Archives for April 15, 2019

Please join Spirit Lab for a short Prayer Break Monday morning from 11:30-11:45 in the Meditation Chapel in OCC.

If you are not able to join us in person, please use the requests below to pray for the Luther community as your schedule permits.

You can submit a prayer request for Prayer Break and/or the Pastor’s Office anytime by using this form.

Prayers for Monday April 15
* For healing and comfort for Dr. Padgett’s father, Hank, who is recovering from surgery and respiratory problems.
*For Deb Gelerter undergoing tests for pressing health issues.
*For Bethany Rindgal who is in a season of gestation, with many vocational possibilities growing and needing nurture. Please pray for discernment of God’s leading, and that the Spirit would bring God’s work to birth in her and in the communities she’s a part of.
*For safe travels for all who are travelling over Easter break.
*In gratitude for all the volunteers who give of their gifts for the benefit of the Luther Seminary Community.

One of our redundant Internet Service Providers will be performing emergency maintenance on Internet fiber circuits.

During this time, there will be two brief 2-5 minute period where some internet traffic may reroute to secondary internet providers.

Maintenance Window:
4/16/2019 – 4/17/2019
11:00pm – 4:00am

Estimated Downtime within Maint. Window:
Internet Traffic: two separate 2-5 minutes windows while internet traffic reroutes to redundant providers.
If on campus, you may see a short 2-5 minute disruption in your ability to get to some web sites or streaming services.
If off campus, you may experience a short 2-5 minute disruption in your ability to get to some Luther Seminary services.

If you have questions, contact the Help Desk or Matt Schornstein, Associate Director IT Systems

The housing application process for new and continuing students for the 2019-2020 academic year is now open.

The 2019-2020 academic year will be a year of transition for our campus as our buildings undergo construction and remodeling towards our Campus of the Future Given this, the following priorities have been established for on-campus housing with the goal of maximizing the use of our available units and helping to foster community for our new students.

1. Current campus residents enrolled in on-campus courses requesting lease extensions or renewals (approved on a case-by-case basis).
2. Incoming (new) International students (F-1 or J-1 visas; limited family housing options).
3. Incoming (new) Ph.D. students.
4. Incoming (new) residential students (first come, first served).
5. Continuing residential students enrolled in on-campus courses.

During the campus transition process, all rents will remain the same cost as the 2018-19 academic year. All leases (except LDR) will run through May 31, 2020, unless a shorter term is requested and approved.

The most significant changes in our campus housing options are as follows:

1. The priorities as noted above.
2. Given space constraints, double rooms in Stub cannot be rented as single rooms.
3. LDR is being converted into short-term housing for students attending intensives since Bockman Hall is going off-line in October 2019.
4. One of the houses is going off-line to pilot for short-term housing for students attending intensives.
5. Two of the houses are being held for faculty office space; if these are not needed, they will open to residential students for housing.

To apply for an on-campus unit, complete the following form.  Go here for information about housing options and their availability (which will be updated as units are rented).

Please feel free to contact housing@luthersem.edu with questions. Blessings as you complete this semester!

The Green Team invites you to celebrate Earth Day by getting out in the fresh air and getting your hands dirty on Friday, April 26.

We’ll have a pizza lunch together at noon (courtesy of a grant from Thrivent), and then afterwards, we’ll clean up the rain garden and community garden on campus and do other raking, trimming, and digging as needed. We’ll be done by 2:30, though if you need to leave beforehand, that’s fine.

Work gloves, tools, and snacks will be provided. Just show up in the cafeteria at noon, go through the line and tell the cashier you’re with the Green Team. We’ll eat together and then get outside to welcome our long-delayed spring.

Community Life is hosting a craft fair at this year’s Porch Party, and it will be open for all handmade goods. The Porch Party is attended by the whole community, including the Luther Seminary’s Board of Directors and Trustees, so it will be an awesome event to display your hobbies and passions. Please fill out this form to sign-up for a table.

And please note, you do not have to sell your goods for the entire event; you’re welcome to have your table open as long as you’d like.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date & Time: Thursday, May 9th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Lawn of Bockman (or OCC Narthex if rainy)

https://forms.gle/7EZjWpp8uSkHRNXz7

Safety concerns should be sent to maintenance@luthersem.edu. When your concern is not immediately dangerous, the concern will be addressed at the next Safety Committee meeting.

General Grounds –

• Light raking
• General trash pick-up
• Prepare shelving for storage containers
• Specific pruning

Olson Campus Center –

• Engaging AC systems
• Preparing to move to temporary offices
• Cleaning-out storage areas/empty areas
• Work Requests as time allows

Gullixson Hall –

• Contractor tours
• Preparing shelving for alternate storage
• Repurposing Stacks 1 for Archive storage
• Classroom 101 update
• Cleaning-out storage areas/empty areas
• Addressing recycling issues
• Addressing storage issues
• Work Requests as time allows

Bockman Hall –

• Contractor tours
• Maintaining for current guests
• Preparing to move to temporary offices
• Packing offices
• Cleaning-out storage areas/empty areas
• Work Requests as time allows

Northwestern Hall –

• Engaging AC systems
• Cleaning out Mechanical Rooms
• Cleaning out storage areas
• Preparing temporary offices
• Repairs as requested

Stub Hall –

• Individual room maintenance
• Work Requests as time allows

LDR –

• Work Requests as time allows

Rental Home –

• Work Requests as time allows