Double major, Stained Glass
Studio Art and Computer Science double major Sam Teff ’27 is known around Gustavus for his stained glass creations
Fine Arts
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SHINE: Tobias Polley ’25
What does it mean to be a successful student at Gustavus? He asked. And in every way, Gustavus answered.
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SHINE: Deb Swanberg
As the executive assistant in the Dean of Students Office, she sees students at their best—and most challenged.
On The Hill
Testing a Signature Experience Summer
This summer, the Gustavus Signature Experience (known as SigX) took flight.
Community
Legacy Families 2025
Move-In Day 2025 was extra bittersweet for these alumni and families who moved in a next generation of Gusties.
Community
A Brief History of Homecoming’s Royalty
It hasn’t always been a democratically elected monarchy.
Class Notes
Class Notes, Fall 2025
Jobs moves, new achievements, life changes, weddings, births, and more. News from Gusties.
Great Reads
INTRODUCING: Dr. John Volin, President of Gustavus Adolphus College
A new president and a refreshed curriculum that leans into the best of Gustavus liberal arts means a bright future for Gustavus students.
Community
From Gustavus, With Love
We asked. Gusties answered. A sample of well-wishes for President Bergman upon her retirement.
Great Reads
Living the Legacy: “Her” Class of 2018
They were first-years when Rebecca Bergman started her first year as President of Gustavus. What four leaders from the Class of 2018 are up to.
Great Reads
Mission. Vision. Forward.
Lessons on leadership from the 17th President of Gustavus Adolphus College as she retires.
Community
Class Notes, Spring 2025
Jobs moves, new achievements, life changes, weddings, births, and more. News from Gusties.
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SHINE: Chance Korpela ’25
Her conversations with President Bergman have kept the student body focused on the future.
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SHINE: JJ Akin ’11
Today’s assistant to the president has always been writing from the middle of it.
Community
Gusties Gather, Spring 2025
Around the world, Gusties get together. Here are several. Do you have photos of your favorite Gusties gathering? Email us!
On The Hill
Introducing: Gustavus Signature Experience
Or, as students and faculty alike call it, SigX.
Great Reads
Microscopic Changes, Big Impact
Through an NSF grant, students, alumni, and faculty edit genes to identify targets for creating climate-resistant crops.
Community
Gusties at Work: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Senior Program Coordinator
“We’re working together to address some of the most pressing global health challenges.”
Community
Gusties at Work: Uber Manager for Central Operations
“Sometimes the most rewarding experiences come from unexpected places.”
Community
Gusties at Work: Waconia Assistant City Administrator
“I love the tangible impact that local government can have on people's lives.”
Great Reads
Visiting the Artists
Culture scout and Emmy Award winner Ian Grant ’91 on visiting Ukrainian artists and bringing Gustie along (virtually).
Community
Legacy Gusties 2024
Move-In Day 2024 welcomed more than 30 legacy first-year Gusties—and welcomed back their alumni family members.
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SHINE: Henry Noma ’24
Through a Gustavus partnership with the Mayo Clinic's Surf Program, Henry Noma '24 is the future generation of scientists and academics.
On The Hill
Starting the Fyre Early
The First-Year Research Experience Program gives students in the natural sciences and math fields the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research early in their college career.
Great Reads
The Way to Treat People
For Mayo Clinic Gustie anesthesiologists, what they learned at Gustavus is in line with how they treat people today.
Great Reads
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.
Community
Class Notes, Spring 2024
Jobs moves, new achievements, life changes, weddings, births, and more. News from Gusties.
Great Reads
First-Gen Students On Their Roads to College
The truth of it all: "In a way, it's a superpower.”
On The Hill
Heritage: The Peace Studies Origin Story
How Civil Rights legend Bernard LaFayette, Jr. helped make justice a Gustavus core value.
On The Hill
Heritage: Intramural, Extra Fun
To call it “recreational competition” is to be oxymoronic. Some intramural fun throughout the years.
Community
Class Notes, Fall 2024
Jobs moves, new achievements, life changes, weddings, births, and more. News from Gusties.
Great Reads
Wade in the Water
A poem from "Prof B" Phil Bryant ’73, who retired at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.
Great Reads
“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.
Great Reads
“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.
Community
Gusties Gather, Fall 2024
Around the world, Gusties get together. Here are several. Do you have photos of your favorite Gusties gathering?
Community
Gusties Gather, Spring 2024
Around the world, Gusties get together. Here are several. Do you have photos of your favorite Gusties gathering?
Shine
SHINE: Ro Sherden
Fiery attacks, heart-stopping rallies, and gnarly digs. That's Gustavus Volleyball under "Coach Ro."
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SHINE: Isaac Bui ’24
The small college experience, the Center for Career Development, and old-fashioned gumshoeing led this Gustavus grad to a Vikings internship.
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SHINE: Adam Biewen ’25
Any way you count it, this two-sport athlete's passion for stats has helped prepare him for what's next.
On One Perfect Match
As told by Tommy Valentini ’02, Steve Wilkinson Endowed Professor of Sports Ethics and Varsity Men’s Tennis Coach.
Sports
Living into Lund
Two years after the Grand Opening of Phase One of the Lund Center Expansion and Renovation, an update.
Great Reads
Serving Up Disruption
An essay from Jillian Hiscock ’05, who launched a Minneapolis bar solely devoted to women’s sports.