Use Mail Center to deliver to campus offices

As the end of the month approaches, faculty and staff are reminded that most offices are not regularly staffed at this time and many employees are working remotely. Employees are reminded to submit forms and communications electronically whenever possible. When submitting hard copies, please bring them to the Mail Center, which will ensure delivery to the appropriate campus offices.

Thank you for being part of UKnight for Students

The Advancement division thanks faculty and staff for being part of UKnight for Students on Thursday by sharing messages of support and giving to the UKnight for Students Fund. So far, nearly 400 donors have given just over $39,000 for the college to accommodate students who have incurred unexpected expenses or experienced financial hardship brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to learn more; the fund will be open for donations through the end of March. The process for submitting requests to address special circumstances will be shared with students.

TIAA individual sessions

Meet with a financial consultant from wherever you are! You can access virtual counseling through any device and get guidance about saving more, managing debt or planning for your future. It’s highly secure and private.

When you meet virtually with a financial consultant, you’ll get answers to these questions:

· Am I saving enough?

· Are my investments properly allocated?

· Am I on track to meet my retirement goals?

Financial advice is available as part of your retirement plan at no additional cost. Take advantage and schedule a virtual counseling session today.

Student Life office hours

The Student Life office will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Student Life staff are all working remotely, and students can still contact staff members via email or phone. Campus Security is also available for emergency situations.

Pathways Center remote access guide

The Pathways Center is available and ready to continue serving students and faculty/staff remotely! Click here to download a PDF of the Pathways Center Remote Access Resource Guide. Pathways staff are available remotely for academic support, career services, disability support and accommodations, and the Peer Learning Lab.We are offering the Math Lab via an app called Discord that features chat and video for student in partnership with math faculty.

To schedule Zoom appointments: Call Jan at (319) 352-8330 or (319) 352-8615 to schedule with Pathways team members, or e-mail a specific staff member with topic(s) to discuss and times you are available. Regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F, and evening hours are also available by appointment. More information at www.wartburg.edu/pathways.

Campus food pantry UPDATE

Under normal circumstances, St. Elizabeth Bread Basket would serve as a safety net for our students experiencing food insecurity. However, the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, where SEBB obtains the majority of the groceries for students, has limited operations. In the interest of food safety, community donations are limited and most often not available.

In the past, we would purchase them from local grocery stores. As you have likely also experienced, there is now an extremely limited supply of basic food items at nearly every grocery store.

Wartburg's Dining Services is still receiving regular shipments from its food distributor and providing healthy meals to our students every day, weekends included. We encourage any student with dietary restrictions or experiencing any form of food insecurity to speak with Dining Services or Student Life. No student remaining on campus should go hungry. We are here to help. Email jennifer.onuigbo@wartburg.edu with questions. Click here to follow SEBB updates on Facebook.
 

Wartburg College Incubator UPDATE

If you have a passion for solving the world’s problems, consider submitting a proposal or idea at this link! Please join us for a virtual training session using the Co-Starters Curriculum on Thursday, April 2, start time TBD. For more information, please email kristin.teigtorres@wartburg.edu.

CANCELED events

The following events have been canceled:

COVID-19 testing for HealthPartners members

If you think you may have acquired or been exposed to COVID-19, you can take a screening assessment online at virtuwell or Doctor on Demand. Both are available 24/7 at no cost to you. If you have additional concerns, contact your primary care clinic.

As a HealthPartners member, you won’t have any out-of-pocket cost for administration of the COVID-19 laboratory test (regardless of where the test is performed). You will also not have out-of-pocket costs related to an in-network office or urgent care visit associated with the test*. Coverage with no member cost sharing will not apply to an emergency room visit. *If the test or office or urgent care visit is done out-of-network, coverage will be applied based on out-of-network benefits.

HealthPartners has also temporarily changed our early refill policy* due to the public health concerns caused by COVID-19. We want to ensure our members have access to adequate medication by allowing for early refills. *For Medicare members we anticipate this will in place as soon as possible.

Midweek Chapel services are online

The college is continuing our regular Weekday Chapel services at 10:15 a.m. M-W-F online. Join in live or on demand through Knight Vision or on the Spiritual Life and Campus Ministry Facebook page.

This week's chapel speakers:

Share your prayer requests

As life continues with COVID-19, Spiritual Life & Campus Ministry invites you to share your prayer requests with us using our confidential link: bit.ly/SLCMPrayerRequest