Academics
This percentage of courses are taught by a faculty member (not a teaching assistant).
What is 100%?
This building is the oldest and used to be the only building at Gustavus.
What is Old Main?
This is the name of the Gustavus Mascot.
What is Gus the Lion?
Students typically call the Norelius Residence Hall by this name.
What is Co-Ed?
This is a student who serves as a mentor, academic leader, and teacher.
Who is the PeerMALT?
The period after the spring semester, for intensive study away programs, domestic and international, or for focused academic experiences, such as field placements or specific projects required by some majors.
What is May Term?
This is the year that Gustavus opened.
a: 1847 b: 1862 c: 1913
What is 1862?
This is the NCAA division of the varsity sports at Gustavus.
What is III?
What is the CICE?
This is the name of the scholarship that offers any Gustavus student, potentially up to $1,500, for career related opportunities.
What is the Engaged Learning Fund?
The minimum GPA required to graduate
What is 2.0?
This was the occupation of the first three Gustavus president (and more as well).
Who is a Reverend / Lutheran minister?
This percentage of Gustavus students study abroad.
What is 50%?
The winter music concert is called what (for short) by students?
What is C in CC?
What is the name of the Gustavus start up pitch competition where four teams can win prize money up to $5,000?
What is the Gustie Cup?
This percentage of students double major at Gustavus.
a: 15% b: 25% c: 35%
What is 25%?
This person is the first president of Gustavus Adolphus College. (Hint: He has a dorm named after him)
Who is Eric Norelius?
The floor of the library that you would go to for studying in complete slience?
What is the top floor (3rd)?
"Complex" is what students call these three connected residence halls.
This is the name of the office for former and current students to recieve advice on applications to competitive programs and opportunities.
What is the Fellowships Office?
This is the required number of credits for graduation.
What is 128?
This European war between 1618 and 1648 was when King Gustavus Adolphus II of Sweden defended Protestant Christianity and became known as the "Father of Modern Warfare".
What is the Thirty Years' War?
These are the five Gustavus core values.
Excellence, Community, Justice, Service, and Faith
"The Rock" is located here at Gustavus and is a popular student tradition.
What is on the hill by Old Main? Student organizations and sports teams take turns painting the rock throughout the year.
This scholarship provides up to $500 of funding for undergraduate research programs for students majoring in one of the natural sciences, mathematics, or psychology.
Swanson-Holcomb Undergraduate Research (SHUR) Grant