U.S. Ambassador to Norway Benson Whitney and Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Knut Vollebaek spoke with students, members of the administration and the media Wednesday afternoon as part of their joint tour to promote study abroad opportunities.
Recently, Star Tribune reporter Mary Jane Smetanka had the opportunity to sit in on the St. Olaf admissions proceedings, which she wrote about in the Feb. 22 issue of the newspaper.
Students gathered in the Black Ballroom on Feb. 28 to hear Amy Scherber 82, the owner and founder of the New York City business Amys Bread, speak on entrepreneurship, how she came to run her own company and her philosophy of tasty bread.
