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Homecoming Spirit Week is an important event at the beginning of each school year at American universities. It is a week filled with events and fun, where students get into the college spirit by enjoying different activities. This year's Homecoming Spirit Week at ACN consisted of theme days, a tennis table tournament, an American football game, and the annual Homecoming Dance.

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Welcome Weekend at ACN is an annual tradition to welcome new students and to kickstart the school year.

In spring 2021, students enrolled in Creative Writing at ACN had the opportunity to participate in a Short Story Competition. The judges were impressed by all of the stories submitted, and finally (unanimously) settled on a winner: Jim Westgård's "Unit 1A docking to loading bay 4".

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ACN's Creative Writing course taught by American faculty member, Lillian Rosa spent this semester exploring various aspects of creative writing with haiku poems at the forefront of their studies. In this post, you'll find a selection of their tremendous and impressive work this semester. Great work, Creative Writing students!

Do you want to join the ACN team? The American College of Norway seeks to hire a Marketing and Event Coordinator in a full-time position. Applications are due April 16, 2021.

Pernille startet sin amerikanske bachelorgrad ved ACN (2016/2017) og har nå en bachelorgrad i kommunikasjon fra Texas State University (2019). Les mer om tiden hennes på ACN og i USA og hennes jobb i Colorado!

Emma Louise Berger started her American college degree at ACN in 2020 and is now studying at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Read about her time at ACN and her hopes for the coming years.

As we wrap up the Fall 2020 semester and near the end of the year, we can't thank our faculty and staff enough for working so diligently to prioritize safety while still delivering top-notch education and an active campus life. We couldn't be more proud of their efforts as well as the level of understanding and determination our students had to turn what could have been an uneventful semester into an unforgettable and rather memorable start to their American education! In this article, current ACN student, Cecily Buch reflects on her experience being involved on campus and the level of enrichment it has brought to her college experience.

Do you want to join the ACN team? The American College of Norway seeks to hire a Student Advisor in a temporary, part-time (60%) position while the current Advisor is on maternity leave. This one-year position will last from January - December of 2021. The hiring committee will begin assessing applications on Monday, November 2nd. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Foreign students who have been granted a residence permit as a student in Norway are now allowed to enter the country. Detailed information with useful links below.

Kristina Syversen started her college career at ACN back in 2007 and recently received her Ph.D. in Educational Foundations and Research from the University of North Dakota. Reflecting back on her educational career, Kristina revisits many of her fond memories in the U.S. and offers advice to our new batch of students. Congratulations on your recent graduation and the start of your new career at Høgskolen i Innlandet! We're so proud of you, Kristina!

If you are inquiring about the TOEFL test at the American College of Norway, please read this update from the TOEFL Test Center Administrator in reference to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.