Visiting the Artists

Culture scout and Emmy Award winner Ian Grant ’91 on visiting Ukrainian artists and bringing current Gustie students along (virtually) for the ride.

5 medical professionals work together in surgical scrubs

The Way to Treat People

For Mayo Clinic Gustie anesthesiologists, what they learned at Gustavus is in line with how they treat people today.

Five adult headshots from 2023-24 with their corresponding college headshots

Gustie Alumni Working in Sports

Gustavus liberal arts was a training camp for the careers of these Gustie alums from a variety of majors and fields.

Five cool college students stand in front of a turn-of-the-century college building on the Gustavus Adolphus College campus

First-Gen Students On Their Roads to College

The truth of it all: "In a way, it's a superpower.”

Water submerging a flooded highway reflects the sky and the trees around it.

Wade in the Water

A poem from "Prof B" Phil Bryant ’73, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.

Aryn Bell DeGrood standing with one leg on the beam, in the Gustavus Sponberg Gymnastics studio

“Why I Do What I Do”

Following her mom’s advice, Aryn Bell DeGrood ’09 transferred to Gustavus during her first year. Here how it flipped her life around.

Mike Caroll standing beside the Gustavus hockey rink

“It’s Made Me a Better Person.”

25 truths about Gustavus Women’s Hockey from Coach Mike Carroll, who’s been at it for 25 years.

Pictured is Jillian Hiscock sitting in her bar laughing.

Serving Up Disruption

An essay from Jillian Hiscock ’05, who launched a Minneapolis bar solely devoted to women’s sports.

“I will not be the last.”

Pilar Gimenez Stier ’96 on her journey from teen immigrant to Minnesota’s First Latina Police Chief.