Gustavus Adolphus College

Services

Basic

women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 83% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 10 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 85% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Nobel Conference, May Day
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 105 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Betta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Epsilon Omicron, Eta Sigma Phi, Gamma Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Lambda Alpha, Lambda Pi eta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Kappa Delta, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Theta Tau, Sigma Xi, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Lutheran Student Movement, Gustavus Youth Outreach, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Cultures Club, Pan Afrikan Student Organization, International Cultures Club, Model United Nations
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Big Partners/Little Partners, Campus Activities Board, Gustavus Greens, College Democrats, Gustavus Outdoor Enthusiasts, College republicans, Womyn’s Awareness Center
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Gustavian Weekly (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Minneapolis, MN (70)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Saint Paul, MN (85)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Saint Peter (1)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 5% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 5,000
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 20% of students are fraternity members
• There are 5 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 17% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Minnesota State University – Mankato)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited