In this devotion, Duane Neugebauer ’71 M.Div. wonders “if we get so caught up in standing up for our views that we totally forget about those who we are supposed to help.” Read today’s God Pause.
Announcements
Primary Polling
Olson Campus Center is serving as a polling place for the primary today. St Anthony Park residents will come to OCC to cast votes in St Paul city elections. Voting hours are 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Thank you for helping us make this accommodation for our neighbors.
Community Potluck in August
Mark your calendars! We will have a community potluck 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, in the OCC Coffee Shop. Bring a dish to share.
God Pause for August 8: Jeremiah 23:23-39
In this devotion, Duane Neugebauer ’71 M.Div. looks at a passage from Jeremiah through the lens of a song. Read today’s God Pause.
Primary Polling
Reminder: Olson Campus Center will serve as a polling place for the primary tomorrow, August 9. St Anthony Park residents will come to OCC to cast votes in St Paul city elections. Voting hours are 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Making our facilities available for elections is one simple way that Luther Seminary gives back to our neighbors.
COVID-19 Dashboard for August 1-5
Reported employee cases: 1
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).