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Meet Al Christenson
- Title: Associate Director of Admission
- e-mail: a1christens@csbsju.edu
- Phone: (800) 544-1489
- Territory: West Central and Northern Minn.
- Hometown: Benson, Minn.
- High School: Benson High School
- College: 1997 graduate of CSB/SJU
- Major/Minor: History/Political Science
College Activities: I worked in the Natural Science Center for 3 of my 4 years, was the Pinestock/Watab Co-chair on the Joint Events Council, and served on the Saint John's Senate. My senior year I assisted Professor Scott Johnson with his First Year Symposium course, Playing With Justice.
Fun facts: After graduating from CSB/SJU I attended graduate school at Utah State University for 2 years, led the CSB/SJU Greco-Roman Study Abroad trip in the fall of 1999, and spent four years as an academic advisor for the University of Colorado at Denver. I am married to a wonderful woman and together we have a son named Benedict and two yellow Labrador Retrievers. I love camping, hiking, biking, hunting and anything else in the great outdoors. I'm also a pretty decent cook.
- Books - 1776, John Adams, American Sphinx, The Godfather, The Prince, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, Guns, Germs, and Steel
- Movies - The Godfather (only I and II, III was terrible), Gladiator, American History X, Shawshank Redemption
- TV Shows - Justified, Fringe, Good Eats (Alton Brown is a wacko!) and Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives
- Restaurants - Café Renaissance, Red Square Euro Bistro (downtown Denver) Mi Familia, and I'm a sucker for Zorbaz Pizza