Archives for February 25, 2022

This year the Student Council is inviting students to apply for a small grant. All proposals awarded must be used for Luther Seminary students and must align with Luther Seminary’s Welcome, Mission, and Vision Statements. Proposal and funds must be completed from April-June 2022. We do not have a cap amount to ask for funds but it will be in the form of a reimbursement. That means we will not be able to send funds without receipts. The Student Council will review all proposals and determine the winners.

Interested? Send your proposal to studentcouncil@luthersem.edu.

March 25, 2022: Application Deadline by 5 p.m. Central time

April 5: Winners will be announced by the Student Council

Dismantling racism, living into beloved community (DR:BC) gets going again!

Begun in 2014, this group has existed off and on since then. The pandemic put a lot of our organizing into abeyance, as we found it hard to gather in person and DR:BC was always an embodied practice. But now is the time to pull it off the shelf and get going again!

Here’s how we introduced ourselves in the Facebook group:

“This is the FB group for the Luther Seminary group DR:BC. We are students, faculty, staff, alumni, and others who are actively engaging in dismantling racism and creating beloved community.”

What does this mean?

We work together to identify and take apart the systems and structures that are defined by the apparatus of race. It’s a big goal. But we are passionate that living together means recognizing our race and the ways the systems of race work on us to limit us.

In the words of “Paul” to the people of Ephesus: “Finally, my friends, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of God’s might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” (Ephesians 6:10-12, KJV-ish)

Join us after chapel Friday, March 11, in the OCC dining room or via Zoom for our first “get together” in years. The Zoom link and calendar invitation will be included in the community announcements email.

To make the most of our beautiful café area, the Canteen Marketplace vending machines have been relocated to the second floor of OCC. These will be accessible during normal building hours, and offer simple and convenient food options throughout the day. Download the Connect and Pay App to access mobile and touchless payment options for quick and safe snacking!

Available in OCC:
12:30 p.m. Saturday, February 26, from Kowalski’s
11:30 a.m. Monday, February 28, from Soul Bowl
After Chapel Wednesday, March 2, from Breaking Bread
11:30 a.m. Friday, March 4, from Mims Café

If you need cold storage for food while you’re here during RFS, the fridge in Bockman Hall 116 and the lounge in the basement of Gullixson are both available for student use. Please mark your items, and do not take anything that isn’t yours or leave any unwanted items behind.

Free coffee service will be available 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. today and tomorrow (Saturday, February 26) in the Olson Campus Center second floor commons! Donations are welcome and will help us to sustain our efforts and gauge interest in providing this service into the future.