CIS People
Faculty and Staff
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Mary Titus, (English) Director Rolvaag 503/Holland 604 email titus@stolaf.edu 507-646-3264 |
Mary Titus joined the St. Olaf English Department in 1989. She received her B.A. from Skidmore College and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A specialist in American literature, her areas of interest include the literature of the American South, American women poets, and American material culture. At St. Olaf, Mary has taught courses in the English Department, Women's Studies, and American Studies. She is currently teaching in the American Conversations program. Mary also serves on the Heritage Perservation Commission for Northfield's downtown commercial district and on the board of the Northfield Historical Society. She collects costume jewelry and buttons and is currently involved in the scholarship of collecting. She lives in Northfield, Minnesota with her husband Chris Bashor and daughters Ellen and Laura.
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Susan Carlson , Program Coordinator Holland Hall 606a email carlsons@stolaf.edu 507-646-6707 |
| Current Faculty Advisors | Students |
| Rebecca Judge (Economics) | Chloe Stull-Lane |
| Sheri Breen (Political Science) | Peter Gloviczki |
| Mark Schelske (Education) | Katie Brinig |
| Jim McKeel (Music) | Eva Nelson |
| Karen Wilson (Theatre) | Jennifer Hawks |
| Christopher Chiappari (Soc/Anthro) | Carolyn Albert, Saleha Erdmann |
| Wendell Arneson (Art/Art History) | Leif Eikevik |
| Jim Farrell (History, American Studies) | Deanna Steege |
| Linda Berger (Music) | Sonja Tengblad |
| Judi Sateren (Nursing) | Breanna Peterson |
| Tom Williamson (Soc/Anthro) | Ruth Nervig |
| Rita Glazebrook (Nursing) | Erin Forsythe |
| Charles Taliaferro (Philosophy) | Christian Huebner |
| Julie Legler (Mathematics, Statistics) | Kezia Manlove |
| Chuck Huff (Psychology) | Cheridyn Runchey |
| Gary Gisselman (Theatre) | Aaron Schloer, Eva Nelson |
| Diana Postlethwaite (English) | Amanda Swanson |
| Mary Trull (English) | Nancy Simpson |
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Class of 2005 Pizza Party The class of 2005 enjoyed an evening of pizza and pool together. (5-13-04) |
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The CIS celebrates the Class of 2005 with introductions from advisors and also express their appreciation for outgoing Director David Booth.
(5-17-05) |





