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Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Feel free to post your comments below! What advice would you give current Gustavus student?
Factoid Friday
Did you know…. The first pupil of Gustavus was Jonas Magnuson (Magny) in 1862. He was a 20 year-old who grew up in the Chisago Lakes area and was the only pupil until the winter term. His fees were $1 for his room, 75 cents for his board and tuition was free! He went on […]
View from the Hill
In November of 1982, Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited campus and unveiled the sculpture titled Sun Glitter by Carl Milles. They are returning on October 5 this year. Details can be found at the Royal Visit website.
Words of Wisdom
“Successful assimilation into the Gustavus community requires the acquisition of many new skills. On the academic level, the freshman, confronted with responsibility for his own free time, must perfect the skill of time allotment. Similarly, now that Mom and Dad aren’t around to awaken the new college student on Sunday morning, he must discover for […]
Tuesday Trivia: Answered!
Before the Greeks we know today became official fraternities and sororities, many of them were literary and debating society’s (and a few “secret” ones as well) who printed their own newspapers with their minutes. An official all-college newspaper can trace it’s roots back to the the names of Gustaviana (1890-1895) and The Gustavus Adolphus Journal (1896-1903) and […]
Tuesday Trivia
Before the Greeks we know today became official fraternities and sororities, many of them were literary and debating society’s (and a few “secret” ones as well) who printed their own newspapers with their minutes. An official all-college newspaper can trace […]
Sunday-Funday Gustie Thoughts
Feel free to share your memories below! How has the life of a college student changed since you were at Gustavus?
Factoid Friday
Did you know… The Folke Bernadotte Library at Gustavus has 308,247 volumes, 497 print periodical subscriptions, 167 electronic subscriptions, and 294,966 total government documents? With new acquisitions arriving each year!