The Bulletin - March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

The BULLETIN

I n celebration of the diverse cultures that come together to make up the Luther community, the annual Ethnic Arts Festival held by the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Student Success will take place Saturday, March 2. The Ethnic Arts Festival will be held in the Regents Center, North Gym, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will include a Land Acknowledgment formal statement honoring the original inhabitants of the region and recognizing that Luther sits on the traditional homeland of the Ioway and other Native tribes.

Ethnic Arts Festival

Accreditation Information

As part of the site visit by the Higher Learning Commission on March 11-12, three open forums will be held. The forums provide faculty, staff and students opportunities to interact with the team from the Higher Learning Commission and to provide additional input regarding Luther’s satisfaction of the criteria for accreditation. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the forums; no reservations are required to attend. All three forums will be held in Peace Dining Room.

Forum 1: Monday, March 11, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Focus Areas: Mission, Diversity, Student and Faculty Involvement in Community and Society, Ethics, and Fair Policies and Procedures (Criteria 1 and 2).
Forum 2: Monday, March 11, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Focus Areas: Quality of Academic Programs, Faculty Qualifications, Program Review, Course Availability, Advising, Assessment of Student Learning, and Retention (Criteria 3 and 4).
Forum 3: Tuesday, March 12, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Focus Areas: Finances, Strategic Planning, Future Plans, and Institutional Effectiveness (Criterion 5).

Faculty, staff and students are invited to review the Assurance Argument submitted to the Higher Learning Commission in advance of the accreditation open forums. The Assurance Argument has been posted on the Accreditation site on KATIE. In order to access the Accreditation site, faculty, staff and students must self-enroll as a student in the course. Contact the Technology Help Desk with questions about self-enrolling in the course.

A preparatory session in advance of the accreditation open forums will be held 9:40-10:50 a.m. Thursday, March 7, in the Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall. The session is open to all faculty, staff and students. At the session, Brad Chamberlain will address questions about the site visit and Assurance Argument.

Announcements

Giving Day , a 16-hour fundraising event to support the Luther Fund, will be held 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 7. The day features a simultaneous 12-hour live feed beginning at 8 a.m. bringing entertainment, engaging stories and information from students, faculty and staff across campus to Luther family and friends across the globe. The community is invited to make a gift, view the live feed and get real-time updates at Giving Day.

Keith Hall , a joyful performer and consummate drummer will present a guest jazz artist recital, with Luther College faculty at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 7, in the Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall. The performance titled Art Blakey at 100: A Musical Celebration of Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , includes music by Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons and other distinguished alumni of Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture — Come hear how Abraham Espinoza and Matthew Rooda built an Iowa-based tech company, while in college, that applies proprietary hardware with artificial intelligence. The co-founders have been recognized by Forbes 30 under 30, MIT, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame for SmartGuard. Open to all students free of charge. Monday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. in Olin 102.

With an intense commitment to building an "Ecological State" and developing "Ecological Civilization," China's central government has built a foundation to lead the world in green development. Bard College professor Christopher Coggins will give a lecture on the development of the global environmental challenge at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 in Valders Hall of Science, Room 206. Prof. Coggins will be available after the lecture for discussion. Questions? Contact Hongmei Yu .

Jennaya Robison , assistant professor of music at Luther College will give a vocal recital at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8 in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music. Robison will be joined by Jared Rogers, tenor, Nicholas Shaneyfelt, collaborative piano, and Diego Piedra, violin .

Emy Monroe , a supervisory geneticist of the Whitney Genetics Laboratory in Onalaska, Wisconsin, is presenting a lecture about Asian carp as an invasive species, as well as the use of an environmental DNA monitoring program (eDNA) in controlling Asian carp populations. The lecture takes place at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, March 7, in Valders Hall of Science, Room 206.

Alumna Kadra Abdi , Class of 2008, is a strategic consultant who spends her days helping minority businesses and nonprofits craft strategies and counteract the often-negative assumptions that arise between immigrant and mainstream communities. At 4 p.m. on

March 6, she will speak in the Dahl Centennial Union, Hammarskjold Lounge.

SPRING CAREER FAIR! Thursday, March 7 , Dahl Centennial Union, 10 a.m.—3 p.m.

Over 45 organizations will be attending to visit with all students/all majors about various internships and full-time career opportunities. Great opportunity to network! You won't want to miss this one!

Failure stories wanted! In support of the upcoming, Here’s My Story: I Failed panel event on March 13, Counseling Service will be circulating a tri-fold board in the Union, Regents, Valders, CFA, Jensen, Brandt, Ylvisaker & Olin from March 2-12. We invite you to read the anonymous stories of others failures, or to add your own. In a culture where we are often afraid to fail, we hope to normalize failure by speaking of it.

Help Wanted : The Admissions Office is hiring! We are now accepting applications for summer 2019 as well as the 2019-20 academic year! Our office seeks outgoing and energetic students who love talking about Luther and sharing their experience with prospective students! Applications are available on our Admissions Application Website and are due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 10.

Paideia Students — Wondering how to keep track of your sources, create a bibliography and footnotes? Zotero (a free application) helps you collect, manage, and cite your sources with a click of a button. Bring your laptop to our workshop and learn how to download Zotero and set it up to manage your resources (available for PCs and MACs). Wednesday, March 6, 7:00-8:00 p.m., in Preus Library, Hovde Room.

RERUNS

“ Finding the Hjemland : Herbjørn Gausta and the Immigrant American Artist Experience" continues the Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture Series Journeys and Hospitalities on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall. Kate Elliott, associate professor of art history and curator of Luther’s Fine Art Collection and Galleries, will explore how art can help understand the process of identity formation and the immigrant experience. Reception to follow in Qualley Lounge.

Music faculty and pianist Miko Kominami will give a solo piano recital at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music. The recital includes three Scarlatti Sonatas, four Liszt-Schubert songs, Haydn Sonata in F Major and concludes with Liszt's "Rhapsodie Espagnole."

Faculty members Spencer Martin and Nicholas Shaneyfelt are performing a program titled, "1919: A Viola Centenary," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1, in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music.

Luther College's Concert Band and the Norse Brass Quintet, which is composed of Luther faculty, will perform during Luther's Dorian Band Festival at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life.

Over 525 high school musician s from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin will participate in the Dorian Band Festival that will take place on March 3-4. All students participating in the festival will perform in the Grand Concert that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 4 in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life.

The Luther College Balalaika Ensemble , featuring special guest Ami Hall, class of 1996, will perform in concert at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in Shirley Baker Commons. Young children are encouraged to attend.

Proposals due Monday, March 11: Summer Student/Faculty Collaborative Research provides opportunity for students to engage in collaborative research projects with faculty members during the two months of Luther's summer session (June/July). Complete information and application guidelines.

Earn your work study hours in a fun and meaningful way with the Recycling and Compost Crew! Duties include emptying compost containers from academic buildings and residence halls, taking recycling to designated areas, and weighing compost to track student and staff engagement. We are hiring up to three more crew members within the next few weeks, so make sure to reach out as soon as possible! Contact [email protected] for more information.

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