Luther Seminary will be conducting fire alarm drills at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 2. Fire alarms will be activated in Bockman Hall, Gullixson Hall, and Olson Community Center simultaneously. All occupants will be expected to leave the buildings during the drill and to remain outside until the all clear is given.
Archives for October 2022
COVID-19 Dashboard for October 24–28
Reported employee cases: 0
Reported student cases: 0
Students in quarantine or isolation: 0
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 Leon Rodrigues (deanofstudents@luthersem.edu).
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).
Memorial Service for Paul Martinson
A memorial service for Professor Emeritus Paul Martinson ’61 B.D., Luther Seminary’s first holder of the Fredrik A. Schiotz Chair in Christian missions and religions, will take place on Wednesday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church.
God Pause for October 28: Luke 19:1–10
In this devotion, Wayne Peterson ’81 M.Div. reflects on the congregation as the “house” Jesus is coming to visit. Read today’s God Pause.
Friday Chapel: Hymns of Faith
Friday at 11 a.m. central: Hymn Sing
Second Annual Virtual Costume Contest
This Monday: Calling all spooky ghosts, celebrity look-alikes, and anyone who can “creep it real!” The Luther Seminary Community Facebook page will host the Second Annual Virtual Costume Contest on October 31. Entering is easy! On Halloween post a picture of you, your family, your kids, your roommates, or your pets in their Halloween costume on the Halloween Costume Facebook post. Our “spooookiest” library staff will be the judges and will reveal the three “hallow-queens” later that week. First place prize is a $25 gift card to your favorite national store, second is $20, and third is $10. Can’t wait to see all your “gourd-geous” costumes!