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St. Olaf Volleyball Advanced Skills Camp #2
2025-07-21 - 2025-07-23 | St Olaf College
St. Olaf Volleyball led by Coach Wood hosts St. Olaf Advanced Skills Volleyball Camp #2 for middle and high school students.

Utech Seminars: Mark Wrathall
2025-07-22 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-23 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Regents Hall 290
The public is welcome to attend the Utech Seminars, led by Mark Wrathall as part of the Kierkegaard Summer Institute 2025. Sponsored by the Kierkegaard Library, this year’s seminars will be held in Regents Hall of Natural Sciences, Room 290. The first seminar, “Time, Eternity, and the Moment: Kierkegaard and the Temporality of Existence,” will be held on Tuesday, July 22, from 2-4 p.m. This will be followed by “Kierkegaardian Temporality and 20th Century Phenomenologies of Time” on Wednesday, July 23, from 2-4 p.m.
This annual lecture series is held in honor of St. Olaf College alum George W. Utech ’53, and made possible by a generous donation from the Utech family. With this endowed lectureship, a world-renowned scholar is brought to the library each summer to deliver two public lectures on campus and to engage with Research Fellows attending our Kierkegaard Summer Institute.
Please see here fore more details.

St. Olaf Volleyball Camp #3 – Youth Skills
2025-07-24 - 2025-07-25 | St Olaf College
St. Olaf Volleyball with Coach Wood will host a youth skills day camp for all youths grades 3 through 6. Learn more.

Pickup Sand Volleyball
2025-07-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-08 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-15 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Ole Avenue Volleyball Court
Come play pickup sand volleyball with Recreation at the Ytterboe Courts. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. No registration is necessary – all experience levels are welcome. Just show up and our staff will get you in the game.

Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in a Summer Session 2 course
2025-07-28

Educational Sports Programs
2025-07-28 - 2025-08-01 | St Olaf College
Educational Sports Programs Soccer Camp will take place at St. Olaf College July 28th – August 1, 2025.

Summer Bridge Lunch
2025-07-29 12:00 - 14:00 | Tomson 107 (Atrium)
The Admissions Team will host the Summer Bridge Students for a welcome lunch in the Tomson Atrium on Tuesday, July 29th at 12 p.m.

Denver Student Send-Off Picnic & Alumni Social
2025-07-29 17:30 - 19:30
Join the Denver Ole community for a fun, relaxed evening as it hosts its annual Student Send-off Picnic! Let’s come together for a casual social event. Enjoy food, refreshments and catch up with fellow Oles as we send off our newest students with a big Um! Yah! Yah!
Date: Tuesday, July 29
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Sloan Lake Park (Shelter #1) 4507 W 17th Ave, Denver, CO
Cost: Free
Details: All Denver Oles and their families are invited to come together for a casual social evening of food, refreshments, and conversation. It’s the perfect chance to wish our newest Oles a fantastic academic year and connect with your local Ole community!
Questions? Email Mitch Rennie ‘14 at mitch.rennie@gmail.com

Minnesota Hockey Goalie and Shooting Camp
2025-07-31 - 2025-08-03 | St. Olaf College
Minnesota Hockey Goalie and Shooting Camp will take place at St. Olaf College July 31 – August 3, 2025.

St. Olaf Natural Lands and Clean River Partners Volunteer Event
2025-08-09 09:30 - 11:30
All interested individuals are welcome to attend the St. Olaf Natural Lands and Clean River Partners Volunteer Event hosted by Clean River Partners and the St. Olaf Natural Lands. We will be meeting at the North Avenue entrance, before entering the prairie habitat to remove aggressive aspen in order to restore biodiversity. Register here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/ehpgeZNylvZ0vetib05ErA

St. Olaf Night @ MN Twins (vs. Tigers)
2025-08-15 19:10 - 21:30
All are welcome to watch the Minnesota Twins take on the Detroit Tigers on August 15 at 7:10 p.m. Purchase your tickets in the “St. Olaf Section” in Legend’s Landing to receive an exclusive co-themed St. Olaf Twins jersey and unlimited food and beverages.
Purchase Tickets Here!

$72 per ticket (St. Olaf Section in Legends Landing)
Other seating options and prices are available!
Co-branded St. Olaf Twins jersey (included)
Unlimited food and beverage (included)
Alumnus first pitch

Men's Soccer at Gustavus Adolphus College - Exhibition
2025-08-19 13:00 - 15:00 | St. Peter, Minn. / Gustie Soccer Field
Men’s Soccer at Gustavus Adolphus College – Exhibition

Last day of class for Summer Session 2
2025-08-20

Volleyball vs Multi-Team Scrimmage - Exhibition
2025-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs Multi-Team Scrimmage – Exhibition

Women's Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Superior - Exhibition
2025-08-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Superior, Wis. / Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium
Women’s Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Superior – Exhibition

Men's Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls - Exhibition
2025-08-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls – Exhibition

New international students arrive
2025-08-26

Volleyball at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Exhibition
2025-08-26 13:00 - 15:00 | Eau Claire, Wis. / MyPhee Physical Education Center
Volleyball at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Exhibition

Women's Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls - Exhibition
2025-08-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls – Exhibition

DC Oles: Happy Hour at Prost
2025-08-26 17:30 - 19:30
Calling all DC Oles!
Oles, come unwind and connect with your St. Olaf community at an Ole happy hour on Tuesday, August 26, at Prost DC, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Whether you’re a long-time resident or new to the area, this is a great chance to catch up with old friends, meet someone new, welcome our newest alumni to the DC family, and just enjoy a casual happy hour.
The first round is on St. Olaf!
We’re looking forward to a fun time with fellow Oles!

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Prost DC
Cost: Free
Who: St. Olaf Alumni

Questions? Email Lily Braafladt ’22 at lbraaf2259@gmail.com

Summer Session 2 grades due
2025-08-27

Academic Year Kickoff for Faculty and Staff
2025-08-28 08:15 - 10:30 | Tomson Hall 280
Faculty and staff are welcome to kick off the academic year with remarks from President Susan Rundell Singer, a fireside chat with Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Tarshia Stanley, and shared dialogue and breakout groups with colleagues.

Staff and Faculty Academic Year Kickoff Picnic
2025-08-28 16:00 - 18:30 | Campus Green
Faculty and staff are invited to the Campus Green for the annual picnic dinner to kick off the academic year! Families are welcome and encouraged to join us. Please bring a blanket and chairs to enjoy food, beverages, and fun.

Men's Soccer vs Pacific Lutheran University
2025-08-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Pacific Lutheran University
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Volleyball vs University of La Verne
2025-08-29 13:30 - 15:30 | Claremont, Calif. / Voelkel Gymnasium
Volleyball vs University of La Verne
Streaming Video: http://athletics.stolaf.edu/calendar.ashx/flovolleyball.tv/live/192093

Volleyball vs California Lutheran University
2025-08-29 16:15 - 18:15 | Claremont, Calif. / Voelkel Gymnasium
Volleyball vs California Lutheran University
Streaming Video: https://www.flovolleyball.tv/signup?redirect=/live/192094

Women's Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
2025-08-29 17:25 - 19:25 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Men's Cross Country vs Ole 5K Opener
2025-08-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Men’s Cross Country vs Ole 5K Opener

Women's Cross Country vs Ole 5K Opener
2025-08-29 18:30 - 21:30 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Women’s Cross Country vs Ole 5K Opener

New students arrive
2025-08-30

Orientation for new students
2025-08-30 - 2025-09-03

Volleyball at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
2025-08-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Claremont, Calif. / Roberts Pavillion
Volleyball at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Streaming Video: http://athletics.stolaf.edu/calendar.ashx/flocollege.com/signup?redirect=/live/184217&utm_campaign=728569stolafcollegevs&utm_medium=partner&utm_source=multiple&utm_content=signup&contract_id=0063m00000ufckvaay&coverage_id=14432833&sp=&sp=conf-partner

Women's Golf at CSB Invite
2025-08-30 12:00 - 2025-08-31 08:30 | Sartell, Minn. – Blackberry Ridge Golf Club
Women’s Golf at CSB Invite

Men's Golf at Augsburg Invitational
2025-08-30 13:30 - 2025-08-31 08:00 | Ham Lake, Minn. – Majestic Oaks Golf Club
Men’s Golf at Augsburg Invitational

Volleyball at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
2025-08-30 17:30 - 19:30 | Claremont, Calif. / Voelkel Gymnasium
Volleyball at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
Streaming Video: https://www.flocollege.com/signup?redirect=/live/184218

Sunday Morning Worship: 12th Sunday after Pentecost
2025-08-31 10:30 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The 12th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday Worship with Holy Communion.
College Pastor Matthew Marohl will deliver the sermon, Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick will preside. James E. Bobb, Associate Professor in Music and the Cantor to the Student Congregation, will assist.
Therees Tkach Hibbard, Associate Professor of Practice in Music, and Joseph Kemper, Assistant Professor of Music, will conduct the Volunteer Choir. All students, staff and faculty are invited to particpate in the Volunteer Choir on this Sunday. Rehearsal begins at 9:15 am in Boe Chapel.
Sunday Worship is a time of inspiration and worship for body, mind, and spirit; a meaningful beginning to a new week. All are welcome!
Click the web link below to access streamed and archived services.

Men's Soccer vs University of Chicago
2025-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs University of Chicago
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Women's Soccer vs Johns Hopkins University
2025-08-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs Johns Hopkins University
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Women's Soccer at Wartburg College
2025-09-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Waverly, Iowa / Salzwedel Field
Women’s Soccer at Wartburg College
Streaming Video: https://rollriversnetwork.com/wartburg/

Fall Semester classes begin
2025-09-04

42nd Annual Gimse and Smith Center Photo and Travel Writing Contest Opens
2025-09-04
Current St. Olaf students who have studied abroad/away with St. Olaf are welcome to submit a photo or piece of travel writing to the 42nd Annual Gimse and Smith Center Contest, hosted by the Smith Center for Global Engagement.

Opening Convocation
2025-09-04 11:10 - 11:40 | Boe Memorial Chapel
Join St. Olaf College as we usher in the new academic year with Opening Convocation. The event will include a welcome from Student Government Association President Fiona Mundy ’26, an address from Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Tarshia Stanley, a formal procession by the members of the St. Olaf faculty robed in academic regalia, and music from the St. Olaf Band.

First Day of Classes Garden Party
2025-09-04 15:30 - 17:30 | St. Olaf House
Faculty and staff are invited to President Susan Rundell Singer’s residence, the St. Olaf House, to celebrate the first day of classes of the 2025–26 academic year. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be provided.
** In the chance of inclement weather, this event will be held in the Buntrock Commons Ballrooms **

Daily Chapel: Service of Morning Prayer
2025-09-05 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person, but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Ice Cream Welcome Social
2025-09-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Buntrock Plaza
The Annual Taylor Center Welcome Social Event will be held on the Buntrock Plaza beginning at noon. Ice cream floats and cookies will be served!
Learn more at http://stolaf.presence.io/event/ice-cream-welcome-social

Volleyball vs University of Dubuque
2025-09-05 16:30 - 18:30 | St. Paul, Minn. / Ericksen Center
Volleyball vs University of Dubuque
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/unorthwesterneagles/

Men's Soccer at Bethany Lutheran College
2025-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Mankato, Minn. / Scheels Field
Men’s Soccer at Bethany Lutheran College
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/bethanyvikings/

St. Olaf Natural Lands and Clean River Partners Volunteer Event
2025-09-06 09:30 - 11:30
All interested individuals are welcome to attend the St. Olaf Natural Lands and Clean River Partners Volunteer Event hosted by Clean River Partners, where volunteers will remove aggressive aspen to enhance the health of the prairie. Participants will meet at the North Avenue entrance of the Natural Lands.
Please use this registration link to sign up: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/y2vPejaeZc25gOE2EIHLBw

Men's Cross Country vs Alumni 5K Meet
2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Men’s Cross Country vs Alumni 5K Meet

Women's Cross Country vs Alumni 5K Meet
2025-09-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Women’s Cross Country vs Alumni 5K Meet

Volleyball at University of Northwestern
2025-09-06 11:00 - 13:00 | St. Paul, Minn. / Ericksen Center
Volleyball at University of Northwestern
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/unorthwesterneagles/

Women's Soccer vs Hope College
2025-09-06 12:00 - 14:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs Hope College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Women's Golf at Carleton Invite
2025-09-06 12:30 - 2025-09-07 09:00 | Hastings, Minn. – Bellwood Oaks Golf Club / Faribaut, Minn. – Legacy Golf
Women’s Golf at Carleton Invite

Football vs University of Northwestern
2025-09-06 13:00 - 16:00 | Northfield, Minn., Klein Field at Manitou
Football vs University of Northwestern
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/
Streaming Audio: https://kdhlradio.com/
Tickets: https://athletics.stolaf.edu/sports/2024/8/9/tickets.aspx

Volleyball vs Millikin University
2025-09-06 13:30 - 15:30 | St. Paul, Minn. / Ericksen Center
Volleyball vs Millikin University
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/unorthwesterneagles/

Men's Golf at Minnesota Golf Classic
2025-09-06 14:00 - 2025-09-07 08:30 | Independence, Minn. – Pioneer Creek Golf Course
Men’s Golf at Minnesota Golf Classic

Sunday Morning Worship: 13th Sunday after Pentecost
2025-09-07 10:30 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The 13th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday Worship with Holy Communion.
Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick will deliver the sermon, College Pastor Matthew Marohl will preside. James E. Bobb, Associate Professor in Music and the Cantor to the Student Congregation, will assist. The St. Olaf Choir will be conducted by Anton Armstrong ’78, Tosdal Professor of Music. The St. Olaf Choir, with 75 mixed voices, is the premier a cappella choir in the United States. For over a century, the choir has set a standard of choral excellence and remained at the forefront of choral artistry. Conducted since 1990 by Anton Armstrong, the St. Olaf Choir continues to develop the tradition that originated with its founder, F. Melius Christiansen.
Sunday Worship is a time of inspiration and worship for body, mind, and spirit; a meaningful beginning to a new week. All are welcome!
Click the web link below to access streamed and archived services.

Men's Soccer at Carroll University
2025-09-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Waukesha, Wis. / Schneider Stadium
Men’s Soccer at Carroll University
Streaming Video: https://gopios.com/watch/?Archive=1386&type=Live

Daily Chapel: Matthew Marohl
2025-09-08 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be College Pastor Matthew Marohl.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Finance and Infrastructure Committee Workshop
2025-09-09 08:00 - 17:00 | King’s Dining Room – Valhalla
The St. Olaf Board of Regents: Finance and Infrastructure Committee will be meeting in Valhalla on September 9th, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Daily Chapel: Katherine Fick
2025-09-09 11:10 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Men's Soccer at Central College
2025-09-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Pella, Iowa / Central Soccer Field
Men’s Soccer at Central College
Streaming Video: https://www.centraldutchnetwork.com/centraldutchsports/

Recital: St. Olaf Orchestra Tour Soloist Auditions
2025-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
This recital features students competing for the opportunity to be soloists on the St. Olaf Orchestra’s fall tour. This event is free and open to the public.

Daily Chapel: Service of Holy Communion
2025-09-10 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-09-17 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-09-24 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-10-01 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Learn over Lunch: Critical Incident Response
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
ALICE training is an active shooter preparedness program based on the acronym Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate, providing a range of options for individuals to survive a violent incident. Unlike passive methods, ALICE empowers people to take action by recognizing the threat, securing a location, communicating information, creating distractions as a last resort, and evacuating to safety. This training is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

Women's Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2025-09-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Daily Chapel: Michaela Brown
2025-09-11 11:00 - 11:20 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Rabbi Michaela Brown, Associate Chaplain for Jewish Life.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Kierkegaard and Coffee
2025-09-11 11:30 | Hong Kierkegaard Library
A reading group for faculty, staff, and community members. Participants will be reading from Kierkegaard’s Either/Or.

SOAR Session
2025-09-11 11:30 - 12:30, 2025-09-25 11:30 - 12:30
All first-year students attend their peer-led St. Olaf Orientation to Academics and Resources (SOAR) Session. SOAR provides an extended orientation for students throughout their first year to intentionally foster peer connections and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and resources to be successful at St. Olaf.

Flaten Art Museum Gateway to Himalayan Art Educator Workshop
2025-09-11 11:45 - 13:00 | Center for Art and Dance
Faculty and staff educators are invited to a private curator’s tour of the Gateway to Himalayan Art exhibition, followed by a catered lunch in The Link. The exhibition will open to all on September 12, 2025.
Register here by September 8, 2025.
Gateway to Himalayan Art introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan art with objects from the collection of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York. A large multimedia map at the start of the exhibition orients visitors to the greater Himalayan region, which encompasses Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan cultures as well as interrelated Mongolian and Chinese traditions. Gateway to Himalayan Art invites exploration of these diverse cultural spheres through exemplary objects presented in three thematic sections: Symbols and Meanings, Materials and Technologies, and Living Practices. It also includes voices from Himalayan artists and contemporaries, along with connections to related digital content to learn more.

Much Ado About Nothing Auditions
2025-09-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Theater Building
Auditions for Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing are on Thursday, September 11 from 4-6 p.m. and Friday, September 12 from 3-5 p.m., with callbacks starting at 6 p.m.
Location: Theater Building 227.
Reach out to foss1@stolaf.edu for more details and to sign up for an audition time.

Oles in Austin Happy Hour
2025-09-11 17:00 - 19:00
Get ready to connect with fellow Oles in the heart of Texas!
St. Olaf community members are warmly invited to join Austin-based alumni Todd Boss ’91 and Craig Hella Johnson ’84 for an informal happy hour this fall. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather, socialize, and strengthen our St. Olaf community right here in the Austin region.
Come share stories, network, or simply enjoy the company of other Oles. There’s no formal agenda – just a relaxed evening of good conversation and camaraderie.
Event details:

Event: Oles in Texas Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Lazarus Brewing Co., 1902 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Hosted By: Todd Boss ’91 and Craig Hella Johnson ’84
Cost: Free to attend! (Guests will be responsible for their own beverage and food purchases.)

We can’t wait to see you there and catch up!
Um! Yah! Yah!

Last day to add a first half of semester course (with instructor permission)
2025-09-12

Tashi Delek, Minnesota!
2025-09-12 - 2025-12-07 | Center for Art and Dance
བཀྲིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ | Tashi Delek, Minnesota! (Auspicious Blessings, Minnesota!) offers a glimpse into the public life of Tibetan Minnesotans as seen through the eyes of St. Olaf alumnus Thor Anderson ‘87. In partnership with the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, Anderson has documented the community’s activities in photographs and videos over the last two decades. The selected works presented in this exhibition come from a vast archive that represents the rich community life of Buddhist practitioners in Minnesota.
This exhibition is on view the Center for Art and Dance Object Study Room (205). It is presented concurrently with the traveling exhibition, Gateway to Himalayan Art, on loan from the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and on view in the Flaten Art Museum from September 12–December 7, 2025. Tashi Delek, Minnesota! is organized by the Flaten Art Museum and curated by Thor Anderson ‘87 and St. Olaf Professor of Art and Art History and Asian Studies Karil Kucera, with curatorial contributions from the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.

Gateway to Himalayan Art
2025-09-12 - 2025-12-07 | Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum
All are welcome to visit Gateway to Himalayan Art, an exhibition at the Flaten Art Museum that introduces the main forms, concepts, meanings, and religious traditions of Himalayan art with objects from the collection of the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, New York. Visitors will experience exemplary objects from the greater Himalayan region, which encompasses Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan cultures, as well as interrelated Mongolian and Chinese traditions. Gateway to Himalayan Art invites exploration of these diverse cultural spheres in three thematic sections: Symbols and Meanings, Materials and Technologies, and Living Practices. It also includes voices from Himalayan artists and contemporaries, along with connections to related digital content to learn more. This traveling exhibition is organized and provided by the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art. Entrance is free and open to the public during regular museum hours.
A companion exhibition, བཀྲིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ | Tashi Delek, Minnesota!, organized by the Flaten Art Museum, is on view September 12 – October 17 in the nearby Object Study Room. This exhibition offers visitors a glimpse into the public life of Tibetan Minnesotans through photographs and videos, and is curated by Thor Anderson ‘87 and Karil Kucera, Professor of Art and Art History & Asian Studies at St. Olaf, with the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.

Politics and Pastries
2025-09-12 08:30 - 09:30
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to gather at the Institute for Freedom and Community every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Politics and Pastries provides opportunities to discuss politics, campaigns and current events. Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join SGA President Fiona Mundy and Vice President Karen Henriquez Fajardo in discussion this week.

Daily Chapel: Service of Morning Prayer
2025-09-12 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-09-19 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-09-26 10:10 - 10:30, 2025-10-03 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel

Much Ado About Nothing Auditions
2025-09-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Theater Building
Auditions for Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing are on Friday, September 12 from 3-5 p.m., with callbacks starting at 6 p.m.
Location: Theater Building 227.
Reach out to foss1@stolaf.edu for more details and to sign up for an audition time.

Flaten Art Museum Opening Reception for Fall Exhibitions
2025-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Center for Art and Dance Flaten Museum
All are invited to a ceremonial blessing followed by an opening reception for Gateway to Himalayan Art and Tashi Delek, Minnesota! At 5 p.m., Minneapolis Tibetan dance group Gyashae Rukag will lead a procession into the Center for Art and Dance and monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will offer ritual blessings. The opening reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with brief remarks followed by light refreshments. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available for visitors outside Buntrock Commons.
Flaten Art Museum (FAM) at St. Olaf College will host Gateway to Himalayan Art in the fall of 2025. Organized by the Rubin Museum, this exhibition offers an introduction to the forms, concepts, meanings, and traditions of present-day Bhutan, China, India, Mongolia, Nepal and Tibet. Objects include thangka paintings, mandala, a sacred shrine cabinet, and numerous statues and ritual objects such as a Tibetan prayer wheel, vajra, and bell. Thematic links include Tibetan medical practice, the feminine divine as personified within the esoteric Buddhist tradition, Tibetan Buddhist book traditions (including woodblocks for printing sacred texts), the processes and materials involved in painting a Buddhist thangka, and casting a sacred sculpture. Our exhibition will be grounded in the living practices of the thriving Tibetan community in Minnesota.

Volleyball vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls
2025-09-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Dubuque, Iowa
Volleyball vs University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Streaming Video: https://rollriversnetwork.com/dubuque/

Women's Cross Country at Hamline Invitational
2025-09-12 18:45 - 21:45 | St. Paul, Minn. / Highland Golf Course
Women’s Cross Country at Hamline Invitational

Men's Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Superior
2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Superior, Wis. / Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium
Men’s Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Superior
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/wisconsinsuperioryellowjackets/

Volleyball at University of Dubuque
2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Dubuque, Iowa / Stoltz Sports Center
Volleyball at University of Dubuque
Streaming Video: https://rollriversnetwork.com/dubuque/

The Miller’s Daughter: Performance
2025-09-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
Opera Athena presents The Miller’s Daughter at Urness Recital Hall on Friday, September 12 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

A contemporary homage to Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, The Miller’s Daughter reframes the beloved song cycle through the eyes of its long-silenced muse. With music by Grammy-nominated composer Jodi Goble and libretto by Victoria Erickson, a Northfield native, the work blends Schubert’s timeless melodies with newly composed material and a bold, modern narrative.

This is a ticketed event with tickets available for pre-purchase online or at the door with a credit card. St. Olaf students may enter for free.

Men's Tennis at MIAC Tune-Up
2025-09-13 | Arden Hills, Minn. / Ona Orth Athletic Complex
Men’s Tennis at MIAC Tune-Up

Women's Golf at Gustie D3 Classic
2025-09-13 | Hastings, Minn. – Emerald Greens Golf Course
Women’s Golf at Gustie D3 Classic

Volleyball vs Edgewood College
2025-09-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Dubuque, Iowa / Lillis Court
Volleyball vs Edgewood College
Streaming Video: https://rollriversnetwork.com/lorascollege/

Volleyball at Loras College
2025-09-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Dubuque, Iowa / Lillis Court
Volleyball at Loras College
Streaming Video: https://rollriversnetwork.com/lorascollege/

It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect
2025-09-13 18:00 - 2025-09-14 21:00, 2025-09-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Art Barn
A photo exhibition presented by Dominic Presa ’25, thanks to the Gimse Endowment for the Arts. Opens Saturday, September 13 at 6 p.m. in the Flaten Art Barn.

Women's Soccer at University of Northwestern
2025-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Paul, Minn. / Reynolds Field
Women’s Soccer at University of Northwestern
Streaming Video: https://umacsportsnetwork.com/unorthwesterneagles/

24 Hour Musical
2025-09-13 20:00 - 21:15 | Pause Mane Stage
What happens when you give a bunch of college students one day to stage a musical? Join us to find out!
EMPTY Theater’s inaugural 24-hour musical — a hilarious night of catchy songs, improvisation, and bold choices — will be staged on Saturday, September 13. Whether you’re a theatre lover or somebody who typically stays away, the 24-hour musical is just plain fun — the product of chaos, talent, and exhaustion!

Men's Golf at Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational
2025-09-14 | Eau Claire, Wis. – Eau Claire Golf & Country Club
Men’s Golf at Frank Wrigglesworth Invitational

Women's Tennis at MIAC Tune-Up
2025-09-14 | Arden Hills, Minn. / Ona Orth Athletic Complex
Women’s Tennis at MIAC Tune-Up

Sunday Morning Worship: 14th Sunday after Pentecost
2025-09-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The 14th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday Worship with Holy Communion.
College Pastor Matthew Marohl will deliver the sermon, Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick will preside. St. Olaf Cantorei will be conducted by James E. Bobb, Associate Professor in Music and the Cantor to the Student Congregation. The St. Olaf Cantorei was established in the 1960s as the Campus Choir to provide opportunities for more students to participate in the St. Olaf choral tradition. The ensemble has become known for creative programming that blends the St. Olaf choral tradition with instrumental color and is uniquely honed and focused to lead worship and provide a distinctive musical and spiritual experience.
Sunday Worship is a time of inspiration and worship for body, mind, and spirit; a meaningful beginning to a new week. All are welcome!
Click the web link below to access streamed and archived services.

Men's Soccer vs Nebraska Wesleyan University - Senior Day
2025-09-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Nebraska Wesleyan University – Senior Day
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Daily Chapel: Visio Divina
2025-09-15 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel

Info Session: BGSU University of Salzburg Semester Program
2025-09-15 15:00 - 16:00 | Tomson Hall 210
All students are welcome to attend the Bowling Green State University – University of Salzburg Semester Program info session hosted by the Smith Center for Global Engagement.

Hispanic Heritage Month Event
2025-09-15 17:00 - 20:00
The campus community is invited to a Hispanic Heritage Month event on Mellby Lawn at 5 p.m. A troupe of Aztec Dancers will perform at 6 p.m. Delicious Pupusas will be serving pupusas at this time.

Daily Chapel: National Suicide Prevention Month, Lacy Williams '21
2025-09-16 11:10 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, the chapel speaker today will be Lacy Williams ’21, Mental Health Grant Coordinator.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Women's Soccer vs Carleton College
2025-09-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs Carleton College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Guest/Faculty Recital: Lynne Aspnes and Rachel Brandwein, harp
2025-09-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Christiansen Hall of Music 100 Urness Recital Hall
Faculty member, Rachel Brandwein, and guest, Lynne Aspnes will present a harp recital on Tuesday, September 16th in Urness Recital Hall from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
About our Guest: Lynne Aspnes began her training in her native Minnesota. She has recorded for the CRI, ProArte, RCA Red Seal, and Virgin Classics labels with VocalEssence (the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota), Philip Brunelle director. Aspnes has recorded works by Gabriel Faure and Marcel Grandjany for the Pro Organo label with organist John Walker, and the choir of the Riverside Church, New York. She also recorded Benjamin Britten’s Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus for NPR and PBS with the late Sir Peter Pears.
This event is free and open to the public.

Last day to add a semester-length course (with instructor permission)
2025-09-17

Bike Registration Tabling
2025-09-17 09:30 - 11:30 | BC Crossroads
Campus community members can register their bicycle with Public Safety to protect against theft and increase recovery chances.

Constitution Day Teach In
2025-09-17 15:30 - 17:00 | Holland 502
Professor of Political Science and Morrison Family Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community Christopher Chapp will lead a student discussion on the constitution and the rule of law with the Honorable Joan N. Ericksen ’76, a Senior US District Judge in the district of Minnesota.

Men's Soccer vs Carleton College
2025-09-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Carleton College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Men's Tennis vs Carleton College - Exhibition
2025-09-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Northfield, Minn., Carlson Courts
Men’s Tennis vs Carleton College – Exhibition

Daily Chapel: Susan Rundell Singer
2025-09-18 11:00 - 11:20 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Susan Rundell Singer, President of the College.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Faculty Meeting
2025-09-18 11:30 - 12:30 | Ballrooms in Buntrock Commons
A special Faculty Meeting will be held on September 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The topic of this meeting is: Faculty Governance. Please fill out and submit your RSVP for a lunch and to confirm your attendance no later than the Monday before the meeting. Contact the Provost’s administrative assistant at gonzal36@stolaf.edu with any issues or questions.

University of Otago Study Abroad/Away Info Session
2025-09-18 16:30 - 17:30 | Buntrock Commons 144 Grieg Room
All current St. Olaf students are welcome to attend the University of Otago Study Abroad/Away Info Session hosted by the Smith Center for Global Engagement and Otago’s own Teri Higgins. If you are unable to attend, Teri will also be tabling in Buntrock from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. prior to the session.

Women's Tennis at ITA Midwest Regional Championships
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-21 | St. Peter, Minn. / Wilkinson Tennis Complex
Women’s Tennis at ITA Midwest Regional Championships

Politics and Pastries
2025-09-19 08:30 - 09:30
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to gather at the Institute for Freedom and Community every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Politics and Pastries provides opportunities to discuss politics, campaigns and current events. Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join the IFC Fellows in conversation this week.

Volleyball vs University of Chicago - Parents Weekend / Black Out
2025-09-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs University of Chicago – Parents Weekend / Black Out
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

St. Olaf Virtual Book Club
2025-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual Event
You’re invited to the next meeting of the St. Olaf Virtual Book Club! Join fellow Oles for a thoughtful discussion of “True Biz” by Sara Novic.
The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the hearing headmistress, a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever.
This is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.

Event: St. Olaf Virtual Book Club
Book: True Biz by Sara Novic
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to Noon Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Zoom meeting details will be provided via email after registration.
Questions: Michele Foss ’97

Men's Cross Country vs St. Olaf Invitational
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Men’s Cross Country vs St. Olaf Invitational

Women's Cross Country vs St. Olaf Invitational
2025-09-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Northfield, Minn., St. Olaf Cross Country Course
Women’s Cross Country vs St. Olaf Invitational

Women's Golf at St. Kate's Invite
2025-09-20 11:00 - 2025-09-21 12:00 | Edina, Minn. – Braemar Golf Course / Woodbury, Minn. – Eagle Valley Golf Course
Women’s Golf at St. Kate’s Invite

Volleyball vs Wartburg College - Parents' Weekend
2025-09-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs Wartburg College – Parents’ Weekend
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Men's Soccer vs Macalester College
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Macalester College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Football vs Concordia College
2025-09-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Northfield, Minn., Klein Field at Manitou
Football vs Concordia College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/
Streaming Audio: https://kdhlradio.com/
Tickets: https://athletics.stolaf.edu/sports/2024/8/9/tickets.aspx

Men's Golf at SJU Fall Invitational
2025-09-20 13:00 - 2025-09-21 10:00 | St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud Country Club / Sartell, Minn. – Blackberry Ridge Golf Club
Men’s Golf at SJU Fall Invitational

Women's Soccer vs Macalester College - Senior Day
2025-09-20 15:30 - 17:30 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs Macalester College – Senior Day
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Volleyball vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Parents' Weekend
2025-09-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Parents’ Weekend
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Sunday Morning Worship: 15th Sunday after Pentecost
2025-09-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The 15th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday Worship with Holy Communion.
Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick will deliver the sermon, College Pastor Matthew Marohl will preside. James E. Bobb, Associate Professor in Music and the Cantor to the Student Congregation, will assist. St. Olaf Chapel Choir will be conducted by Joseph Kemper, Assistant Professor of Music. Founded in 1925, the St. Olaf Chapel Choir began as one of two mixed choruses at St. Olaf College following the dissolution of the Choral Union. Specializing in the performance of oratorio and larger works, the St. Olaf Chapel Choir frequently collaborates with the St. Olaf Orchestra as well as instrumentalists and soloists from the St. Olaf community.
Sunday Worship is a time of inspiration and worship for body, mind, and spirit; a meaningful beginning to a new week. All are welcome!
Click the web link below to access streamed and archived services.

Daily Chapel: Lectio Divina
2025-09-22 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel

The Ever-Expanding Executive: Originalism and the Living Presidency
2025-09-22 15:30 - 17:00 | Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater
Saikrishana Prakash is the James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia Law School and is author of The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever-Expanding Powers. Prakash will use this lens to reflect on the state of the American presidency and the separation of powers.
This discussion is hosted by the Institute for Freedom and Community on Monday, September 22 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Viking Theater. All are welcome to attend. There will be light refreshments available.

Traffic Noise and Artificial Light at Night: Human Impact on Frog Communication
2025-09-22 16:00 - 17:00 | RNS 150
Dr. Ximena E. Bernal will present a public lecture, Traffic Noise and Artificial Light at Night: Human Impact on Frog Communication at 4 p.m., September 22, in Regents Hall of Natural Sciences 150. This lecture will discuss the ways frogs and their eavesdropping enemies respond to sensory pollutants such as traffic noise and artificial light at night. Dr. Bernal is a Professor of Biology at Purdue University and a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Her research focuses on animal communication, the ecology and evolution of eavesdropping behavior, and human impact on animal communication networks. She is also passionate about promoting equity and inclusion and has led the conversation about the role of machismo in excluding Latin-American women from science. This lecture is presented through Phi Beta Kappa’s Visiting Scholar Program, and is open to all members of the St. Olaf Community, as well as the greater Northfield public.

Omaha Oles Happy Hour
2025-09-22 17:00 - 19:00
You’re warmly invited to join Omaha-based alumni Colin Brown ’15 for an informal Ole happy hour this fall. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather, socialize, and strengthen our St. Olaf community right here in the Omaha region.
Come share stories, network, or simply enjoy the company of other Oles. There’s no formal agenda – just a relaxed evening of good conversation and camaraderie.
Event details:

Event: Omaha Oles Happy Hour
Date: Monday, September 22, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Gather Omaha, 1108 Howard St, Omaha, NE 68102
Hosted By: Colin Brown ’15
Cost: Free to attend! (Appetizers and first-round of drinks provided)

We can’t wait to see you there and catch up!
Um! Yah! Yah!

Fall Recruiting Showcase 2025
2025-09-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Tomson 280
All students are welcome to attend the Fall Recruiting Showcase hosted by the Piper Center. This is an event designed to help you learn about and make connections with key employers in a casual, low-stakes environment.

Northfield Chamber Board Strategic Planning Session
2025-09-23 08:00 - 13:00 | Art Barn
Northfield Chamber Board Members will meet for a strategic planning session at the Art Barn, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., September 23.

Daily Chapel: Ed Brown
2025-09-23 11:10 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Ed Brown, Secretary General of Stefanus Alliance.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Stefanus Alliance: A conversation with Ed Brown
2025-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 | BC 220
The Lutheran Center for Faith, Values, and Community and College Ministry will welcome Ed Brown, Secretary General of the Stefanus Alliance, to campus on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The Stefanus Alliance is a global non-governmental organization that advocates for religious freedom throughout the world.
The work of the Stefanus Alliance resonates with the mission of St. Olaf College to create spaces for students to examine the impact of faith and values in their lives and society. In resonance with St. Olaf’s own identity as a college rooted in a particular religious tradition while striving to celebrate all the ways that students, staff, and faculty practice religion and spirituality, the Stefanus Alliance advocates for people of all faiths who have had their religious rights violated out of their Christian foundation.
Brown will host two public events while on campus:
At 11:10 a.m., Brown will speak in Boe Memorial Chapel during Daily Chapel.
At 12:00 p.m., Brown will host a lunch discussion for interested students, staff, and faculty. People are encouraged to bring their lunch to Buntrock Commons 220 for this time of open conversation.
Brown will also present in a class and meet with campus leaders whose work intersects with that of the Stefanus Alliance. For more information, please see the events section on the Lutheran Center webpage.

Men's Soccer vs Luther College
2025-09-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Luther College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Last day to drop (with instructor permission) or make S/U change in a first half of semester course
2025-09-24

Volleyball vs Carleton College - Battle for the Bell / Gold Out
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs Carleton College – Battle for the Bell / Gold Out
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Women's Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Stout
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Menomonie, Wis. / Nelson Field
Women’s Soccer at University of Wisconsin-Stout
Streaming Video: https://wiacnetwork.com/stout/

September All Staff Meeting
2025-09-25 08:30 - 09:30 | Ballrooms in Buntrock Commons
All St. Olaf staff are welcome to attend the September All-Staff Meeting on September 25 from 8:30-9:30 a.m in the Buntrock Commons Ballrooms. Light breakfast items will be served.

Daily Chapel: Matthew Marohl
2025-09-25 11:00 - 11:20 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Matthew Marohl, College Pastor.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

101 Study Abroad/Away Info Session with Smith Center
2025-09-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Tomson Hall 308
All current students are welcome to attend 101 Study Abroad/Away Info Session hosted by the Smith Center for Global Engagement.

2025 NCCLA (North Central Council of Latin Americanists) Conference: Many Latin Americas
2025-09-25 18:00 - 2025-09-27 14:30 | Buntrock
This multi-day, in-person gathering brings together students, faculty, professionals, and community members to explore key themes in Latin American studies. Through panels, workshops, and keynote presentations, participants will engage with pressing topics from interdisciplinary perspectives.

Men's Tennis at ITA Midwest Regional Championships
2025-09-26 - 2025-09-27 | St. Peter, Minn. / Wilkinson Tennis Complex
Men’s Tennis at ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Streaming Video: https://www.youtube.com/@GustavusAthletics/streams

Politics and Pastries
2025-09-26 08:30 - 09:30
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to gather at the Institute for Freedom and Community every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Politics and Pastries provides opportunities to discuss politics, campaigns and current events. Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join the Olaf Messenger team this week.

Mexico in the World: Making Capital, Seeking Sustainable Lives, Facing Exclusions and Migrations
2025-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
John Tutino of Georgetown University will give the keynote address in Viking Theater for the North Central Council of Latin Americanists, a regional organization focusing on Latin American Studies. The talk explores how Mexico has contributed to globalization and how it has responded to a changed world. All in the campus community are welcome to attend.

Volleyball at Bethel University
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Arden Hills, Minn. / Roberson Center Gym
Volleyball at Bethel University
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/bethelmn/

"TIGRE! TIGRE!" - An Operetta
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Tomson Lawn
The Fox and Beggar Theater presents ‘TIGRE! TIGRE!’, an operetta, on September 26 at 7 p.m. The performance will take place outside on the quad in front of Tomson. In case of rain, the show will be delayed until the following day, but if the ground is merely wet, it will be performed in the vicinity of Tomson. This event is open to the public, and donations are welcome.
Combining puppetry, traditional clown theater, and a live score influenced by everything from Medieval court music to Gilbert & Sullivan, “TIGRE! TIGRE!” explores humanity’s absurd relationship to technology while asking the fundamental question: what drives us to perpetually open new doors that we know we won’t be able to close?​ Visit https://www.foxandbeggar.org/tigre for more information.

2025 Korean Composers Festival
2025-09-27 10:00 - 20:30
The Second Korean Composers Festival will be held September 27-28, 2025 on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The festival will feature presentations and performances of music written by Korean and Korean diaspora composers of the past and present.
Schedule for Saturday, September 27
10:00am-3:00pm Festival Registration Check-In
10:45-11:00am Welcome in Urness Recital Hall (CHM 100)
11:00-12:30pm Lunch in Stav Hall in Buntrock Commons
12:45-2:10pm Afternoon presentations in Fosnes (CHM 233)
12:45-1:10pm Contemporary Korea on Piano: Texu Kim’s Co.Ko. – un poco Loco (2017) — Koeun Grace Lee
1:15-1:40pm Multiethnic Traits in the Compositions of Liliya Ugay — Craig B. Parker
1:45-2:10pm Unsuk Chin’s Gougalōn — Texu Kim
2:15-2:30pm Break
2:30-4:00pm Afternoon presentations in Fosnes (CHM 233)
2:30-2:55pm Shaping Future Leaders: The Role of Commissioned Piano Pieces in Students’ Musical Growth — Chee Hyeon Choi and Seunghee Lee
3:00-3:50pm World Sanjo for Clarinet and Drumset — Patrick O’Keefe
4:00pm-6:30pm Break/Dinner on Your Own
7:00-8:30pm Concert No. 1 in Boe Memorial Chapel

Physical Theater & Clown Workshop
2025-09-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Theater Building, Kelsey Theater
The Theater Department welcomes all students to attend an energetic workshop that blends the expressive power of physical theater with the vulnerability of clown. Perfect for actors, clowns, dancers and curious humans who want to move, laugh, and discover surprising things about themselves.

Men's Golf at MIAC Championships
2025-09-27 11:57 - 14:57, 2025-09-28 11:12 - 14:12, 2025-09-29 09:33 - 12:33 | Brooklyn Park, 3001 Monne, Edinburg, TX, United States
Men’s Golf at MIAC Championships

Men's Soccer at College of St. Scholastica
2025-09-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Duluth, Minn. / Kenny Harkins Field
Men’s Soccer at College of St. Scholastica
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stscholastica/

Football at Carleton College
2025-09-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Northfield, Minn. / Bob Sullivan Field
Football at Carleton College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/carleton/
Streaming Audio: https://kdhlradio.com/

Women's Soccer at College of St. Scholastica
2025-09-27 15:30 - 17:30 | Duluth, Minn. / Kenny Harkins Field
Women’s Soccer at College of St. Scholastica
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stscholastica/

London Oles Happy Hour
2025-09-27 16:00 - 18:00
You’re warmly invited to join Cuitlahuac Turrent ’97, Jane Nordhorn ’97 and Dave Wagner ’03 for an informal happy hour this fall. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather, socialize, and strengthen our St. Olaf community right here in the London area.
Come share stories, network, or simply enjoy the company of other Oles. There’s no formal agenda – just good conversation and camaraderie.
Event details:

Event: London Oles Happy Hour
Date: Saturday, 27 September, 2025
Time: 4 to 6 p.m. (Brief welcome remarks at 4:30 p.m.)
Location: The Engineer, 65 Gloucester Ave., Primrose Hill, NW1 8JH
Cost: Free to attend! Guests will be responsible for their own beverages. Light fare provided.

Register today!

Questions? Contact Jane Nordhorn at nordhorn@stolaf.edu.

Presente Puro Pari
2025-09-27 21:00 - 23:00 | BC031 the Pause main Stage
Puro Pari is a night to dance and listen to a variety of Latin Music with the entire St. Olaf community.

Sunday Morning Worship: 16th Sunday after Pentecost
2025-09-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The 16th Sunday after Pentecost; Sunday Worship with Holy Communion.
College Pastor Matthew Marohl will deliver the sermon, Associate College Pastor Katherine Fick will preside. James E. Bobb, Associate Professor in Music and the Cantor to the Student Congregation, will assist. The Viking Chorus will be conducted by Joseph Kemper, Assistant Professor of Music. The Viking Chorus of St. Olaf College is a choir of first-year tenors and basses who carry on a legacy of a chorus singing since its founding in 1935. Featuring a broad repertoire with an emphasis on sacred music, the low voices of Viking sing motets, cantata movements, and anthems, as well as contemporary choral pieces, spirituals, folksongs, and more.
Sunday Worship is a time of inspiration and worship for body, mind, and spirit; a meaningful beginning to a new week. All are welcome!
Click the web link below to access streamed and archived services.

2025 Korean Composers Festival
2025-09-28 12:00 - 20:00
The Second Korean Composers Festival will be held September 27-28, 2025 on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The festival will feature presentations and performances of music written by Korean and Korean diaspora composers of the past and present.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
12:00-12:25pm Melodies of Memory: Rediscovery of Korean Folksongs in Women’s Piano Compositions — Sunjoo Lee
12:30-1:20pm Interculturalism in Lee Chan Hae’s Pansori Remix Compositions — John O. Robison
1:30-3:00pm Break
3:15-4:15pm Concert No. 2 in Urness Recital Hall (CHM100)
4:30-5:30pm Concert No. 3 in Urness Recital Hall (CHM100)
6:00-8:00pm Dinner Reception for all registered and paid participants and attendees in the King’s Dining Room in Buntrock Commons

Daily Chapel: Mary Phillips '26
2025-09-29 10:10 - 10:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel speaker today will be Mary Phillips, a senior student.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Arty Party
2025-09-29 15:30 - 17:30 | Center for Art and Dance
Join the Art and Art History Department in an opening gathering to build community. Events will be outdoors on the patio of the sculpture garden. All are welcome.

Study Abroad Info Session — Augsburg CGEE Norway: Social Systems, Sustainability, and Justice
2025-09-29 16:00 - 17:00
All current students are invited to attend the Augsburg CGEE Norway: Social Systems, Sustainability, and Justice Study Abroad Info Session hosted by the Smith Center for Global Engagement and Bettine Hoff Hermanson from Norway.

Lecture: What do we know about Norwegian Immigrants and Native Americans?
2025-09-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
The Norwegian Department welcomes Anna M. Peterson, who will explore perceptions and attitudes toward American Indians present in Norway at the time of mass emigration, as well as discuss what Norwegian immigrants had to say about Native American in the letters they wrote back home. The focus will be on three cases of Norwegian-American/ Native American interactions, including: Norwegians and the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, Norwegians on the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota, and the Norwegian-American run Bethany Indian Mission outside Wittenberg, Wisconsin. All are welcome to attend.

Avalokiteśvara Tibetan Buddhist Sand Mandala
2025-09-30 - 2025-10-04 | Center for Art and Dance Groot Gallery
Tuesday, September 30—Saturday, October 4. From 10 a.m.–5 p.m., four Buddhist monks from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Minneapolis will assemble a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion, in Groot Gallery. Visitors are invited to observe the mandala’s creation from the ground level or the overlook on level two. The monks will pause for lunch from approximately 1-2 p.m. each day.
Monday, September 29, 5-6 p.m. Living as a Refugee in Exile and a Buddhist Monk. Our partners at Carleton College welcome visitors to join Geshe Lobsang Jigmey from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery. The program will be held at Skinner Memorial Chapel with a complimentary dinner and reception to follow in Severance Great Hall.
Tuesday, September 30, 10 a.m. Consecration Ceremony. Observe a 15-minute ceremony as the monks offer prayers and rituals to purify and bless the sand mandala site.
Tuesday, September 30, 5 p.m. Buddhist Meditation Practices. Join Geshe Lobsang Jigmey from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery for a presentation on Buddhist Meditation Practices.
Sunday, October 5, 2 p.m. Dissolution Ceremony. Observe a ceremony as the monks remove the sand, then join them in a 2-mile walk to Northfield’s Bridge Square to disperse the sand. Dress appropriately for the weather. No transportation will be provided, and the walk is one-way, with attendees responsible for arranging their own return to campus after the ceremony.
Throughout the week, Interfaith Fellows from St. Olaf’s Lutheran Center will host office hours near the sand mandala site from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The fellows are available to provide information about the sand mandala tradition within Tibetan Buddhism and field questions from visitors.
This program is presented in conjunction with the Flaten Art Museum’s fall exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art, on view September 12 – December 7, 2025.

Sand Mandala Consecration Ceremony
2025-09-30 10:00 - 10:30 | Center for Art and Dance Groot Gallery
All are invited to attend a 15-minute consecration ceremony as the monks of Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery offer prayers and rituals to purify and bless the site where they will create a sand mandala depicting Avalokiteśvara, the Buddha of Compassion. This event is presented in conjunction with the Flaten Art Museum’s fall exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art, on view September 12 – December 7, 2025.

Daily Chapel: Commemoration of Saint Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church
2025-09-30 11:10 - 11:30 | Boe Memorial Chapel
Today’s service will be a commemoration of Saint Francis of Assisi, renewer of the church (died 1226).
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Men's Soccer vs Gustavus Adolphus College
2025-09-30 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Men’s Soccer vs Gustavus Adolphus College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Buddhist Meditation Practices
2025-09-30 17:00 - 18:00 | Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
Visitors are invited to attend a presentation by Geshe Lobsang Jigmey from the Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery in Viking Theater, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College. This program focuses on presentation on Buddhist Meditation Practices, and is presented in conjunction with Gateway to Himalayan Art at the Flaten Art Museum.

St. Olaf Flu Clinic
2025-10-01 07:30 - 14:30, 2025-10-02 07:30 - 14:30 | Lion’s Pause – Mane Stage
St. Olaf College, in partnership with Cub Pharmacy and the St. Olaf Nursing Department, will support the St. Olaf Community in getting the annual flu shot by hosting an on-campus vaccination clinic in the Pause. The flu vaccine that is designed to protect against this season’s influenza mutation will be offered.

Reserve your appointment time here.

Women's Soccer vs Gustavus Adolphus College
2025-10-01 16:00 - 18:00 | Northfield, Minn., Rolf Mellby Field
Women’s Soccer vs Gustavus Adolphus College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Davis United World College Dinner
2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Ballrooms in Buntrock Commons
Davis UWC Students are invited to attend the Davis UWC Dinner on October 1 in the Sun and Gold Ballroom. Please plan to arrive at 5 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

St. Olaf Celebrates LGBTQIA+ History Month
2025-10-01 18:00 - 19:30 | BC 211 (Valhalla Ballroom)
The St. Olaf community celebrates LGBTQIA+ History Month. Join us for a trivia and game night kick-off event on October 1 at 6 p.m. in Valhalla Room in Buntrock Commons. This event is sponsored by Gender and Sexuality Studies, Northfield Pride, and The Taylor Center.
Trivia and Games Night MC:
Introducing your NB trivia MC, Jae/Jem, pronouns they/them! Jae/Jem is a regular trivia host at the Ole Store Restaurant on Tuesday nights and a local crafty king. Jae is a Gemini and can often be spotted in their natural habitat of any of our local coffee shops or lollygagging about the trees.
From Jae/Jem about trivia night topic: To kick off LGBT+ history month we will be exploring some of the people, places, and movements that have shaped our history! The late & the great Maya Angelou said, “The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.” So let’s test our knowledge of our history, and participate in collective joy & liberation!

Daily Chapel: World Mental Health Day
2025-10-02 11:00 - 11:20 | Boe Memorial Chapel
The chapel service today will be in recognition of World Mental Health Day.
Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome!
If you are unable to join us in person but would like to watch live or archived chapel services, please click the web link below.

Out For Lunch Monthly Series
2025-10-02 11:30 - 12:30 | Regents Natural Sciences Room 356-B
Out For Lunch Monthly Series: A conversation about gender and sexuality resources and programs on campus for students– RSVP HERE
Fall 2025 “Out For Lunch” kick-off Celebrates LGBTQIA+ History Month with a conversation about fostering a vibrant campus community life for all students. Damian Waite of the Taylor Center and Andrea Marshall, Director of the Wellness Center, will engage in a timely dialogue as we start a new school year about campus gender and sexuality resources and programs available for students and how we all can help to foster a caring community this school year. All are invited to attend.
Lunch is available for participants who have registered for the event.

Coming Together to Practice AI Skepticism
2025-10-02 15:45 - 17:00 | CAD 202
The Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts invites faculty and staff to come together to practice AI skepticism. This session offers participants two things: (1) a set of activities—digital and analog—that dismantle AI’s mystique and help reveal its operations clearly and tactilely, and (2) several frameworks for facilitating ethical discussions about AI, drawing on recent critical scholarship that has gotten lost in the hype. No matter if you use ChatGPT regularly or avoid it entirely, this session invites you to share conversation about the conundrum that is AI, reflecting on larger questions about how technology can be reimagined to support collective planetary flourishing. For this session, please read this short essay by Dan McQuillan and bring a pencil, paper, and your favorite book for a brief activity.
This workshop will be led by Assistant Professor Ryan Eichberger, who teaches rhetoric and digital studies in the English Department.
Please RSVP for this event here.

National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Conference
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | St. Olaf College
NASEM will be hosting a conference for and meetings for NASEM Members on campus October 3-4. Programming will take place in Tomson Hall 280, The Ballrooms and The King’s Dining Room.
Programming in Tomson 280 will consist of a Keynote Address, Friday, October 3, 4 p.m. All members of the St. Olaf Community are welcome to attend.

Politics and Pastries
2025-10-03 08:30 - 09:30
Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to gather at the Institute for Freedom and Community every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Politics and Pastries provides opportunities to discuss politics, campaigns and current events. Coffee and light pastries will be provided.
Join Trek and Tea this week for discussion.

Men's Cross Country at Blugold Invitational
2025-10-03 09:30 - 12:30 | Colfax, Wis. / Whitetail Golf Course
Men’s Cross Country at Blugold Invitational

Women's Cross Country at Blugold Invitational
2025-10-03 10:15 - 13:15 | Colfax, Wis. / Whitetail Golf Course
Women’s Cross Country at Blugold Invitational

Guest Lecture: Yodels and Whispers — Singing Feminism in Recent Popular Music.
2025-10-03 15:00 - 16:00 | CHM 239
Alyssa Barna will present a lecture entitled Yodels and Whispers: Singing Feminism in Recent Popular Music.

Developments in popular music are often driven by timbral and articulative practices, both digital and acoustic. Female-coded voices, in particular, have driven recent trends such as whisperpop or vocal flips that are widely heard across professional records and in DIY online music-making (e.g., TikTok). Using the mimetic analysis of vocal physiology and focusing on the timbre of these voices, in this presentation I argue that several female-coded artists in popular music have worked to reclaim the various expressive implications of their instrument through virtuosic techniques like whisper singing and yodeling. The techniques require extreme vocal prowess, but the public reception of these techniques, historically and presently, has often been negative. I analyze sonic moments in popular music sung by female-coded voices from the last three decades to determine how these techniques, while sometimes coded as a gendered “other,” demonstrate feminist vocal empowerment.
Alyssa Barna is a music theorist interested in the analysis of form, timbre, and the voice in recent popular music. As a public music theorist, she aims to share theory and analysis with broader audiences and her current work in pedagogy focuses on connecting theory with technology, media, and culture. Barna is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, where she has taught since 2019.
This event is free and open to the public

Guest Lecture: Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy
2025-10-03 15:30 - 16:30 | Buntrock Commons Viking Theater
Author and University of Kansas Professor Misty Heggeness will be giving a talk on her new book, Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy in Viking Theatre from 3:30pm-4:30pm on October 3. Desserts & beverages will be provided.

Women's Tennis vs University of Wisconsin-Superior
2025-10-03 15:30 - 18:30 | Northfield, Minn., Carlson Courts
Women’s Tennis vs University of Wisconsin-Superior
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Men's Tennis vs University of Wisconsin-Superior
2025-10-03 15:30 - 18:30 | Northfield, Minn., Carlson Courts
Men’s Tennis vs University of Wisconsin-Superior
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/

Lecture: Building Rural Minnesota’s Future and the Role of STEM Education
2025-10-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Tomson 280
Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to a talk with Eric Jolly where he will discuss how STEM shows up in rural areas broadly, and how it has been a force for Minnesota’s rural communities in particular—bringing in both data and stories. He will then provide a high-level overview of the 2025 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas.

Volleyball at Concordia College
2025-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | Moorhead, Minn. / Memorial Auditorium
Volleyball at Concordia College
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/concordia/

Football at Augsburg University
2025-10-04 12:00 - 15:00 | Minneapolis, Minn. / Edor Nelson Field
Football at Augsburg University
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/augsburg/
Streaming Audio: https://kdhlradio.com/

Men's Soccer at Saint John's University
2025-10-04 12:30 - 14:30 | Collegeville, Minn. / Haws Field
Men’s Soccer at Saint John’s University
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/saintjohns/

Women's Golf at MIAC Championships
2025-10-04 12:40 - 15:40 | Edina, Minn. – Braemar Golf Course
Women’s Golf at MIAC Championships

Volleyball vs Nebraska Wesleyan University - Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day / Jersey Day
2025-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Northfield, Minn., Bob Gelle Court at Skoglund Center
Volleyball vs Nebraska Wesleyan University – Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day / Jersey Day
Streaming Video: https://miacsportsnetwork.com/stolaf/
