Please note that we are changing the door locking procedures for NW Hall, now that so many employees have left the building and we anticipate low levels of student and other traffic in the near future. The new procedures take effect Tuesday, February 18. Under the new procedures, all doors will remain locked at all times, EXCEPT when there is a class or other event scheduled in the building. At those times, the building will be unlocked 1/2 hour prior to the class/event starting and will be locked again at the scheduled ending time. The doors facing south (Hendon Avenue – hill) will be locked at all times. Building access will now be via the electronic locks on the upper level entrance off of Fulham Street and the North entrance on the first floor to the parking lot. You should take the new procedures into account when parking your car and if you are staff/faculty who might be expecting guests. This change is being made to maintain safety and security in the building.

Please let Ellen Elhard, Heidi Albers, or Michael Morrow know if you have any questions or concerns.

Campus moves are still happening at a rapid pace. So far in January, facilities have helped Graduate Theological Education (GTE), HR/Payroll, Terri Elton, and Admissions move to their new locations in Bockman Hall and in Olson Campus Center. The President’s Office, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, Institutional Assessment, and the Registrar’s Office are all slated to move during the remainder of January. Watch the announcements for any notices of closure during their move times.

Please consult the faculty/staff directory for the locations of employees who might have moved already. (www.luthersem.edu/staff/fac_staff_dir.aspx?requirelogin=y)

Remember that parking is available near Bockman and Gullixson Halls in the Ecumen Zhavago lot just off of Como Avenue as well as in the parking lot between OCC and BH. 

Conference meeting rooms that are available to be reserved include old and new choices such as BH236, BH7, NW210E, NW240, NW141, OCC213, and OCC215. 

Please check the Campus Vision website (inside.luthersem.edu/campus/ ) for updates and for past information that can assist in your move. 

As of December 20, 2019 the following items are being worked on specifically for the moves out of Northwestern Hall and Stub Hall:

• Adding a sever room to GXH • Re-routing Fiber-optic cables from NWH • Improving Networking throughout the buildings • Improving WiFi access • Adding natural gas to GXH – DONE • Improvement to hallway lighting – DONE • Patching walls and ceilings where needed • Painting rooms/closets and hallways • Improvement of office lighting • Improvement of air circulation • Building shelving into closets as needed • Improving community kitchens (adding a small kitchen space on BH 2nd floor) – DONE • Contracting/scheduling movers • Moving furniture • Recycling and\or shredding files • Moving Art/Archive pieces to storage • Preparing external storage areas with shelving • Re-purposing houses into short-term housing (3 houses) • Moving individual department items to ‘long-term’ storage • Elevator access for 3rd floor BH (student housing) by ID access only • Securing 3rd floor BH (student housing) • Opening fire-doors on BH 2nd • Curbing removal for shop parking near the north side of Bockman – DONE • Fire door transfer on second floor – DONE • Assessing how best to dispose of unwanted furniture/items (stay tuned….) 

We’ve attached a ‘move’ calendar, Jan & Feb, as it currently stands. We have several other moves yet to be applied to the calendar. If you have questions about any/all of this information please contact Ellen Elhard eelhard001@luthersem.edu or Heidi Albers halbers001@luthersem.edu

Things to remember……as we move forward.

• Packing boxes / Packing labels will be delivered to your department two weeks before your scheduled move date. • Tape colors – blue throw; green keep/save. Ask for more if needed! • Label your phone • Green tape your waste and recycling baskets • Green tape your chair mat • Review your assigned space for size and what will fit. • Desks or tables. Label your chair. Chair mat? Label that too. • What files do you need daily? What can be in a central storage area on-site? What can be shredded or scanned? What can go into off-campus storage? • Tech equipment is being moved by the IT department: green label Computer/Laptop, monitor(s), scanner, special-printer, phone, etc. • Access is available to community refrigeration for medicines, Mother’s Room, etc. • Kitchen / lunch set ups – community coffee stations with air pots will be available in BH & GXH. • Water bottle fillers are stationed on most floors of BH & GXH. • BH116 is booked for classes in January 2020 – then it will be converted to a community room. • Keys for individual office doors will be available when you move. Current keys will be collected. • Improvements are still being made to BH; use caution as you move about and look at various areas. • Staff meeting spaces and rooms: BH7, BH114, BH101, BH232, BH 236, GXH 3, GXH 307. • Shredding service & printer service will be moved and available as per floor plans. • Gradually all classes/departments will be on the south side of campus; watch for maps/announcements so you know where people and services are located. • Access for 3rd floor BH (student housing) will be by ID access only.

Moves scheduled for January 2020:

* January 6 – GTE & Jennifer Mullenix (BH111)

* January 8 – Terri Elton (BH104C)

* January 9 – HR/Payroll & Cindie Olson (BH118 & BH124)

* January 13 – Admissions (OCC100)

* January 18 – Michael Chan (BH121)

* January 21 – Offices of the President & Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (GH105-108)

* January 27 – Office of the Registrar (BH112-113)

* February 10 – MDIVX & Jody Nyenhuis (GH302)

* February 11 – Student Affairs (BH201-203, 238, 248-249) – Offices will be closed February 7-12 as they relocate to Bockman Hall.

* February 17 – Academic Dean & Leslie Ortiz (BH107-109)

* February 25 – Michael Morrow (BH129)

As of November 1, 2019 the following items are being worked on specifically for the moves out of Northwestern Hall and Stub Hall:

• Adding a sever room to GXH
• Re-routing Fiber-optic cables from NWH
• Improving Networking throughout the buildings
• Improving WiFi access
• Adding natural gas to GXH
• Improvements to hallway lighting
• Painting rooms/closets and hallways
• Patching walls and ceilings where needed
• Improvement of office lighting
• Improvement of air circulation
• Building shelving into closets if needed
• Improving community kitchens (adding a small kitchen space on BH 2^nd floor)
• Improving exterior lighting
• Contracting/scheduling movers
• Moving furniture
• Recycling and\or shredding files & books
• Moving Art/Archive pieces to storage
• Preparing external storage areas with shelving
• Re-purposing houses into short-term housing
• Moving individual department items to ‘long-term’ storage
• Elevator access for 3rd floor BH (student housing) by ID access only
• Securing 3^rd floor BH (student housing)
• Curb removal for shop parking near the north side of Bockman – DONE!
• Fire door transfer on second floor – DONE!
• Assessing how best to dispose of unwanted furniture/items (stay tuned….)

If you have questions about any/all of this information please contact Ellen Elhard eelhard001@luthersem.edu or Heidi Albers halbers001@luthersem.edu Also, as you have ideas and suggestions, please let us know. In the meantime… 

• Review your assigned space for size and what will fit.
• Desks or tables. Bring your chair. Chair mat?
• What files do you need daily? What can be in a central storage area on-site? What can be shredded or scanned? What can go into off-campus storage?
• Tech equipment: Computer/Laptop, monitor(s), scanner, special-printer, etc.
• Access to community refrigeration for medicines, Mother’s Room, etc.
• Packing boxes / Packing labels will be delivered to your department two weeks before your scheduled move date.
• Tape colors – blue throw; green keep/save. Ask for more if needed!
• Kitchen / lunch set ups – community coffee stations with air pots will be available in BH & GXH.
• Water bottle fillers are stationed on each floor of BH & GXH.
• BH116 booked for classes through January 2020 – then available as a community room.
• Keys for individual office doors will be available when you move.
• Access for 3rd floor BH (student housing) will be by ID access only.
• Improvements are still being made to BH; use caution as you move about and look at various areas.
• Staff meeting spaces and rooms: BH7, BH114, BH101, BH232, GXH 3, GXH 307
• Shred-It boxes & printers will be moved and available as per plans
• Gradually all classes/departments will be on the south side of campus; watch for maps/announcements so you know where things are located.

The upcoming ‘move’ calendar, Nov – Feb, is as follows:  (Please note that there are a few other moves not yet scheduled.)

October – Mary Hess – Faculty (to BH104B)

November 21 – Bill Silva-Breen – Financial Aid (to OCC 204)
• The Financial Aid Office will be closed Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22 as they relocate to Olson Campus Center.

November 25 – Catherine Malotky – Stewardship (to BH 246)

December 2 – Contextual Learning/Candidacy (to BH237-242)
• The Contextual Learning / Candidacy Office will be closed Nov 27 prior to Thanksgiving break (Nov 28-29) and also Dec 2-3.

December 9 – Business Office (to BH 204, 205, 220)
• The Business Office will be closed Thursday, December 5 through Wednesday, December 11 as they relocate to Bockman Hall.

December 16 – Lifelong Learning (to BH 223-235)
• The Lifelong Learning Office will be closed Thursday, December 12 open as soon as they are able to after the move. 

January 2 – Graduate Theological Education (GTE)/Jeni Mullenix (to BH111)

January 8 – Terri Elton – Faculty (to BH104C)

January 9 – VP Administration and Finance/Michael Morrow (to BH130C)

January 13 – Admissions (to OCC100)

January 21 – Office of the President/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office (to GH105-108)

January 27 – Registrar’s Office (to BH112-113)

February 3 – Payroll/HR (to BH118, BH124)

February 11 – Student Affairs/International Student and Scholar Affairs (to BH201-203, BH238, BH248, BH249)

February 17 – Academic Dean’s Office (to BH105, BH111)

May 2020 – Seminary Relations/Development (to BH207-219)

Technology Moves FAQ – November 2019

Before the Move: 

Make sure important files are always kept on network folder or google drive.

Place GREEN tape and your name on anything you want to keep/move with you to your new space. 

Place BLUE tape on anything you do not want to keep/move with you.

OOT staff will consult with each department to make sure locks are removed from desktops, etc. 

OOT staff is busy: 

1. Making sure network cabling is available and working in each BH or OCC office. 
2. Installing any new network cables (particularly for those who are going to be sharing an office). 
3. Checking WiFi connectivity in Bockman. 

Facilities staff is busy: 

1. Painting, adding lighting and flooring, cleaning, etc. 
2. Measuring furniture that will move with you; providing sample floor plans before you move into your new space to make sure everything fits.
3. Removing items you no longer need or want to move with you (marked by blue tape).

Move Day: 

If you have a laptop; you may move it yourself with any personal bags/belongings.

If you have a desktop computer, it will be packed for you by Luther staff.  

All monitors will be moved/packed for you by Luther staff.

Monitors and desktops – as well as the monitor stands if you have one – will be packed and moved by the Luther staff on moving day. (Make sure there is green tape on them and that they are labeled for your office.)

Phones will be packed and moved by the Luther staff on your moving day. 

We expect movers will be in your offices by 7 or 8am on your chosen moving day. Please have everything ready to go by that time or the day before.  

OOT staff: 

1. Will move your technology equipment (aside from your laptop).
2. Will be available to assist you in checking network cables and hooking up your equipment. 
3. Will have extra cables/cords/etc. to distribute as needed. 

Facilities staff: 

1. Will be available to assist with moving furniture into preferred locations. 

Other Technology Related Information: 

Printers: 

Printers are being inventoried and will be moved to pre-selected locations. There will be FEWER printers than currently exist at Luther. Printers will be ID-release / Follow Me which means that each employee can print anything to any networked printer. Your print job will run only after your ID is scanned at whatever printer location you go to. If you need to print something on anything but 8×11 white paper, you can bring the specialized paper with you or there will likely be cabinets/storage near each printer to house the most common paper types/colors.  

Additional / New Copier/Printer Locations (subject to change):

• Bockman Second Floor
  • Main hallway near Seminary Relations
  • Middle hallway closet area by Lifelong Learning
  • Main hallway near Student Affairs/Contextual Learning
• Bockman First Floor
  • Middle hallway outside of BH116 (current) 
• Bockman Lower Level
  • Hallway outside of OOT by BH 7
• Gullixson Hall First Floor
  • President’s Office Reception area by Gina Lotzer
• Gullixson Hall Second Floor
  • Faculty room (current)
  • Library Common room (current)

Network Cables: 

Existing network cables will stay in place wherever they enter the office. If they need to be run around to the other side of an office depending on furniture placement, you may tape/tidy them as needed. Request tape if you chose to do this via Work Request form.

Specialized Printing/Scanning:

Several departments have special need for scanning (business office) or printers (transcripts), etc. and those are being accommodated.  If we have not yet talked to you about specialized technology, please let us know ASAP. 

Phones: 

Phones will be packed and moved with you. OOT staff will make technical changes administratively to note new locations for 911 calls, etc. after you have moved. 

Whiteboards: 

Any whiteboards that need to be moved will be hung up AFTER the move when you’ve settled into your new space.  Email maintenance@luthersem.edu 

Questions: 

Please email any of us your questions. You can also email helpdesk@luthersem.edu before or after your move to get help with your technology needs.  Email maintenance@luthersem.edu if you need assistance with building materials, lighting, furniture, etc. Email Ellen Elhard eelhard001@luthersem.edu or Heidi Albers halbers@luthersem.edu

Thank you! 

On July 9 and 11, Luther Seminary hosted two meetings with Master Properties, our partners in developing the lower campus, to share a presentation on the latest updates to their progress. One meeting was for the Luther Seminary community, the other for the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood. 

This post features a few of the highlights from those meetings (both presentations shared approximately the same information). If you’d like to see the presentation in its entirety, you are welcome to view a recording of the live stream from the session with the seminary community.

A Special and Unique Site

Master Properties recognizes the legacy and importance of this site and they’ve designed a plan to ensure that its place in the community is preserved. Of special note to the Luther Seminary community is that the plan, as it now stands, will preserve the Chapel of the Cross as a worship space as part of the senior housing that will be built where Northwestern Hall now stands.

Design Principles

These are the design principles guiding the development.

Overall Look

A rendering of the various types of housing that will be created.

Green Space

A variety of green spaces will be preserved for all to enjoy, including the majority of the Breck Woods.

All the slides from the presentation can be downloaded here.

Dear Luther community,

Last month, I shared with you that we remain committed to our campus vision to vacate the lower campus and move to a renovated upper campus. The work with our developers, Master Properties, on the sale of the lower campus continues on pace, while we have decided to slow down the timeline for the Olson and Gullixson renovations to align with our fundraising efforts.

I promised you another update in mid-June. Here are three key developments:

1. Bockman Hall timeline.  We have reached agreement with Master Properties on a revised timeline for Bockman Hall that means faculty and staff in that building will NOT need to move at the end of the summer. The buyers will still complete their due diligence on Bockman, but will not actually buy the building and renovate it until they complete their construction on the lower campus, probably in 2022. They still intend to renovate Bockman Hall for apartments and Luther Seminary will enter into a long-term master lease for 40 – 50 students.
2. Additional on-campus housing, 2019-20.  With Bockman Hall available for continued short-term housing use, we will not need to implement the plan to convert LDR to short-term use. LDR will now be available for residential rentals for the 2019-20 school year. Please see the housing page for more information.
3. Plans for the lower campus redevelopment. Master Properties and partners have been working on their proposed plan for senior housing, affordable housing, and market rate housing on the lower campus. They will host a session for Luther Seminary faculty, staff, and students to see their plans on Tuesday, July 9, Noon – 1 pm, in OCC 10. If you cannot attend that session, there will be a session for the neighborhood on Thursday, July 11, 7 – 9 pm in Northwestern 100 that faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. Live streaming will be available at both sessions for distributive learning students and anyone else away from campus on those days.

Thank you again for your patience, engagement, and good humor as we undertake the long, complex journey to implement the campus of the future. This vital work will put Luther Seminary on a strong footing to live out our mission, vision, and values for the sake of the Gospel.

Peace,

Robin

On May 15, 2019, President Robin Steinke released an update regarding the renovations for the campus of the future. Please watch the video carefully. Key points from the video are included below.

youtu.be/5ikExicWr7E

Project status

• We continue to make good progress with Master Properties on the sale of the lower campus and Bockman.
• The main development is that the renovation schedule for the upper campus has changed: this will now happen on a timeline based on fundraising, not the calendar.

Why it’s changing

• In April, we received loan terms that required too much financial risk.
• Together with the board, President Steinke decided not to move forward with the loan in order to remain good stewards of our assets and to live into our commitment to fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
• The new milestone is that renovations on the upper campus will begin when we have raised 60 percent of the funds required for each building.

What this means for you

• Now until summer 2020, most buildings, including Gullixson, Olson, Northwestern, and Stub, will remain as-is.
• Augsburg PA is moving off campus in August.
• For those in Bockman, we are working on an updated renovation timeline and will let you know by mid-June whether or not you’ll definitively need to vacate Bockman in August.
• There are no changes whatsoever to housing; if you’ve signed a lease through May 2020, it will continue to be in effect as before.

During the community forum on April 9, 2019, Robin Steinke, Michael Morrow, and Pam Beader (our owner’s rep and construction project manager) presented the latest updates on the construction plans for the campus of the future. The PowerPoint presentation they shared is available to view.

As our work on the campus of the future progresses, and in keeping with the direction out of the board meeting to engage in ongoing consultation with the community, we’d like to share some updated renderings and tentative floor plans so that we can get your input and counsel on the design. Please review the information in this post carefully. Next week, we’ll host a series of input sessions where you can share questions, concerns, and ideas as we move closer to implementation of the project.

Input Sessions

On campus, input sessions will take place in OCC during lunch each day next week (Monday-Friday, February 25-March 1). For distributed learners or those unable to make it during lunch, there are two Zoom calls scheduled for Monday, February 25 and Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 PM. Use this Zoom link.

While the input sessions will be the best way to get questions answered and engage in dialogue, if you’re unable to attend any of the sessions, you can also provide input on this Google form through March 1.

Video Preview of New Renderings

Below, watch as Pres. Steinke takes you on a virtual tour of some of the latest designs from the architects.

Floor Plan and Renderings

Explore PDF versions of the floor plans and updated renderings. These will also be available at the various input sessions.

Tentative Timeline

See below for a tentative transition strategy and timeline. (Did we mention this is tentative?)