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Solveig Zempel
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Home address:
Northfield, MN 55057
Office address:
St. Olaf
College
Northfield, MN 55057-1098
507-***-**** ******@******.***
EDUCATION
National Endowment for the Humanities Institute, American Immigration Revisited.
Washington, D.C. July 2009
Seminar for Norwegian Teachers Abroad, Oslo, 1987 and Lillehammer, 1981.
University of Oslo International Summer School, 1981. Graduate seminar: "Knut Hamsun-
Norsk litteratur i dag."
PhD, University of Minnesota, 1980, Scandinavian Languages and Literature with supporting
fields in English and Linguistics. Dissertation title: "Language Use in the Novels of
Johannes B. Wist: A Study of Bilingualism in Literature."
MA, University of Minnesota, 1971, Scandinavian Languages and Literature with minor in
History. Thesis title: "Letters from America translated from the Norwegian of O.E. Rolvaag
with an Introduction."
BA, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1969.
Norwegian major included study at Oslo International Summer School and one semester at
University of Oslo.
Graduate, Roseau High School, Roseau, Minnesota, 1965.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
O.C. and Patricia Boldt Distinguished Teaching Chair in the Humanities, Professor of
Norwegian 2009-2012
Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary and General Studies 2002-2008
Professor, 1995-present (full time). Department Chair1995-2001, 2009-2010. Norwegian
language and literature courses (including ORC and EIN courses). Topics course: "Women in
Norwegian Literature." Great Conversation,
1999-2001, IS course "Chronicles of American
Immigration
"
Associate Professor, 1987-1995 (full time). Acting Department Chair, fall and interim
1993-94. Program Leader: Oslo Year Program, University of Oslo, Fall 1987. Supervised
students and taught "The Art and Science of Translation." Beginning, Intermediate, and
Advanced Norwegian Language; Norwegian Literature; Senior Seminar; Topics course, "Women
in Norwegian Literature," including FLAC component; Interim courses, "Norwegian Women
Writers: A Feminist Perspective" and "Norwegian Folklore and Mythology."
Assistant Professor, Norwegian, St. Olaf College, 1981-1986. Beginning, Intermediate and
Advanced Norwegian language; Norwegian literature; Interim course, "The Art and Science of
Translation."
Instructor, Norwegian, St. Olaf College, 1976-81 (full time1976-77, half time 1977-79,
one-sixth time1979-80, five-sixths time 1980-81
). Beginning and Intermediate Norwegian
language.
Teaching Associate II, Department of Scandinavian Languages and Literature, University of
Minnesota, 1971-76 (half time). Beginning and Intensive Beginning Norwegian (including 10
week summer session, 1975). Development and evaluation of CALL program for drilling basic
Norwegian grammar.
Instructor, Wisconsin Indianhead AVTI, 1980. Adult Community Education Evening Course in
Beginning Norwegian, Hudson, Wisconsin.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BOOKS
Introduction and translation of Concerning Our Heritage by O.E. Rolvaag. Norwegian-
American Historical Association, 1998.
In Their Own Words: Letters from Norwegian Immigrants. Editor and translator.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press and Norwegian American Historical Association,
1991.
When the Wind is in the South and Other Stories by O.E. Rolvaag selected and translated
by Solveig Zempel. Sioux Falls, SD: Center for Western Studies, 1984.
Translation (with E.V. Tweet), The Third Life of Per Smevik, by O.E. Rolvaag.
Minneapolis: Dillon Press, Minneapolis, 1971 (reissued by Harper and Row, 1987).
SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
"The Rise of Jonas Olsen and the Language of Johannes B. Wist: A Translator's Nightmare?"
Norwegian-American Essays 2008. NAHA-Norge and the Norwegian Immigrant Museum, Oslo: 2008.
215-226.
"'My Book, I Have Neglected You Sorely:' Reading athe Kravik-Lokensgaard Diaries." The
Swedish-American Historical Quarterly. Byron Nordstrom, ed. LVI:2-3, April-July, 2005. 198-
208.
"Introduksjon til O.E. Rolvaag: Liv og verk" in A rbok for Helgeland 2000. Helgeland
Historielag: Mosjoen, 2000. 94-106. (translation of "O.E. Rolvaag: Life and Works.")
"Ole Edvart Rolvaag: Novelist." in Called to Serve: St. Olaf and the Vocation of a Church
College, ed Pamela Schwandt. St. Olaf College Press, 1999. 88-95.
"Introduction to Rolvaag: Life and Works," and "Rolvaag's Views on Immigration, Culture,
and Heritage," in ...etter Rolvaag har problema han stridde med, vorte til
verdsproblem Rapport fra Rolvaag-konferansen i Sandnessjoen, 7.-8. august, 1995. Ole
Karlsen and Renee Waara, eds. Hogskolen i Nesna, 1995. 7-44.
"Rolvaag as Translator: Translations of Rolvaag." in Norwegian-American Essays, Knut
Djupedal et al, eds. NAHA-Norway: Stavanger, 1993. 40-50
"Noen Amerikabrev." in Vestover! Glott fra utvandringa fra Tysvar til Amerika. Egil-
Henrik Bjorlo, ed. Tysvar Historielag: Tysvar, 1993. 52-60
"O.E. Rolvaag: Regional Writer from Vesterheim?" in Literature as Resistance and Counter-
Culture, Andras Masat. ed. Hungarian Association for Scandinavian Studies: Budapest, 1993.
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Advisory Committee, SITLOMIA project, Immigration History Research Center, University of
Minnesota
Member, Norwegian Research and Technology Forum
Rapporteur for third annual Trans-Atlantic University Summit, Norwegian Embassy,
Washington DC
Rapporteur for second annual Trans-Atlantic University Summit, Norwegian Embassy,
Washington DC
Consultant to Vesterheim Museum on NEH grant activities, 2003-
Revise translation of Kirken (Borders) by Nini Roll Anker. Presented by St. Olaf College
theater, 1999-2000
Organize Translation Workshop at Annual Meeting of SASS, Minneapolis, April 1992
Consultant to Prairie Viking Films on feature film of Giants in the Earth
Consultant to Unity Productions on documentary film on O.E. Rolvaag --Film premiered on
May 17, 1989
EIN faculty workshop summer 1997
ORC faculty workshop summer 2000
Fulbright National Screening Committee for Scandinavia 2003-
Doctoral Dissertation Committee, University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Department
Manuscript reviewer for University of Chicago Press, University of Wisconsin Press, SUNY
Press, University of Minnesota Press
AWARDS, GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, April 2008
Hardy Grant to fund sabbatical research 2001-2002
Norwegian Foreign Ministry travel grant to do research at the Ibsen Centre, Oslo, Jan-Feb
2002
Norwegian Foreign Ministry travel grant to chair session at seminar "Norwegian Americans
in a Multicultural America" Trondheim, June 1997.
Nygaard Foundation planning grant for seminar "Chronicles of the American Immigrant
Experience." 1993-94.
PEW Faculty Tutorial Grant to prepare Interdisciplinary Course on Nordic Art and
Literature, Spring 1994
Director, Mellon Faculty Seminar, January-May, 1992.
Travel grant to seminar on Norwegian American Literature and History, Hamar, Norway.
Summer 1989.
Bush Foundation Faculty Development Summer Grant (1985). For cataloging immigrant letters
and work on book manuscript.
Norwegian Foreign Ministry Emigration Fund Grant (1984). For research in collections of
America-letters.
Bush Improvement in Teaching Grant (1982-1983). For development of Norwegian literature
course.
Educational Development Program Grant, University of Minnesota (1974-1975). For
development of computer aided language instruction.
NDFL Fellowship (1969-1971)
Waldemar Ager Scholarship (1968-1969)
St. Olaf Honor Scholarship (1965-1969)
MEMBERSHIPS
American Council of Academic Deans (2001-2008)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Association for Computers in the Humanities
Association for Literary and Linguistic Computing
Center for Western Studies
Ibsen Society of America (Advisory Board 2000-2003)
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Lakselaget
Nordland Heritage Foundation (Board of Directors 1986-1992)
Nordmanns-Forbundet (Officer 1995-98, Board of Directors 2000--)
Norwegian American Historical Association life member (Board of Directors 1990--)
Norwegian Teachers and Researchers Association of North America (Officer, 1996-99)
Phi Beta Kappa Delta of Minnesota Chapter (Officer 1996-97)
Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
Vesterheim Museum (life member)
COMMITTEES AND COLLEGE RESPONSIBILITIESAssociate Dean for Interdisciplinary and General Studies (August 2002-2008
)
IDOCS and GEC (merged as Curriculum Committee), ex-officio, 2002-2008
Chair, Norwegian Department (fall and interim 1993-4, 1995-2001, 2009-2010
)
Director, Nordic Studies Concentration (1995-2001, 2009-2010
)
Curriculum and Educational Policies Committee (Chair,
1999-2000, Secretary, 2000-2001
)
Foreign Language Subcommittee of CEPC (1999-2001
)
Fulbright Faculty Advisory Group, Fulbright Program Advisor (2004
-)
Great Conversation Steering Committee (1999-2001
)
Nygaard Fund Faculty Advisory Committee, 1992-93, 2000
The "Wee Committee" 1997-2000
125th Anniversary Planning Committee
1998-2000
"Norway Initiative" assignment from President Edwards
1998-2000
Faculty member of SALT (
1997-1999)
St. Olaf Representative on Board of Directors, Higher Education Consortium for Urban
--)
HECUA Committees, Personnel and Academic Programs (Have chaired both), Search Committee
for Executive Director
SUST visiting scholar, October 1998
Study Abroad Advisor for all Norway Programs
Advisor for MUST and City Arts program
Paracollege 20/20 participant
Academic Computer Center Faculty Advisory Committee (1988-89
)
Tenure and Promotion Committee (
1989-1992
)
Curriculum Construction Committee (1990-91
)
International Studies Sub-Committee (
1991-92)
Academic Computing Policy Board
(
1992-1994
)
Library Committee (1992-1994, 2003-2008
)
Women's Studies Committee (1992-94
)
Faculty Screening Committee--
Director of International and Off-Campus Studies (1991
),
Director of Institutional Research (1993
),
Director of Admissions (1994
)
Review and Planning Committee (1995-97
)
Long Range Planning Committee (1995-96
)
Strategic Planning Action Team for Faculty and Curriculum (
1996-97)
Assist Registrar with Norwegian Transcripts
Department placement and proficiency exams
COMMUNITY SERVICE
MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER
Great Plains Quarterly
Journal of American Ethnic History
NAHA-Norge
SUNY Press
University of Chicago Press
University of Minnesota Press
University of Wisconsin Press
Presentation to St. Olaf DC Oles group on American Immigration, July 26, 2009
Talk to visiting teachers from Norway, July 2007
Interview on Twin Cities Public Television, July 2007
Talk on Rolvaag to Bygdelagenes Fellesraad joint meeting, July 31, 1999
Talk to Minneapolis Nordmanns-Forbundet group, March 14, 1999
St. Olaf OLLI, presentation on "Prairie Literature" July 1997
Talk to Rochester Sons of Norway-"Old Norse Literature" October 9, 1997
Presentation to Nordmanns-Forbundet, fall 1993
SASS Planning Committee for 82nd Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, 1992 and 93rd Annual
Meeting, Minneapolis, 2003
Northfield History Project-Advisory Board
Television interview for Hennepin County Library, "Northern Lights and Insights" Twin
Cities Regional Cable Channel 6, December 18, 1991.
Minnesota Humanities Commission International Speaker's Bureau (1990 O.E. Rolvaag and
the Immigrant of Yesterday and Today" presented at
Adrian, MN (June, 1990) and Houston, MN
(
Nov, 1990)
Translation Panel, Gustavus Adolphus, November 1990.
Elderhostel, Summer 1995
Nordic Council Grant Committee, 1997-2000
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