Archive for September, 2013
2013 Pearls of Europe Study Tour
Overview Gustavus Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Tom Emmert led a group of alumni, parents, and friends on a study tour from September 10 to 21, 2013. This 12-day Gustavus study tour combined learning, exploring, leisure, lecture, food, and arts with special touches, all led by a faculty expert. The journey was focused around three […]
Pearls of Europe Faculty Program Leader
Program Leader Tom Emmert joined the Gustavus History Department in 1973 and retired in 2011. A native of Minnesota, Tom developed his passion for history and Eastern Europe while a student at St. Olaf College. He studied in Yugoslavia and at Oxford University as an undergraduate. He enjoyed six years of graduate education at Stanford […]