St. Olaf graduate Eric Weinhandl wins National Science Foundation Research Fellowship
AUGUST 15, 2002 —
Most National Science Foundation Research Fellowships go to graduates of high-powered universities. But Oles have captured five of the prestigious awards in the past 10 years. The most recent honoree is Eric Weinhandl, a mathematics and statistics graduate from Cannon Falls, Minn.
Couples retreat to emphasize building on strengths
AUGUST 10, 2002 —
We know that healthy, enduring relationships must be nurtured ? but what is the best way to do that? According to psychologist and lecturer David Olson, co-author of Empowering Couples: Building on Your Strengths, 17 minutes per week is the average amount of time most married couples spend on their relationship. Marriages might be made in heaven, but the maintenance is done on earth. A daylong retreat on the St. Olaf College campus, led by Olson and St. Olaf alumni Steve and Judy Swanson, provides a unique opportunity for couples to examine the strengths of their relationship and transform stumbling blocks into steppingstones for growth. The cost of $150 includes breakfast and lunch. Call (507) 646-3066 or toll-free (866) 255-6523. Or visit the Life Enrichment Retreats web site: www.stolaf.edu/depts/cll/retreats/index.html.
Men's basketball coach in Spain with Athletes in Action
AUGUST 9, 2002 —
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St. Olaf College men's basketball coach Dan Kosmoski traveled to Spain in August to serve as assistant coach for Athletes in Action, an organization that urges players and coaches to use sport as a platform to proclaim their faith. The Athletes in Action team includes Division I players from across the country who were coached by Kosmoski and head coach Tom Thurman of Wayland Baptist University. They competed against five teams from Spain and spent time before and after each contest with opposing coaches, fans and players. "This is an outstanding opportunity for players to work on the game of basketball but also to grow as people and in their faiths," Kosmoski says. "This trip allows the kids a chance to focus on something bigger and how we all fit into it." Kosmoski has been head coach and instructor in physical education at St. Olaf since 1994. Before that he was an assistant at the University of Minnesota and Golden Valley Lutheran College.
Professor Emeritus Adolph White dies at 83
AUGUST 9, 2002 —
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Professor Emeritus of Music and longtime chair of the Music Department Adolph White died Wednesday, July 31, at Northfield Retirement Center. He was 83. White taught vocal and instrumental music in public schools in Brooten and St. Cloud, Minn., from 1940 until 1954, when he joined the faculty at St. Olaf. Over the next several decades, he taught music education courses, supervised student teaching in music and served as an administrative assistant to the director of the St. Olaf Choir. He chaired the Music Department from 1967 to 1978, when he retired. White, who earned degrees at the University of Minnesota and Northwestern University, edited Gopher Music Notes, the official periodical of the Minnesota Music Educators Association, from 1947 to 1959. He is survived by his wife, Mary; two daughters; four grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law.
St. Olaf theater's Gisselman to direct Guthrie's Christmas Carol
AUGUST 5, 2002 —
It's the best of times for theater director Gary Gisselman, who combines a successful teaching and directing career at St. Olaf College with high-profile directing work in the Twin Cities. He says one role nourishes the other.
Classic Hardanger fiddle donated to college, featured in Aug. 3 concert
AUGUST 5, 2002 —
Andrea Een with Hardanger fiddle donated to St. Olaf. Photo by Andrea Woudenberg '05. |
A fiddle made by one of Norway's most famous craftsmen was formally presented to St. Olaf on Saturday, Aug. 3, during a concert of traditional music and dance staged as part of the annual workshops of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America (HFAA). The concert in Urness Recital Hall featured dancers Jon and Marit Rysstad and fiddlers Marton Laksesvela and Anne Hytta -- and a special selection performed by Associate Professor of Music Andrea Een on the fiddle, which was crafted in 1936 by Knut Steinkj¿nndalen and donated to the college recently by Carl and Amy Narvestad, Granite Falls, Minn. Een and the Narvestads are founding members of the HFAA. Earlier in the day, dancers and fiddlers participating in the HFAA workshops performed on Bridge Square in downtown Northfield.
Zempel named associate dean for interdisciplinary, general studies
AUGUST 5, 2002 —
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On Aug. 2, St. Olaf Provost and Dean of the College James May named Professor of Norwegian Solveig Zempel as associate dean for interdisciplinary and general studies, effective immediately. Zempel, the chair of the Norwegian Department and director of Nordic studies, is a 1969 graduate of St. Olaf who began teaching at the college in 1976. She has taught in the General Education curriculum, interdisciplinary programs, Nordic studies, women's studies and the Great Conversation program, an integrated sequence of five courses that introduces students to the major epochs of Western tradition. Zempel also has served on a number of major college committees and on the college's Senior Administrative Leadership Team, where she was a faculty representative.
Hardanger Fiddle Association annual workshops to be held at St. Olaf
AUGUST 1, 2002 —
The annual workshops of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America will be held at St. Olaf College this year, from Aug. 1-4. The HFAA, whose goal is to preserve Norwegian instrumental and vocal music in North America, will offer fiddle construction workshops, post-workshop concerts, dance sessions and instruction in fiddle playing. The Hardanger fiddle (hardingfele, in Norwegian) is often called the national instrument of Norway and is typically decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay and black pen-and-ink drawings called rosing. Music researchers have noted more than 1,000 distinct tunes for the instrument, which often is associated with regional Norwegian dances. St. Olaf associate professor of music and recent St. Olav's Medal recipient Andrea Een is a founding member of the HFAA and has taught at 10 of the annual summer workshops. In 1979, St. Olaf became the only college in the United States to offer hardanger fiddle lessons as part of the music curriculum. For more information on the HFAA Annual Workshops, visit www.hfaa.org.
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