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Learning for Life @ Gustavus

Gustavus Adolphus College

History professor Greg Kaster explores the intersections of liberal arts learning, current events, and real-world problem solving from the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minn. From conversations with cancer and climate change researchers to behind-the-scenes glimpses into higher ed decision-making, Kaster"s short, engaging interviews introduce listeners to the people behind the ideas.

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All Episodes

01:07:17

Service and Tennis

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/02/16

Mason Bultje ’18 talks about majoring in exercise physiology and playing tennis at Gustavus, assisting Minneapolis children and youth through nonprofit InnerCity Tennis, and his experience as a young Black man both on and off “the Hill.” Click here for a transcript.

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00:57:25

"I Go To America"

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/02/10

Historian Joy Lintelman, Gustavus Class of ’80 and Professor of History at Concordia College – Moorhead, on the life of Mina Anderson (the inspiration for Wilhelm Moberg’s fictional Katrina in his novel The Emigrants and subject of Lintelman’s award-winning study of Swedish immigrant women in the US), researching the now vanished Eastside Flats neighborhood of Minneapolis, and developing an exhibit about Swede Peter Bergstrom in Moorhead, Minnesota. Click here for a transcript.

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00:57:38

From Repo Man to Investment Firm Founder

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/02/05

Charlie Kelley, Gustavus Class of ’75 and founder of the asset management firm Compass Capital, recalls some memorable professors and experiences at Gustavus and talks about his brief and formative stint as a repo man, his career in financial services and decision to start his own firm, and the Gustavus Hong Kong Travel Program for Economics and Management students that he started and, with his wife Emily, leads. Click here for a transcript.

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01:11:39

Limburger, Phosphorus, Lady’s Slippers, and Perry

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/29

Gustavus chemistry professor Brian O’Brien on the origins of his fascination with plants, cheese, and chemistry, his research with students in fluorine and phosphorous chemistry, Perry the Gustavus corpse flower phenom, wondrous botanical Minnesota, and the case for majoring in chemistry at Gustavus. Click here for a transcript.

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00:56:36

Beyond Motion to Action

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/26

Ellen Goodwin, Gustavus Class of ’84 and author of Done: How to Work When No One Is Watching, talks about her path from political science and sociology/anthropology student to acclaimed productivity expert, speaker, writer, and coach, how to get things done without wasting time, and (you are reading this correctly) what dive bars have to do with productivity. Click here for a transcript.

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01:08:44

Educating “Intercultural Liaisons”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/22

Professor Carlos Mejía Suárez of the modern languages, literatures, and cultures department at Gustavus on growing up in the center of oil production in Colombia, his path to professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature, his literary scholarship and fiction writing, his digital humanities teaching and course on masculinities in Latin America and the US, and the approach and opportunities of his department. Click here for a transcript.

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00:56:26

A Global Gustie in Public Health

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/19

Gustavus alum Katie Schlangen ’14 on her challenging background and path to Gustavus, living and teaching in Seoul and Hong Kong, working and traveling internationally for a Minnesota-based NGO focused on healthcare, her commitment to health access and policy, and graduate study in global health policy through the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Click here for a transcript.

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01:01:42

“I Became What I Wanted”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/15

Professor Marco Cabrera Geserick of the Gustavus history department talks about his family background, his path from psychology major in Costa Rica to PhD student and professor of Latin American history in the U.S., the revisionist findings of his 2019 book The Legacy of the Filibuster War: National Identify and Collective Memory in Central America, and baking baguettes in the time of COVID-19. Click here for a link.

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00:43:03

“I Don’t Have Time for You to Be Demoralized”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/12

Dr. Laura Triplett of the Gustavus Geology Department and Environmental Studies Program talks about how she became a geologist, her research on rivers and collaboration with students, and how she became involved as a teacher-scientist in actions for climate justice. Click here for a transcript.

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01:03:01

From Economics Major to Senior Pastor

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/08

The Rev. Dr. Dan Poffenberger, Gustavus Class of ’82 and past chair of the Gustavus Board of Trustees, talks about his unplanned path to the Lutheran ministry, his work as Senior Pastor of Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church in Prior Lake, Minnesota, virtual Sunday services amid a pandemic, church membership past and present, and the compatibility of religion and science. Click here for a transcript.

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01:02:10

Episode 50! The Podcast Turned Upside Down

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2021/01/05

For this 50th episode, previous podcast guest Kathy Lund Dean of the Department of Economics and Management at Gustavus interviews host Greg Kaster about the origins of the podcast, influences on his love of history, his work as inaugural holder of the James M. McPherson Endowed Professorship in American History at Gustavus, and engaging with the public as a historian. Click here for a transcript.

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01:04:21

Dance Me to the Liberal Arts

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/30

Gustavus Professor of Theatre and Dance Michele Rusinko on how she went from science to dance while never quite leaving science behind, the happenstance that led her to Gustavus, her choreographic process, Positive Psychology, teaching dance, and the liberal-arts wellspring of her artistry. Click here for a transcript.

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00:50:42

"A Passion for Asking Questions"

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/22

Recent graduate Katie Aney ’18 on her path to Gustavus and from there to Harvard Medical School, her love of science and tennis, her research into pancreatic cancer, and what her alma mater offers those who choose it as their college. Click here for a transcript.

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00:55:17

“Democracy Requires an Argument”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/18

Gustavus alum Joel Johnson,’96, the Sanford Peter Schotten Distinguished Professor and member of the Department of Government and International Affairs at Augustana University, talks about his experiences at Gustavus and then Harvard, why democracy requires an argument for it, defending liberal democracy through literature, and the case for studying political science. Click here for a transcript.

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00:56:27

“Like Solving Puzzles”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/15

Professor Melissa Lynn of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics at Gustavus on hating and then loving math, researching sums-of-squares formulas, teaching math and programing, machine learning, and gender inequities and discrimination in mathematics and the sciences. Click here for a transcript.

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00:58:22

“Have Thick Skin and a Soft Heart”

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/11

Gustavus Head Football Coach Peter Haugen on his path to coaching, football as a vehicle for bringing diverse people together and promotinggrowth on and off the field, and the challenges, responsibilities, and rewards of being a college head coach. Click here for a transcript.

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01:06:06

Curtain-Up!

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/12/08

Professor Amy Seham of the Gustavus Department of Theatre and Dance talks about researching and performing improv, social justice theatre, directing in an educational setting, the benefits of majoring in theatre, this spring’s play on campus and adjusting its production due to COVID-19. Click here for a transcript.

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00:59:27

From Scoffer to Professor of Geography

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/11/20

Professor Anna Versluis of the Gustavus geography department talks about how and why she became a geographer, researching, living in, and rethinking Haiti, southern Minnesota farmers’ attitudes toward changes in farming, the 2019 Gustavus Nobel Conference on climate change, the weekly Reconciliation Circles on campus, innovating her teaching, and the case for majoring in geography at Gustavus. Click here for a transcript.

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00:56:21

From Chemistry Major to Admissions Director

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/11/17

Richard Aune, Gustavus Class of ’81 and the College’s Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission, on his path to Gustavus and eventually its admission office, the changes and continuities in that office over time, and the crucial, challenging, and rewarding work (now amid a pandemic hammering higher ed) of building a new entering class each year. Click here for a transcript.

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00:52:54

Playing, Performing, and Teaching Piano

Learning for Life @ Gustavus ·

2020/11/13

Pianist Esther Wang, the Ethel and Edgar F. Johnson Professor of Fine Arts and member of the music department at Gustavus, on her path to music and the piano, performing as a soloist and accompanist, interpretation in music, teaching a course on music and nature, and what is special about the music major at Gustavus. Bonus: A piano interlude. Click here for a transcript.

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