Laura Swanson Lindahl, director of marketing, will be leaving the shared services marketing and communication team that serves Augsburg University and Luther Seminary on January 18. She will be taking on a new role as director of marketing and communication at Metro State University in St. Paul. Laura has served Augsburg for nearly a decade, and the seminary since the shared services agreement began in 2017. At her request and due to the pandemic, there won’t be a large in-person farewell gathering. Instead, I invite colleagues to submit their congratulations and well wishes using this Google Form. The responses will be compiled for her to enjoy on her last day.
Announcements
A New Article from The Concord
We’re back from our holiday-induced hiatus to close out the Christmas season with Emelie Clements’ hot take on “Mary Did You Know?” Read her defense of the controversial modern Christmas classic today on The Concord’s website, and leave a comment telling us how you feel about the song!
Free Coffee
Free coffee service will be available this week in the Olson Campus Center second floor commons from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.!
Monday Lunch
Please join us after Chapel for a community meal from Afro Deli.
Reading Hebrew Class Offered Spring Term
Professor Kathryn Schifferdecker is offering the course Reading Hebrew (LG 4127) in-person and by Zoom in the spring semester. The course will help students develop their Hebrew reading skills for the purpose of interpreting the Old Testament. The class will meet two times a week (Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30-1:50), and will be reading passages (prose and poetry) from a number of different OT books, chosen in consultation with the students. The class is designed to build on the introductory Hebrew course, which is a prerequisite. Students will gain facility in Hebrew vocabulary, syntax, and grammar, and will discuss translation and interpretive issues. A syllabus will be posted later this week.
Student Council Meeting at 3 p.m. Central January 10
Student Council will be meeting virtually 3-4:30 p.m. Central January 10. If you’re interested in attending, you can use the Zoom link included in the community announcements email.