Juice publishing schedule
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There will be no Juice email next Monday, Nov. 25, due to Thanksgiving Break. Please send in your items by Tuesday, Nov. 26, to be included in the Dec. 2 Juice. The final Juice of the Fall Term will be Monday, Dec. 16. The Juice will then take a break until Winter Term and return on Monday, Jan. 6.
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Davis Projects for Peace meeting Dec. 5
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The Davis Projects for Peace program provides an opportunity for undergraduates at the American colleges and universities in the Davis United World College Scholars Program to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer of 2020. The projects judged to be the most promising and feasible will be funded at $10,000 each to encourage and support ideas for building peace.
An informational session will be offered in the Hub Conference Room on Thursday, Dec. 5, during Community Time at 11:30 a.m. Wartburg students wishing to submit a Davis Projects for Peace proposal must submit their application using this link by noon Jan. 13, 2020.
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Join Student Life’s Holiday Kickoff on Wednesday
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The Student Life office invites you to a holiday season kickoff event Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. outside McCaskey Lyceum in Saemann Student Center. Student Life staff will be decorating the Student Center Christmas tree and will be serving free Christmas cookies and hot chocolate. We look forward to seeing you!
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ETK Large Event survey ends today
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ETK is looking for student input on what type of artist to bring for Large Event next year! Please fill out the Google Form to have your voice heard. If you have any questions, contact etk@wartburg.edu. ETK wants your input! This form will be open until Monday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m.
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Recipes from Home submissions
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Students, faculty and staff are asked to share their favorite recipes from home to be considered for the 2020-21 Mensa menu! Recipes for entrees, salads, ethnic dishes, vegan entrees or sides, and desserts can be emailed to shelly.geweke@wartburg.edu by Friday, Dec. 13. Don’t forget to include your name and contact information for any questions that we may have. Recipes chosen will be taste-tested in Mensa, and the student body will vote for their favorites. Dishes that receive a “thumbs up” will be considered for next year’s Mensa menu.
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Holiday Shoppe volunteers needed
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The Department of Social Work is pairing up with the Waverly-Shell Rock United Way to put on Holiday Shoppe on Monday, Dec. 9, and Tuesday, Dec. 10. Holiday Shoppe is an opportunity for us to give back to the community by giving families the opportunity to select gifts for their children during the holiday season. We are looking for volunteers to assist us during the days of the Shoppe, with set-up and tear-down. Click this link to view the times available, and email holiday.shoppe@wartburg.edu to claim that spot. Please direct questions to that email as well.
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Sign your group up for 'Cans for a Cause'
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“Cans for a Cause” is an opportunity for student groups to raise money for their organization while contributing to campus sustainability. On Sundays at 7 p.m., two to five volunteers from a group meet a Sustainability student worker at the Physical Plant, where redeemable cans and bottles are sorted. The bottles and cans are then weighed, and the student organization receives the money from the deposits from what they sorted. Sign up by emailing the VAC.
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Be part of Hearthside reading program for Winter Term
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Students are invited to be part of the Hearthside Project for Winter Term 2020, where faculty and staff facilitators choose a book to explore with a small group of students in an informal environment. Click here to learn more about the program, then contact the faculty/staff faciiltator directly to sign up for the book you wish to read. Hearthside is co-sponsored by the Humanities Think Tank at Wartburg College and the Slife Professorship in the Humanities. Contact Dr. Zak Montgomery with questions.
List of Winter Term books and facilitators:
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Cassie Hales: “Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations” |
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Brian McQueen: “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us" |
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Lindsey Leonard: “Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People" |
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Ben Bousquet: “Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow" |
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Katie Kreis & Tiffany Stouffer: “Oryx and Crake” |
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Lucy Barnhouse: “An Illuminated Life: Bella da Costa Greene's Journey from Prejudice to Privilege" |
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Krystal Madlock & Jennifer Onuigbo: “So You Want to Talk about Race” |
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Many of the Summer 2020 classes are now available to view online by using Course Finder or Course Search. To register for summer classes, obtain a Summer Registration Form under the Special Request Forms for Students from the Academics tab of My Wartburg or in the Registrar’s Office. Please continue to check the schedule as additional classes may be added.
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Intermediate German 1 added to Winter 2020 schedule
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2019-20 German Institute funding opportunity
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The Executive Committee of the German Institute announces the 2019-20 call for applications to support activities/endeavors related to German and/or Germany. For 2019-20, a total of $2,000 is still available from external sources. Because these funds are limited, an application is required and will be awarded on a competitive basis. Applications for the full amount of available funds will most likely not be supported in full. Applications are due Dec. 6. Awards will be announced no later than Dec. 13. In the past, the Institute has funded enrichments to May Term trips to Germany, the German film festival, learning materials for the faculty/staff heritage tour, and subsidized student travel to Germany for study abroad. Full application details are available at this link. Direct all questions to Dr. Daniel Walther.
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The next Math, Computer Science & Physics (MCSP) Department Seminar will be held Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 11:30 a.m. in room 134 of the Science Center. Nicki Schneider, a junior mathematics major, will discuss her summer research experience in a presentation entitled, "Cops and Robbers on Graphs." All are invited and refreshments will be provided.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Upcoming services:
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Monday, Nov. 18: Rev. Lenny Duncan |
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Wednesday, Nov. 20: St. Elizabeth Chapel - Sydney Galles ’20 |
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Friday, Nov. 22: Trevor Krug ’20 - Senior Chapel |
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