Grad Fest is an opportunity for you to take care of all of your senior needs at one time and place. This year's Grad Fest is on Thursday, April 16. You can:
- Get information about Celebration Weekend 2009 -- the weekend in May that you and your friends and family can celebrate your graduation from St. Olaf College.
- Record the pronunciation of your name so that it's read correctly at commencement.
- Pick up your cap and gown at Grad Fest with your $25 rental fee [cash or check only]. Please note that the rental fee increases to $30 for orders placed after Grad Fest.
- Get information about ordering graduation announcements, diploma frames and class rings.
- Pick up your senior t-shirt from your senior campaign representative
- Vote for your favorite professor to give the Last Lecture.
- Play Grad Fest Bingo for prizes!
Attend Grad Fest in the Buntrock Commons Ballroom
during one of the following times:
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11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Please note that Grad Fest is an "open house" type of event - you may come and go as your schedule permits.
- Register to win prizes!
Framing Success...Diploma frame
Cotton Exchange....fleece blanket
Spirit Products....Travel tumbler, travel mug and 2 keytags
Eglomise....Picture frame
Tchotchke's.....camelback waterbottle, coffee mug
CDI....6 luggage tags and 5 vehicle emblems
RFSJ....2 coffee mugs, ornament and DOF glass
Legacy....2 caps
Gear for Sports....hooded sweatshirt
Mundi....8 leather ID holders
Sewing Concepts....Banner
JanSport....hooded sweatshirt, backpack and t-shirt
Bookstore....ipod touch, 1 each $50 and $25 gift cards to Bookstore
One free cap and gown rental
10 pack of announcements
The following offices will be represented at Grad Fest:
Alumni and Parent Relations
www.stolaf.edu/alumni
The Alumni and Parent Relations Offices plans Celebration Weekend, which includes activities for seniors and their families.
Participate in the senior class campaign to help raise awareness and funds for the college's annual fund. Meet with your seniorcampaign rep, make a pledge, and pick up your senior t-shirt.
Bookstore
The St. Olaf Bookstore will be taking cap and gown measurements - you will pay for your cap and gown at this time and take them with you. Orders can be placed for custom graduation announcements. You may order a class ring or a custom diploma frame here. Students can play "Grad Fest Bingo," and have a chance to win one of several great prizes!
Commencement Coordinator
Questions about the big day? Need to make sure your name is pronounced correctly? The Director of Academic Events will be on hand to put your mind at ease. Also, if you have questions on tickets for physically challenged guests or anything else to do with commencement, this is the place to ask them!
Financial Aid
www.stolaf.edu/services/financial_aid
The Financial Aid Office will be at Grad Fest with information for students who have borrowed Stafford Loans and Perkins Loans during their years at St. Olaf. When students graduate they are required to complete exit counseling for the Stafford and Perkins Loans. We will provide them with information on how to complete online exit counseling. We will also provide information on loan repayment and loan consolidation. Loan information will not be specific to a particular borrower. The information will be general information meant for anyone who has borrowed.
Registrar's Office
http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/registrar/
The office of the Registrar will provide information on requesting transcripts.
Student Activities Committee
The Student Activities Committee (SAC) will be taking orders for Senior Week wristbands at a special Gradfest price of $60. After April 17, wristbands can be purchased from the Office of Student Activities for $75.
