Service Trip applications open
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Wartburg has claimed the No. 2 spot in the 2019 Break Away National Alternative Break Survey for the second consecutive year! During the 2018-19 academic year, 147 Wartburg students (nearly 10 percent of the student body) participated in 13 trips organized by the college’s Service Trips program and student leaders. Now is YOUR chance to get involved. Participant applications for Winter Break and Tour Week open on Monday, Dec. 2! Apply right away to get the best chance of being placed on your first choice trip.
Also, consider if you would be interested in applying to be on the Service Trips Executive Team for the 2020-21 academic year. We are hiring!
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Funding available through Student Senate
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Are you or an organization you're a part of attending a conference, presenting research, or holding an event on campus? Do you need additional funding to help make that happen? Then you may be eligible for supplemental funding through Student Senate! To apply, you can fill out this form. All students and organizations are welcome to apply. Please contact jordan.flaherty@wartburg.edu with any questions.
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Dance Team tryouts Dec. 8
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The Wartburg College Dance Team will be hosting tryouts open to anyone interested in either the Winter Team or a Competition Team for a Hip Hop Routine. The Winter Team will mainly perform pom routines at halftime of home Wartburg basketball games starting in January, and the Competition Team will join our other two competition routines at two competitions next semester. Anyone who is interested in trying out for one or both of these teams should email wartburgdt@gmail.com to sign up for a time slot and receive tryout details and requirements. Tryouts will be Sunday, Dec. 8, at an assigned 15-minute time slot between 4 and 8 p.m. in McCaskey Lyceum. Contact Katie Wyman with any questions.
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PSA: Residence hall bathroom locks
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As part of their Leadership 115 course, several students talked with college administrators about their concerns regarding residence hall bathroom locks. This was what they learned: Residence hall safety and accessibility is very important to everyone on campus. Open communication among students, Maintenance, ITS, and Security is vital in ensuring that the bathroom locks are working properly. If you come across a lock that is not working properly, please submit a maintenance request on the InfoCenter and alert Security of the issue. This step is very important, since these individuals are not accessing these spaces on a daily basis. We must be responsible for letting them know when a problem arises. Once the issue is reported, some fixes can take time to resolve because of the complexity of the locking system. Please remain patient during this time.
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The Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society will meet Friday, Dec. 6, 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. Mariah Birgen, professor of mathematics, who will present “Caucus Math.”
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CWW performances this week
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Tickets for Christmas with Wartburg performances are still available. For Cyber Monday, get $5 off tickets for the Saturday evening performance only, using code CM19 online at checkout. To purchase your tickets, visit the links below:
The Wartburg community also may attend the Christmas with Wartburg dress rehearsal on Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. You may obtain up to two general admission tickets for the free dress rehearsal at the Ticket Office in Saemann Student Center so we can plan accordingly.
If you have any questions or wish to order tickets in person, please contact the Wartburg Ticket Office at 319-352-8691 during their operating hours, 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.
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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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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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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, Dec. 2: Trevor Krug ’20, Senior Chapel
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Wednesday, Dec. 4: Christmas With Wartburg Blessing, Pastor Rebecca preaching
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Friday, Dec. 6: Lexi Bocherding '20, Senior Chapel
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