| Emeritus, tenure and promotion news |
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At its February meeting, the Board of Regents approved the status of professor emeritus/emerita for:
- Dr. Josef Breutzmann
- The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Kleinhans
- The Rev. Dr. Ramona Bouzard
- The Rev. Bonita Bock
The board also approved tenure and promotion to associate professor for:
- Professor Justin Crouse
- Dr. Andrea Eslick
- Dr. Kunihiko Terasawa
In addition, Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters has been promoted to full professor.
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| Finals study break |
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The Pathways Center, Counseling Services, and Vogel Library will host a study break Monday, April 16, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., on the second floor of the library.
- Take a break with Play-Doh, puzzles, and coloring.
- Pick up stress management tips and a stress ball.
- Get help from a librarian, WRSL or Math Lab consultant.
- Grab a healthy snack.
- Join us for relaxation yoga (20-minute sessions offered at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.).
- Hang out with furry friends from Retrieving Freedom (time TBD).
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| Meet candidate for Dean of Spiritual Life |
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Pastor Brian Beckstrom will be interviewing for the Dean of Spiritual Life position on Wednesday, April 11. The campus community is invited to participate in the following ways:
- Preaching Demonstration – Chapel service, 10:15-10:35 a.m., in the Chapel.
- Teaching Demonstration – 11:05-11:50 a.m., in SC 128 – teaching lesson for IS 101 on Faith and Learning in simulating a classroom environment.
- Student Lunch – Noon-1 p.m. Students may join the candidate by eating your Mensa lunch in the St. Elizabeth Room.
- Student Interfaith Conversations – 1:45-2:30 p.m., in Chapel Commons. To specifically engage in conversation students who do not identify as Christian. The Dean of Spiritual Life serves you as well.
- Community Open Forum – 3-4 p.m., Chapel Commons. All members of the community are invited for an informal conversation with the candidate.
- Please provide feedback to the search committee by completing the survey at this link. Contact LeAnn Faidley with questions. If you would like to review the candidates' application materials, they are available to read in the President’s office.
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| Summer storage for out-of-state students |
| The Student Life Office is piloting a summer storage program for returning out-of-state students. Wartburg faculty and staff volunteers will store items for students over the summer break, free of charge. Certain conditions apply, and you must arrange to your own transportation to and from the storage facility. This is a trial program and is currently only available to students who reside out of state. Contact Jennifer Onuigbo in Student Life for more information. |
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| Recycle items when moving out |
| For students who are moving out after finals, donation stations located in the residence hall lounges will be collecting a variety of items such as clothes, room décor, bedding, housewares, and unopened hygiene items. If you are donating appliances that will not fit in the bins (lofts, furniture, carpets, electronics, appliances), please place them outside next to the dumpsters. The Sustainability Office will also be accepting packaged and canned non-perishable goods, as well as perishable foods, which we will make available for students who may be here after finals. Contact Anne Duncan. |
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| Weekly security update |
| Read about the updates in cabling work, keypads, and LED lights. Go to the Security Update on the InfoCenter to read more and see previous reports. |
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| Senior art exhibit |
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Join us for a reception honoring five Wartburg senior art and design students as they present their culminating art projects in the form of a group exhibition Thursday, April 12, 7-9 p.m., in Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery. Students being honored are:
- Michael Benson, graphic design
- Suwanna Mabangklu, art and graphic design
- Mlungisi Ncube, art with mathematics major
- Suusen Ng, art and graphic degisn
- Makenzie Thorson, graphic design
This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Featured artwork will remain on display through May 27. The gallery is open daily, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Direct questions to Johanna Kramer-Weston, 319-352-8386.
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| Tour Week dining hours |
| Click here to see the dining hours during Tour Week. The final meal in Mensa before break will be lunch on Friday, April 20, and dinner on Sunday, April 29, will be the first meal in Mensa at the start of May Term. |
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| Hoops for Hope |
| Take a study break to watch BSU’s annual Hoops for Hope basketball game. Faculty/staff members will play against students Sunday, April 15, at noon in Levick Arena. Snacks and drinks will be provided. BSU also will be accepting free-will donations for a youth-serving, nonprofit organization. Contact Breyanna Primous with questions. |
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| Student media leaders |
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2018-19 Journalism & Communication student media leaders are:
- Megan Stephenson, Trumpet editor-in-chief
- Bendita DosSantos Carmo, Trumpet Online
- Ryley Seymour, KWAR station manager
- Taylor Webb, Knight Vision news manager
- McKenzie Kielman, Tower Agency CEO
- Katie Kreis, PRSSA president
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| KWAR job openings |
| Applications are available for positions on the KWAR 89.9 radio staff for the 2018-19 academic year. Open positions include programming, music, sports, news, production, promotions, web, and social media coordinator. Applications are available in the Department of Journalism & Communication office, with a deadline of Friday, April 13. Interviews will be conducted April 16-18 in MC 136. Sign-up sheets for interview times will also be available in the Journalism & Communication office. For more information, contact incoming KWAR station manager Ryley Seymour or adviser Pam Ohrt. |
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| Staff positions open for The Trumpet |
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The Trumpet is looking to fill the following staff positions for the 2018-19 academic year:
- Assistant News Editor
- Assistant Sports Editor
- Assistant Knightlife Editor
- Graphic Designer/Graphics Editor
Contact Megan Stephenson, editor in chief, for details for each position and to apply.
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| Squatch Jam fundraiser |
| The Department of Music Therapy will host an evening of live music and karaoke at Sasquatch Jacks on Tuesday, April 17, 6-8 p.m. The Squatch Jam will be a community fundraiser for Bremwood Residential Treatment Center. Suggested $5 donation at the door. Come and celebrate the semester for a good cause! Contact Sammie Hallgren with questions. |
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| Phil & Lit Society |
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The next meeting of the Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will be Friday, April 13, 4 p.m., in McCoy West. The speakers, students of Dr. Zak Montgomery, associate professor of Spanish, and their topics are:
- Madelyn Carlson ’18, ¿Quién am I?: Identity Formation in Bilingual Students
- JulieAnna Olague ’18, “Spanglish”: Taking a Linguistic Approach to Cultural Identity
- Rachel Pape ’18, The Struggle for Chicana Identity: “Borderlands: La Frontera” and “The House on Mango Street”
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| Camp Onomia summer employment |
| A representative from Camp Onomia in Onomia, Minn., will be recruiting for summer employment Wednesday, April 11, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., in the NW Foyer of Saemann Student Center. Camp work is a great way to develop your leadership skills with a wide variety of opportunities. |
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| Mail forwarding for May Term |
| If you will NOT be on campus for May Term and would like your mail forwarding to start April 20, please stop by the Mail Center or email mailroom@wartburg.edu to add your name to the forwarding list. Summer forwarding will start May 29. Be sure to check your forwarding address in the Directory in InfoCenter, and submit any address changes or updates to the Registrar’s Office. |
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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 at Wartburg on Wednesday, April 11, at 10:15 a.m., in the Chapel. All are welcome to come and help us honor these individuals and thank them for sharing their talents and gifts with the Wartburg community. |
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| Retirement party for Pastor Ramona |
| All are welcome to attend a retirement party for Pastor Ramona Bouzard on Monday, April 16, 3:30 p.m., in the Chapel. We will gather to sing PR’s favorite songs and follow up with ice cream sundaes. |
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| New Admissions position: overnight host |
| The Admissions Office has created a new paid student position for overnight hosts and is seeking students looking to share their Wartburg experience and help in the recruitment of new students to Wartburg. This position will begin in Fall 2018 and is for the 2018-19 academic year. Students will receive minimum wage payment for eight hours for each night they host a prospective student. Student employees will likely have five to eight opportunities to host per semester. This position can be in addition to another job on campus assuming the student does not exceed the amount of hours they are allowed to work per week. Click here for details or contact Adrian Norris. |
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| Testament from the Ashes |
| Come hear the story of Margo Jakobs, a retired school counselor who lost many family members in the Holocaust. She will be on campus Tuesday, April 10, and will tell her family's story at 6 p.m. in Chapel Commons. Direct questions to Pastor Ramona Bouzard or Blake Shipman. |
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Testament from the Ashes
April 10
Celebration and blessing service
April 11
RICE Day
April 12
Senior art exhibit reception
April 12
Knight Vision requests due
April 15
Hoops for Hope
April 15
Finals study break
April 16
Pastor Ramona Bouzard retirement party
April 16
Squatch Jam fundraiser
April 17
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| Click here to view the full Wartburg events calendar. |
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