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Students are invited to travel to the Himalayas and hike at Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal through the INTD 1980: Intro to Adventure Leadership course in May 2026. Faculty experts in genetics, leadership, and literature will mentor students.

Fall Athletics Fundraising Week, September 29 to October 3, is a dedicated effort to support Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK student-athletes. Your support directly funds their passion, helping them succeed in the classroom and in competition.

Bring your colleagues and join President Hostetter for a coffee break, Friday, September 19, 10 a.m.- 11 a.m., in Anderson Center, 3rd floor inside Terrace doors. Meet new people and reconnect with old friends over coffee or tea and pastry.

Ken Fox, professor of business and University Professor of Critical Thinking and Conflict Management, presented a one-day virtual seminar on "US Models of Dispute Resolution" to a group of 38 lawyers who are completing an advanced degree program on Mediation and Negotiation at the Catholic University of Paris.

Get ready to connect, grow, and thrive with Counseling and Health Services' free group therapy sessions this fall. This is a way for you to build community and learn more about yourself in a safe and supportive environment.

Homecoming and Alumni Week is October 6-12. The Student Activities and Leadership and Alumni Relations teams host events for students and alumni to celebrate Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK throughout the week.

Senior Stephanie Bluhm, who is majoring in political science, was interviewed by WCCO-TV for a story about a Minnesota nonprofit organization that hosts events for the community to write letters to political prisoners in Russia. Bluhm volunteered at a recent letter-writing event.

Kathryn Linn Geurts, professor of anthropology in the Department of Global and International Studies, recently published an article in The Senses and Society.

At Convocation and Matriculation, President Mayme Hostetter exhorted first-year and transfer students to aim for lives of leadership, scholarship, and service – and gave them concrete examples of how to work toward those goals.

The shootings at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Aug. 28 left two children dead, 21 others injured, and a community in mourning. The tragedy brought Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK faculty expertise to the fore.