James Patrick Miller: Poetry, People, and Sense of Place

Each year new “Gusties” step into the stories that resonate in the college’s halls, guiding and nurturing them, and hopefully strengthening their capacity to contribute in positive ways to this place and to new places beyond graduation.

James Patrick Miller
Assistant Professor of Music

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Excerpted from Rooted in a Distinctive Tradition, Open to the World: Reflections Across Campus on the Heritage, Character, and Vision of Gustavus Adolphus College
Edited by Marcia J. Bunge, Rev. Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Distinguished Chair of Lutheran Studies

“The aim of this book is to address some of the common questions visitors or newcomers ask about the college’s identity and heritage: What makes Gustavus such a special and distinctive liberal arts college? What is the value of studying or working at a college founded by Swedish Lutherans? What does its Lutheran affiliation mean? How does its Lutheran heritage influence Gustavus today and into the future?”