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Solveig Zempel
O.C and Patricia Boldt Distinguished Teaching Chair in the Humanities--2009-2012
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1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Office: Old Main 14D (507) 786-3471
Fax: (507) 786-3732
Home: (507) 663-0451
cell phone (612) 859-5151 (usually not turned on)
e-mail: zempel@stolaf.edu
Teaching Schedule-2009-2010
Fall semester
Norwegian 231C: Intermediate Norwegian I
Norwegian 231D: Intermediate Norwegian II
Interim
Norwegian 240: Vikings in Literature: Medieval to Modern
Spring Semester
Norwegian 112: Beginning Norwegian II
Norwegian 280: Ibsen
Study Abroad Programs in Norway
Other
- Norway 2005: A Voice of Our Own
In 2005 Norway celebrated 100 years since the peaceful dissolution of
the
union with Sweden. St. Olaf College marked this important
event
in a number of ways, including events on campus, adult study tours to
Norway,
and tours by the band, choir, and orchestra. Together with the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA), St. Olaf honored our ties with contemporary Norway with a conference, Norway and the US 1905-2005:
A
Friendship and its Future.
- Peace Prize
Forum Seminar, Derry Ireland, June 1999 (Click here
to see photos)
- Association for Computing in the Humanities ( ACH )
- Immigration and Ethnic History Society ( IEHS )
- Norwegian American Historical Association ( NAHA ) Board of Directors
- Norwegian Teachers and Researchers Association of North America ( NorTANA )
- Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study ( SASS )
- Ibsen Society of America ( ISA )
- Nordmanns-Forbundet (Norse
Federation) Board of Directors
- Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs ( HECUA ) Board of Directors
- Consultant on award-winning film, Letters from American: The Life and Times
of O.E. Rolvaag by Tim Schwab and Christina Craton, Unity
Productions. This film may be ordered from New Day
Films.
- American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
MY CV
PERSONAL
In my spare time, my husband and I (and occasionally our grown
children) greatly enjoy our cabin in the north woods of Minnesota, on
Lake 252.
In all seasons, we enjoy the quietness of the woods, the beauty
of the small lake, berry picking, observing wildlife, and visiting with
friends
and relatives who have cabins nearby.
When I need a small gift, I go to the following source: zedart
Sabbatical Leave 2008-09:
During my sabbatical I spent much of my time on campus in my library carrel, carrying out research on second language acquisition and creating a program of directed individual language and culture instruction. I also participated in several conferences and events. The results of my study have been passed on to the Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary and General Studies for further consideration. During July, I participated in a National Endowment for the Humanities Institute in Washington DC, on American Immigration Revisited. This Institute has helped prepare me for my upcoming three-year term as holder of the Boldt Chair in which I will focus on humanities aspects of issues related to immigration.
Sabbatical Leave 2001-2002
During my sabbatical leave I spent most of my time on campus in my
library carrel, some time working at home or at my cabin, and took two
brief trips to Norway. My primary project was translating and
interpreting the diaries of Ellen Kravik Lokensgard and Ole Lokensgard
(or Løkensgaard). These diaries were written in the 1870s and
1880s from the time Ellen was a student at Monona Academy in Madison,
Wisconsin, through her marriage to Pastor Ole Lokensgard and their life
together near Granite Falls, Minnesota, where he served several
churches. I have completed a draft translation of all 16 diaries,
and am continuing to work on the translation as well as background research.
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Last updated: August 7, 2009
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