load of four classes and a January Term month sandwiched in between. “J-Term” gives students a chance to take one innovative or focused class or to travel. What year did Gustavus switched to a 4-1-4 calendar? A. 1964 B. 1974 C. 1984 […]
Blast from the Past!
An image that captures the construction of Christ Chapel at Gustavus in 1961.