Testing and Auditions
Placement tests for Chemistry, Computer Science, French, German, Mathematics, and Spanish are online at http://www.stolaf.edu/services/aac/placement. If you have not taken any of the placement tests before arriving on campus, you must do so before 8:00a.m. Monday, Sept.7th. Public computers are available in the residence halls, Buntrock Commons Fireside Lounge and Lions' Pause Den, Rølvaag Library, Old Main 10, Holland 205, and Science Center 146. For additional information on placement tests, please contact Cheryl LaCroix, Academic Advising Center at x6797 or email lacroix@stolaf.edu.
Auditions for choral and instrumental music organizations will begin Saturday, September 5th, at 8 a.m. Auditioning students should have received notification of the time and place of their audition in a letter from the Department of Music.
Name Tags and Student ID Cards
You will receive your nametag when you check in at your residence hall. Please wear your nametag at all times. It is your meal ID card until your permanent ID card is issued. It also provides a good way of getting to know your classmates, and it will admit you to many campus functions during your first week at St. Olaf.
Student ID pictures will be taken in Buntrock Commons Room 143 during Week One. Please have this done at your earliest convenience according to your schedule. ID Pictures must be taken by 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8th.
Special note to Transfer Students
You will receive a more detailed outline of your schedule when you meet your transfer counselors at the transfer welcome on Saturday, September 5th at 11:30 a.m. in the Buntrock Viking Theater. Your transfer counselors have been busy planning a schedule of activities that will assist you in your transition to St. Olaf College.
Meal Schedule (except where noted in schedule)
Meals are served in Stav Hall, Buntrock Commons at the following times:
Breakfast
7:00-9:45 a.m. (Monday-Saturday)
8:30 -10:15 a.m. (Sunday) Continental Breakfast
Lunch
10:30 a.m. -2:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday)
11 a.m. -1:30 p.m. (Saturday-Sunday)
The Bag Lunch Line is open Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dinner
4:30-7 p.m. (Every day)
In addition, the Cage is open Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 11 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Bookstore Hours
While school is in session the St. Olaf Bookstore is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday. Convenience Store hours are 6-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 5-8:00 p.m. Saturday, and Noon-4:00 p.m. Sunday. Visit us day or night at www.stolafbookstore.com.
Week One Schedule: Saturday, September 5: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6: Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Monday, September 7: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 8: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Information and Instructional Technologies (IIT)
The Information and Instructional Technologies (IIT) HelpDesk supports classrooms, faculty and students with computer questions. The main goal at the beginning of the year is to assist students in getting their computers attached to the St. Olaf Network. They are available at helpdesk@stolaf.edu, at stocomputerhelp on Yahoo IM, or X3830. If you get voice mail, please leave a message and you will be placed into the networking queue. (We strongly recommend you activate your voice mail so we can leave you a message; stop by Telecommunications, Buntrock Commons Room 052 to set it up.)
Week One schedule:
Saturday. September 5: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 6: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday, September 7: Noon -5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 8: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. -10:30 p.m.
Saturday September 12: Additional hours 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday September 13: Additional hours 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Academic year hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. -10:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 6:30 -10:30 p.m.
Student Learning Assessment
http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/ir-e/assessment/
St. Olaf is committed to gathering evidence of its success in fostering student learning and development, from the beginning of college to graduation and beyond. We want to know more than just the courses you took and the grades you earned - we can tell that much just from transcripts! We want to know about the specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes you develop during your time in college, and how your St. Olaf experience contributes to that learning. This information helps the St. Olaf faculty make good decisions about curriculum requirements, course content, assignments, grading, and advising, so students can get the most out of what the College has to offer. In order to track your learning during your time at St. Olaf, we need to know where you are at the beginning of your college experience. For that reason, there is time set aside during the Week One schedule (see below) for first-year student learning assessment. Different students will be asked to do different things – some of you will complete writing tasks that demonstrate your current skills, while others will respond to one or more learning surveys. You’ll receive your specific assessment “assignment,” including information about time and place, with your Week One materials after your arrival on campus.
Chapel Schedule
10:10-10:30 a.m. (Mon/Wed/Fri)
11:10- 11:30 a.m. (Tues)
11:00-11:15 a.m. (Thurs)
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit, a welcome harbor in a busy day. A variety of students, faculty, and staff speakers witness to their thoughtful faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
Telephone/Voice Mail
The St. Olaf Telephone Office supports the campus telephone system. Please be sure to sign up for voice mail and collect your authorization code. Voice mail is an important tool on campus because it allows professors and staff members to leave you a voice mail message on your campus extension without making a long distance call to your cell phone. Your authorization code will allow you to make a long-distance call from your residence hall phone or any public campus phone.
The Telephone Office also has a public fax machine. Outgoing faxes are $1.25 for the first page and .50 for every additional page. Incoming faxes are $1.00 for the first page and .25 for each additional page. International faxes are $2.75 for the first page and $1.00 for every additional page.
If you experience telephone problems, contact by email: telecom@stolaf.edu or call x3041. Located in the Buntrock Commons in Room 052... just walk through the main Buntrock entrance, past the cash machines and through the double doors and down the long hallway. The Telephone Office is the first office on the right.
Hours: Move-In Day: In the Crossroads from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. ; in First Year Residence Halls from 8 a.m.-noon; and in the Telephone Office, Buntrock Rm 052 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m..
Normal Business Hours:
Monday – Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.