Water to Thrive to meet Sept. 30

Water to Thrive will be holding an introductory meeting on Monday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in SC 134. All are welcome to come learn more about how to help provide clean water wells in rural Africa and hear about ways to get involved in the near future.
 

Cross sculpture dedication

All are invited to the dedication of the new Lebenskreuz (Cross of Life) sculpture at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in the lawn just west of Wartburg Chapel. The sculpture commemorates the 25th anniversary of the chapel and depicts the seven acts of mercy from the Gospel of Matthew. Click here to learn more.
 

Operation Organization meetings Oct. 1-2

The Office of Student Life, in collaboration with Student Senate, has updated the format to Operation Organization. All organization presidents, vice presidents, and treasurers must attend one of the two upcoming Op Org sessions. Join us Tuesday, Oct. 1, or Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Ballrooms to learn more about the resources available to student organizations. Representatives from the Business Office, Student Senate, Student Life, and other campus partners will be present. As a reminder, this is a requirement for every recognized student organization. Important information will be shared that will help you operate smoothly this coming year! Please send questions to kalyani.kannan@wartburg.edu or lindsey.leonard@wartburg.edu.
 

New Professorship in Biology celebrated Oct. 10

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the college will induct Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters into the newly established Dr. Richard L and Sandra K. Wahl Professorship in Biology. The reception and induction ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. in the Heritage Ballroom of Saemann Student Center are open to the public. Click here to learn more about alumnus Dr. Richard Wahl ’73 and his impact in the medical field.
 

Personnel Advisory Committee voting results

The Personnel Advisory Committee thanks all the nominees who were willing to serve on the PAC. The results were very close, with 108 employees voting. The vacant administrative seat went to Henrique Donati, applications systems analyst in ITS, whose term will begin Oct. 1. As always, please contact any PAC member if you have a concern, question, or an agenda item to be discussed.

PAC members as of Oct. 1:

Kory Figura

Patty Franzen

Sheila Kittleson

Kristina Ladage

Stephanie Newsom

Henrique Donati
 

Tuition remission/exchange/ELCA forms for 2020-21

The forms for tuition remission, tuition exchange and ELCA exchange have been updated and are now posted on the InfoCenter under Employment > Forms and Procedures > Benefit Forms. Please direct any questions to Human Resources at 319-352-8521.
 

Symphonic Band fall concert Sunday

The Wartburg College Symphonic Band will perform its fall concert Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m., in Neumann Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
Dr. Cynthia Bane, psychology professor and vocalist with the Bluetone Jazz Collective, will be the guest vocal soloist on “But Not for Me” by George Gershwin for the musical “Girl Crazy.”

 

Fall 2020-Winter 2021 student teachers

Education majors should plan to attend the following meetings:

•	Mandatory meeting Nov. 5 to complete the Student Teaching Applications
•	Mandatory meeting March 17, 2020, to receive Student Teaching Placements

Both meetings will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Buckmaster, WBC 214.
 

The Castle is back

It’s back! Wartburg’s literary magazine, The Castle, is back and running. We’re accepting submissions for Fall and Winter semesters, so send your short stories, poetry, and graphic stories (comics), and questions to lindsey.jacobs@wartburg.edu. New this year is a cover art competition! Submit any medium and style to have a chance to be the cover of the book (must have a digital

resolution of at least 200 ppi, physical size of 5x7 in.). The fall deadline for submissions, including cover art, is Oct. 18.
 

Phil and Lit Society meets Friday

The Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will meet Friday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. in the McCoy Rooms of Seamann Student Center. Faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to attend. The speaker is Eric Sommermeyer, assistant professor of accounting, who will present “The Effect of Stock Price from Nike Announcing an Ad Campaign with Colin Kaepernick,” a paper obtained in collaboration with Dr. Allan Bernard, associate professor of business administration.
 

Students with an account balance greater than $1,000 must contact the Business Office (Luther Hall 212, 319-352-8411) or Financial Aid Office (Luther Hall 212, 319-352-8262) as soon as possible to discuss payment and/or loan options. failing to pay their account balance in full or below $1,000 by Thursday, Nov. 14, may have their Winter/May Term registration cancelled by Enrollment Management.

Those applying student employment wages to their account and believe their balance will be below $1,000 by the November student payroll should inform the Business Office. Those signed up for the Monthly Tuition Payment Plan and current with payments may disregard this notice.
 

Sociology Club hosts alumna speaker

The Sociology Club will host alumna Olivia McAtee ’18, who will speak at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in Luther Hall 201.
 

FIRST Tech Challenge Meet needs volunteers

The Waverly-Shell Rock Robotics teams are hosting a FIRST Tech Challenge Super Qualifier Meet on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Wartburg College has been a sponsor of the teams since their inception in 2017. The teams are looking for volunteers to serve as officials, judges, inspectors, etc. at the meet. No prior experience with FTC is required for most volunteers, and there are volunteer positions in both technical and non-technical areas. Any faculty, staff, or students who are interested in volunteering should contact Laurie Everhardt at ext. 8496 or laurie.everhardt@wartburg.edu.
 

Waverly Chamber Business Book Club begins Oct. 2

The Waverly Chamber of Commerce is offering Business Book Club, which will meet at the Waverly Public Library from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays for five weeks, beginning Oct. 2. Our first book is “Water the Bamboo” by Greg Bell. Bring your lunch and enjoy lively discussion moderated by Denny Haugen, Wartburg College retiree. The book can be purchased through Amazon or Barnes & Noble (the library does not have multiple copies). To sign up, email waverly@waverlychamber.com, call 319-352-4526, or just come to the library for the event. Wartburg is a member of the Chamber, and students and employees are welcome to the event.

 

Farewell celebration for Gary Wipperman

Please join Enrollment Management and ITS as we wish Gary Wipperman, assistant vice president for ITS, a very happy retirement and thank him for all of his wonderful years of service to Wartburg. The celebration will be Friday, Oct. 4, 1- 2:30 p.m., in the Castle Room with a short program beginning at 1:30 p.m.
 

Servers needed for Outfly breakfast

Faculty and staff are invited to help serve breakfast on Outfly morning. Please contact Shelly Geweke via email or at 319-352-8303 to get your name on the list. You would need to report to Mensa by 6:50 a.m. that morning. (Campus is notified of Outfly via the Wartburg Alert System during the early hours of Outfly morning, whenever that may be.) Sign up to be a part of this fun Wartburg tradition!
 

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.

 

Applications for Wartburg West and the Des Moines Urban Studies program 2020-21 are now being accepted on a rolling admission until Feb. 1, 2020. The summer Wartburg West program fills up quickly! Applications are online at www.wartburg.edu/west and www.wartburg.edu/dsm.

 

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.

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:

•	Monday, Sept. 30: President Darrel Colson
•	Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tree dedication, Dr. Caryn Riswold, professor of religion
•	Friday, Oct. 4: Senior Chapel, Kyle Minden '20

 

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.

 

Catholic Knights events

Catholic Knights is a Faith Expression Group at Wartburg that invites Roman Catholic, as well as other interested students, to join us for our fellowship and learning. Every Sunday morning, and some Saturday nights, we provide transportation to Mass at St. Mary Church in Waverly. We meet at the Information Center desk and leave at 9:45 a.m. Sundays and 5 p.m. Saturdays.

 

We have student-led Masses at St. Mary's and encourage students to participate by being a eucharistic minister, reader, or bearing the gifts. The dates are: Oct. 6, Nov. 17, Feb. 10, and March 29. We also hold Mass on campus on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. in the Wartburg Chapel. The dates are Nov. 7, Jan. 9, and March 12.