On this “MLK Day,” January 17, and the week following, Luther Library offers a wide range of bibliographic resources on King’s life and legacy. Check out one of our many books or read online from scores of journal articles on our Bibliographic Resources for MLK, DEIB, and RRR page. You can also check out this “LibGuide” on Black Theology with its significant focus on MLK.
Archives for January 2022
New Year, New Links: Austen Hartke Presentations
Same great presentations from last fall, now with a fresh link to access them. Have you been wanting to go over this material again? Or intending to engage it for the first time? No time like the present!
Part 1: Welcoming Our LGBTQI2A Siblings Video
Part 2: Action Steps for Allyship
LGBTQI2A Resource List version 6
Remember, you must be logged in to your luthersem.edu account for these links to work.
January 24: Student Loans? This Webinar Is for You
Join us at 10 a.m. Central NEXT Monday, January 24, for a webinar about students loans and the exciting changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program that will benefit ministry professionals!
Register today!
Busy on Monday mornings in January? We will record the session and post it for all students!
Questions? Contact Arlene Flancher of the Stewardship Leaders Program: aflancher001@luthersem.edu.
COVID-19 Dashboard for the Week of January 10-14
Reported employee cases: 0
Reported student cases: 5
Students in quarantine or isolation: 6
Reported cases only include students and employees who have been on campus within a period of time during which they may have been contagious. According to the CDC this includes two days prior to the onset of symptoms or a positive test.
If you have recently tested positive for COVID-19, or if you are an unvaccinated individual who has been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 (close contact is defined as being within 6 feet of that person for 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period), please report that to the appropriate person. For employees, that person is Michael Morrow (mmorrow001@luthersem.edu). Students should contact David Fenrick; email deanofstudents@luthersem.edu, or text 651-300-3537.
Contact Tracing Protocol
When an on-campus case of COVID-19 is reported, that person is first asked to stay off-campus and quarantine in accordance with CDC guidelines. In addition, the seminary takes two steps for contact tracing:
1. The Minnesota Department of Health is notified, per guidelines for institutions of higher education
2. The person reporting the case is asked to identify “close contacts”; the close contacts identified are notified of the exposure and asked to follow CDC guidelines for testing and quarantining (quarantine applies only to close contacts who are unvaccinated).
Gullixson and Bockman Halls Locked; Your ID/Keycard Allows Access
Gullixson Hall and Bockman Hall will be locked today through Monday, January 17. Those who need to access these buildings may use their IDs, as they would at other times when buildings are locked.
Luther Seminary is closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday. A decision will be made in the meantime as to whether we lock or unlock these buildings after Monday.
OCC will be open regular hours.
Regular Moodle Maintenance on Sunday Morning
As part of our regular maintenance cycle Moodle will be rebooted early Sunday morning. We anticipate an interruption of service of no longer than five minutes.