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  • Faculty Spotlight: Blake Couey

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    Blake Couey (Religion) published an article  “The Poet-Prophet in Leonard Cohen’s ‘Isaiah’” in the summer issue of Perspectives in Religious Studies. The issue honors the career of Richard F. Wilson, Couey’s undergraduate teacher and mentor at Mercer University.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jon Grinnell

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    Jon Grinnell (Biology) was featured prominently in a recent New York Times article about bison attacks in Yellowstone Park. Grinnell and his students have researched bison behavior, ecology, and management at a reserve in South Dakota for the last 18 years or so, but, Grinnell says, “it was still a surprise to get an email…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Janie Frandsen

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    Janie Frandsen (Chemistry and Biology) presented a poster co-authored with students Rachel Trebesch ’25 and Kristin Martens ’23 titled “Transcriptome-wide analysis of E. coli small RNA binding site accessibility in target mRNAs” at the RNA Society Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  • Clare Koll Library Career Internship

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    During the 2024 Spring semester, Clare Koll ’25 completed an internship at the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library. Her faculty sponsor, Michelle Twait, interviewed her about the experience. You were simultaneously engaged in another internship with a publishing company; how would you compare and contrast your two internship experiences? I had the opportunity to intern with…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kate Keller

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    Kate Keller (History) presented a paper “Migrating to France, Staying Connected to Senegal: Mamadou Kane, an African Migrant between Two Worlds” at the French Colonial Historical Society Annual Meeting in Charlottesville, VA.

  • Hayley Russell, 2023-24 Carlson Award Winner, Health and Exercise Science

    Hayley Russell, 2023-24 Carlson Award Winner, Health and Exercise Science

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    It is with utter joy that I introduce you to this year’s winner of the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching. This award recognizes excellence and innovation in teaching and advising and is generally considered to be the highest honor bestowed to a faculty member on our campus. This year’s winner has earned a…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Marcia Bunge

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    Marcia J. Bunge(Religion) published an article in the Journal of Lutheran Ethics on “Lutheran Foundations for Promoting Child Well-being and Addressing Child Maltreatment” (April 2024).

  • Faculty Spotlight: Hayley Russell

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    Hayley Russell (Health and Exercise Science) presented a talk “Nutrition, Anxiety, and GI Distress During Exercise” with her colleague Patrick Wilson (Old Dominion University) at The College and Professional Sport Dietitians Association Conference in Kansas City.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Glenn Kranking

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    Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) presented “Sticking Their Politics: Race and Immigration Debates through Stickers on the Streets of Copenhagen” at the Association for the Study of Nationalities Convention, hosted by Columbia University.

  • Blake Couey, 2023-24 Humanities and Arts Scholarship Award Winner

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    Blake Couey (Religion) was selected as the 2023-24 recipient of the Humanities and Arts Scholarship 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.