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March/April 2009

From the Desk of the Dean of Students

Students preparing to enter the workforce or looking for summer internships are facing a tough job market. I know this creates almost as much anxiety for parents as it does for students, but the good news is that St. Olaf has a variety of resources available to Oles looking for jobs, internships or service opportunities.

Greg Kneser, Dean of Students

CAMPUS NEWS

Daily chapel provides time to pause, reflect A brief, 20-minute service of scripture, hymns, and a faculty or guest speaker is integral to St. Olaf's goal of developing the "whole person, in body, mind, and spirit."
VIDEO NEWS: Students design whimsical machine for national competition A team of St. Olaf students will compete March 28 in the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest held at Purdue University. It's the first team the college has sent to the annual competition.
Men’s hockey clinches MIAC title St. Olaf clinched its first MIAC regular season men’s hockey championship in 70 years with a 4-2 win over St. Thomas Feb. 14.
Asian studies course inspires student research in Japan Assistant Professor of Political Science Kathy Tegtmeyer Pak and four St. Olaf students will travel to Japan this summer to research the differences in the narratives of war and peace museums. The research project, inspired by an Asian Conversations Interim course, will be funded by an ASIANetwork grant.

MORE NEWS

Men's swimming and diving wins MIAC title

Examining ethical computing

IMPORTANT DATES
March 21–29	Spring Break
April 10–12	Easter Break
May 1	Honors Day

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