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Fire & Ice
With the rise of global temperatures and unprecedented ice melt in the earth’s polar regions, thousands of scientists from 60 nations — including St. Olaf College faculty, students, and alumnus Knut Christianson ’05 — embark on a coordinated campaign of research that marks a new era in polar science. By David Hawley
The Road to the Rhodes
St. Olaf seniors Nicole Novak and Ishanaa Rambachan will soon join an elite group of Rhodes scholars at the University of Oxford.
By J. Trout Lowen
Groundwater Guardian
Susan Seacrest ’75 turned her concern over the quality of local groundwater into a national groundwater campaign to educate policymakers, farmers, businesses and students about water pollution. Her efforts have flowed well beyond her Great Plains home to all quarters of the nation.
By Kim Ode
In Search of Landscapes Lost
Six St. Olaf summer research students and three St. Olaf faculty members retrace the 1838 expedition of French explorer Joseph Nicollet and botanist Charles Geyer. While the landscape of 1838 cannot be brought back to life, the issue remains of what to do with the future.
By Charlie Whittlesey '77
St. Olaf Q & A
For the past 50 years, Wes Pearson ’54 has taught students to see small — and think big.
By Patricia Grotts Kelly ’77
POV
Where Peace and Love and Hope Abide
By Pastor Bruce Benson
ON THE HILL
What do positrons do? Ask Rossing Physics Scholar Dan Endean ’09.
Buntrock Commons exemplifies sustainable living.
Ole athletes wrap up a successful season.
St. Olaf receives NSF S-STEM and McNair grants.
THE FIRST WORD
By David R. Anderson ’74 |
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Winter 2008
Fighting Global Disease
Its back to Africa for Dr. Bill Stauffer '88, an infectious disease expert who will help Tanzania design its avian influenza surveillance and control program in an effort to stave off what many scientists regard as an inevitable "bird flu" pandemic. By Marc Hequet
Family Affair
For the Swansons of Northfield, the St. Olaf Christmas Festival is more than a gift of music; it's a longtime labor of love. By Elizabeth Child
More than a Livelihood
For 30 years St. Olaf has produced outstanding social workers who live the values of integrity and competence, model service and social justice, and understand the dignity and inherent worth of every person and of every human relationship. By Carole Leigh Engblom
World Views 2007
Winning entries
from the annual Gimse International and Off-Campus Studies photo contest feature images from Egypt, Ecuador, India, Greece, England, Italy and New York City.
The First Word
by President David R. Anderson ’74
St. Olaf Q & A
Fulbright Scholar Elizabeth Jensen '07 looks forward to a world in which anything is possible. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Portrait
Life Partners: Mac '58 and Jackie Gimse approach life as an inseparable team. By Amy Gage
POV
The Way They Are: Oles and the Mediated World. By Diana Postlethwaite |
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Spring 2007
The Nation’s Caretaker
Mark Dimunation ’74 oversees some of America's most precious books as chief of the Library of Congress' Rare Book and Special Collections Division. By David Hawley
Innocence Abroad
For St. Olaf students, international travel is almost commonplace. But for a group of Study Travelers spending two weeks in India — witnessing the glory of its past and the challenges of its present — life on the road offered a rare opportunity to experience a global perspective. By Amy Gage
Natural Connections
St. Olaf Student environmentalists introduce Northfield youngsters to the wonders of the natural world. By Jodi Ohlsen Read
On Their Honor
A commitment to service and academics defines the St. Olaf students who live in honor houses on St. Olaf Avenue and elsewhere around campus. By Lauren Fischer ’08
The First Word
by President David R. Anderson ’74
St. Olaf Q & A
Professor of Psychology Chuck Huff speaks out. By Sarah Meyer ’08
Portrait
Chloe Stull-Lane ’07 works to ensure that the developing world has equal acces to safe and plentiful water. By Lisa Gulya ’07
POV
In memory of Ansgar Sovik ’34. By Jeff Johnson ’81 |
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Winter 2007
Backpack to Briefcase
Ole executives and entrepreneurs agree that a values-based education at a liberal arts college prepared them well for careers in business. By Marc Hequet
Minding our Business
Dean '55 and Rosemarie Buntrock were honored in November with the prestigious Regents' Award for their years of service, their generosity and their business expertise. By Amy Gage
Alive and Kicking
Heather Scheiwe '04 creates Alive Magazine to allow women a chance to creatively shape their identities. By Tom Vogel
In the Swing of Things
As ballroom dance makes a comeback nationwide, students are discovering the joy and release of Two-Stepping their troubles away. By Trent Chaffee '09
Good Game
With two-thirds of the student body enjoying more than 20 intramural and club sports throughout the year, Oles find ways to stay fit, have fun and compete. By Kelly Wilson '07
Music + [Science + Math] = Balanced Lives
St. Olaf student-musicians find that the combination of music and science strikes just the right chord. By Carole Leigh Engblom
POV
Running from Winter. By Amy Gage
St. Olaf Q & A
Professor of English Johathan Hill has been instilling an appreciation for literature inside the classroom and in the world's far corners for nearly 40 years. By Tom Vogel
Portrait
Timothy Mahr '78 finds harmony in a life of conducting and composing. By Carl Schroeder '05 |
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Fall 2006
Answering the Call
To carry its renowned science and mathematics programs deep into the 21st century, St. Olaf is launching a campaign to build a new Science Complex. This state-of-the-art facility will support modern education practices in a world-class academic environment. By Scott A. Briggs '88
A Healing Touch
Nursing professional Mary Buntrock Johnson '60 applies a holistic approach to help people actively participate in their own healing process. By Jan Shaw-Flamm
World Views 2006
Winning entries from the Gimse International and Off-Campus Studies photo contest include pictures from Austria, Bangladesh, Eqypt, England, Denmark, India, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Peru and Turkey.
Everyday Miracles
The St. Olaf Peruvian Medical Experience partners St. Olaf students with professors and top alumni medical professionals, with a goal of changing lives on two continents. By Carl Schroeder '05
It's a Wonderful Life
As he undertakes his sixth season of directing A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, St. Olaf Artist-in-Residence Gary Gisselman finds plenty to love about the dramatic turn of his life. By Patricia Grotts Kelly '77
Griddle Gurus
Lefse enthusiasts Bruce and Kathy Anderson Wahl '87 turn their passion for lefse into an annual holiday event that reconnects Oles in the nation's capital. By Anna Palmer '04
POV
Consuming Vocation By Jim Farrell
St. Olaf Q & A
Boe Memorial Chapel is being refurbished, a handsome new organ is in place and Professor of Organ and Church Music John Ferguson couldn't be more please. By Amy Gage
Portrait
Brynhild Rowberg '39 recalls an era when America set the agenda for the world. By Tom Swift '95
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Spring 2006
Goodbye, Friends
Colleagues share personal thoughts on fous St. Olaf faculty who retire this year. By Robert Entenmann, Timothy Mahr '78, David Nitz '73 and Paul Zorn
Coming Home
St. Olaf welcomes its 11th president, David R. Anderson: a scholar, an accomplished college administrator, a native Midwesterner and a fellow Ole. By Amy Gage
Love Your Neighbor
Students reflect on life-changing "Ole Spring Relief" experiences in Biloxi, Miss., and New Orleans. By Eric Huseth '07, Rob Martin '06, Karl Olson '08, Ishanaa Rambachan '08, Thomas Rusert '06, Martha Schwehn '08, Tremaine Versteeg '07 and Victor Wong '08
On the Front Lines
For half a century St. Olaf has produced outstanding nurses who exemplify the college's missions by taking a thoughful, holistic approach to healing. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Nursing Now
Student nurses step up to meet healthcare challenges in the 21st century. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Back to the Future
Times have changed since the Ole Store first opened its doors in 1889, but it remains a comfortable gathering place. By Amy Gage
POV
Love. Love. Love. By Charles Taliaferro
On The Hill
Portrait
Leif Knecht '73 stays close to his roots. By Carl Schroeder '05
Manitou Perspectives
Passing the torch: A passion for St. Olaf still holds strong for Jeff '81 and Patrice Erickson '81. By Suzy Frisch |
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Winter 2006
What's Brewing
Enterpreneurs Nick Anderson '97 and Dan Chang '95 have built a business, Rush River Brewery Company, around their passion for centuries-old British and European brewing traditions. By Claire Joubert '99
Helicopter Parents
The parents of today's students are intimately involved in their children's college career: from the choice of college to decision-making about courses, majors and extracurricular activities. Are they hovering or helping? By Joel Hoekstra '92
Rock On!
Celebrating 16 years of good music, good times and good friends, the Limestones are still going strong — and giving back. By Patricia Grotts Kelly '77
Love and Kierkegaard
For nearly 70 years, Howard '34 and Edna Hatlestad Hong '38 have influenced generations of Oles with their passion for Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, with their deep faith and humor, and with their devotion to each other. By Marc Hequet
The Great Books
The Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library is a world-class resource for Kierkegaard scholars. By Marc Hequet
The President's View
Extending Our Reach. By Christopher M. Thomforde
POV
Googling Nature. By Gene Bakko
On The Hill
The St. Olaf Q & A
Mayo Clinic women's health specialist Dr. Lynne Shuster '80. By Elizabeth Child
Portrait
All the world's a stage for Music Professor Janis Hardy. By Carl Schroeder '05
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Fall 2005
The St. Olaf Q &
A
Rising concerns about an international pandemic bring national
attention to the work of immunization expert Kristin Nichol,
'75. By Jan Shaw-Flamm
World Views
2005
Winners of the 22nd annual Gimse International and Off-Campus
Studies photo contest.
Tourist
Traps and Guilt Trips
A religion professor and veteran of the St. Olaf Global Semester
examines how Americans might more wisely approach travel to
other lands. By John Barbour
Any Given
Sunday
The Lilly Program's summer vocational internships give five
St. Olaf students an opportunity to see if ministry and service
is right for them. By Erin Peterson
Global Oles
Spotlighting three St. Olaf alumni who live and work as citizens
of the world. By Carole Leigh Engblom, Marc Hequet and Elizabeth Child
POV
Writing as a Working-Class Daughter. By Diane LeBlanc |
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Spring 2005
Fram Fram
Christmenn Crossmenn
Reflections on St. Olaf College's early years show its Norwegian
founders to be full of surprises. By Joseph M. Shaw '49
Renaissance Man
For nearly 60 years, Reidar Dittman '47 has provided a living
link to Norway and generations of St. Olaf students. By Marc Hequet
Norge
Norway offers its visitors an egalitarian society, adventurous
cuisine and some of the most beautiful scenery on earth. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Oslo, Nordic City of
Light
Norway's capital city is far different from the Scandinavian
stereotype that Americans cherish. By Karen Hansen '77
Homestyle Cooking
A native of Iceland finds her home away from home amid St.
Olaf's Norwegian traditions. By Iris Erlingsdottier Lee
Discovering
Norway
Fun facts enable travelers to learn more about the Land of
the Midnight Sun. By Torild Homstad '71
Patriotic Celebration
In 1905, Norway's new status in the world community began
with the dissolution of its union with Sweden. By Odd S. Lovoll
Open Hearts, Open Minds
St. Olaf students experience cardiac research and surgery
at Emory University Medical School. By Scott A. Briggs '88
Farewell, Friends
After decades of service to St. Olaf College, nine faculty
members are retiring. By David C. Jewett '88, Mary S. Carlsen '77, Bryn Geffert '90, Karen Peterson Wilson '77, Gwendolyn Barnes-Karol, Anton Armstrong '78, Kay Sahlin, Vijay Mehrotra '86 and Dan Dressen
POV
Pondering the origins of "Um Yah Yah." By David Wee '61 |
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Winter 2005
What Sustains Us
Efforts by the college to encourage environmentally friendly projects and programs are paying ecological, economic and aesthetic dividends. By Erin Peterson
A Good Long Run
Professor of English David Wee is retiring after four decades at St. Olaf. By Gretchen Morgenson '76
Take Note!
From gospel and jazz to piano and early music, an eclectic group of music programs at St. Olaf have stories and talents to share. By Ryan Meyers '05
Ensuring Our Future
Our endowment lags far behind that of many of our peer institutions. What is the St. Olaf endowment and why is it so important to the future of the college? By Jim McCartney
Love and Death
Dancer and St. Olaf artist-in-residence Anthony Roberts is using his art to help himself and others heal from the emotional devastation of cancer. By Elizabeth Child
To the Mountaintop
A desire for global perspective leads a writer to Rwanda and a hilltop refugee camp, where he learns much about America. By Joel Hoekstra '92
POV
A Prescription for Empathy. By Erika Reid '07
The St. Olaf Q & A
Sportswriter Ivan Carter '97 is moving up from the Kansas City Star to The Washington Post. By Mike Ludwig '03
Portrait
Todd Boss '91 and Karen Peterson Wilson '77. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Portrait
Ruth Gerber Hiddleson '58. By Le Ann Hiddleson Finger '85 |
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Fall 2004
Innocents Abroad
Three years in Thailand teaches a professor and her family about the pleasures and perils of being American. By Erin Peterson
World Views 2004
Winners of the 21st annual Gimse International and Off-Campus Studies Photo Contest.
A Political Season
It's election season, and a political year at that. Debate among students about issues and candidates has long since begun on the St. Olaf campus. By Marc Hequet
Spirit Voices
St. Olaf Choir Conductor Anton Armstrong '78, an unconventional teacher and mentor. By Nancy J. Ashmore
Inquiring Minds
Math and science students conduct serious research during their summer "vacation." By Scott. A. Briggs '88
Portrait: Chartchai Lertsachanant '72
International alumnus. By David Gonnerman '90
Portrait: Amy Scherber '82
New York breadmaker. By Nick Fauchald '01 |
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Spring 2004
By the Numbers
A unique Mathematics Practicum helps students solve real-world business problems. By Amy Gage
An Uncommon Common Man
Remembering the life and legacy of St. Olaf College's sixth president, Sidney A. Rand. By Patricia Grotts Kelly '77
Border Crossing
The St. Olaf Band's recent study-tour of Mexico changed perceptions and brought neighbors together. By David Gonnerman '90
Big League Oles
Two Ole alumni sign with the L.A. Dodgers. By Le Ann Hiddleson Finger '85
Pause-ing in Middle Age
The venerable student hangout is hipper than ever. By Sarah M. Goldthwait '04
Portrait: Michelle Eng and Maida Swenson
Braulick scholarhips support Ole entrepreneurs. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Portrait: Carl Schroeder
Student composer hits high notes with compositions, leadership. By Anna Palmer '04 |
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Winter 2004
A Chosen Place
St. Olaf alumni who make their lives in Israel find a complex place, where they take nothing for granted. By Marc Hequet
Sounds of Silence
Three world-class Minnesota organizations create a historic choral recording. By Amy Gage
Speed of Light
St. Olaf's interdisciplinary approach to mathematics and the sciences is a sign of the changing times. By Scott A. Briggs '88
Site Unseen
The Norwegian-American historical collection will be available worldwide. By Elizabeth Child
Composing a Life
St. Olaf Orchestra conductor Steven Amundson pursues a latent writing talent. By Elizabeth Child
Benediction
No song is better associated with the St. Olaf Choir than "Beautiful Savior." By Joel Hoekstra '92 |
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Fall 2003
Family
Matters
Love alone will not sustain a healthy, vital partnership. By Scott A. Briggs '88
World Views
2003
Winners and finalists of the 20th annual photo and literary
contests.
The Music Men
Cantus has developed its own voice, reputation and identity. By Elizabeth Child
Portrait:
P. J. and Traci Lambrecht '89
A mother-daughter writing team debut a mystery-thriller. By Carole Leigh Engblom
Portrait:
Jim Fisher
St. Olaf grounds manager is responsible
for St. Olaf's park-like feel. By Amy Gage |
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Spring 2003
Show Me the Money
Children and teens have more access to disposable income. By Amy Gage
A Sense of Place
Architect Edward Sövik has influenced the design of 20
campus buildings. By Elizabeth Child |
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