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ON THE HILL
It’s time—fi nally!—to gather for a night of fun and festivities with the Gustavus family at A Royal A air!
After two years of pandemic limitations, this in-person fundraiser with food, drinks, music, dancing, and an auction is on. The fundraiser supports access to learning for the talented students, faculty, and sta at Gustavus. The last event, in 2019, raised more than $500,000 to benefi t scholarships for fi rst-generation college students with high academic ability and high economic need, as well as the Gustavus Library Associates Endowment Fund. The event is hosted by the Friends of the Library-Gustavus Library Associates and Gustavus Adolphus College. Dust o your Gustie crown and attend this gala you and your friends won’t want to miss.
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CHRISTMAS IN CHRIST CHAPEL
“The heavens will open up to show us the mysteries that lie beyond,” says artistic director Lydia Francis ’11. Celestial Wonder, Joy Unfolding: Christmas in Christ Chapel 2022 is a celebration in which heaven, earth, and all creation join Mary and Elisabeth, mothers of Jesus and John the Baptist, to proclaim with wonder, hope, and joy the peace that the birth of Christ heralds into the world.
Dec. 1–4 Tickets on sale Oct. 10. The Saturday, Dec. 3 performance will be livestreamed, see gustavus.edu/events/cincc for more.
THE GUSTIE GALA
Nov. 12
Tickets on sale now; $175 per person; JW Marriott Hotel – Mall of America beginning at 5 p.m.; gustavus.edu/events/
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DID YOU KNOW
Everyone has the opportunity to give opportunity to give a $4,000 scholarship a $4,000 scholarship to an incoming Gustie simply by to an incoming Gustie simply by referring them to Gustavus? Formerly referring them to Gustavus? Formerly the Alumni Referral Scholarship, the opportunity is now open to anyone. See page 34 for more.
PRETTY GOOD NEWS
Physics professor Darsa Donelan received the 2022 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence in May. Based on student nominations, the award acknowledges a faculty member who embodies the qualities of excellence in their work at Gustavus. It is given in memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson ’91 and Holly Bunn ’92, who were tragically killed in a car accident in 1989. Since joining the faculty in 2016, Donelan has taught courses on physics and astronomy in a way that takes into account the needs of students. Outside of the classroom, they support students as an adviser for The Radicals, Queers and Allies, and A Moment of Magic. They are also a fi erce advocate for indigenous relations. Earlier this year, Darsa was presented with the Mark H. Anderson Employee Award at Diversity Ball, which recognizes the ongoing e orts and accomplishments of faculty or sta members who embody and exemplify the values of diversity, inclusion, and the principles of social justice at Gustavus. “Darsa has truly made my time at Gustavus memorable,” a student wrote. Religion professor Thia Cooper received the College’s Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award. Cooper’s interdisciplinary work includes teaching in peace, justice, and confl ict studies; gender, women, and sexuality studies; and Latin American, Latinx, and Caribbean studies (LALACS) programs. A member of the Gustavus faculty since 2005, she is the author of Queer and Indecent: An Introduction to the Theology of Marcella AlthausReid (2021, SCM Press), A Theology of International Development (2020, Routledge), A Christian Guide to Liberating Desire, Sex, Partnership, Work and Reproduction (2018, Palgrave), and Controversies in Political Theology (2007, SCM Press).
Geology professor Erik Gulbranson, alum Aidan Dahlseid ’21, and student Morgan Mellum ’23 co-authored a peer-reviewed article published in the Nature a liate Scientifi c Reports. With Gulbranson’s colleagues from the University of Kansas, Park University, and the Università di Siena in Italy, the article discusses how the research team used data from fossilized Antarctic trees to learn more about the mass extinction that wiped out 70 to 95 percent of the world’s terrestrial and marine species more than 250 million years ago. The team’s techniques support the conclusion that rather than a singular extinction event, the Permian extinction may have been a series of them. Last fall, the results of Gulbranson’s previous fi eld work in Antarctica were included in a New York Times photo essay. The opportunity to include undergraduate students on projects like this is one of the primary reasons he works at Gustavus.
Erik Gulbranson, Aidan Dahlseid ’21, and student co-authored a a liate Scientifi c Reports. With Gulbranson’s colleagues from the University of Kansas, Park University, and the Università di Siena in Italy, the article discusses how the research team used data from fossilized Antarctic trees to learn more about the mass
Morgan Mellum
CAMPUS SOCIAL
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@epsilon_pi_alpha Huge congratulations to our seniors on achieving such a high milestone! We wish you all the success for your next ventures whether it’s off to grad school or off to work! Congrats guys! #whygustavus
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“Gustavus was where I came out. Gustavus is where I made lifelong friendships with people who love and value social justice. Gustavus is where I found my voice.” On June 1, 2013, Cathy ten Broeke ’91 and Margaret Miles became the first same-sex couple to be wed in Minnesota. They were far from the last around the country, as a result of the Supreme Court decision on Obergefell v. Hodges seven years ago today. She shared her thoughts with Gustavus about how LGBTQIA+ rights have advanced in her lifetime and her hope for younger LGBTQIA+ Gusties. gustavus.edu/news
@gustievb Gustie VB weddings are a blast, but when the marriage is to a @Gustavus_MBB player, it’s even better! Congrats to Nora and Spencer on a beautiful wedding yesterday #gogusties
@BonnieBrueshoff Beautiful rainbow moments ago on Woman Lake @gustavus
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10:00 a.m. Time for Reflection
—Lauren Hecht, professor of psychological science and recipient of
