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Gustavus Adolphus College occurs as personal liberal arts college founded in 1862 by Eric Norelius and was originally named Minnesota Elementar Skola. Inside 1865 on the 1,000th year day of remembrance of the dying of St. Ansgar, "the Apostle of the North," the college was renamed and incorporated as St. Ansgar's Academy. Within May of 1873, the college wwhen once more renamed & reincorporated as Gustavus Adolphus Literary and Theological Institute in honor of King Gustavus Adolphus the Great of Sweden. In October 16, 1876, it opened as Gustavus Adolphus College around its newly location in St. Peter, Minnesota. Gustavus is the oldest of many Lutheran colleges in Minnesota. These are affiliated by using a Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Gustavus systematically ranks high among U.S. liberal arts colleges, currently set among a better C national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. Gustavus students see from either either terminated Fifty major bailiwick, ranging from physics to religion to Scandinavian Studies. A College is lauded for its Writing Through a Course of study program, which fosters hard writing skills all told academic disciplines. Since the Eighties Gustavus has got a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest & virtually all prestigious faculty member honor society in the United States.

A immense majority of Gustavus' 2700 students (Gusties) sleep inside home at a College, in traditional dormitories, College-owned houses, & theme areas, like a International Home & a Swedish House. Campus life is enhanced per several musical ensembles which perform throughout a month, including a Gustavus Choir, Christ Chapel Choir, a Lucia Singers, a Gustavus Adolphus Symphony Orchestra, Gustavus Wind Orchestra, Combo, etc. Theatre is as well the regular sectiin of campus life & there are ii picture gallery on campus.

a Gustavus campus features state-of-a-art science facilities, many computer & language research laboratory, & a big freshly dining facility which has improved the cafeteria food from either that endured by last generations of Gusties. In a center of campus stands the College's majestic & striking Christ Chapel, which seats over Yard population. Ecumenical chapel services are held every weekday & in Sundays. Attendance is voluntary. Gustavus' number 1 building inside St. Peter, Old Main, originally housed a entire college. These are presently undergoing major renovations like a addition of an elevator to enable it to serve new generations of Gusties. A campus is easily-landscaped by owning each tree endemic to Minnesota in the Linnaeus Arboretum. These are farther graced per total of remarkable sculptures by the late easily-known Minnesota sculptor Paul Granlund, an alumnus of the College world health organization for numbers of years was sculptor-within-home.

Core Values
A College's mission statement describes 5 core values:

  • Excellence
  • Community
  • Justice
  • Service
  • Faith

    Hauntings
    Based on data from urban legend, a campus is the at home to many ghosts. Allegedly haunted web sites include:

  • Old Main (by using Ternion ghosts)
  • A Dive amusement center in the Jackson Campus Center
  • A Anderson Theater
  • A Fine Arts Center Arts Wing
  • Bjorling Recital Hall
  • Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
  • A Peterson House
  • Rundstrom Hall
  • Wahlstrom Hall
  • Norelius Hall

    Nobel Conference
    Gustavus has been carrier to the annual Nobel Conference since the 1st conference within 1963. the conference has a revolve about science topics such as "The Legacy of Einstein" (2005), "The Science of Aging" (2004), "The Nature of Nurture" (2002), "Virus: The Human Connection" (1998), and "The New Shape of Matter: Materials Challenge Science" (1995). A conference is open to the public & geared toward lay persons. A 2006 conference topic is "Medicine: Prescription for Tommorow" & may pass in Oct Three-Four.

    Disasters
    In January 8, 1970, the Auditorium was totally gutted by the fire. Inside March 29, 1998, the College's campus was hit by a mile-wide F3 tornado that broke 80 percent of a windows, leveled nearly 2,000 trees, toppled the chapel's spire, and caused more than $50 million in damages.

    Attractions
    Christ Chapel Granlund sculptures Linnaeus Arboretum Old Main (Gustavus)

    Athletics
    Gustavus Adolphus College occurs as member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).

    Location
    A College's campus is located in St. Peter, Minnesota. Its mailing location is 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082.

    See Also
    :Category:Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni :Category:Lutheranism

    • Gustavus Adolphus College
    An undergraduate, residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage.

    Office of Admission
    Virtual tour, information on campus visits, financial information, special information for international students, a section for parents, and online application.

    Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
    Main academic library for Gustavus Adolphus. Overview of the collections, hours, online catalog, databases to which Gustavus Adolphus subscribes, course pages.

    Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Association
    Alumni events, class letters. How to hire a Gustie grad or host a Gustie intern. Alumni awards, general information on the association.
    Regional: North America: United States: Minnesota: Localities: S: Saint Peter
    Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Lutheran: Education: Colleges and Universities: Synodical: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America





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