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Aug. 5, 2019

Worth It Week is here!

This week, it's Worth It Week for high school students with sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. M-W-F and at 1 p.m. T-Th. Help the college promote the week to high school students and their families by sharing on your social media and your department's Facebook page. It's not too late to sign up for a visit! Every student who visits during Worth It Week receives a $500 award per year if they enroll at Wartburg. For details and registration, click here.

HLC approval for online programs

Wartburg College has received approval from the HLC to offer online programs as well as approvals of the Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Leadership and the online ESL endorsement in education. Thanks to all involved in these efforts, and especially to the leadership team that developed the change requests and represented Wartburg during the HLC visit: Susan Meyeraan, Stephanie TeKippe, Maryam Rod Szabo, Ashley Lang and Fred Waldstein.

NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

Library administration update

Susan Meyeraan will take on the role as director of the Vogel Library this month, and Jill Westen will take on the role of college librarian. The director has primary responsibility for administrative matters and the college librarian has primary responsibility for matters related to librarianship. Thanks to Susan and Jill for thinking creatively about this new arrangement, and to Fred Ribich for his invaluable service in an interim role that lasted longer than originally planned. Fred will work through the end of August to help Jill and Susan in the transition.

Bernard to chair business department

As Susan Meyeraan transitions to the library, Allan Bernard will assume responsibilities as chair of the Department of Business Administration, Accounting and Economics beginning this fall.

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

New interlibrary loan system

Wartburg's interlibrary loan system has migrated to a new software platform called Tipasa as of July 22. The process of making interlibrary loan (ILL) requests for books and articles will be greatly streamlined by this change – you simply log in with your Wartburg username and password. All currently active requests will migrate over to the new platform, but electronically delivered articles and past request history cannot be migrated. You will be able to access your ILLiad account for 30 days after the migration is complete under the Library Links section of Tipasa’s user portal, but all new requests now will need to be submitted through the new system. You can also use this portal to customize your communication preferences for ILL – including notifications via text message. If you have any questions, contact Elisa Klope, interlibrary loan supervisor at Vogel Library (319-352-8258), or email illiad@wartburg.edu.

See Wartburg's new commercial

Click here to check out Wartburg's new commercial, created by Roland Ferrie '08, Wartburg's video production manager, and the Marketing & Communication office. The 30-second spot will be seen on digital platforms and television soon. Feel free to share the link with prospective students, alumni and others as you talk about what makes #WartburgWorthIt.

Friendship families for international students

The Wartburg College International Programs office is currently seeking "friendship families" for approximately 35 new international students arriving at the end of August. Friendship families do not house or act as advisers or financial sponsors to the students. They simply meet with their student(s) throughout the year to share meals, holidays, or participate in a variety of cultural activities. For more information or to sign up online, click here or call 319-352-8745. You may also email Wendy Mohlis, Friendship Family coordinator.

Update your emergency contact info

The HR & Payroll Office has added a new link on the Info Center to add/update/change your emergency contact information. Please take a moment to make sure we have your correct emergency contact information on file. If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources at ext. 8521.

Juice publishing schedule for summer

The Juice will publish intermittently through the summer as needed, about every other week for the Faculty/Staff edition.

•	Weekly Juice emails will begin again Monday, Aug. 26, just before the start of Fall Term.

If you have items that need to be sent through the Juice, send an email to Juice@wartburg.edu. For items that need to be sent immediately, contact stephanie.boeding@wartburg.edu (the Juice email inbox is not monitored throughout the day).

Upcoming events

Worth It Week visit days
Aug. 5-9

STAS meetings

Aug. 6, 20

Corridor Fall Kickoff
Aug. 15

Des Moines Fall Kickoff
Aug. 16

Faculty workshop
Aug. 27-29

New student orientation
Aug. 31-Sept. 3

Fall Term begins
Sept. 4

Homecoming & Family Weekend
Oct. 10-13

Click here for the campus events calendar

PROFESSIONAL NEWS

A team of faculty and staff attended the 25th annual Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference at Augsburg University in Minneapolis from July 15-17. Dr. Dan Kittle, vice president of student life and dean of students; Dr. Caryn D. Riswold, professor of religion and Mike & Marge McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission; Dr. Michael Bechtel, assistant professor of science education; Dr. Nana Quaicoe, assistant professor of economics; and Veronica Reece, Pathways associate for vocation and mentoring, met with teams from more than 20 other institutions that are part of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) to engage issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our campus communities.

Dr. Stephanie Toering Peters, associate professor biology, was selected to participate in the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) STEM Leadership Institute in Adamstown, Maryland, in July. PKAL promotes diversity and inclusion in undergraduate STEM programs through workshops for faculty and administrators.

Dr. Caryn Riswold, professor of religion and Mike & Marge McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage & Mission, recently published an essay, “Equity-mindedness and the Vocation of Lutheran Colleges,” at Vocation Matters, the NetVUE Scholars blog.

PERSONNEL

NEW STAFF:

Robert Stanley, Director of Assessment, Accreditation & Planning, 6/11

UJ Anglin, Part-Time Security Officer, 6/17

Nicole Loftus, Dining Services, Baker/Float, 7/8

Cole Lehman, Part-Time Security Officer, 7/8

Katie Kreis, Communications Associate, 7/8

Taija Tucker, Admissions Counselor, 7/16

POSITION/TITLE CHANGES:

Bailey Camenisch, Senior Admissions Counselor, 7/1

Mallory Luensmann, Associate Director for Admissions – Events, 7/1

Katie Wyman, Senior Admissions Counselor, 7/1

Adrian Norris, Assistant Director for Admissions 7/1

Natalie Smith, Associate Director for Admissions, 7/1

Tara Winter, Executive Director for Admissions, 7/1

Kasandra Grosser, Associate Director for Global Admissions, 7/1

DEPARTURES:

Melissa Norton, Assistant Track & Field Coach, 6/3/2019

Brenda Arenholz, Cleaning Staff, 6/5/2019

Vickie Chesnut, Cleaning Staff, 6/5/2019

Lori Edeker, Cleaning Staff, 6/11/2019

Fernando Peñate-Chavez, Admissions Counselor, 6/30/2019

Idris Sanusi, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration, 6/30/2019

Todd Coleman, Assistant Vice President of Admissions, 6/30/2019

Katie Jo Kuhens, Sports Information Director, 7/11

Teboho Mohloai, Service Supervisor, Mensa 7/13

Michael Lavenz, Security Officer, 7/14

Jay Ramones, Coordinator for Academic & Multicultural Student Services 7/18

Sabrina Hull, Registrar Support Specialist, 7/19

WARTBURG IN THE NEWS

Pat Grau ’11 is a third-generation forester at a sawmill owned by his established by his grandfather in 1948, as reported by the Clayton County Register.

Jenny Kordick ’10 was named the first full-time executive director for Maine Outdoor Brands, a trade group that advocates for the state's outdoor recreation industry, as reported by Maine Biz.

Fikiswayinkhosi Nkambule ’21 was featured as the up and coming artist in the Swazi Observer for his continued passion for percussion.

Dr. Fred Waldstein ’74 weighed in on political trackers for a story in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Victor, a service dog named in honor of the college's official mascot, Sir Victor, graduated from in-training to a full-fledged service dog on June 29, as reported by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Victor was trained by alums Les ’87 and Marit Scherer ’88 Beisner and their twin sons Noah ’20 and Luke ’20.

Logan Merley ’20 is directing the Sheldon High School Summer Theatre's production of "Murder, Ahoy!", as reported by The N'West Iowa Review.

The Wartburg Board of Regents approved naming the new strength and conditioning annex in honor of the late Dar Meyer '61, a former wrestler. The $3.7 million renovation and construction project will include a new Health and Human Performance Center where the Canfield Athletic Weight Room currently sits inside the The W. The athletic weight room will move into the new annex, which will be constructed on the south side of The W.

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