Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN Videos

Scottish Fair and Highland Games at Macalester College
Tartans waved and cabers soared high on campus this weekend at the Minnesota Scottish Fair and Highland Games. Thanks to all who came out and celebrated Macalester's sesquicentennial with us—you made it such a memorable day! #HeyMac

Give to Macalester Days 2024
Here's to another 150 years, Macalester! To celebrate the college's sesquicentennial and kick off an extra special Give to Macalester Days, we enlisted the help of Ariel McGuire '26 to serenade campus with a birthday song. See all the ways you can give between now and Friday: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/MacalesterCollege/give-to-macalester-days-2024 #GTMDs2024 #HeyMac

The day is here: Our Regular Decision admitted students have received their acceptance letters to Mac! We're so excited to welcome the Class of 2028 to our community—we hope we'll see you on campus this fall. 💙🧡 #HeyMac #Mac2028

Research at Macalester
While much of Macalester quiets down in the summer, research across disciplines stays firing on all cylinders. Mac students and faculty at the Olin-Rice Science Center and Katherine Ordway Natural History Study Area spend the summer on projects like studying fossils brought back from dig sites or gathering data on Minnesota's plants and animals. Learn more about some of the ongoing research in this video! #HeyMac

Dorm Tips at Macalester
Have questions about what to bring to your Mac dorm room? Looking for some insider tips on the best ways to organize and decorate? Fear not: Jocelyn Radke '24 and Chloé Vasquez '24 are here to show you around a typical Mac dorm room and how to make it feel like home! #HeyMac

Bagpipe Tips with Zippa and Mike
It's likely you'll hear the sounds of bagpipes at Macalester more than a few times throughout the year, but did you know that you could be the one behind the pipes? Join Director of Piping Mike Breidenbach '96 and Zippa Curiskis '25, who took advantage of our free bagpipe lessons offered to current students, for a quick tutorial on getting started with Mac's signature instrument. (Don't be fooled though, Zippa is actually an award-winning piper.)

Macalester Mock Trial prepares for nationals
This weekend, Macalester's Mock Trial team will send competitors to the American Mock Trial Association's National Championship Tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. Get an inside look at what it's like to prepare for a mock trial competition and see the moment Mac students found out they were headed to nationals. Good luck to our students competing in Memphis this weekend! #HeyMac

What Have You Learned?
What have Mac students been learning this semester? Join Catherine Kane '26 for a stroll around campus to find out. (Spoiler alert: You may never eat pasta the same way again!) #HeyMac

Jacob's Day at Macalester
Developing video games as a class final? Sign us up! Follow computer science major and Macalester Football player Jacob Hellenbrand during a day in his life to see a demo of "Crossy Roads," the sophomore's computer science final and playable game, and learn about one of Mac's many faith-based organizations.

GTMDs Thank You
We’ve officially wrapped up Give to Macalester Days, and we're blown away by the support! You joined 2,567 other alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends to elevate Macalester and its mission. Thank you for your generosity and your engagement—we couldn’t have done it without you.

Give to Macalester Days 2023
Today is the first day of Give to Macalester Days! Make a gift to the programs and causes closest to your heart. Support the place that ties us all together: www.macalester.edu/gtmd #heymac #GTMD23

Macalester Day in the Life Compilation
What does the typical day look like as a Macalester student? You'll likely get a different answer from every student you ask. Five students share the best moments of their day—from venturing out into the Twin Cities to finding community on a tight-knit campus.

What I Eat in a Day at Macalester
In search of a tasty bite between classes? What about a meal out to celebrate getting past a big exam? Both options are never far away at Mac. Come along with Sofia Vaz '25 for a daylong culinary tour of Macalester and its neighborhood, featuring stops at Café Mac, our largest dining spot on campus, as well as a quick trip down Grand Ave. to local favorite IndoChin. #HeyMac

Day in the Life - Tyler Sanchez
Escape today's snow by joining Tyler Sanchez '24 for a day in his life on a crisp fall Friday. You'll see what it's like to be a third-year student living off-campus with friends from Mac—and learn how easy it is to hop in a car and take a weekend camping trip outside the Twin Cities. #heymac

Research at Macalester
It isn't a coincidence that so many Mac students get involved in research each year—it's by design. Whether they get involved in an on-campus summer project with a faculty member, find a nearby opportunity in the Twin Cities, or receive financial support for an otherwise unpaid internship through the college's Summer Internship Grant program, Macalester's emphasis on research plays a central role in preparing students for life after college.

Mac Fund 2022
Community members like you made so much possible for Macalester students in 2022. Wrap up the year with a gift to the Mac Fund and keep your support going strong. Make your gift by Dec. 31 at macalester.edu/giving

Macalester's Neighborhood
The tree-lined Macalester-Groveland neighborhood gives Mac students a walkable, tight-knit community just miles from two downtown areas. Surrounded by dozens of shops, restaurants, and bike paths, there's no shortage of places to explore around Macalester's campus.

Jason's Day in the Life
Hitch a ride with Macalester senior Jason and see what a day in his life looks like, from hopping on an early bus to downtown Minneapolis for lab work, to setting up a haunted house and running into friends along the way. #heymac

Mac Votes - Ruthann Godollei
Today is Election Day, and Mobilize Mac's staff, faculty, and students have set a goal to reach an 80% voting rate among eligible Macalester students. Polls in Minnesota are open until 8 p.m. and same-day voter registration is available at polling places. Hear from Ruthann Godollei, Macalester's Wallace Professor of Art, on why she believes in the importance of voting. "Why do we vote? Because so many people struggled for so long and tried so hard to ensure their rights to be heard."

Climate and understanding our oceans
In a lab in Olin Rice, Professor Louisa Bradtmiller, a paleoclimatologist in Environmental Studies, and Bella Garrioch '23 look to sediment in the Southern Ocean to better understand how oceans store and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. "There is something like 40 times more carbon in the ocean than there is in the atmosphere," says Bradtmiller. "Knowing the conditions under which it's going to stay there or start to come out a little faster are really important." Video by Csanad Hegyi '23.