Sophomore Symposium

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SAVE THE DATE: FEBRUARY 3 & 4, 2026

Explore MORE. Experience MORE. SophoMORE.

Welcome to your
SOPHOMORE SYMPOSIUM!

The SophoMORE Symposium is an experience tailored specifically for St. Olaf sophomore students to help unlock everything else the second year on the Hill can offer as you kickstart your spring semester!

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED!

This is your symposium.

Why should you attend the Symposium? Because it has been built with you in mind. Here are just a few of the elements we’ve designed to help you flourish through and beyond your Sophomore year at St. Olaf:

CORE CONTENT

Built off of the five focus areas within the Sophomore Experience, the SophoMORE Symposium is built around five interactive workshops. Core sessions cover a range of topics, all providing attendees with tangible tools to augment their St. Olaf experience.

TEAM TIME

Symposium attendees will be grouped by academic interest, for activities and conversations. Led by team mentors, team time is curated to help attendees transition the knowledge and tools collected in core sessions from ideas to action.

ALUMNI TOUCHPOINTS

Attendees will have multiple opportunities to hear from and connect with St. Olaf alumni with varied campus and post-college experiences. Through keynotes and socials, alumni connections are a core focus of the Symposium.

SOPHOMORE CONNECTIONS

The Symposium is constructed to provide meaningful and fun ways for sophomores to come together. From wellness activities to sophomore-exclusive events, the Symposium is built on fostering connections.

MEET YOUR KEYNOTE: DENZEL BELIN ’15

Denzel Belin (he/him) is a Minneapolis-based host, writer, director, actor, producer, and improviser. Belin is a longstanding cast member and writer at Brave New Workshop. Belin has a passion for new work development as in 2025 directed “Camp Bludde: A Musical,” a new horror musical presented at the Twin Cities Horror Festival , directed “Spellbound,” a world premiere produced by Threshold Theater, and worked as an actor for the 2025 Fellows Showcase at The Playwrights Center in Saint Paul. He has generated work for Mixed Precipitation, Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus, Fearless Comedy, and more. Belin serves on the boards for Walking Shadow Theater Company and Queer Gaze.

Symposium Schedule

Click on the accordion tabs below to view a basic version of the schedule for the Sophomore Symposium. Please note that our team is still curating the final schedule and will provide an official, detailed versions to registrants.