St. Olaf Magazine

Spring 2010

St. Olaf Magazine won nine "Excellence Awards" at the 13th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publications Association (2009) for design, writing and photography, including a Gold Award for Overall Excellence. St. Olaf Magazine also received a Bronze Award for Best Alumni/Institution Magazine in the 2009 Pride of CASE V Awards Program.

Current Issue
Features of the current issue of St. Olaf Magazine are available in pdf format through the links below. If you would like a copy of the magazine, call 507-786-3032 or email magazine@stolaf.edu.

 

Portrait: The Right Stuff

Jennifer Eikern '98 heads the U.S. office of The Rights Practice, a London-based nonprofit that specializes in human rights and public participation in China.
By Suzy Frisch



 

Asia in Focus

As the global economy shifts from concept to reality, St. Olaf's Asian Studies Department is educating students to better understand and embrace an increasingly dynamic region of the world.
By Marla Hill Holt '88

 

 

Checks and Balances

Named "the most accurate forecaster" for 2009 by Bloomberg News, Dean Maki '87, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital in New York City, spends his days analyzing the U.S. economy and monetary and fiscal policy.
By Kim Ode

 


Groundbreaker

Megan Gregory '04 combines her interest in sustainable agriculture with her concern for social justice, sowing seeds of change from St. Olaf to El Salvador and New York City.
By J. Trout Lowen

 

 


Humanity in Action
Determined to help his native Nepal overcome the effects of war, Subhash Ghimire '10 has established a summer camp, scholarship fund, and library in a region of the country hit hard by violence.
By Kari VanDerVeen

 

 

 

First Person: Crafting Your Future Self

St. Olaf offers students many things, but perhaps the greatest opportunity it offers is the chance to experiment with versions of their future selves.
By David R. Anderson '74

 

 

 

 

 


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