Faculty member Mary Griep was featured recently on MN Original, the new arts series produced by Twin Cities Public Television, in a segment that featured Griep's artwork on sacred spaces ranging from Cambodia to Mexico.

Kiersten Hoiland ’10 has long dreamed of becoming an interior architect. Now, as she finalizes her senior project of a proposed renovation plan for the Northfield train depot, she is well on her way.

Between teaching and performing professionally, faculty member Dave Hagedorn keeps busy. But the percussionist is glad he could squeeze in an upcoming performance that has him playing Japanese bowl gongs with the St. Olaf Band.

This spring, student naturalists David Mitchell ’10 and Rebecca Rand ’10 have made weekly treks through St. Olaf’s natural lands to observe the various phenological events that accompany the change of seasons.

A choral composition by Eric Sayre '10 is reaching more and more listeners as it is performed on campus and off — including at an upcoming VocalEssence concert.

Gordon Marino, curator of St. Olaf's Hong Kierkegaard Library, recently was named a distinguished lecturer at the the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas.

Monica Southworth '10 has received a grant from the Davis Projects for Peace initiative that will enable her to spend the summer in Tanzania building wells for a small coastal city.

Alice Burton, professor emeritus of biology, died recently at her Northfield home. As the first female full professor in biology, she is remembered for her efforts to help St. Olaf increase the number of women on the faculty.

Tor Odden '11, a physics major studying in Scotland, tells Minnesota Public Radio about being stranded in Rome during Europe's air travel shutdown. Although the experience has been tough for thousands of travelers, Odden has a few reasons to be upbeat ...

The St. Olaf Mock Trial Team recently earned an honorable mention at the National Championship Tournament in Memphis — the first national appearance for the young team.

A new MinnPost blog about higher education, "The Next Degree," launched this week on the theme of civil discourse. "At St. Olaf, we are trying to teach a certain type of humility and empathy," Associate Professor of Political Science Douglas Casson told the author.

St. Olaf Professor of Psychology Howard Thorsheim ’63 has completed a six-year project that introduced community college instructors to psychophysiology, the study of mind-body interaction that is not commonly taught in community colleges.

This weekend the St. Olaf Choir is performing Durufle's Requiem with the Minnesota Orchestra. The performances mark yet another chapter in what has become the orchestra's longest collaboration with a chorus.

The sonorous chimes in the Memorial Tower will be incorporated into an upcoming St. Olaf Orchestra performance — just one of many campus activities during Give to Life Week that highlight the importance of organ donation.

The Center for Experiential Learning is launching a new program that will enhance the internship experience for St. Olaf students. "The Innovation Scholars Program provides a balanced approach," says the CEL's Kris Estenson (right).

Odd Lovoll, professor emeritus of Norwegian and history, is author of the forthcoming Norwegian Newspapers in America: Connecting Norway and the New Land that will be part of St. Olaf's Norwegian Heritage Day.

The St. Olaf Great Conversation Program has named three "Great Conversation Students of the Year": Amy Chatelaine '12, Bjorn Mellem '12, and Bjorn Wastvedt '12.

"St. Olaf College spent years shaping a vision for a modern science facility that reflected the college's commitment to sustainability and to green chemistry," begins a Rochester Post-Bulletin profile of Regents Hall.

Dona Freeman, artist in residence in Theatre, recently performed a Women's History Month monologue about balancing the multiple roles of mother, wife, faculty member, actor, and director. She also serves on the board of directors of the Frank Theatre.

Erin Seybold '11 and Jeff Stamp '11 have been selected from a pool of more than 1,100 applicants to receive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for the 2010–11 academic year.

Professor of Mathematics Paul Zorn recently presented the spring Mellby Lecture, “Analyze This,” that explored ties between math and the liberal arts. “There are ways to bring mathematical thinking to painting and music while enhancing — not spoiling — the fun,” he says. “In a nutshell, mathematics is not just an aid to the liberal arts; it is a liberal art.”

St. Olaf students Maria Ward ’12 and Madeline Buck ’11 have been named Smaby Peace Scholars. When the two return to St. Olaf from the Oslo International Summer School, they will play leadership roles in peace activities and help plan next year's Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

One of the more dramatic elements of the old science building renovation happened recently when 22 large roof sections were removed from the building to make way for a new atrium skylight.

A rare 18th-century Norwegian clock that used to stand in a St. Olaf English Department classroom has recently been restored and delivered to its new home in the President's Office.