{"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":"2026-05-28T12:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:56:44","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<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\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\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--gray\">\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>Signature Initiatives<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h5>The Sophomore Experience is built with <em>you<\/em> in mind. In addition to several events throughout your sophomore year, we are proud to offer two signature initiatives within the Sophomore Experience: <strong>The Sophomore Bucket List<\/strong> and <strong>The Sophomore Symposium<\/strong>.<\/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__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--light\"\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 site-section__bg--gray\">\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 \"\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<h3 style=\"color: #6e592e; font-weight: 900; text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/Sophomore-Bucketlist-Logo-W-e1779990041985-300x80.png?resize=300%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">Explore what the Hill has to offer through the Sophomore Bucket List.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--lg\" style=\"width: 50%;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/bucket-list\/\">LEARN MORE<\/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\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=\"1\"\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<h3 style=\"color: #6e592e; font-weight: 900; text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-734 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2026\/05\/Soph-Symposium-Logo.png?resize=300%2C77&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"77\" \/><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff;\">Make <strong>MORE<\/strong> of Sophomore year at the Sopho<strong>MORE<\/strong> Symposium.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--lg\" style=\"width: 50%;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/symposium\/\">LEARN MORE<\/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--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>\u00a0and 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                September 10, 2026\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=\"SS\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2026\/05\/SS.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\/2026\/05\/SS.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1 540w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2026\/05\/SS.jpg?resize=370%2C245&#038;ssl=1 370w, \nhttps:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2026\/05\/SS.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 8&#038;9, 2027\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                March 4, 2027\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                May 19, 2027\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 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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                October 22, 2026\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, 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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, 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u-cc-gold-light\">\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-gold-light\">\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>Connect with faculty, staff, and other mentors<\/p>\n\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=\"DSC06885-X2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp.stolaf.edu\/sophomores\/files\/2021\/08\/DSC06885-X2.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(min-width: 960px) 50vw, \n100vw\" 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