Studying engineering at a liberal arts institution provides perspective on the development of technological innovations, not in isolation, but situated in a global context that requires an appreciation for human needs.
OLES CREATE THEIR OWN PATH
This concentration will serve interested students well, and moreover will serve to create a sense of community and identity among the pre-Engineering cohorts. We hope that this concentration will also make becoming an Engineer through St. Olaf a more inclusive process by presenting multiple available paths.
Program Requirements
About Regents Hall for Natural Sciences
Regents Hall combines flexible and technology-rich teaching spaces with shared laboratories to promote cross-disciplinary dialogue.
A Green Building â–º
A Green Building â–¼
- Designed and constructed with a goal of obtaining the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification.
- LEED emphasizes state-of-the-art strategies for sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
Designed for Interdisciplinary Studies â–º
Designed for Interdisciplinary Studies â–¼
- Encourages interaction among the science disciplines by intermixing formal and informal gathering spaces, student study spaces and offices throughout the facility.
- Classrooms, labs and offices are all arranged according to purpose instead of departmental affiliation, meaning that many of the teaching and research spaces can be shared between fields.
Key Features â–º
Key Features â–¼
- The building’s center features a beautiful glass atrium with views out in three directions. A number of informal gathering spaces extend learning beyond the classroom and laboratory.
- The building has a greenhouse, an accessible green roof, and a science library.
- Provides flexible-seating classrooms, tiered lecture rooms, and integrated/shared teaching and research spaces, while consolidating the disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics, psychology and mathematics.
- The design incorporates specialized spaces for anatomy/neuro-anatomy and animal facilities, and laboratories for optics, computational physics, physiology, genetics, microbiology/immunology, synthetic and analytical chemistry and biochemistry.
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