10-minute meditation during Finals Week

10-Minute Mindfulness Meditation is offered at 10:30 a.m. every day of Finals Week in the Interfaith Prayer Room, on the lower level of the Chapel. Need to rest or recharge during Finals Week? Join Rebecca Baird, pastoral intern, for a short, guided meditation daily. All are welcome!

 

Need a new photo taken?

All faculty and staff who want to have a studio portrait taken should come to the photo studio Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the photo studio.

Directions to the photo studio in FAC 52:

• Enter the main lobby area of the Bachman Fine Arts Center by the art gallery (windows side, facing the Chapel).

• On the right, take the staircase down to the basement

• Follow the long hallway about half-way and turn left (clock on the wall for reference).

• The studio is the first door on the right.

Contact Julie Drewes, visual media manager, with questions.

 

The Alumni Office is now requesting Keep on Learning proposals for the 2020-21 academic year. The Keep on Learning program offers series of four-week courses to all residents of the Cedar Valley during seven months of the academic year; courses meet once a week on Thursdays for two hours, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Faculty and staff whose course proposals are selected would receive a stipend of $550 for the course they teach. All are invited to develop a course proposal for consideration. Click here for more information. Proposals are due Feb. 21, 2020.

 

Get in the holiday spirit with a sELFie

The Alumni/Parent Relations & Annual Giving Office invites all faculty and staff members to stop by our office in the lower level of Luther Hall during normal business hours to take a “sELFie,” grab a sweet treat, and say hi. Walk through the winter wonderland and spread some holiday cheer as we gear up for the end of the year!

 

St. Elizabeth's Bread Basket, the on-campus food pantry, will be open over Christmas Break to provide free groceries to any student who needs them. SEBB is located in the Student Life office in Saemann Student Center and will be open the following hours:

•	Friday, Dec. 20: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•	Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21-22: Noon-2 p.m.
•	Monday-Sunday, Dec. 23-29: Accessible through Security
•	Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 30-31: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•	Wednesday, Jan. 1: Closed
•	Thursday-Friday, Jan. 2-3: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
•	Saturday, Jan. 4: Closed
•	Sunday, Jan. 5: Mensa reopens

 

Do you have a social issue or a business idea that needs further work? We are here to help! Click here to join fellow Wartburg students, faculty and staff to work on your idea or project. The Wartburg College Incubator (formerly known as the Wicked Problems Challenge) will be working directly with Mill Race/Red Cedar using the Co-Starters curriculum. For more information, please contact Kristin Teig Torres. Ideas are due by Jan. 17, 2020, for the winter co-hort.

 

Notes from the Dec. 10 Presidential Forum are now posted on InfoCenter under President’s Reports. Please mark your calendars for the Winter Term State of the College Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28. It will be held in Whitehouse Business Center 214 (Buckmaster) at 11:30 a.m.

 

The National Society of Leadership and Success is leading its first-ever service trip during Winter Break! We would love for our members to come along with us, but we will accept non-members if we have open space. As of now, we are hoping to go to Oklahoma to work with Habitat for Humanity. If you are interested or have any questions, contact Olivia Pederson.

 

Dining hours for Christmas Break

To see the Dining Services hours for Christmas Break, please click here. The last meal in Mensa before break will be the evening meal Thursday, Dec. 19. The first meal served in Mensa for Winter Term will be the evening meal on Sunday, Jan. 5.

 

Incomplete grade information

Please remind students that an incomplete grade is not valid unless it is supported by a Student Request for Incomplete Grade form. The completion of the form should be initiated by the student to confirm that the student and instructor have been in communication regarding the incomplete grade policy. The form is available on My Wartburg or in the Registrar’s Office. Any incomplete grade submitted by the instructor without support of the form will be changed to any “F.” Please refer students to the incomplete grade definition 2019-20 academic catalog which can be accessed online. Incomplete grades should only be issued for students who are passing the course when final grades are due. With permission from the Registrar, instructors can complete the form for a student whose circumstances prevent them from submitting the form. Please note that the form is encouraged, but not required, for internships, field experiences, or Study Abroad courses.

 

Juice publishing schedule

The final Juice of the Fall Term will be sent out Monday, Dec. 16. The Juice will then take a break until Winter Term and return on Monday, Jan. 6. If you have an item that must run over the break, please contact Steph Boeding.

 

Five Wartburg art students have had artworks accepted into the Cedar Valley Biennial Juried Art Exhibition, now on display through March 8, 2020, in the Law-Reddington Gallery at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 Commercial St., Waterloo.

The Wartburg students selected for this exhibition are:

•	Briana Borchert ’22
•	Angeline Neo ’20
•	Lydia Revier ’21
•	Brianna Whitney ’22
•	Sara Young ’20

 

Saint Elizabeth Week award winners

The VAC executive team thanks the students, faculty and staff members who participated in nominating dedicated individuals of the Wartburg community who exemplify the Wartburg mission statement with their dedication to service and leadership.

•	The Pastor Larry Trachte Award

2019 Nominees: Tiffany Pins, Carrie Gleason, Jan Simpson

Award winner: Carrie Gleason

•	The St. Elizabeth Award for Service

2019 Nominees: Erin Folken, Jordan Flaherty, Sam Pfab, Kimberly Cespedes, and Saffa Bockarie

Award winner: Saffa Bockarie

 

Shuttle drivers needed

The Wartburg Shuttle is urgently looking for drivers for the semester break! This valuable student service transports students to airports in Chicago, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo using Wartburg vehicles at the beginning and end of breaks. Drivers will receive compensation, and all faculty and staff are invited to become drivers pending certification by Campus Security. Please see Jennifer Onuigbo in Student Life for details.

 

Applications for 2020-21 Orientation Leader and Resident Assistant positions are now live! Encourage student leaders in your area to consider these positions for next year. Applications for both of these leadership roles can be found here. Additional information about each position, including position description, qualifications for selection, commitments, and remuneration, are available at https://info.wartburg.edu/Student-Life. Applications are due Jan. 24, 2020. Contact Lindsey Leonard with any questions!

 

Condolences and congratulations

If you would like The Juice to share an item included in the list below, please email Juice@wartburg.edu; a colleague may notify us as well, as long as they have the person’s permission to include the news:

•	Death of an employee’s parent, spouse or child, with link to the obituary
•	Birth or adoption of a child in employee’s immediate family
•	Marriage of college employee