Luther Seminary is monitoring the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to minimize disruptions to teaching and learning while providing a safe environment for faculty, students, and staff who study, live, and work at Luther Seminary. We give thanks for the seminary’s COVID-19 task force, the enterprise leadership team, and our entire community of students, faculty, and staff who are supporting one another during this difficult and challenging time.
If you will be coming to campus for any reason, please remember to follow our current guidelines.
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CARES Act Emergency Funds for Students
Through the CARES Act, Luther Seminary has been allocated emergency funds for students affected by the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19. Students can check on their eligibility and apply for emergency funds through our CARES Act Emergency Funds for Students page.
A message from President Robin Steinke on Fall 2020 Classes:
Highlights
- Classes will be held online during fall semester 2020.
- The one exception is that the MDivX planning team is considering the possibility of holding an in-person RFS course for the second MDivX cohort in September. The MDivX team will share directly with the cohort in early July following their decision.
- Behind this decision is our commitment to providing high-quality education for our students in the safest and least disruptive manner possible. Holding classes online helps us protect the most vulnerable in our community, especially those who are in caretaking roles or are themselves in populations at greater risk for severe infection. Additionally, if a renewed wave of COVID-19 occurs this fall, it will be less disruptive to start and end classes online rather than shifting course delivery modalities partway through the semester.
- If you’re an international student, the Office of International Student and Scholar Affairs (ISSA) will continue to be in touch with international students about their immigration status.
- If you currently live in on-campus housing, you may remain there according to your lease terms. The plan is not to open up housing to new residents until on-campus classes resume—however, if this poses a hardship for you, you are invited to submit a petition for consideration.
- We have not yet made a decision about dining services for the fall; however, we are committed to meeting the needs of residential students and will continue to keep you updated.
- No decision has been made about winter term and spring semester. We’re continuing to look ahead and will stay in touch as the situation unfolds.
- If you have academic advising questions or concerns, please talk with your faculty advisor, Sarah Luedtke-Jones (M.A. and M.Div.), Jeni Mullinex (Th.M., D.Min., Ph.D.), or the Registrar’s Office.
- Please don’t forget that we offer spiritual direction and counseling resources. Contact Pastor Jeni if you would like to know more.