A St. Olaf College newsletter for parents FALL 2009 Alumni and Parent Relations 888-865-6537 alum-office@stolaf.edu Follow us: From the Desk of the Dean of Students Unless you have been living under a rock (on a deserted island without cable TV), you are aware that the H1N1 virus is alive and kicking in our world. With so much information in the public sphere about the virus and its impact on people and programs, we thought it would be helpful to provide a snapshot of how the issue is being addressed at St. Olaf. Read more>> St. Olaf News St. Olaf Orchestra concert stream gets verbal This year's live online stream of the St. Olaf Orchestra Home Concert will be hosted by longtime public radio personality Melissa Ousley. The concert will conclude the ensemble's eight-day tour of the southeastern U.S. Read more>> Student earns scholarship, celebrates success of summer camp in Nepal By the end of the camp that St. Olaf student Subhash Ghimire '10 established in Nepal this summer, the children — most of whom had lost family members during that nation's civil war — were drawing pictures of birds instead of guns. "To me, that was the biggest achievement," he says. Read more>> Foreign language assistants share wealth of knowledge Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants take on an important role on campus as they share a wealth of knowledge that includes political and social elements of their cultures. "Language and culture are inseparable," says Chinese Assistant Yang Yang. Read more>> MPR features green chemistry at St. Olaf A Minnesota Public Radio story focuses on how St. Olaf is using fewer toxic solvents and creating less hazardous waste in its chemistry labs, a move that's not only environmentally friendly but also saves the college thousands of dollars each year. Read more>>   MORE NEWS >>   To unsubscribe from the E-News, reply to this email and include your full name. St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, Minnesota 55057 Copyright © 2009 St. Olaf College. All rights reserved.