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November/December 2008

From the Desk of the Dean of Students

When I watched a video clip produced by Kansas State University students recently that showed the number of hours students spend each day doing everything from sleeping to surfing the Web to studying, I wasn’t surprised that it all added up to 26.5 hours a day. Like the students in this video clip, St. Olaf students pack each day with a full schedule of studying, working and volunteering. To get it all done, they have mastered the art of multitasking. But how much is too much? And how can we make sure we’re there for students when they do take on too much?

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Greg Kneser, Dean of Students

CAMPUS NEWS

Software provides new way to prepare for job, grad school interviews A new software program called InterviewStream enables students to record themselves responding to interview questions and review their answers to find areas that need improvement. "The program is great for relieving that initial anxiety that comes with a formal interview," says Betsy Volkman '09.
Filmmaker Ali Selim settles in at St. Olaf The writer, director and producer of the critically acclaimed independent film Sweet Land has been offering his filmmaking expertise to St. Olaf students this semester. He shares what brought him to campus, how teaching compares with filmmaking and his two best pieces of advice for aspiring filmmakers.
Men's cross country team sees champion, coach of the year First-year head coach Phil Lundin has been named MIAC cross-country coach of the year while individual champion Dubuol Ruon '11 became athlete of the year after each helped St. Olaf to a team title at the MIAC Championships.
Minnesota Orchestra premieres Merritt composition The Minnesota Orchestra recently premiered a new piece by St. Olaf Assistant Professor in Music Theory and Composition Justin Merritt -- one of seven composers featured during the performance. "Merritt's piece was the standout," concluded the St. Paul Pioneer Press review.
New building honors old wood Trees that were removed during the construction of Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences have been turned into conference room tables and benches that line the new building's corridors. St. Olaf Cabinetmaker Gregg Menning made the pieces, which feature a beautiful, knotty grain.

MORE NEWS
St. Olaf introduces single-stream recycling

Ole parent creates 'Um! Yah! Yah!' burritos

IMPORTANT DATES
Nov. 26–30	Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 12–17	Semester I final exams
Dec. 18–Jan. 4	Winter Break
Jan. 5	Interim Classes Begin
Feb. 1–Feb. 7	St. Olaf Band Tours on West Coast
Jan. 31–Feb. 14	St. Olaf Choir Tours in Southeast

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