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Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

Edwin Vickner as a young man. Name this Gustie! If you ever took a foreign language at Gustavus  then you either took a class from this person, or you took a class in the building named after him. C. Edwin Vickner

Tuesday Trivia

Name this Gustie! If you ever took a foreign language at Gustavus  then you either took a class from this person, or you took a class in the building named after him. Is this person: A.Harlod Schaefer   B. Russel Lund C. Edwin Vickner D. Evan Anderson    The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. […]

Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

The Gustavus Sign at the top of College Avenue is iconic but it has not always been the first thing you see driving up the hill. In what year did the sign first appear?   C. 1959; the sign was designed by Professor Don Gregory, and installed thanks in large part to the generous donations […]

Tuesday Trivia

The Gustavus Adolphus College sign at the top of College Avenue is iconic, but it has not always been the first thing you see driving up the hill. In what year did the sign first appear? A. 1909 B. 1929 C. 1959 D. 1979     The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Tuesday Trivia: Answered!

  The first dormitory for men was built in the year 1929 and was named for a long-time faculty member. What is the name of that residence hall? C. Uhler Hall. Uhler Hall is named for Jacob Uhler, the “grand old man” who lived and taught at Gustavus. He came to Gustavus in 1882 and […]

Tuesday Trivia

Can you name this Gustie? Graduating in 1979, he is now an acclaimed theatre performer. Is it: A. Kevin Kling B. David Esbjornson C. Peter Krause D. Steve Zahn   The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Tuesday Trivia

Added to Vickner Hall in 1991, Confer Hall is an academic building named for a past Gustavus Board of Trustees chair. What is the full name of Confer Hall? A. Olaf P. Confer Hall B. Ogden P. Confer Hall C. Edwin C. Confer Hall D. Trick question, the building was renamed Confer-Vickner after the addition […]

Tuesday Trivia

In what year was the first group of athletes and coaches inducted into the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame? A. 1945 B. 1956 C. 1978 D. 1984   The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.

Tuesday Trivia

Professor Inez Rundstrom was one of the first hires of President Wahlstrom’s initiatives to have more faculty with university/graduate training as opposed to just theological training. Professor Rundstrom was one of the first women graduates of Augustana College and taught for 48 years. Rundstrom Residence Hall bears her name. She taught French and what other […]

Tuesday Trivia

In what year was the first internship offered at Gustavus? A. 1955 B. 1964 C. 1972 D. 1988   The answer will be posted at 6:00 p.m. CST.