The shared services marketing and communication and IT departments have been working together since summer 2017 on a staged transition to move the seminary off of our legacy content management system for web properties. The current CMS is a custom-built system that faces stability issues and challenges with adding new functionality (because it doesn’t have access to an ecosystem of compatible components). It is also expensive and time-consuming to maintain.
We are transitioning to WordPress, a CMS used by many colleges, universities, and graduate schools. The system is intuitive for content managers, and extensive training and support materials are available. Pending technological or staffing impediments, the anticipated date for this transition is Monday, February 10.
During the past several months, marketing and communication staff have collaborated with site content managers and departmental staff across the seminary to migrate content from the existing site onto the new platform. Changes and revisions will continue after the new site launches, as well.
Please reach out to me; Joe Mann, web manager (mannj@augsburg.edu); or Jennifer Thiel, web and email coordinator (jspies001@luthersem.edu); with any questions, concerns, or comments about this effort.
Thank you!
–Laura Swanson Lindahl
Director of Marketing, Augsburg University and Luther Seminary
swansonl@augsburg.edu
Archives for January 2020
REMINDER Updated Schedule – INTERNSHIP INTERVIEW PREP SESSION
The Contextual Learning Office will be hosting TWO Internship interview prep sessions.
Thursday, January 30, 2020 from 4:30-5:30 pm and 6:30-7:30 pm CST in OCC 148.
This event is to help students planning to interview with potential internship sites in February 2020.
Zoom is available for students who are not on campus and this session will be recorded for those students unable to attend.
**If you are unable to attend and would like a recording, please email Contextual Learning with your request by Thursday, January 30.
Topic: Internship Interview Prep session
Time: Jan 30, 2020 04:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Reception of Board, Faculty, Students, and Staff
On February 6th from 4:30- 6:00 at OCC, we will be having the Reception for the Board. We will be uplifting our international students. Join us for International themed food, beer, wine, fun, and community as we celebrate this community on our campus and mingle with our board members.
The “Gospel” According to Kanye: A Symposium
On February 7th, we are having “The ‘Gospel’ According to Kanye: Kanye West Symposium” from 1:00-6:00 pm in Gullixson 103. Come one and come all to support your classmates and hear about this movement!
Brainchild of Colleen Lindstrom with support from the Thinking Theologically class, Fall 2019
Presenters
David Scherer, Contextual Learning Associate
Joe Davis, Spoken Word/Hip Hop Artist http://joedavispoetry.com/
Colleen Lindstrom, MDiv Student and talk-show radio host
Stanley Ayashrim, Luther MA student, Children and Youth Ministry
Zachary Erickson, Luther MA student, Systematic Theology
Trevor Skoburg, Luther MDiv student
Schedule of Presentations
1:00 pm : Welcome and Introductions: Amy Marga
1:15-1:55 : The Rise of Yeezus: Kanye‘s Journey, Colleen Lindstrom
2:00-2:45 : “Unpacking Kanye’s Backpack: The working theology and music of Yeezy” Dave Scherer and Joe Davis
3:00-3:45 pm: Kanye West’s Turn to Christianity: Art, the Absurd Barrier to Faith, and the Prosperity Gospel, Zachary Erickson
4:00-4:45 : Kayne West and Nigerian Christian Youth, Stanley Ayashim
5:00-5:45 : Kanye the Capitalist, Kanye the Artist & The (Prosperous) Good News: A Reflection on Responding to Grace, Trevor Skoburg
5:45-6:00 : Wrap up and Open Discussion
FTE Doctoral Fellowship Application
FTE offers the Fellowship for Doctoral Students of African Descent and the Fellowship for Latino/a, Asian and First Nations Doctoral Students. FTE will only review applications that meet the following eligibility requirements:
Applicants must be studying at an accredited academic institution in the U.S. or Canada.
Applicants must be finished with coursework by the beginning of the fellowship year (September 1, 2020).
Applicants at the dissertation stage must be in a position to write full-time during the fellowship year.
All pre-dissertation applicants must be past the coursework stage but have not yet reached candidacy [ABD].
To be classified at the dissertation stage [ABD], applicant’s dissertation committee must have approved the dissertation research proposal and writing plan and given the student full approval to proceed before submission of an application.
Applicants must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
Students enrolled in or applying to Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) programs are not eligible for this opportunity.
All online applications are due February 1, 2020
On-Campus Student Positions Posted
Students can now find postings for on-campus positions on Inside Luther: https://inside.luthersem.edu/hr/student-employment/open-positions/
Seminary Relations and the Office of Technology currently have open positions for which they are eager to hire!