Director’s Council
The members of the Director’s Council are appointed by the St. Olaf College President. The Council provides advice and guidance to the Institute’s Director, helps the Director integrate the Institute’s mission and goals throughout the college, and reports to the college President the extent to which The Institute is accomplishing its mission.
Kathryn E Ananda-Owens
Professor of Music – Piano
Anthony Becker
Professor of Economics
Brian P Borovsky (he, him, his)
Professor of Physics; Director of Engineering Studies
Office Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs 3:45 – 4:45
View Profile →Jenna Coughlin (she, her, hers / they, them, theirs)
Assistant Professor of Norwegian; Norwegian Section Head
Office Hours: Drop-in hours (Fall '24): Mondays 10:30-12 & Fridays 12:30-2 or email me to make an appointment
View Profile →Olaf Hall-Holt
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Office Hours: Mon 1-2 pm; Tues 3:30-4:30 pm; Wed 2-3 pm; Fri 3-4 pm or by appointment, email: olaf – Zoom Link
View Profile →Colin Harris
Tomson Family Chair of Law and Economics
Ashley Hodgson (she, her, hers)
Frank Gery Associate Professor of Economics
Susan L Huehn
Associate Professor of Nursing; Department Chair of Nursing
Justin Merritt
Professor of Music – Composition and Theory
Emily Mohl
Associate Professor of Biology and Education
León Narváez
Professor of Romance Languages (Spanish) and Latin American Studies; Director of Latin American Studies
Office Hours: M 1:30-3:00, T 3:00-4:30, TH 1:30-2:00 and by appointment
View Profile →Jeff Schwinefus
Professor of Chemistry; Edolph A. Larson and Truman E. Anderson, Sr. Chair of Chemistry
Office Hours: M,W,Th 11-12AM or by appointment
View Profile →Maria Vendetti (she, her, hers)
Associate Professor of Romance Languages – French; French Section Head; Director of Language Across the Curriculum
Brendon Westler
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Office Hours: T 10:00am-11:30am; W 3:10pm-4:40pm; by appointment
Institute Advisory Board
The Institute Advisory Board, appointed by the Chair of the College’s Board of Regents, advises the Director of The Institute with a particular eye to ensuring that The Institute fulfills its mission and thus honors the agreements made with the donors who support its work.