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  • Martin Lang, 2023 Carlson Award Winner, Communication Studies

    Martin Lang, 2023 Carlson Award Winner, Communication Studies

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    I am honored to present this year’s recipient of the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching – the highest honor awarded to a Gustavus faculty member. The winner is selected from student, faculty, and staff nominations recognizing this person’s teaching excellence and their commitment to innovative and effective teaching strategies. This year, we recognize…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke

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    Jill Locke (Political Science) gave a talk and Q&A at the Saint Peter Senior Center on May 4. Locke was also recently named as the next James and Patricia McPherson Endowed Professor at Gustavus.

  • Jeff Ford, 2023 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence Winner

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    Jeff Ford (Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics) was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus non-tenure-track faculty member for significant contributions to teaching and learning.

  • Erik Gulbranson, 2023 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

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    Erik Gulbranson (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus faculty member for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication that contributes to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Mimi Gerstbauer

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    Mimi Gerstbauer (Political Science) and co-authors James Huff (Wheaton College) and Vilma “Nina” Balmaceda (Duke University) published an article “Faith in Peacebuilding Assemblages in Colombia and Peru” in The International Journal of Latin American Religions.

  • Kate Aguilar, 2023 Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching Winner

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    Kate Aguilar (History) was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Swenson-Bunn Memorial Award for Teaching. The award honors the memory of two Gustavus students and members of the Student Senate, Greg Swenson and Holly Bunn, who were killed in a car accident in 1989. Presented each year at Honors Day, this is the only…

  • Joaquin Villanueva, 2023 Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award Winner

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    Joaquín Villanueva (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award. Presented each year at Honors Day, this award is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished scholarly achievements.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Yurie Hong

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    Yurie Hong (Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies) delivered an invited lecture about Gender, Identity, and Classics at St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s Speaker Day.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kate Aguilar

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    Kate Aguilar (History) was selected for the CIC Faculty Seminar on the Legacies of American Slavery at Yale (Summer 2023), along with the Southern Historical Association’s Junior Scholars’ Workshop (2023-2024). She was also awarded the 2023 North American Society for Sport Historians Dissertation Award.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

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    Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) published The Sober Philosopher Workbook for Exploring Addiction and Creating Recovery (Wildhouse Publications, 2023). Her essay, “Nothing Says Resentment Like Unfulfilled Expectations,” appears in the May issue of Psychology Today magazine.