Archives for October 2022

The Contextual Learning team invites you to a special information session on planning your Luther Seminary internship. Are you wondering when you should do your internship, if you will need to complete an internship, how internships come together at Luther? This is the place to start. Bring your questions!

We’ll meet October 4th from 4:30 pm – 6 pm (Central Time) in Olson Campus Center room 10 AND live online via Zoom at the same time. Zoom link will be provided in the community announcements email. This is the larger classroom on the basement level and there is no need for you to register to attend.

On the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, we welcome your pets, pictures and/or memories thereof to be blessed at our Chapel Service. Chapel is at 11 a.m. in the Olson Campus Center.

You are invited to attend a gathering of faculty, staff, students, and supporters of the Seminary on October 6 to celebrate the successful close of the Listen! God is Calling campaign. We have exceeded the fundraising goal for the Listen! God is Calling campaign, for the future of the church. More than 15,000 faithful investors have given over $98 million, since July 1, 2016.

This celebration is a thank you to the entire community for the success of the campaign. We would not have exceeded the campaign goal without your involvement!

If you’re in the area and able to join us, we’d love to celebrate with you on October 6 in the Olson Campus Center, beginning at 4:30pm. We’ll have appetizers, beverages, and live music from Rolf Jacobson’s band, the Fleshpots of Egypt. 

October 6, 2022

4:30 pm – Service of Gratitude – Chapel

4:50 pm – Campaign Celebration Reception – Olson Campus Center

5:10 pm – A word of thanks from President Robin Steinke & Board Chair Marge Hegge 

5:20 pm – The Fleshpots of Egypt

RSVP here

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated throughout the latter half of October and the month of November. In some places it replaces the October 12 celebration of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. For resources on Native American Heritage and Indigenous Religions, see this Luther Library Research Guide.

Each degree-seeking student may request reimbursement towards payment of a licensed counselor and/or spiritual director for up to $300 per academic year. Please see the Emotional Well Being Guide for more information. Please reach out (with confidentiality) to sempastor@luthersem.edu with any questions.

When you have receipts, please submit them in a timely manner through this form.

October is cyber security awareness month. Every faculty and staff member has an important role to play in protecting the security of the data kept by the Seminary. 

In our digital lives data is at the heart of it. Luther Seminary has been trusted with data on our students, employees, alumni and donors. Your login information provides a key into Luther Seminary and that key needs to be protected. Also, as part of Luther’s Title IV financial aid requirements and insurance requirements employees must complete training twice a year for Luther to be compliant.

This year we have selected a new training provider with current topics and a more engaging delivery. You will see notification emails coming this week will be from notifications@alerts.mycurricula.com which is the training platform. The content should take you less than 30 minutes to complete.