{"id":17,"date":"2021-08-13T10:54:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T15:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:19:30","slug":"sophomore-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sophomore Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__hero panel panel-hero site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"hero\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper imageoverlay site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<figure  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-panel__hero-bg-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"HS25-059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS25-059.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS25-059.jpg?resize=1152%2C768&#038;ssl=1 1152w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS25-059.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1 1600w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS25-059.jpg?resize=2304%2C1536&#038;ssl=1 2304w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS25-059.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1 2560w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content site-panel__hero-content--grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-panel__hero-title\" id=\"the-sophomore-experience\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">The Sophomore Experience<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"color: #fff;\">Sophomore year at St. Olaf is an excellent time to get involved in life on campus, declare your major, and explore career possibilities.<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-img-caption\">\n\t\t\t<span>Halfway Soiree, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-sto-alert u-cc-grey-dark\" style=\"max-width: unset;\" data-js=\"sto-alert\">\n<div class=\"c-sto-alert__content-wrap row no-columns\">\n<h3 class=\"c-sto-alert__title\" style=\"align-items: unset; padding-top: 18px; background: unset;\"><span class=\"c-sto-alert__text\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">REGISTER NOW!<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-sto-alert__content\" style=\"padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 0px;\">\n<h5 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Registration for the <strong>SophoMORE Symposium<\/strong> is LIVE! Register by January 16, 2026!<br \/>\n<a class=\"btn btn--teal btn--sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1dYbPZGrAqE9gWkxcSSVijOz4bjDHjp50juLd5_nFyyg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Registration is closed for 2026<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-147\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2022\/07\/Sophomore_Experience-05.png?resize=741%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"200\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The Sophomore Experience<\/strong> is a series of events and opportunities to support your wellbeing, connect you to the campus community, and help you engage with academic and career resources.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a great year to build upon what you\u2019ve already learned about the college setting, St. Olaf in particular, and your own interests and strengths. It\u2019s also a time when you might feel ready to narrow in on activities and areas of study most important to you. You might feel a need to rebalance your schedule and commitments to support your own wellbeing.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--lg\" style=\"width: 50%;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/approach\">Learn more about our approach to Sophomore Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content c-tile\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 60%;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #203746;\"><strong>Halfway there&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"color: #203746;\">We asked the Class of 2025: <strong>&#8220;What&#8217;s your <em>halfway takeaway<\/em> from sophomore year?&#8221;<\/strong> Here&#8217;s what they had to say&#8230;<\/h4>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 40%;\">\n<div class=\"wp-embed wp-embed--lazy\">\n<div class=\"wp-embed-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-lazy\" data-js=\"lazyload-embed\" data-embed-provider=\"youtube\" > \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Has41hT3Hjo\" data-embed-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Has41hT3Hjo?autoplay=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;fs=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=2&#038;autoplay=1&#038;rel=0&#038;theme=light&#038;vq=hd720\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger\" data-js=\"lazyload-trigger\" title=\"Class of 2025: What&#039;s your Halfway Takeaway?\" data-embed-id=\"Has41hT3Hjo\"> \t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-embed-lazy__image lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Has41hT3Hjo\/maxresdefault.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Class of 2025: What&#039;s your Halfway Takeaway?\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-embed-lazy__caption\"> \t\t\t<i class=\"wp-embed-lazy__icon icon icon-play\"><\/i> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__trigger-label\">Play Video<\/span> \t\t\t<span class=\"wp-embed-lazy__title\">Class of 2025: What&#039;s your Halfway Takeaway?<\/span> \t\t<\/figcaption><\/a> <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"1CB406D7-FAC2-42CD-AD07-FF25C287A4E3\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2023\/07\/1CB406D7-FAC2-42CD-AD07-FF25C287A4E3.jpg?resize=1440%2C960&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69de74756473c {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69de74756473c\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-right vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-198 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2023\/01\/SSympWG.png?resize=1024%2C294&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Make <strong>MORE<\/strong> of Sophomore year at the Sopho<strong>MORE<\/strong> Symposium.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/symposium\/\" target=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"DSC_4021\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_4021.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&#038;ssl=1');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-69de747565d6b {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-69de747565d6b\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-left vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-81 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Sophomore-Bucketlist-Logo-W.png?resize=1024%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Explore what the Hill has to offer through the Sophomore Bucket List.<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/bucket-list\/\" target=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Calendar of Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h5>The Sophomore Experience has something for everyone. From our class-wide events like your <em>Major Declaration Celebration<\/em> to your <em>Halfway Soir\u00e9e<\/em>, targeted support experiences like the annual <em>Sopho<strong>MORE<\/strong> Symposium<\/em>, and meaningful social programs like the<em> Sophomore Connections<\/em> series, we aim to help you make the most out of sophomore year at St. Olaf. We encourage you to review the calendar of events below to learn more about your Sophomore Experience.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--sm\" id=\"milestone-events\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">MILESTONE EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_1661\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1661.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1661.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1661.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_1661.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Kickoff to Sophomore Year<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tKickoff to Sophomore Year\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Thursday, September 4; 6:30-8 pm, Klein Field (Pause, Mane Stage in inclement weather)\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"SS25-58 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/SS25-58-1.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/SS25-58-1.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/SS25-58-1.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/SS25-58-1.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">SophoMORE Symposium<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSophoMORE Symposium\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                February 3&#038;4, 2026; check out details by clicking on Symposium link above!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"DSC_4121\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_4121.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_4121.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_4121.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/DSC_4121.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Major Declaration Celebration <\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tMajor Declaration Celebration \n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Thursday, March 5, 2026; 11:30-12:45 pm, Ballrooms\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"HS2024-4 (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS2024-4-1.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS2024-4-1.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS2024-4-1.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/HS2024-4-1.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Halfway Soir\u00e9e<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tHalfway Soir\u00e9e\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Thursday, May 14, 2026; 3-5 pm, Rolvaag Plaza and green space (Pause Mane Stage in inclement weather)\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop panel panel-query_loop site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--sm\" id=\"sophomore-connection-events\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">SOPHOMORE CONNECTION EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_0710\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_0710-e1750185736854.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_0710-e1750185736854.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_0710-e1750185736854.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_0710-e1750185736854.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Soph S&#8217;mores<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSoph S&#8217;mores\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Thursday, October 2; 3:30-5 pm, Regents Plaza (Crossroads fireplace in inclement weather)\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_6364\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_6364.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_6364.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_6364.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_6364.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Soph-Prof Dinner<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSoph-Prof Dinner\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Tuesday, October 14, 6-8 pm in the KDR\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop-- c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"IMG_5481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_5481-e1750185717910.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_5481-e1750185717910.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_5481-e1750185717910.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_5481-e1750185717910.jpg?resize=270%2C170&#038;ssl=1 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-purple\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Sophomore Year Succs<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tSophomore Year Succs\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \t\t\t<p class=\"item-loop__content c-card__content\">\n                Tuesday, November 18; 6-7:30 pm in the Pause Mane Stage\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__masonry_gallery panel panel-masonry_gallery site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"masonry-gallery\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  masonry-gallery\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"we-know-sophomores-thrive-when-they\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">We Know Sophomores Thrive When They&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__layout site-grid__layout--weighted-right\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--1\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Homecoming (2 of 25)-X2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Homecoming-2-of-25-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Homecoming-2-of-25-X2.jpg?resize=520%2C300&#038;ssl=1 520w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Homecoming-2-of-25-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGet Involved\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&mdash; Find a Student Organization\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-blue\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Get Involved<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-content-block__desc\"><p>Get involved with a student organization, athletic team, music organization, or other campus activity<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stolaf.presence.io\/organizations\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"btn btn--xs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind a Student Organization\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--2\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Spring2018-198-X2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Spring2018-198-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Spring2018-198-X2.jpg?resize=520%2C300&#038;ssl=1 520w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Spring2018-198-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-navy\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSeek Support\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&mdash; Advising Assistance\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-navy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Seek Support<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-content-block__desc\"><p>Seek out academic support resources<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/advising\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"btn btn--xs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvising Assistance\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--3\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"ST OLAF LOS ANGELES\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Polaris06430414-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Polaris06430414-X2.jpg?resize=520%2C300&#038;ssl=1 520w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Polaris06430414-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C350&#038;ssl=1 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-orange\">\n\t\t\t\t\tConnect\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&mdash; Stop by the Piper Center\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__wrap u-cc-orange\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"c-content-block__title\">Connect<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"c-content-block__desc\"><p>Connect with faculty, staff, and other mentors<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/connect-with-us\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"btn btn--xs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStop by the Piper Center\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-content-block c-content-block--4\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure  class=\"c-content-block__img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Hairitage_Event-57-X2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Hairitage_Event-57-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Hairitage_Event-57-X2.jpg?resize=520%2C300&#038;ssl=1 520w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Hairitage_Event-57-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1 600w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-content-block__preview u-cc-cranberry\">\n\t\t\t\t\tInvest in You\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&mdash; 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