Archive for April, 2012

Learning How To “No”

The phrase “you can sleep when you’re dead!” gets thrown around here a lot. Gusties are busy people, and often for good reason. There are so many amazing things for students to be a part of. There are causes to support, clubs from swing dancing to disc golf, ways to live out your passions and […]

Stretching Our Comfort Zone

In the comfort of a local coffee shop a few weeks ago, I read a study by the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs—a little light reading recommended by a mentor. It’s called: Developing Leadership Capacity in College Students by John Dugan and Susan Komives, and after working through it, I discovered some really interesting points, […]

Professors And Friends

I remember a few moments in high school when I walked into a restaurant and saw one of my teachers. I got a kick out of seeing my teachers out living in the real world. My teachers, however, were not always so enthused. It’s as if life in the classroom and life away from the […]

Is It Worth The Investment?

  It all began with a worthwhile question: What are you going to major in? Looking back on the beginning of my career at Gustavus, I feel like my answer was different every time I had the conversation. And I’m sure that I am not the only one. I’ve spent time wandering all over the […]