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St. Olaf offers a distinctive education grounded in academic rigor, residential learning, global engagement, and a vibrant Lutheran faith tradition.

Northfield, Minn.
Joined January 2009
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Back in St. Olaf, we are mourning the loss of Betty White, who brought joy to so many. May her memory be a blessing to all who loved her. Learn more about her 1992 visit to campus:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Director of the Institute for Freedom and Community Edmund Santurri explains how @AndrewYang 's run for president has shifted policy conversations in anticipation of Yang's virtual visit to campus next month — and you're all invited. #StOlafIFC
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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@rodger Then from out of the shadows, Stumpy emerges. Aloof and unknowable, this intriguing stranger with a mysterious backstory sweeps the competition. Where is his tail? Did he ever have a tail? WHAT IS HIS TALE? #mystery #questions #StumpyTheSquirrel @talesoftailless
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
2 years
Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway visited #StOlaf College today. Read all about her visit St. Olaf News.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
St. Olaf College has committed $100,000 to establish the George Floyd Fellowship for Social Change — an opportunity for Black American Oles to develop as leaders for social justice and equality. #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill #GeorgeFloyd
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Wishing you all a joyful Easter💜
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
WE'RE SO PROUD OF @STOWomensUlti FOR WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! LOOK AT THOSE SMILING FACES! #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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. @DessaDarling came to #StOlaf today and reminded our students how much words matter and how great the journey can be as a writer. #UmYahYah #OleLife #Dessa #MyOwnDevices
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Tomorrow we welcome #StOlaf2024 to campus. Beginning a new phase of life can be challenging but we believe opportunities exist when we grow and learn in community with others. We look forward to meeting you all! Um! Yah! Yah!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
2 years
Architectural Digest magazine puts St. Olaf at No. 3 on its list of prettiest campuses in the country. We couldn't agree more. #UmYahYah #BeautifulCampus #FallOnTheHill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Spring at St. Olaf continues. #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Wishing you all hope and joy this holiday season, from St. Olaf College.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Do you want to build a snowman? We'll name him Olaf. #OldMain #Thismightbeafrozenreference
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Oles 💛 Northfield.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
The Hill is a place we go to find ourselves, in so many ways. And we'll find ourselves back here again — together — someday soon. We're looking forward to that future. Um! Yah! Yah!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
This year we are especially thankful for our diligent students, staff, and faculty. It's because of their hard work and commitment to safety that we were able to remain on campus through the entire semester. Wishing you all abundant health and safety this season.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
"We've got to stop yelling at each other and start listening to each other, because as long as we're yelling, we're not learning anything..." - Justice Alan Page #StOlafIFC with Jackie MacMullen @NateBoyer37
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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We've been named the second most beautiful college campus by @MatadorNetwork . #UmYahYah #StOlaf Read more:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Happy #Easter Oles!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Today was a beautiful way to start the semester. Good luck in your classes this fall, Oles!🦁
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Good morning, Oles!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
From shy kid, to student athlete, to studying for the LSATs. See how Ricardo Johnson III '19 is using the skills he learned here at St. Olaf to tackle his goals. #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill #FutureLawyer #CollegeFootball @OLEFOOTBALL #quarterback #EconomicsMajor
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
It's Move-In Day for the Class of 2025! Enjoy this moment, Oles, and take the time to explore your new home on the Hill. We are so glad you are here and look forward to learning more about you all. Um! Yah! Yah!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Today belongs to the Class of 2020! The entire St. Olaf community is welcome to help us celebrate our 721 graduates during a Virtual Celebration of the Class of 2020 this afternoon on Sunday, May 24, at 3 p.m. CDT:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Um! Yah! Yah! For the 11th year in a row, St. Olaf has been ranked the No. 1 baccalaureate institution for the total number of study abroad participants. #OlesCanOlesWill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Congratulations to Natalia Romero Arbeláez '15 who sang the National Anthem at yesterday's @Twins home opener.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
9 years
The three St. Olaf students studying in Paris have been accounted for and are safe.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Check out the progress on our new ice arena, which is on schedule to open in early 2019. The block walls that create seven varsity locker rooms are nearly complete, and one-fourth of the seating area has been poured with concrete. #UmYahYah #OlePride
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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Um! Yah! Yah! We are so proud of the St. Olaf Class of 2021 and can't wait to celebrate their achievements tomorrow (in person and on the Hill💛🖤) at commencement🎉 #StOlaf2021 #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
We're honored to be listed among the 50 most beautiful college campuses in America by @ArchDigest . We continue to invest in structures that improve student learning, contribute to campus sustainability, and reflect the land's natural beauty. #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Love of competition, and each other, is what drives St. Olaf Vortex to succeed. #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill #OlePride @STOWomensUlti
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
"I happened to be walking up on the hill at 9pm on Saturday night, and for a few minutes the light was perfectly magical. I spent a lot of time in Holland Hall from 1983–1987, and it's great seeing the building looking better than ever!" — Doug Bratland '87
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
A message from President David Anderson to the St. Olaf community.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Fram! Fram! St. Olaf!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
boo👻
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Do you remember when you got your acceptance letter to Hogwarts — I mean St. Olaf? #UmYahYah #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Happy last day of classes, Oles! As the sun sets on our academic year, we want to thank you for making 2017-2018 unforgettable. To the Class of 2018: Be extraordinary. #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Extremely proud to be one the top three #Minnesota institutions for getting our students to graduation, regardless of family income. @MinnPost took a deep dive into a recent data set, tracking the 6-year #GraduationRates of students who started in 2011.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Wishing you all a safe and happy 4th of July🇺🇸
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Three Ole alumni math majors are the champions of the @NFL Big Data Bowl! They successfully used NFL player tracking data to develop better methods for analyzing defensive performance in pass coverage and won the grand prize of $25,000.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. May peace and joy be with you throughout the coming year.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
We start 'em young. #FutureOles
@elocinhael
possum in disguise
6 years
Arguably the best thing to happen to @StOlaf
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Hey Oles, we're bringing ice home. #umyahyah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
IT'S MOVE IN DAY!!! The class of 2021 is making their rooms their own 💃🏽
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Um! Yah! Yah! @MSN recently recognized St. Olaf as one of the most beautiful college campuses in America. Plan your visit to the Hill during Minnesota Private College Week (June 24-28):
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Even when the sun is hiding, the Hill takes our breath away. #OleSummer18 #OldMain
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
None of the contestants on "Jeopardy!" knew the answer to this question about St. Olaf English Professor Joseph Mbele's book. Do you?
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
For the first time in decades, we held commencement on the Campus Green — and it was a rousing success! #OleGrad17 #FramFram
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
2 years
The newest college rankings from U.S. News & World Report lists #StOlaf among the top “Best Value” national #liberalarts colleges. Read more at St. Olaf News.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Hilary Bouxsein '09 will compete tonight on Jeopardy! Check your local ABC listings and watch her game show debut on October 25.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Carlyle Lageson was part of St. Olaf's Class of 1939 until he left his senior year to fight in World War II. Today, the former Marine pilot and lifelong Ole was honored during chapel service. #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
"I hope to increase my understanding of cross-cultural models for career development, internships, research, and other high-impact practices," says Kirsten Cahoon '98.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Learn how a college athlete and people-person became an “Athletic Administration and Management: Issues of Equity and Access” major at St. Olaf. #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Welcome back to campus, athletes! Follow along this season: @OleAthletics
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
Oles are fearless. #InternationalWomensDay
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
The value of a St. Olaf education is tough to measure — from unbeatable connections and opportunities, to tremendous financial aid — but we're honored to be acknowledged as a Colleges Worth Your Money leader by the 2021 College Transitions rankings!
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Um! Yah! Yah! St. Olaf is ranked No. 1 among baccalaureate institutions in the nation for the number of students who studied abroad during the 2018-19 academic year. This is the twelfth consecutive year we have been ranked No. 1 in this category.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
“Recognizing where we came from and what our roots are — that the people who founded St. Olaf were at one time strangers here who desired a better life for their children — gives us perspective on the immigrant experience in America." — St. Olaf President David R. Anderson ’74
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
10 years
Then please watch your punctuation. RT @cbeeds : Here at Concordia were better than you and we know it @StOlaf
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Congrats to Bobby Isbell ’21! He has been named 1 of just 14 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows. He will spend 6 weeks at @GWMVLF studying #GeorgeWashington , learning from top leaders, and tackling a capstone project. #UmYahYah #OleAchievers #OlesCanOlesWill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Um! Yah! Yah! The St. Olaf Band has received The American Prize for their 2020 home concert "Imagine Peace." Catch them on tour throughout the Midwest October 16-22:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Finals are finally over — enjoy your winter break, Oles! #UffDa
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Norway's Ambassador to the U.S. is on campus today presenting the Royal Order of Merit to Norwegian Professor, Margaret O'Leary!
@kareraas
Kåre R. Aas
7 years
Last day on my #Midwest tour, visiting @StOlaf , a college with strong connections to #Norway 🇳🇴🇺🇸 #NorAmRelations
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Gratitude is an active word that binds us all at St. Olaf College. Today we offer love and thankfulness to every person in our community — past and present.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
After an uncertain spring, we’re grateful to have so many students returning to campus this week! With a new set of rules and parameters in place, we will keep working to ensure the safest possible living and learning environment for residential students.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Thanks to everyone who came home to the Hill last weekend for Homecoming and Family Weekend! ?
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Winter is way prettier when it's close up. #OleFlakes 📸- ig: @alexandrabarnes6030
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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Um! Yah! Yah! Adam Luebke '02 has received a Grammy for Best Choral Performance! His work on the album "Danielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua," released by Naxos Records, was honored at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. #OleAchievers #OlesCanOlesWill
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
The stage is set for almost 700 Oles to walk across the stage into the next stage of their life. #OleGrad18
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
10 years
We're, like, in Minnesota. RT @CourtneyAly : Every other week i get a letter from St. Olaf college! 😂 like where even is that?
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
In lieu of an in-person St. Olaf Christmas Festival this year, we will present "All Earth is Hopeful," a digital concert and musical program celebrating the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany season on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
You did it, Class of 2018!! Um! Yah! Yah! #OleGrad18
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
“Resettlement isn’t a small feat for a family of seven. Often families are given only one or two applications. It took a community effort for us to stay together, with friends and family giving up their own applications.” — Buäy “J.B.” Tut ’14
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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"The conversation is the beginning. It then has to turn into action, has to turn into legislation ... I don't always have to carry that torch but I am excited to be one of many people who are doing this work all over the country." —  @tesfawon #BHM
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
A Statement from @CarletonCollege , St. Olaf College, and the @CityofNfld
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Today, student musicians from the #StOlafChoir and the #StOlafOrchestra are heading to #Norway for a 10-city tour! They will be accompanied by a group of parents & alumni to reconnect with the places and history that helped form our school's early culture and identity. #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
"My research goal is to build a system in which the participation of women and racial and ethnic minorities in clinical trials and medical device development is increased." — Essa Mohamed ’09 #HealthDisparities #ClinicalTrials #ResearchMatters
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
All Oles have an important part to play in keeping our entire community healthy and safe. As individuals we may not feel at risk, but we each need to act to protect those around us. We can do this together.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Benj Wollant ’19 has been named a 2020 Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Sanford University. This fall, he'll join a cohort of 80 graduate students and receive three years of full funding for his Ph.D. program in electrical engineering.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
6 years
It me😎 "[St. Olaf College] was founded by Norwegian Lutherans in 1874 and continues to thrive as a top-ranking school."
@mnhs
Minnesota Historical Society
6 years
St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. It was founded by Norwegian Lutherans in 1874 and continues to thrive as a top-ranking school. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. @StOlaf
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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A prank so epic, we're still talking about it 13 years later. Pew Reversal Brigade, whoever you are, we stan. Hope you're having a very productive #AprilFoolsDay !
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St. Olaf College
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Thanks to the Viking Chorus and their new conductor Tefsa Wondemagegnehu for showing #Northfield what #UmYahYah is all about! They marched and sang in the Defeat of Jesse James Days parade this afternoon. #StOlaf #OleMusic #OleChoir #VikingChorus
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
A Minnesota tradition: Broomball! Definitely one way to embrace Northfield winters. #umyahyah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
4 years
St. Olaf College has made the decision to extend spring break by one week. During this time, we will continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for a potential shift to online forms of instruction. FAQ and further updates:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
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Last night, the #StOlafOrchestra and #StOlafChoir shared their first performance in Norway at @Operaen . Hundreds of people were there to see their first concert in #Norway since 2005 — including His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. Learn more:
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
10 years
Bon voyage to the 536 Oles spending January off the Hill on 21 international and 6 domestic programs.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Congratulations to the St. Olaf Orchestra! This outstanding college ensemble has just won The American Prize in Orchestra Performance for a second time. #UmYahYah #OlesCanOlesWill #StOlafOrchestra @OleEnsembles
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
5 years
Um! Yah! Yah! Last spring, 13 recent St. Olaf graduates were named Fulbright fellows for 2019–20, putting the college on a list of colleges and universities that produced the most fellows this year.
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
3 years
. @StOlafSoftball has grown tremendously since fall 2016 when Kayla Hatting took over as head coach and Julie Graf '21 started her Ole pitching career — learn more about the "love, sweat, and tears" that shaped this remarkable team on St. Olaf News. .
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
2 years
Conductor and music educator Chung Park has been named the new conductor of the #StOlafOrchestra , and will take the reins of the award-winning ensemble at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year. Welcome to the Hill! #UmYahYah
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@StOlaf
St. Olaf College
7 years
Snowy days are the best days. #OleSnow
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