Waverly Health Center volunteer program

The volunteer program for second through fourth year students at the Waverly Health Center is now accepting applications for fall orientation. Sign up and pick up your orientation packet from Jo Dorrance, Student Life office 184. Orientation will be held Monday, Sept. 30. For more information email jo.dorrance@wartburg.edu.

Library third floor reserved Friday

The Iowa College Recruiting Network’s accounting interview day is Friday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by The Pathways Center, the event has reserved Vogel Library’s third floor. Counseling Services and Pathways Center will remain open.

Dept. of Social Work to host grad school panel

The Social Work department will be hosting an MSW (Masters of Social Work) grad school panel in Old Main 200 from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Schools in attendance will be St. Louis University and the University of Northern Iowa. Pizza will be provided! Come, eat, and learn about MSW grad schools!

MCSP Seminar on Tuesday

The next Math, Computer Science & Physics (MCSP) Department Seminar will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 11:30 a.m. in Science Center 134. Erica Rittgers, a senior mathematics major, will present on her summer internship in Colorado in a talk entitled, "Using Mathematics in the Mountains." All are invited and refreshments will be provided.

Phil and Lit Society meets Friday

The Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will meet Friday, Sept. 27, at 4 p.m. in McCoy conference rooms of Seamann Student Center. Faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to attend. The speaker is Dr. Caryn Riswold, professor of Religion and the Mike and Marge Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission, who will present "Lutheran(d) Feminist Intersectional Theology.”
 

Availability of consumer information

The U.S. Department of Education requires institutions receiving federal funding to provide notice regarding the availability of consumer information. The information includes general college facts and statistics financial aid assistance annual security report, copyright infringement and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act policies. Faculty and staff can find the information at http://www.wartburg.edu/consumer-information/. Contact the Financial Aid Office with questions or requests for a paper copy.

SLO (plus rubric & benchmark) Writing Workshop

In preparation for the upcoming submission of assessment plans (late October), the Assessment Committee is hosting a workshop on Monday, Sept. 23, 4-5 p.m. in the Heritage Ballroom. The goal of the workshop is to assist programs in writing assessable SLOs, creating useful rubrics connected to SLOs, and establishing benchmarks (targets) tied to rubrics. If you are unable to attend but would like to learn more about these topics, please contact Robert Stanley and/or Dan Walther to set up an appointment. We will make every effort to meet with you before the submission deadline of Oct. 15.
 

Service Trips need advisers

If you are a faculty or staff member interested in becoming an adviser for Service Trips this year, fill out this form. If you have any questions, please contact servicetrips@wartburg.edu.
 

UHaul CarShare

UHaul CarShare has recently discontinued its program at Wartburg and many other regional schools. Although a vehicle is parked in front of the Saemann Student Center, it is not available for rental. Student Life is actively researching other car sharing options and will pass on more information as it becomes available.
 

Constitution Day event Sept. 26

“Constitution 101” will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the McCaskey Lyceum in the Saemann Student Center to commemorate Constitution Day. The panel will include Dr. Fred Waldstein, Wartburg political science professor; Peter Newell, a district associate judge in Iowa’s second judicial district for more than 25 years; and Karen Thalacker, a judicial magistrate in Bremer County for more than 10 years. The trio will share basic information about the U.S. Constitution and then discuss how to analyze and discuss several hot button issues facing our society, including voter registration issues, criminal law, impeachment and the emoluments clause.
 

Jenna Leazott, a short-term recruiter for ELCA Global Mission, is traveling throughout the Midwest to share stories from her Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) year in Mexico and to provide information about the ways that young adults can become involved in global service through the ELCA. Every year, the ELCA supports 60-90 young adults as they serve in a wide variety of volunteer roles on five different continents. The program is a deeply transformative way to spend a year or more after college graduation. Leazott will be at Weekday Chapel on Monday, Sept. 23, and can visit with students afterwards for a Q&A. She will be in the Tower Room (in the Chapel Office) from 10:45 a.m. to noon. Student can also contact Leazott via email to meet at another time or to ask questions about the program.

Weekday Chapel schedule

All are welcome at Weekday Chapel services from 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in the Wartburg Chapel. Chapel time is a brief opportunity to gather with students, staff, and faculty to reflect on God and faith. Interfaith chapels will be held the last Wednesday of each month during the semester.

Upcoming services:

Tree dedication Oct. 2

All are invited to a special Midweek Chapel service at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, when the Wartburg College community will plant and dedicate an Alberta spruce tree to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Wartburg Chapel. The spruce is a partner to a plum tree planted by Wartburg faculty and staff in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg, Germany. That garden features 500 trees planted in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and it was established as a sign of solidarity, connectedness, and reconciliation of churches worldwide. With this partner tree, we celebrate the College's roots as well as its global connections.

Sunday worship times

The following are the Sunday worship times in Wartburg Chapel for Fall Term. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted. All are welcome!

Sanctuary on Wednesday nights

Sanctuary is a holy space in the midst of your busy life where you can recharge and renew. Expect a relaxed time of bible study, fellowship, worship band music, prayers, and communion. It takes place on Wednesday evenings at 9 p.m. in the Chapel Commons (basement). Come by at 8:45 for snacks and fellowship. All are welcome!