January 28, 2020
Announcements
Luther Events Happening This Week - Visit the Calendar of Events for a complete list of events happening this week.

Only 4 spaces left! Act now if you wish to attend the Self Employment in the Arts 20th Annual Conference February 22-23, in Chicago, IL. Attend workshops, get advice from experts in your field, meet mentors. Contact Professor Tim Schweizer by email tim.schweizer@luther.edu soon if you are interested in attending the conference. For additional conference info, visit  www.SelfEmploymentInTheArts.com .

Spring Activities Fair Feb. 11 -   Looking for ways to get involved on campus? Mark your calendars now for the spring activities fair taking place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. (Shadow Block) in Williams Lounge in the Union. If your organization would like a table, please register here:  Spring Activities Fair Registration .  Please email  stuorgs@luther.edu  with any questions. 

LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE! January 29 is the due date for books checked out from the Main Stacks by students on or before Friday, January 24. Books may be renewed once online or by bringing them in physically to the circulation desk if you have exceeded the renewal limit. The new due date is April 3, the Friday  after  Spring Break. Click on "Library Account" online at   http://www.luther.edu/library/ , and sign in with your NorseKey to see what you have checked out and when it is due.

Hot Reads for Cold Nights Weekly Winners! Congratulations to the final weekly prize winners, Brooke Stanga and Tam Ayers. Be sure to submit your books read to  reading@luther.edu  by Wednesday, Jan. 29th for more tickets in the grand prize drawings!

Book Shop News
Annual Wii Bowling Tournament in the Book Shop
Team entries are due Monday-Friday, Feb. 3-7. The Wii Bowling tournament officially starts the week of Feb. 10-March 20. Gather four of your friends or co-workers and take a mental wellness break in the Book Shop. Retired staff and faculty are welcome too. Please  sign up online on the Rec.Services website . 

Class Ring Orders and Questions
The Jostens Ring representative will be on campus Feb. 5-7 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Union. Stop by and be apart of the Luther ring tribe.

Valentine's Day Cards
Valentine's day is right around the corner do not forget to pick up a card and a gift in the Book Shop .

Chapel Schedule
Join College Ministries for chapel wherever you are during the month of January on Facebook! Chapel speakers will "go Live" on the   Luther College Ministries
page every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during J-term.

Wednesday, January 29 - Mike Wilker
Friday, January 31 - No chapel due to J-term break
Monday, February 3 - No chapel due to J-term break
RERUNS
Luther College's Annual Mid-Winter Norse Community Day on Saturday, Jan. 18 was postponed due to weather. Community Day will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, when Luther plays Buena Vista. Anyone who made online reservations for the event who still plan to attend on the rescheduled date do not need to do anything. People who are now unable to attend on Feb. 1 due to the date change and would like to request a refund may call the Alumni Office at 563-387-1164, or email   sointr01@luther.edu . For those who have not yet RSVPd, the registration deadline has been extended to Friday, Jan. 31. More details here:  www.luther.edu/alumni/events/community_day/

"African Roots in Southern Fields: What the Slaves Ate" is the February 18 Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture - Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History Kelly Sharp will discuss her research into the distinctly identifiable African Diasporic culinary culture of nineteenth-century bondspeople on coastal South Carolina plantations. Enslaved women in antebellum America used the daily practice of cooking and eating to actively express their culture, despite the dehumanizing regime of slavery under which they lived and labored. This fascinating talk will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the CFL Recital Hall. A reception will follow in Qualley Lounge.  

Join us in reading Sami Schalk’s   Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction - Prof. Schalk explores how black women’s speculative fiction offers new possibilities for understanding the relationship of the body to the self, revealing the genre’s potential for transcending reality’s limitations and charting new futures. Prof. Schalk will be giving a public lecture at Luther on Feb. 25, so read her book prior to her visit!  Sign up  here . Sponsored by LDA, BSU and CEPE.  

Sunday morning worship - The Luther Congregation will worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 701 Iowa Ave., Decorah for Sunday morning worship during the month of January. Transport will be available from in front of the CFL at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday during Jterm. Worship takes place at 9:30 a.m. If you have questions, please contact College Ministries at  ministry@luther.edu.

APO Blood Drive  -   Alpha Phi Omega is co-sponsoring a winter blood drive with Red Cross at the end of the month. Come to the North Gym in Regents on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to donate. Walk-ins are welcome but may have to wait for an opening. Sign up on  www.redcrossblood.org  to reserve an appointment time and to check your donation eligibility. Open to the Luther and Decorah community.  

Deadline Approaching - Peace Scholar Applications:  Due Feb. 3 - Sophomores and Juniors interested in studying in Norway this summer can apply to the Peace Scholars program. A scholarship provides funding for two students to study for a week at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue in Lillehammer, and then for six weeks at the University of Oslo. Details can be found at:  https://peacescholars. wordpress.com/ . Applications should be sent to  victoria.christman@luther.edu .

Do you dream of being on Broadway? Area singers are invited to submit a 1-2 minute video audition to win a chance to perform in the Center Stage Series production, "Neil Berg's 101 Years of Broadway" on Feb. 14. Visit  www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com  for full audition details, or contact  Kristen Underwood  with questions. Auditions must be submitted by Feb. 7.
T he Bulletin is published for the Luther Community by the Campus Programming Office every Tuesday & Friday when classes are in session. Copy deadline: 12 noon Monday for Tuesday's edition, 12 noon Thursday for Friday's edition. Word limit: 75. Email:  bulletin@luther.edu