Archives for January 6, 2020

Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating work anniversaries in January! When you see them around campus, be sure to give them huge thanks and a high five!

• Ellen Elhard celebrates 9 years on the 1st
• Paul Hanson celebrates 9 years on the 1st
• Bill Silva-Breen celebrates 23 years on the 3rd
• Peter Watters celebrates 3 years on the 3rd
• Jake Henness celebrates 2 years on the 3rd
• Cindie Olson celebrates 21 years on the 4th
• Leslie Ortiz celebrates 10 years on the 5th
• Catherine Malotky celebrates 2 years on the 22nd
• Ron Hosek celebrates 9 years on the 24th
• Carole Krieger celebrates 4 years on the 25th
• Dawn Alitz celebrates 4 years on the 25th

Luther Seminary’s version of “Dinner Church” is making a return several times this semester, beginning Monday, January 6th at 5:05 pm. Join us for a free, simple evening meal, and a more informal liturgy that includes: a time to share our joys and struggles in community around tables, hearing and reflecting together on scripture, and a brief communion liturgy. Held in the OCC Dining Room from 5:05pm to 5:55pm.

Fund Requests to Student Council:

Please use the following calendar to submit fund requests:

My funds would be used: January 15th-February 12th (or after)
Submit By: January 6th

My funds would be used: February 12th-March 18th (or after)
Submit By: February 10th

My funds would be used: March 18th-April 15th (or after)
Submit By: March 9th

My funds would be used: April 15th-May 20th (or after)
Submit By: April 6th

My funds would be used: May 20th-September*
Submit By: May 11th

*Requests that come in while the student council is not in regular session will be handled by the newly elected Executive Committee.

Using this timeline allows Student Council two days to review your request before the meeting. And it allows the requester seven days after Student Council has made a decision to be able to adjust as necessary.

Thank you to everyone who is helping make the moves from Northwestern Hall a success.

Several departments moved in November/December (Financial Aid, Business Office, Contextual Learning, Center for Lifelong Learning). January/February will continue to be busy months for moves into Bockman Hall, Gullixson Hall, and Olson Campus Center.

The Faculty/Staff directory is being updated as each move takes place.

You can also check the campus vision website for information on upcoming moves (technology move information for example) and move dates for staff/faculty. https://inside.luthersem.edu/campus/

We will add Stub Hall and housing information at a later date as the plans continue to be firmed up for the summer.

Please thank the facilities staff for expertly renovating Bockman Hall and Olson Campus Center as well as planning and coordinating moves.

If you have any questions, please address them to Ellen Elhard (eelhard001@luthersem.edu) or Heidi Albers (halbers@luthersem.edu).

As you know, the Lilly Endowment Inc. recently notified Luther Seminary that we’ve been awarded a new $1 million grant, “Congregations in a Secular Age: Storytelling and Thriving.”

Effective January 1, Katie Langston shifted her role to director of digital strategy for Faith+Lead and related projects in support of the grant. She will continue to be a member of the integrated marketing-communications team with Augsburg as an executive communications specialist. She will retain the following duties on the integrated team:

Assisting with presidential communications
Writing board reports and summaries
Crisis communications assistance
Communications support for major Luther Seminary initiatives
Editorial assistance for Story Magazine
Supervision of student workers
Theological consultation for the integrated team

The following duties will be reassigned:

The day-to-day direction of student workers
Management of Inside Luther Seminary and luthersem.edu
Monthly E-Lert coordination
News release and announcement writing support
Augsburg A-Mail support
Luther social media support

A part-time contractor will be hired to assist with covering the remaining workload. Please contact Stephen Jendraszak, chief marketing officer, with questions about future communications needs.

Sincerely,
Heidi Droegemueller
Vice President, Seminary Relations

Join us Tuesday, January 14th for a program about racism and the church with Drew Hart.

Drew G. I. Hart is a Professor of Theology at Messiah College, Activist, and Author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism; Copies available in the Luther Seminary Library.

4:30 Light Meal and Book Signing
5:15 Program and Q&A
7:15 Social Hour with Drinks

Not on campus? Livestream the event from the Luther Seminary YouTube channel.

Sponsored by Luther Seminary Student Council and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.