| Presidential Forum on April 6 |
| The final Presidential Forum of the academic year will be Thursday, April 6, at 4 p.m., in the Hagemann Castle Room. |
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| Midnight Breakfast volunteers needed |
To help students prepare for their finals, Wartburg will hold the Midnight Breakfast on Tuesday, April 18, from 11 p.m. to midnight. Volunteers are needed to help serve this special breakfast and wish our students well on their finals. Email Shelly Geweke to volunteer.
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| Bremer Avenue construction begins |
The first stage of the long-term Bremer Avenue construction project begins today. The Bremer Avenue bridge near downtown will be closed to all pedestrian traffic. The Rail Trail bridge will be open for pedestrians to cross the river. Click here to see more information about parking and road closures for the project, and follow the City of Waverly Facebook page to stay up to date with ongoing construction along Bremer Avenue.
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| Game Knights on Thursday |
| Invite a friend to the final Game Knights event of Winter Term on Thursday, April 6, 7-10 p.m., in the McCoy rooms. Whether you like social, strategy, competitive, cooperative, or card games, we would love to play with you! No prior game experience necessary. Hosted by The Wartburg Store. |
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| HR/Payroll office closed |
The HR/Payroll office will close at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. It will reopen at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 6.
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| Senior Exhibit 2017 |
Join us for a reception honoring four Wartburg senior art and design students as they present their culminating art projects Tuesday, April 11, 7-9 p.m., in Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery. Students being honored are:
- Nicole Lettau, art and graphic design
- Julia Ratekin, art and graphic design
- Natalee Hayungs, graphic design
- Katie Bender, graphic design
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Featured artwork will remain on display through May 28. The gallery is open daily, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Direct questions to Johanna Kramer-Weston, 319-352-8386.
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| Staff changes in Student Life Office |
| Helen Leong, director of international student services, served her last day at Wartburg on April 1. Jennifer Onuigbo, office coordinator for Student Life, will serve as the interim director through June 9. The search process has begun and review of applications will begin April 28. Direct questions to Dan Kittle or Jennifer Onuigbo. |
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| Celebration and blessing worship service |
Take time to celebrate and bless faculty and staff members who will be retiring or completing years of service to Wartburg on Monday, April 10, at 10:15 a.m. in Wartburg Chapel. Festeburg will provide special music. Following worship, treats will be provided in the narthex.
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| 2017-18 holiday calendar |
| Click here to download the holiday calendar for 2017-18 or see it posted online on the InfoCenter. |
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| Tax deadline is April 18 |
| The Mail Center reminds faculty, staff, and students that the deadline to file federal income taxes this year is April 18. The Mail Center can guarantee a postmark with the April 18 date until 3:30 p.m. April 18. After that time, returns should be taken to the Waverly Post Office, 124 Second St. SE, in order to receive the correct postmark. |
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| Mail Center closed for Easter break |
The Wartburg College Mail Center will be closed Friday, April 14, and Monday, April 17, for the college’s Easter break. The window will reopen Tuesday, April 18, at 9 a.m.
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| Final Phil and Lit of the term |
| The last Winter Term meeting of the Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will be Friday, April 7, at 4 p.m., in McCoy West. The first speaker will be Nothizile Ncube, a fourth-year student majoring in international relations and psychology. The title of her talk is The Effect of Goal Setting on Academic Achievement among College Students. The second speaker will be Blaine Woodson, a fourth-year student majoring in music. The title of his talk is Mediums: The Challenges of Musical Adaptations between Differing Instruments. |
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| Far From Health premieres April 11 |
| Prism Productions, a group in the Journalism and Communication Department’s capstone course, is premiering its documentary, Far From Health, on Tuesday, April 11, at 2:30 p.m. in Neumann Auditorium. The premiere is part of RICE Day. The documentary is about the medically indigent, or those who can’t afford any type of health insurance. Members of Prism Productions are Lucas Wendland, Megan Bridgewater, Alyssa Kozak, Alex Gheysens, Tyler Metcalf, and Olivia Jansen. |
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| World War I film discussion series |
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a showing of Sergeant York on Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., in Patriots Hall, 1300 Fourth St. NW, Waverly. The film series commemorates the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Wartburg College humanities and social work faculty members are partnering with the new Waverly-area veterans post. The public is invited to view the films and discuss their reactions. Access to these films is made possible by funding from the Harry & Polly Slife Professor in Humanities, historian Dr. Terrence Lindell, and the Slife Institute for Social Work.
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| Student Employment Appreciation Week |
| Wartburg College will celebrate Student Employment Appreciation Week April 2-8. During the week, we will recognize the outstanding contributions and achievements of our student employees and their supervisors. |
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| Trigger Warning Campus Tour |
Trigger Warning Campus Tour featuring Kimberly Corban will be on campus Tuesday, April 4, at 6 p.m. in McCaskey Lyceum. Kimberly Corban is a rape survivor twho tells her story. She advocates that being a victim is never a choice, but becoming a survivor is. This event is hosted by Wartburg College Republicans. Please contact Emily Laudner for details.
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| Farewell reception |
| Faculty and staff are welcome to attend a farewell reception for Drs. Brian and Judith Jones, professors of religion, and Stephanie Blake, office coordinator for the Religion & Philosophy Department, on Thursday, April 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Chapel Commons. |
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| 2017-18 student media leaders |
Congratulations to the 2017-18 student media leaders:
- Castle Editor: Kathryn Lee
- Knight Vision News Director: Robert Newell
- Trumpet Online Editor: Adeboye Olaniyan
- Tower Agency CEO: McKenzie Kielman
- KWAR-FM Station Manager: Abby Singleton
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| Leadership and Service Awards |
Several Wartburg students, faculty, and staff were honored during the 24th annual Leadership and Service Award Ceremony Saturday, March 18:
- Debbie E. Heida Award: Tyler Vogel
- Dell Association for Peace and Justice Peacemaker Award: Kimberly Cespedes, Dragoslava Barzut, and Allison Maybee
- Dell Award: Lily Zheng
- Wartburg Nobility Award: Abdulrahman Abdul, Naomi Alene, Dragoslava Barzut, Peter Brennan, Morgan Johnson, Irnea Muhovic, Maya Weatherall, and Amanda Wright
- Outstanding International Senior: Nothizile Ncube
- Outstanding Service Award: Ben Sass, David Fitzgerald, Chris Tomkins, Ryan Yoder, Tanner Eckhart, Blake Mahoney, Clay Henning, and Zach Hovick
- Outstanding Student Organization Award: Black Student Union
- Outstanding Advisor Award: Tony Smith, associate director of alumni and parent relations, and Mallory Luensmann, admissions counselor
- Spirit of Student Life Award: LeAnn Faidley, professor of engineering; Brian McQueen, assistant professor of sociology; and Scott Sharar, director of plant operations.
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| Dining hours over Easter Break |
Click here for Dining Services’ Easter Break hours, April 13-17. Normal dining hours will resume Tuesday, April 18.
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| Faculty, staff honored with awards |
Dr. Andrea Eslick, assistant professor of psychology, is the recipient of the 2017 John O. Chellevold Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and Professional Service. Other honorees include Dr. Bret Billet, professor of political science, Advisor of the Year Award; the Rev. Ramona Bouzard, Herbert & Cora Moehlmann Chaplaincy Chair, Outstanding Administrative Staff Award; and Bernard Holland, security officer, Outstanding Non-Administrative Staff Award. Billet and Eslick will be honored Tuesday, April 11, at 10 a.m., in Neumann Auditorium, during the Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship Convocation. Bouzard and Holland were honored at a reception earlier this month.
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| See past announcements |
Visit the InfoCenter to see previous editions of The Juice for details on the following:
- New shuttle program for student travel
- Websites to bookmark
- New way to make maintenance requests
- KnightVision streaming schedule
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Student Employment Appreciation Week
April 2-8
National Public Health Week
April 3-7
Trigger Warning Campus Tour
April 4
WWI film discussion series
April 4
Presidential Forum
April 6
Religion & Philosophy Dept. farewell reception
April 6
Knightliters jazz concert
April 7
Castle Singers and Kammerstreicher concert
April 8
Wind Ensemble and Wartburg Choir concert
April 9
Celebration and blessing service
April 10
RICE Day
April 11
Senior art exhibit reception
April 11
Midnight Breakfast
April 18
Tour Week
April 23-30
Staff retreat
April 25
Milestones breakfast
May 26
Commencement
May 28
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