St. Olaf Magazine

Fall 2009

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.

Current Issue
Features of the current issue of St. Olaf Magazine are available in pdf format through the links below. If you would like a copy of the magazine, call 507-786-3032 or email magazine@stolaf.edu.

 

The First Word
From President David R. Anderson '74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matters of Faith

Reflections on the place of theological literacy in the liberal arts. By L. Deane Lagerquist

* Web extra *
Mark U. Edwards, Jr., former president of St. Olaf College and senior adviser to the Dean at Harvard Divinity School, invites those who are interested in fostering conversations about the role of religious discourse in classrooms to participate in his blog, “Religion on our Campuses.”

The Miracle of Life

Genetic counselor Barbara Bowles Biesecker '79 is mentoring the next generation of students entering the most deeply personal aspect of medicine.
By Kim Ode

 



 

Mr. O's World

Minnesota Teacher of the Year Derek Olson '88 creates a classroom environment that is alive with possibilities for his students.
By J. Trout Lowen

 

 

 



World Views 2009

Winning entries from the annual Gimse International and Off-Campus Studies Photo Contest feature images from Egypt, Ghana, Japan, Morocco, Tanzania, Thailand, and more.
Photo Essay by St. Olaf Students



 



Alumni Portraits

St. Olaf honors six alumni who are a testament to the college's tradition of excellence.
By Suzy Frisch

 

 

 



Almanac: St. Olaf Cleans Up

The fall of 1892 marks the advent of the bathtub at St. Olaf.
By Jeff Sauve

 

 


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