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Elizabeth Warren on campus Saturday
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The Wartburg Democrats are hosting presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at Wartburg! She will be speaking at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16. Doors open at noon. The event is in the Knights Ballroom in Saemann Student Center. No tickets are necessary; you may RSVP at this link to confirm your attendance. If you have accessibility needs or any other questions, contact the local field organizer, Kassie Fotiadis, at 973-934-3713 or via email.
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This time of year, the chance for severe winter weather grows more likely. For such situations, the college has a weather-related closure policy posted here. The policy also is linked from the front page of the Student Handbook page and the Academic Affairs website.
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Please remember to use caution when snow and ice are present on sidewalks and steps. Operations & Maintenance will remove snow and add salt or sand to icy spots on sidewalks and steps on campus according to the priority snow removal map. Parking lots will be cleared and salted or sanded as needed by a third party.
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Introducting new assistant VP of ITS
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Wartburg welcomes Loni Abbas, assistant vice president of ITS and chief information officer. She directs the activities of the ITS staff, the production manager and the broadcast engineer. She is a three-time graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, receiving a BA in computer science in 1989, an MS in computer science in 1998, and a Doctor of Technology in 2014. She previously worked at the University of Northern Iowa in a variety of technology capacities.
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Knight Vision short film audition
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Knight Vision Films is hosting auditions for its first short film of the year. Auditions for the short film “Therapy Date” will be held Monday, Nov. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. in McElroy Center room 134. We have three main roles and extras.
Synopsis: Matt has his first date with Lisa, but failed to tell her that his therapist was tagging along.
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Matt, age 20-25 |
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Lisa, age 20-25 |
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Tammy, age 35-40 |
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Several extras |
If you would like more info or have any questions, please contact Taylor Webb, Knight Vision Films Production manager.
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Just in time for holiday shopping, drink tumblers are here! Choose from a variety of designs, including some of your favorite NFL, MLB and college teams. Buy one as a gift for others or spoil yourself. Orders are due Nov. 17. Click here to order.
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Wear black for Day of Silence
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When heading to dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and Wednesday, Nov. 13, be sure so stop by SAFE's tabling and learn more about the Day of Silence and pick up a "What if I wasn't here" sticker/nametag. The Day of Silence itself will take place on Thursday, Nov. 14. For the Day of Silence, please join us in wearing black along with the sticker you may have picked up during tabling, to honor those we have lost to suicide. SAFE will also be hosting a "Stress Free Zone" and "SAFE Space" that evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Cardinal Commons Classroom area. Join us for games, coloring, music, and a place to unwind. Please contact SAFE@wartburg.edu if you have any questions.
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Celebrate Diwali with Asian Student Association
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Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is coming to Wartburg! Come celebrate it with ASA on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in McCoy East and West. You will get the chance to try Bollywood dance, henna, and various snacks from South Asia. Watch out for rangoli (sand art), which will appear in various locations across the campus in preparation for Saturday’s event, and feel free to ask students and faculty from the region if you want to learn more about Diwali!
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Knightliters jazz band concert
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Wartburg’s Knightliters jazz band will have a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in McCaskey Lyceum. Come out and support music on campus!
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Marketing Research Class survey
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The Wartburg Marketing Research Class is conducting research for the Wartburg Community Symphony Association. Information collected from this survey will be used to complete a marketing research project. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete; please click here. Your feedback is important and appreciated! If you have any questions please contact Kate Stortz.
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KWAR is hosting a 24-hour marathon Thursday, Nov. 14, from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Tune in to 89.9 FM or download the TuneIn app and listen all day. We will be raising money for our Fund the Fortress campaign with goals set for that day. For each goal that we meet, the KWAR staff will complete challenges and dares that will be posted on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. You also have the chance to win prizes by tuning in each hour and calling into the station at 319-352-8306. Stop by Saemann Student Center between 5 and 7 p.m. to win prizes and go on air. To donate to the Audio Board project, go to www.wartburg.edu/fund-kwar or contact station manager Ryley Seymour for more information.
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'Are You Smarter than a Math Major?' Nov. 15
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Have you ever wanted to prove you're smarter than a math major? Join the Math Capstone class for "Are You Smarter than a Math Major?" on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Science Center room 134. Questions will cover the entire Wartburg general education curriculum so all students are welcome. Students will receive a math culture point for participating. Nutter Butters and other refreshments will be provided.
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Fit desk available in library
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A new Fit desk is ready for your use at Vogel Library on the third floor near the archives. It has a flat tray so you can use a laptop or read books or notes while pedaling your way to better health. Thanks to the Intro to Health & Fitness Studies class for coming up with fun promotional contest ideas; watch for those opportunities on the library’s social media and post your photos using #KnightRide. Contact Meredith Borchardt if you have questions.
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MSCP Department Seminar on Tuesday
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The next Math, Computer Science & Physics (MCSP) Department Seminar will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 11:30 a.m. in room 134 of the Science Center. Eryn Perry '21 will discuss her experiences in the Iowa Summer Institute in Biostatistics at the University of Iowa last summer with her presentation "A Lane Position Analysis of Drivers with Parkinson's Disease." All are invited, and refreshments will be provided.
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Phil & Lit Society meets Friday
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The Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will meet Friday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. in McCoy West of Seamann Student Center. Faculty, staff, students and community members are encouraged to attend and refreshments will be provided. The speaker is Dr. Nana Quaicoe, assistant professor of economics, who will present “Progressive Taxation, the Wealth Effect, and Debt in Developing Countries.”
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New art exhibition open through Dec. 19
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The new exhibit “The View from Here: Reflections of the Iowa Landscape—Paintings by Kirk Hovenga” is now open in Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery. Iowa native Kirk Hovenga returned home to Iowa and began to re-familiarize himself with the natural rural landscape he remembered from his childhood. Hovenga’s recent work explores the indelible mark of memory, light, and the vibrancy of the Iowa terrain. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gallery Director Johanna Kramer-Weston or call 319-352-8386.
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Wartburg receives 2nd in Rising Star category
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CampusLabs has named Wartburg College the second place Rising Star award winner “for its work in implementing CoursEval using the option for in-class evaluations, as well as for their campus-wide, phased-in approach to implementing Chalk & Wire.” The Rising Star Award is given to “the campuses that, within one year of implementing their Campus Labs tool(s), have already shown they’re on a unique and promising path to sustainable success.” Thank you to everyone for their hard work and dedication to make this happen.
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Kleinfeld Lecture welcomes White House journalist
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Alexandra von Nahmen, a German political journalist, will be the featured speaker at the annual Kleinfeld Lecture in German History, Culture and Politics at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in McCaskey Lyceum. Von Nahmen’s lecture, “The Battle for the White House: A European View on the U.S. Presidential Election,” will draw from her experiences as the Washington bureau chief for Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international broadcaster. She has covered U.S. national and international politics since 2017 as a member of the White House Correspondents’ Association. She is also president of the White House Foreign Correspondents’ Group.
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Diversity & Inclusion Book Club event
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All are invited to join the Diversity & Inclusion Book Club, which will study the book “So You Want to Talk About Race.” Pick up your copy of the book in Student Life. At 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, there is an opportunity to meet the author, Ijeoma Oluo, at Lang Hall on the University of Northern Iowa campus. Wartburg will arrange transportation for students, faculty, and staff who wish to attend her speech. Join us for a campus discussion about the book at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Heritage Ballroom. Contact krystal.madlock@wartburg.edu for details.
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Study Away photo contest winners
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Votes have been counted, and the Study Away Photo Contest winners have been selected! First place goes to Anna Mugan for “Gondola in Venice,” second place (and online popular choice winner) to Jared Feigenbaum for “Easter in Wilmington,” and third place to Will Goettl for “Alpine Traume.” Keep watch in November for the installation of the selected winning entries. Thank you to the contestants and voters, both on campus and online. Please contact Study Away Coordinator Kathleen Sihler if you have questions.
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Candlelight opportunities still available
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Is your student organization looking for a way to connect with people on campus? Candlelight Dinners are an excellent opportunity to promote your organization as well as interact with students, faculty and staff, not to mention the chance to experience fine dining outside the Mensa. We still have two dates open, Nov. 20 and Jan. 29. To apply, please send an email to Shelly Geweke. Please include your organization’s name, contact person name and phone number, choice for date, and a short paragraph about what makes your organization great. Dates are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t delay!
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Decorate a tree for Festival of Trees
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The annual Wartburg-Waverly Festival of Trees will brighten the halls of Wartburg’s Classroom Technology Center Dec. 4-17. If your office, academic department, or group/organization would like to decorate a Christmas tree to display, please sign up by Friday, Nov. 22. For more information and/or to sign up, go to www.wartburg.edu/trees. Contact Beth Sinnwell with questions. A partnership between the college and Waverly Chamber of Commerce, the festival is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and attracts more than 5,000 guests each year. There is no entry fee or admission charge.
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VAC will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Nov. 19, in partnership with Red Cross from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Chapel Commons. Your 10 minutes in the donation chair matters to your community! Ask your friends, colleagues, and loved ones to donate with you; cookies and the feel-good buzz of saving up to four lives, are waiting for you. Sign up for a time to donate on this link. Volunteers are needed to help with check-in, snacks and donors. Please stop by anytime to help during the event.
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Service trip applications open
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Winter Break and Tour Week leader applications are now open and will close on Sunday, Nov. 17. We also have our College Organization applications for Winter and Tour Week break open as well. If you are part of a student org or sports team and want to do an organization service trip, apply with our link. All application links can be found on our social media pages and any questions can be directed to servicetrips@wartburg.edu.
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Activist, pastor and author Rev. Lenny Duncan on campus Nov. 18
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The Rev. Lenny Duncan, an activist, Lutheran pastor, and the author of the newly released book Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S., will visit Wartburg on Monday, Nov. 18, as part of his nationwide book tour. His public talk will be titled "Dear (College of the) Church." He will speak in weekday chapel at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 18, followed by a book signing in The Wartburg Store from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m., then have lunch with students, visit classes, and have a public book-talk that evening at 7 p.m. in McCaskey Lyceum, with a book-signing and reception to follow in the Castle Room. All are welcome. Lenny is an unlikely pastor, formerly incarcerated and homeless, who now serves the church and world at Jehu's Table in Brooklyn, N.Y., as well as through the Emmaus Collective, a network of mainline churches that have agreed to enter into meaningful anti-racist work. In his book, he argues "it is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice."
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Ride Wartburg Shuttle for Thanksgiving Break
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Shuttles will depart on Saturday, Nov. 23, and return on Sunday, Dec. 1. Transportation is available to the Waterloo airport and bus station, the Cedar Rapids airport, the Minneapolis and Des Moines airports, and the Rosemont transportation center and O’Hare airport in the Chicago area. Reservations must be made one week prior to the travel date. Visit www.wartburg.edu/shuttle for information about the travel schedule and to make a reservation. For questions, see Jennifer in Student Life. You can book a seat on the shuttle for any break during the year; dates and details at the link above.
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SPIRITUAL LIFE & CAMPUS MINISTRY
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Submit your prayer requests
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Have any prayer requests? Please share them with the core staff of Spiritual Life & Campus Ministry. These prayers will be kept confidential and thoughtfully prayed over during weekly meetings by Pastor Brian Beckstrom, dean of spiritual life; Rebecca Baird, pastoral intern; and Kathy Traetow, ministry coordinator.
Please use this link to submit prayer requests: bit.ly/SLCMPrayerRequest
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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.
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Monday, Nov. 11: Senior Chapel - Kyle Minden ’20 |
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Wednesday, Nov. 13: Life in Service |
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Friday, Nov. 15: Senior Chapel - Hannah Van Buren ’20 |
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Sunday, Nov. 17: St. Elizabeth's Day Worship, featuring St. Elizabeth Chorale, 10:30 a.m. |
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