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Macalester’s Land Acknowledgement:-- Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled from the land because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. We make this acknowledgment to honor the Dakota people, ancestors, and descendants, as well as the land itself. --

Register for more virtual events this month, includingsample classes: https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/virtual-visit-days-fall-2021/sample-classes-prospective/and professor panels: https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/virtual-visit-days-fall-2021/professor-panels/

Academics at Macalester brochure:https://www.flipsnack.com/macalester/academics-at-macalester-2021.html

This evening’s panelists are Professor Dennis Cao (Chemistry), Professor Nadya Nedelsky (International Studies), and Professor Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento (Theater and Dance).

Macalester’s Mission Statement: “Macalester is committed to being a preeminent liberal arts college with an educational program known for its high standards for scholarship and its special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.”

For more on Macalester’s 39 majors, 40 minors, and 10 concentrations:https://www.macalester.edu/majors-minors/

For more details on graduation requirements, visit:https://www.macalester.edu/academicprograms/courseregistration/graduation-requirements/

Examples of First-Year Courses include “Seeing Performance in the Twin Cities,” “Accelerated General Chemistry,” “Intro to International Studies: Identities, Interests, and Community,” “Evolution, Bigfoot, and Anthropology in the United States,” “Geography of Environmental Hazards,” “Virginity: From Mary to Millennials,” “Our Cyborgs, Ourselves,” and “Rocket Science.”

For more about First Year Courses:https://www.macalester.edu/academicprograms/courseregistration/2021-first-year-courses/

MACCONNECT Trips: https://www.macalester.edu/career-exploration/macconnect-trips/

For examples of recent student internships and research projects, visit:https://www.macalester.edu/summer-showcase/summer-showcase/

For more on the Twin Cities, visit:https://www.macalester.edu/about/twin-cities/

Please type questions for our panelists using the “Q&A” button at the bottom of your screen. You can also upvote questions from other participants.

A few recent examples of senior capstone projects at Mac: https://www.macalester.edu/news/2021/03/capstone-conclusions/

Career profiles for Theater and Dance majors:https://www.macalester.edu/theater-and-dance/aftermacalester/

Career profiles for International Studies majors:https://www.macalester.edu/internationalstudies/aftermacalester/

Career profiles for Chemistry majors:https://www.macalester.edu/chemistry/aftermacalester/

More on study away:https://www.macalester.edu/life-at-mac/study-away/

Recommendations from Departments and Concentrations for Study Away: https://www.macalester.edu/studyaway/programs/departmentrecommendations/

More about Academic Advising and Resources for Students: https://www.macalester.edu/academicprograms/academicadvising/

Article about Macalester’s Outing Club: https://www.macalester.edu/news/2018/08/wild-at-heart/#/0

Macalester Wellness Initiatives: https://www.macalester.edu/healthandwellness/wellness-initiatives/

Homepage for Laurie Hamre Center for Health and Wellness: https://www.macalester.edu/healthandwellness/

List of 100+ student organizations at Macalester:https://www.macalester.edu/directory/studentorganizations/

More about the Idea Lab: https://www.macalester.edu/entrepreneurship-and-innovation/idealab-2/#/0

How current students and alumni student staff use the Idea Lab: https://www.macalester.edu/entrepreneurship-and-innovation/2021-student-staff-alumni/

Diversity and Inclusion: https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/diversity-and-inclusion/

---We’d like to thank you all for joining us and taking the opportunity to hear from our professors.---If you have questions or concerns, please contact us at admissions@macalester.edu---You can join our next panel, “Ask a Mac Student” here:https://macalester.zoom.us/j/92423474968

To all: make sure to visit the websites of departments you are interested in! https://www.macalester.edu/majors-minors/

You can join our next panel, “Ask a Mac Student” here:https://macalester.zoom.us/j/92423474968