In this Advent devotion, Jessi LeClear Vachta ’14 M.A. reflects on the sign of God’s deep love—the child named Emmanuel. Read today’s God Pause.
Archives for December 12, 2022
Tuesday: Pizza and Study Night
Wrapping up the last of your finals for the semester? Need dinner and some company? Join Pastor Jeni and the chapel staff in the OCC cafe this Tuesday from 5:30–8 p.m. We will be bringing in pizza from Pizza Luce, with vegan options included.
Book Now for Intensives and RFS
With more students coming to campus, and general travel in the area, the time to book your room for the next Intensive or RFS is now! Luther students will still receive a deeply discounted rate at the Fairfield Inn Roseville, however 2023 will bring an increase to $84/night. Rooms are available on a first come, first serve basis. Visit Inside Luther for more information.
As always, students are welcome to coordinate accommodations that work the best for them. You can find a list here of additional hotels in the area.
We look forward to having you on campus!
Padgett to teach United Methodist History
Prof. Alan Padgett will be teaching United Methodist History next spring, and you can register now. This course meets the History 2 requirement for all MDiv students, and for United Methodist students it is required for ordination. It begins with an RFS in session 2, and continues with an extended online session that is asynchronous (i.e. no simultaneous work needed). It’s also guaranteed to involve laughter. Questions? Just write to him: apadgett@luthersem.edu
New Extended Hours
Beginning Monday, November 28, there are new, extended hours for OCC and Gullixson as part of an experimental use project. Use of the Gym and Library in these spaces will be tracked for purposes of the experiment.
OCC will now be open until 10 p.m. Monday–Friday.
Gullixson will be open Tuesday and Thursday until 10 p.m., and Sundays from 12–8 p.m.
This will not affect those with keycard access. Experimental hours are posted at the unlocked doors for each building and on our website. Doors for RFS and Intensives will unlock 30 minutes before the first scheduled class and close 15 minutes after the last class as a rule, unless there is a special event scheduled. If you have any questions, please reach out to Operations or Library services.
COVID-19 Dashboard for December 5–9
Reported employee cases: 0
Reported student cases: 1
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).