A New Era of Conductors
Black History Month Event
Join us for a Q&A panel with St. Olaf Conductors Anton Armstrong, Henry Dorn, Joseph Jefferson and Chung Park.
February 29, 2024
11:30-12:30pm, Viking Theater
You Belong
Inclusive Excellence Summit
St. Olaf Inclusive Excellence Summit —where we will recognize and share the excellence, challenges, and work ahead in higher education and beyond.
April 2, 2024
Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving.
Joseph Jefferson named new St. Olaf Jazz conductor
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Henry Dorn named next conductor of the St. Olaf Band
Conductor and composer Henry Dorn has been named the new conductor of the St. Olaf Band, and he will take the reins of the award-winning ensemble at the beginning of the 2023–24 academic year.
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Inclusive Excellence Leadership Team
This team will serve as a strategic partner to the Interim Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and assist all of us in advancing equity and inclusion work.
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Assistant Professor of Music April Ryun Kim ’11 to hold Korean Composers Festival
This fall, St. Olaf College Assistant Professor of Music, April Ryun Kim ’11, will hold a Korean Composers Festival on campus to raise awareness and build more interest in music by Korean and Korean Diaspora composers and their works. There are very few conferences and festivals dedicated exclusively to highlighting Korean composers.
Read MoreWHILE WE HAVE SEEN SUCCESS IN DIVERSIFYING OUR CAMPUS …
2019: 20% of students were BIPOC | 2024: 23% of students are BIPOC*
*10th Day Fall Census
2019: 13% of faculty and staff were BIPOC | 2023: 15% of faculty and staff are BIPOC*
*IPEDS-HR Reporting
… WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO SO THAT EVERYONE FEELS THAT THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY
70% of first-year BIPOC students compared to 79% of
all first-years …*
65% of senior BIPOC students compared to 79% of all seniors …*
… agree or strongly agree that they feel like part of the community.
*Data from the 2023 National Survey of Student Engagement
diversity, equity, and inclusion dashboards ➤
To see more data about diversity, equity, and inclusion please visit the DEI Dashboards linked above.
DEVELOP AN INCLUSIVE,
CULTURALLY
COMPETENT COMMUNITY
INTENTIONALLY
ENGAGE AND UPLIFT
ALL TYPES OF
DIVERSITY
ENSURE SUPPORT FOR
STAFF, FACULTY,
AND STUDENTS
IDENTIFY AND REVISE
POLICIES, PROCESSES, & PRACTICES
THAT PRESENT BARRIERS
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