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Congratulations to our colleagues celebrating work anniversaries in April!

• Crystal Zemlin, 23 years – Business Office

The Operations and Technology Department has planned a severe weather drill for Wednesday, April 1 at 1 p.m. The drill will commence when the city’s planned outdoor warning siren test begins at 1 p.m. This exercise is an important part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and preparedness of our campus community. During the drill, we ask that all individuals follow the designated shelter procedures for their respective locations. Designated shelter areas are:

• Gullixson Hall and Bockman Hall. Tunnels and basement corridors connected by the tunnel between both buildings
• Olson Campus Center. Basement level

When the sirens sound, please proceed promptly and calmly to the appropriate shelter area and remain there until the drill has concluded by the direction of operations staff. We appreciate your cooperation and participation in helping maintain a safe campus environment. If you have any questions, please contact the Operations and Technology Department.

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join tours of the St. John’s Bible and Abbey Church on Saturday, May 9 with professors Cody Sanders and Kathryn Schifferdecker. Transportation will be provided from Luther Seminary at 8:30 a.m. and will return to campus around 4:15 p.m. Lunch costs are generously being covered by Student Council. You can choose to join just one of the tours. Register and find more details here! Please register soon so we can get an idea of how many people will be attending. Reach out to Cody Sanders (csanders001@luthersem.edu) or Kathryn Schifferdecker (kschiffer@luthersem.edu) with any questions.

Access to the Luther Seminary Archives will be temporarily paused for church partners and external researchers from April 1 through August 31, 2026. During this period, archives staff will focus on inventory, processing, and preparation of the collections for the seminary’s anticipated move to a new location in the Twin Cities following the 2026–27 academic year. Archives staff will respond to individual research questions on a case-by-case basis throughout the spring and summer. Please contact archives@luthersem.edu for support. These collections include the institutional history, since 1869, of Luther Seminary and its precursors, Augsburg Seminary, the Hauge Synod School, Red Wing Seminary, and Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary; the archives of ELCA Region 3, which date from 1843 and include records of many of the precursor church bodies of the synod; and a number of special collections. For more information about the collections and working with the archives, visit luthersem.edu/archives.

Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality is seeking presentations on ecology, environmental justice, and interdependence for their Stronger Together: Community and Resilience in a Changing Climate conference this June 27-28. Submissions are due April 15. Topics include climate grief and resilience, food sovereignty, disability and ecojustice, Indigenous religion and the earth, and more. Panels, workshops, and immersive teaching formats are welcome. Students are encouraged to submit. To submit a proposal or ask questions, contact Danielle Clausnitzer at dclausnitzer@accolamn.org or 651-758-1370.

Augsburg University’s Campus Ministry invites you to the ninth annual Fosdick Lecture on Preaching. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Alan Storey, a renowned Gospel storyteller and facilitator of personal and political change from South Africa. A former conscientious objector during the apartheid regime, Reverend Storey has dedicated his life to the “experimental practice of the Sermon on the Mount,” working extensively on issues of social justice, human rights, and reconciliation.
Wednesday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. refreshments, 12 p.m. lecture
Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg University, 613 S 22nd Ave, Minneapolis
The event is free and open to the public. Register to receive parking and livestream information. In a time when our communities are seeking words of hope and a call back to justice, Rev. Storey’s insights on the Jesus way of peacemaking are timely and vital. We hope you can join us for this inspiring session.