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Conserving through computing JANUARY 30, 2009 — In the last year St. Olaf College's office of Information and Instructional Technologies (IIT) has reduced the number of servers on campus -- and the power used for these systems -- by 50 percent through a process called virtualization. St. Olaf Band to perform 'Lincoln Portrait' on bicentennial of president's birth JANUARY 30, 2009 — The St. Olaf Band will perform Aaron Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait" on the president's 200th birthday, Feb. 12. "His words might be a little more than 150 years old, but they speak to us during today's troubled times with immediacy and power," says Conductor Timothy Mahr '78. St. Olaf Choir 'drought' almost over for Alabama JANUARY 28, 2009 — "The last time the St. Olaf Choir performed in Alabama, Richard Nixon was president and the Beatles were still together," writes Jon Busdeker in the Huntsville Times. Een to discuss Hardanger fiddle in Mellby Lecture Een JANUARY 28, 2009 — Associate Professor of Music Andrea Een will share how she came to learn and appreciate the rich history of the Hardanger fiddle tradition when she delivers the spring Mellby Lecture Feb. 10. She will also perform examples of traditional Hardanger music during her presentation. St. Olaf ranks No. 3 in National Merit Scholars JANUARY 27, 2009 — With 53 National Merit Scholars enrolled in the St. Olaf Class of 2012, the college ranks No. 3 among U.S. liberal arts colleges and No. 46 among the more than 3,000 four-year colleges and universities in the nation. Westby earns second National Swimmer of the Week honor Westby JANUARY 27, 2009 — Nelson Westby '09 has been named the CollegeSwimming.com Division III National Swimmer of the Week -- his second such honor in 2008-09. St. Olaf takes No. 2 slot in Peace Corps rankings JANUARY 16, 2009 — St. Olaf ranks second, among small colleges and universities, for the number of alumni serving in the Peace Corps, and is the 96th greatest producer of Peace Corps volunteers. Playwright, screenwriter to speak at St. Olaf Monday Hatcher JANUARY 16, 2009 — Playwright and screenwriter Jeffrey Hatcher -- whose works include the major motion pictures The Duchess, Casanova and Stage Beauty -- will speak at St. Olaf Monday, Jan. 19. Faculty member receives award for poetry collection Dobbs JANUARY 15, 2009 — St. Olaf Assistant Professor of English Jennifer Kwon Dobbs's collection of poetry, Paper Pavilion, recently received the 2008 Sheila Motton Book Award from the New England Poetry Club. She shares how she became a poet, what inspires her work and her advice for writing students. From the Desk of the Dean of Students Kneser JANUARY 15, 2009 — The students at St. Olaf are smart, which is why many of them leave the frigid temperatures of Minnesota and use Interim as a time to study Spanish in Costa Rica or socioeconomic development in Bangladesh. But those who stay have something to look forward to as well when they're not studying: sledding. Film shows St. Olaf Band performing a century ago JANUARY 15, 2009 — A film that briefly shows the St. Olaf Band performing at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909 is now available online. The film predates any other film in the St. Olaf archives by 16 years, notes Associate Archivist Jeff Sauve. Regents Hall earns prestigious Xcel award JANUARY 15, 2009 — St. Olaf College's Regents Hall of Natural and Mathematical Sciences has emerged from a competitive field of more than 100 construction projects to receive Xcel Energy's Best-Integrated Design award. Qian to premiere Rabl quartet in Shanghai Qian JANUARY 15, 2009 — St. Olaf Assistant Professor of Music Jun Qian will be the featured international artist of the Chinese New Year Concert Series at Shanghai Times Square. Events to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King JANUARY 14, 2009 — In the days leading up to the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., a variety of events at St. Olaf -- including chapel talks, a poetry night and a film showing -- will celebrate the life and legacy of the civil rights leader. St. Olaf, Carleton make annual donation to Northfield Rossing JANUARY 12, 2009 — "Our community is richer for the scores of faculty, staff and student volunteers from both St. Olaf and Carleton that are engaged in this community," said Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing after St. Olaf and Carleton colleges made their annual donation to the city. Marino on 'just war' theory Marino JANUARY 11, 2009 — "How much harm can a nation legitimately deliver to make itself feel safe?" asks St. Olaf Professor of Philosophy Gordon Marino in a piece he wrote for the St. Petersburg Times. "Is everything permissible after the call to arms?" President Anderson presents chapel talk Anderson JANUARY 9, 2009 — "'Worried and distracted' ... describes many of us most of the time," said President David R. Anderson '74 during his chapel talk Wednesday. "Perhaps in today's world that is the way it has to be, but I'm not willing to accept that, nor should you." St. Olaf named Kiplinger's 'Best Value' JANUARY 8, 2009 — "To find colleges that deliver the goods during tough times," Kiplinger's has published its 2009 list of the 100 best values in private colleges and universities, including St. Olaf at No. 37. "These institutions ... provide a top-quality education at an affordable price." Environmental, national peace leader named Woodrow Wilson Scholar Musil JANUARY 5, 2009 — Robert K. Musil, an international spokesperson on global warming and national security who just released a new book titled Hope for a Heated Planet, will visit St. Olaf in March as the 2009 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Scholar. Four artists make 'Four Corners' JANUARY 5, 2009 — "Four Corners" is the title of the art show created by four St. Olaf graduates who are participating in the art apprentice program. "In a diverse range of ways we are reflecting on the experiences that make us who we are today," says artist Anya Galli. < December 2008 February 2009 >

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