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Gustavus' Health and Exercise Science general education curriculum provides opportunities for participation in a broad range of physical activities which are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to improve personal fitness. Exploration of lifetime activities, health-related skills, and application of safety skills are other important goals within the general education program.
What Happens at a Relay Event There are many moments that create the Relay experience. Specific details vary by event. But the key moments that all events share in common are listed below: Survivors Lap Relay starts with a Survivors Lap – an inspirational time when survivors are invited to circle the track together and help everyone celebrate the victories we’ve achieved over cancer. We also recognize and celebrate caregivers at Relay For Life. These individuals give their time, love, and support to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers who face cancer. Luminaria Ceremony After dark, we honor people who have been touched by cancer and remember loved ones lost to the disease during the Luminaria Ceremony. Candles are lit inside bags filled with sand, each one bearing the name of a person touched by cancer, and participants often walk a lap in silence. Fight Back Ceremony Last, there is a Fight Back Ceremony, where we make a personal commitment to save lives by taking up the fight against cancer. That personal commitment may be to do something as simple as getting a screening test, quitting smoking, or talking to elected officials about cancer. By taking action, people are personally taking steps to save lives and fight back against a disease that takes too much.
The Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library is where many students of Gustavus Adolphus College spend endless hours studying, researching, daydreaming, socializing, reading, and writing.
Our researchers design fun activities for children, including watching short movies, playing games, or solving puzzles. During these activities, we record a child’s behaviors, such as eye-gaze, object choices, and vocalizations to study how children think, learn, and remember.
Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. The Gustavus chapter of Habitat for Humanity works with local chapters and sends over 75 students on Collegiate Challenge work trips each spring break.
The MCS Facebook Page is a place to keep up to date on MCS news, events, and information.
The Gustavus Wind Orchestra is the premiere and official touring wind ensemble of the Music Department at Gustavus Adolphus College. It is conducted by James Patrick Miller. GWO is the oldest touring collegiate band west of the Mississippi River. For more information please visit: https://gustavus.edu/music/winds/gwo/
Gustavus' Health and Exercise Science general education curriculum provides opportunities for participation in a broad range of physical activities which are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills needed to improve personal fitness. Exploration of lifetime activities, health-related skills, and application of safety skills are other important goals within the general education program.
Tusculanum Minnesotense is a week-long, Latin immersion experience. In a supportive and non-competitive environment, you will have intensive practice and active exercise of the Latin language, appropriate for first-time speakers and expert Latinists alike. A typical day includes class sessions and readings from Latin literature, walking sessions, field trips, music, basketball, yoga, cooking, hanging out and playing games -- all in total Latin immersion. After this week you will never think about this living language the same way again! Being led by example, if you are a professor or K-12 teacher, you will also gather ideas for your own classroom teaching. To register or for more information, write to [email protected]
The Wellbeing Initiative supports the Gustavus community to thrive with purpose, connection, and vitality to meet the challenges of a world in need.
Gustavus Adolphus College and its nationally recognized speech team are proud to offer the seventh annual Summer Speech Institute for high school students to be held on the Gustavus campus, July 20-27, 2012. We have extended the institute by one additional day. 148 students from NE, SD, IA, KS, MN, ND, CO, WA, MD, TN, WI and MT attended the 2012 institute. If you want to obtain results in speech competition in an environment conducive to learning, then this is the camp for you! We offer an additional two-day Champions Extension session for additional polish or to work on a secondary event. Students entering their freshmen, sophomore, junior, or senior year in the fall of 2013 with a minimum of one year competitive experience are eligible to attend. The first 150 applicants will be accepted. The GAC-SSI Tournament champion and second place finisher will receive an $8,000 Gustavus Forensics Scholarship! Goals: • Interpers will learn to locate and cut material to meet the allotted time limit, and how to develop distinct, believable characters. • Public speakers will learn to locate topics, to research effectively, and to write speeches with a purpose. • Limited preparation competitors will learn to research effectively, prepare files, construct arguments, and utilize preparation time effectively. In addition to event preparation, everyone will learn vocal warm-ups, tournament etiquette, competitive ethics, the confidence necessary to compete at the highest level, and the values of excellence, preparation, revision, and embracing competition. Each student will work on a primary event over the eight-day, seven night intensive camp. In addition to working with Gustavus Adolphus College coaches, students will work with and learn from nationally recognized high school coaches, collegiate coaches, and collegiate competitors who know the ins and outs of high school speech. Events Covered: • Prose • Extemporaneous Reading • Humorous • Oratory • Dramatic Duo • Informative • Drama • Great Speeches • Poetry • Storytelling • Extemporaneous Speaking • Creative Expression The GAC-SSI Competitive Edge: • 1:4 coach to student ratio • 55% qualified for the NFL National Tournament and/or state tournament, including a national finalist and multiple state champs • Get a leg up on the competition • Dedicate an entire week to intensive forensics training • Spend one week being surrounded by people who share your passion for forensics • Be tournament ready in July Facilities: The camp offers a carefully supervised introduction to college life. Students live in college residence halls, eat in the nationally ranked campus-dining center, and attend sessions in college buildings. Students will also have access to all recreational facilities. Students will utilize the Gustavus library, an excellent resource for researching public address speeches and interpretation events. The structure, opportunities, and adult supervision available at Gustavus make it a first choice for concerned parents. Tentative Tuition Cost (Payment plans are available): June 1st deadline: $700 (Group, 4 or more from same school, Early Registration Special) $750 (Early Registration Special) June 15th deadline: $800 Champions Extension: $275 (July 28th-30th) (A $100 deposit is due when registering by June 1st or 15th. The remaining tuition balance is due July 20th.) The Institute Includes: • Three meals a day prepared by our nationally recognized dining services • Housing at Gustavus Adolphus College • Photocopying, camp mementoes, t-shirt and fun evening activities • Participation in a camp-end tournament culminating in a festive banquet for parent(s) to attend at $12 per parent What Students Had To Say About The Institute: • “I have never worked harder on forensics in my life, but I know this experience will motivate me in the regular speech season and other aspects of my life to always work hard and strive for excellence.” • “I received individual attention from many talented coaches with the desire for me to succeed.” • “All of the staff have such a contagious energy and passion for this activity. The individual coaching was fantastic!” • “This camp made me understand excellence.” • “You didn’t just teach us about speech, you taught us lessons about life.” • The enthusiasm for the art in each person not only inspires, but it creates such an environment that we as students love to learn.” Gustavus Forensics: • 9th place at the 2012 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament. • 9th place at the 2012 National Forensic Association National Championship. • 10th place at the 2011 and 2010 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournaments. • National Champion in ADS at the 2012 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament! • National Champion in Prose at the 2011 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament! • National Champions in President’s DII at the 2012 and 2011 National Forensic Association National Championship! • 2010 Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament National Champions! • Top 20 at the 2009, 2008 and 2007 American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournaments. • Thirty-three AFA-NIET out round participants, including four finalists. • Four American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament All-American Competitors. Contact Information: Kristofer B. Kracht Director of Forensics 507.933.7486 [email protected] www.gustavus.edu/ssi (GAC-SSI web site with online registration) http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gustavus-Adolphus-College-Summer-Speech-Institute/35695371801
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The Department of Biology at Gustavus provides an exceptional educational experience by actively engaging students and faculty in biological scholarship at all levels. Faculty provide biology students with a diverse learning environment that allows students to: • Pursue research • Engage in broadly based biology curriculum with hand-on learning • Model professional service and community leadership • Pursue vibrant professional lives • Learn how biology intersects with and connects to other disciplines
What does it mean to be human? What constitutes moral and ethical behavior? What makes for a good life? The 3 Crowns Curriculum at Gustavus Adolphus College (formerly Curriculum II) explores questions like these through discussion-oriented classes and extracurricular activities. Our distinctive general education program emphasizes connections – connections between ideas and values, between past and present, between learning and life, between students and their peers and faculty. Students take an integrated sequence of courses together in a group, developing a shared body of knowledge through common experiences. The 3 Crowns Curriculum is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is open to all entering, first-year students at Gustavus.
Responsive to the professional needs and interests of each faculty member, the Kendall Center includes support for teaching initiatives and faculty research, scholarship, and creativity, and provides on-campus opportunities for focused conversation on pedagogy, assessment of student learning, and collaboration among colleagues. Through its support of such opportunities, the Kendall Center fosters the pursuit of teaching and scholarly excellence throughout all stages of each faculty member's career and for all Gustavus students.
The Culpeper Language Learning Center is a unique resource at Gustavus, uniting students and faculty with the common goals of teaching, learning, and experiencing language. The Center is directed by Jeremy Robinson and a number of student workers help to support our mission. Our language and technology specialists provide support to visitors throughout the day and into the evening and also work on a number of other Culpeper initiatives. Our language tutors are are available in the evenings and are a great resource for students taking foreign language courses.
The Sociology/Anthropology Department at Gustavus Adolphus College is committed to research and learning within the Gustavus community. We offer a wide variety of classes so please check them out! Here is the link for the American Anthropology student information website http://www.aaanet.org/resources/students/ check it out!
The arboretum is open during daylight hours throughout the year. The Melva Lind Interpretive Center is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and is also available for rental. To contact arboretum staff, call (507) 933-6181.