Archives for March 2026

Join us in the OCC chapel at 11 a.m. CT for a simple sending service of song and prayer to close out RFS 2. Share your prayer requests.

Do you like art? Books? Then you’re going to love the wide selection of art books available to the community during Spring RFS. Many beautiful art-related books are available in the library’s periodical and reading rooms during regular library hours, with special extended hours Monday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop by and consider giving some art books a new forever home!

The seminary’s standard operating system environment will be upgraded on Wednesday, March 11. At 6 p.m. CT, we will begin the process of transitioning all seminary-managed Windows 10 computers to Windows 11. What to expect:

• Automatic Upgrade. The upgrade will be deployed automatically. Please keep your computers on if you are on campus. If you are remote, the update will push to your computer regardless of you being on campus. The update may not reach your computer immediately and may take a few hours to reach your machine. Your computer will not restart unless you approve the restart or if it’s outside of active hours.
• Minimal Downtime. We anticipate that the process should take approximately 30 minutes, during which your device will be unavailable. Please leave your computers at your desk before heading home or keep it on during the night at home. We encourage you to save and close all open files and applications before leaving work Wednesday, March 11.
• How to Prepare. As always, it is important to save and backup all of your files to Google Drive or another cloud backup solution.
• Classrooms. Classroom and lab computers have already been upgraded to Windows 11 during the summer.

Post-Upgrade Support:

• Our IT support team will be available to assist with any questions or issues you may encounter after the upgrade. If you experience any difficulties, please contact the Office Of Technology at helpdesk@luthersem.edu or 651-641-3462.
• We have provided documentation and a quick-start guide to help you navigate the new interface and features.
• A zoom training session is scheduled on Wednesday March 11, 2026 at 2 p.m. CT for those new to Windows 11 (link in email).

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding as we work to maintain a secure, current, and efficient computing environment for our community.

In this devotion, Kjersten Karlsgodt Darling ’25 Ph.D. prays that we might recognize Jesus in our midst, even in our most precarious situations and most vulnerable moments. Read today’s God Pause.

It’s almost starting to feel like spring. But give it a few days and we’ll get some snow. No matter the weather, cyber criminals don’t stop. So our twice-annual cyber security training is starting up again for employees. Expect to see a notification email from Huntress (notifications@alerts.mycurricula.com) or visit directly to login. This season you’ll learn about why cyber criminals do what they do.

In this devotion, Kjersten Karlsgodt Darling ’25 Ph.D. prays that God make us a people who draw near to those who are hurting. Read today’s God Pause.