St. Olaf Magazine
St. Olaf Magazine won seven "Excellence Awards" at the 12th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association (2008), including Gold Awards for Overall Excellence, Overall Best Design, Best Feature Article and Best Use of Visuals/Photography; Silver Awards for Best Single Topic Issue and writing; and a Bronze Award for photography. St. Olaf Magazine also received a Gold Award for Best Alumni/Institution Magazine in the 2008 Pride of CASE V Awards Program.
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Features of the current issue of St. Olaf Magazine are available in pdf format through the links below. If you could like a copy of the magazine, call 507-786-3032 or email magazine@stolaf.edu. View back issues. |
St. Olaf Magazine Editor
Carole Leigh Engblom
507-786-3271
magazine@stolaf.edu |
The First Word
Once a school for the children of Norwegian immigrants from the upper Midwest, St. Olaf College is now a national liberal arts college that embraces its identity as a global institution.
From President David R. Anderson '74 |
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Taking Action
Providing St. Olaf students with international or off-campus study opportunities is central to the college's mission of encouraging thoughtful global citizenship and meaningful vocations.
By Kari VanDerVeen
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Consummate Integration
Norwegian Professor Solveig Tweet Zempel '69 lives her heritage and pursues her profession in a uniquely intertwined fashion.
By Carolyn Nitz '69
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St. Olaf Q&A
Civic Engagement
Professor of Political Science Dan Hofrenning offers students a front-row seat in presidential politics.
By Kari VanDerVeen
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Nesting Ground
The United States needs more science and math graduates to ensure our nations' competitiveness in an increasingly complex and technological world.
St. Olaf College is doing its part to help meet that need with the creation of new National Science Foundation scholarship programs targeting students in biology, math and chemistry.
By Marc Hequet and J. Trout Lowen
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Crossroads of the World
Like St. Olaf College, the International Summer School at the University of Oslo is dedicated to fostering multicultural understanding and international goodwill.
By David McKay Wilson
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World Views 2008
Winning entries from the annual Gimse International and Off-Campus Studies Photo Contest feature images from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Peru and more.
Photo Essay
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Alumni News & Class Notes |
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Partner with St. Olaf |
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| 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame |
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| Advancing the Mission |
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"Frosh" Beanies
The tradition of wearing a green beanie began in 1909 with first-year St. Olaf men and, remarkably, lasted for 60 years.
By Jeff Sauve
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