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June 25, 2019

Wartburg sponsors Waverly event Thursday

It's Wartburg night at Concerts in Kohlmann on Thursday, June 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wear your orange and join us for an all-ages event featuring Sir Victor, give-aways, mini cool cookies, a Wartburg pop-up store, a bounce house, face painting, and more. Music for the night will feature incoming Wartburg student Leilani White at 6:30, followed by the Greater Waverly Municipal Band, led by Dr. Craig Hancock.

Concerts in Kohlmann are every Thursday throughout June and July in the park along First Street NW in Waverly. Free popcorn and lemonade are provided, and Hy-Vee Grill offers food for purchase. Rain location is St. Paul Lutheran parish hall.

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Net tuition and budget information

President Colson and Rich Seggerman shared net tuition and budget information with various divisional staff leaders earlier this week. Similar information was shared with the Faculty Council earlier this month. The information shared can be found at this link on the InfoCenter. There will be additional opportunities for individuals to provide feedback and ask questions, which will be communicated in the near future.

Get 'Sesame Street' stamps on campus

Save yourself a trip to the post office, and get the new 'Sesame Street' stamps at the Wartburg Mail Center! Purchase by the full sheet only; no individual stamp sales for these.

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STAS group for teaching and advising

Are you interested in talking with your peers about teaching and advising? STAS (Sharing Teaching and Advising Strategies) will continue to meet over the summer for conversation, strategizing and resource sharing. Summer meetings will be the following Tuesdays at 1 p.m. in the Faculty Resource Room (lower level of the library): June 25; July 9, 23; Aug. 6, 20. Come any of the dates you are available. Contact Michaeleen Golay or Kristin Wendland with questions.

Share your Chapel memories

The Wartburg Chapel is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! We'll mark the milestone with special events during Homecoming & Family Weekend (the weekend of Oct. 10-13), but we also want to hear how the Chapel has impacted you! Click here to share your stories and thoughts as this iconic building turns 25 years old. We'll collect the submissions and share them as we get closer to the celebration.

Final reminder: Performance appraisals due June 30

Please remember that performance appraisal forms are due no later than June 30. Performance appraisals are available on the InfoCenter under Employment > Forms and Procedures > Performance Appraisal Forms. Appraisals generally cover the working period of June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2019. Please note that all late and/or incomplete performance appraisals will result in a counseling session with the supervisor responsible and Human Resources. Documentation of the counseling session will be placed in personnel file and communicated with the appropriate cabinet member and/or supervisor.

The following are the requirements of a complete performance appraisal:

•	Performance appraisal must be complete and submitted on the most updated performance appraisal form. (Outdated performance appraisal forms will NOT be accepted).
•	Signatures AND dates of both the supervisor and employee must be present.
•	Appraisals (and self-appraisal, if completed) must be submitted on or before June 30, 2019.

We appreciate your cooperation. Please direct any questions to Human Resources.

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

STAS meetings
June 25
July 9, 23

Aug. 6, 20

Wartburg sponsors
Concerts in Kohlmann
June 27

Performance appraisals due
June 30

Worth It Week visit days
Aug. 5-9

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

PERSONNEL

NEW STAFF:

Tanisha Ruby, Dining Service Assistant Manager, 5/3

DEPARTURES:

Andrew Freeze, Part-Time Security Officer, 5/3

Justine Jackovich, Assistant Director of Residential Life, 5/17

Julleon Garrison, Area Coordinator, 5/31

Derek Deeney, Area Coordinator, 5/31

Rachel Cassens, Athletic Trainer, 5/31

Bob Wilkinson, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, 5/31

WARTBURG IN THE NEWS

Suzanne Heseman Behnke ’97 was chosen as the IowaWatch executive director, as reported by IowaWatch, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, the Iowa City Press Citizen, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Former Wartburg wrestler Punahele Soriano ’14 earned a UFC contract after going 6-0 in his professional MMA career, as reported by Hawaii News Now.

Alexis Thomas ’05 recently purchased The Write Place, a marketing and publishing firm, as reported by KNIA/KRLS.

Steve Timm ’90, a leader in avionics at Collins Aerospace, talked about the future of the industry with the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Coach emeritus Jim Miller will become the next director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, as reported by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Des Moines Register, and KWWL.

Tom Trygstad ’95 led the Valley High School boys track team to its third consecutive state Class 4A team title, as reported by the Forest City Sentinel.

Dakota Hottle ’15 was awarded one of nine 2019 Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Foundation Sustaining Involvement with the IVMA Scholarships, as reported by the Osceola Sentinel Tribune.

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