Oles Can. Oles Will.
Be hungry, be curious—Oles like Jon Bain ’07 use their drive and curiosity to get from Manitou Heights to wherever they want to be, including leadership roles in Silicon Valley.
Jon photographed in Google's campus in Seattle, WA.
At St. Olaf, we don’t turn out typical college grads. We turn out Oles. Oles are the people companies want. Oles are the people the planet needs.
100%
financial aid need met for all of our students
#1
baccalaureate college in the number of students who study abroad
100%
carbon-free electrical power
96%
of 2017 graduates are employed, in graduate school, or engaged in full-time service work
The Ole Experience
James Reeb Memorial Lecture
Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington
"Social Justice 2018: The Work Continues …"
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Oles don’t all look alike or think alike, but what they do share is an enthusiasm. An optimism. A work ethic driven by the knowledge that anything is possible, the answer to every problem is yes, that what’s broken needs fixing, what’s working can be improved. Oles think harder, dive deeper.