Archives for 2025

In this devotion, Kathleen M. U. Lowery ’00 M.Div. asks that God will help us to move beyond our mistakes. Read today’s God Pause.

Thank you to everyone who ran in the executive committee election for the 2025-26 school year. Here is your newly elected executive committee:

• President – Jack Hendricks
• Vice President – Gladson Ishaya
• Secretary – Sarah Yotter
• Treasurer – Brother Doug

Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating work anniversaries in May!

• Heidi Droegemueller, 10 years – Seminary Relations
• Jamie Gile, 2 years – Faith+Lead
• Emily McQuillan, 4 years – Faith+Lead
• Laura Moll, 2 years – Faith+Lead
• Leon Rodrigues, 6 years – Inclusion and Belonging, Student Affairs
• Rob Verke, 1 year – Operations

Join us on May 5 for a fantastic day on Zoom (link in email) where Children, Youth, and Family Ministry M.A. students defend their capstone projects. This event is open to the public, and questions will be allowed as time is available. The day starts promptly at 7 a.m. CT and runs through 6:30 p.m. CT, with presentations every 30 minutes. You do not have to stay for the whole day—feel free to join when you can and support our graduating students.

Get breakfast before class with pancakes, yogurt, fruit, sausage, and coffee prepared by staff and faculty! Join us for breakfast at the OCC Coffee Shop on the second Tuesday of every month, where we proudly serve the Luther community!
Tuesday, May 6, 8:30–9:30 a.m.
We can’t wait to see you there and share a great breakfast with everyone.

On Thursday, May 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CT, Flourish Placemaking Collective will host the second annual Reclaim, Reimagine, and Repurpose (R3) Spaces Summit at the Center of Belonging. Join leaders from various sectors to help spark a movement to reclaim, reimagine, and repurpose historic and essential community spaces. Cost is $30/person, discounted rate of $75 available for groups of 3. Learn more and purchase tickets online.