Journeys Lecture Series

To give St. Olaf alumni and friends an opportunity to return to the Hill, meet with old friends, hear thought-provoking and interesting programs, and indulge in good food.

Speakers are scheduled for the following dates:

  • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
    Rube Goldberg Project
    Jason Engbrecht, Associate Professor of Physics, with selected students
  • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
    TRiO Students: First Generation Success Stories Staff members from TRiO and Gear UP educational access programs
  • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
    The Faces of the Class of 2015
    Michael Kyle '85, Vice President and Dean of Enrollment
  • THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
    Organ Presentation: The Sounds and Workings of the Holtkamp Organ
    John Ferguson, Elliot and Klara Stockdal Johnson Professor of Organ and Church Music
  • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012
    Bits of the Buddha
    Karil Kucera, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Art History
  • THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
    St. Olaf Stories: Student Pranks, Misdeeds and Mayhem-Makers
    Jeff Sauve, Associate Archivist, Shaw-Olson Center for College History
  • THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
    Nursing at St. Olaf, with Demonstration of New Simulation Lab
    Neil MacNaughton, Associate Professor of Nursing

Noon - 1 p.m.Lunch
1 - 2 p.m.Featured Speaker
St. Olaf College campus, Buntrock Commons, Kings’ Dining Room
Featured program in Viking Theater

Group transportation is available for $1 per person. Northfield Transit picks up passengers at 11:20 a.m. at St. John's Church, 500 Third St. W., Northfield, and returns at 2:20 p.m. Pre-registration is required with the Alumni Office.

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Committee Members: Jim Cederberg, Judy Ness Cederberg '66, Loey Wold Christenson '55, Paul Christenson '55,
Dan Franklin '69, Karl Korbel '60, Rose Ann Korbel '61, Jon Rondestvedt '61, Sindy Lier Tellekson '57, and Wayne Tellekson '56