Looking for ISAA Fashion Show Participants!
The International Students and Allies Association is excited to announce that the annual ISAA Fashion Show will be held on the 13th of November 2021 in the CFL! We are currently seeking students who would like to participate as either a model, designer, by performing, or by helping with logistics. If you are interested please fill out this form and we will follow up with more information.
Halloween Costume Contest - Oct. 29
Calling all students, faculty and staff! Grab your most creative costumes and join SAC in the Union Lobby for Halloween festivities! We will have various prizes for best costumes--including best group costume! Email sac@luther.edu with questions. Friday, October 29, 3:00p.m. Union Lounge
Gear up for this Saturday's Blackout Football Game!
Buy any black clothing item from the Book Shop and receive a FREE temporary tattoo and a coupon to use on your next purchase! Two days only--October 29 & 30.
Halloween Double Feature Movie Night - Oct. 29
SAC Cinema will show Scooby Doo and The Candyman (2021) for a special Halloween double feature night! Free with CAF, $5.00 without. Candy/popcorn while supplies last! Get your tickets in advance at tickets.luther.edu. saccinema@luther.edu Friday, October 29, 7:30pm and 9:30pm, Valders 206
Luther's Wind Turbine Turns 10
It’s Daryll the Wind Turbine’s 10th Birthday! To celebrate, the Center for Sustainable Communities and Luther Marketing teams are collecting stories about what role and impact Daryll plays in our community. If you have any favorite memories, feelings of gratitude, or thoughts about what Daryll means to you and the broader Luther community, please share them with sustainability@luther.edu by Friday the 29th!
Upcoming Virtual PLEN Seminar - deadline to register Oct 29
Fees covered and spots still available for the "Women of Color Influencing Washington" seminar occurring Nov. 12-14. (Registration deadline 10/29.) Discuss current issues in the field, build professional skills, and hear from women leaders on the front lines of policymaking. The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is the only national organization with the sole focus of preparing college women for leadership in the public policy arena. Email the CEPE if interested.
SPIN Theatre Cabaret - Oct 30
It Takes Two: A Cabaret of Iconic Duets
Come see the annual SPIN Theatre Cabaret! The show will feature an incredible set list of iconic duets. Bonnie and Clyde! Jekyll and Hyde! We hope to see you there!
Tickets are $3 at the door. Jewel Theatre in the CFA.
Top Banana IS BACK! - Oct. 31
Top Banana is BACK! Performing for the first time since March 2020, Luther's favorite Improv troupe returns to the stage this Halloween! We’ll be playing all of your favorite improv games, with audience participation! Join us in Olin 102 on October 31st from 9-10:30 pm for a night of spooky fun! Please wear a mask.
SAC Christmas Cheer 2021
Though it’s hard to believe, the Christmas season will soon be upon us, and we are looking forward to spreading some holiday cheer around Decorah and other communities in northeast Iowa. Please fill out this form if your organization would like to sponsor a family in need this Christmas! We hope you will join us for this special annual tradition that brings the community together! Stay tuned for the gift drop-off date! Email sacservice@luther.edu with any questions.
Are you interested in journalism? Apply for CHIPS!
CHIPS is Luther's premier (and only) paper led and produced by the students! We currently have paid staff writer positions open, so if you enjoy writing and want to get some hands-on experience with actual news production, contact CHIPS Editor-in-Chief Olivia Schmidt (schmol01@luther.edu) for some more information!
Student Flu Vaccination Clinic - Nov. 1
Student Flu Clinics continue Monday, November 1 from 2 PM - 4 PM in the Student Organization Suite, Union Room 102. Sign-up is strongly encouraged to ensure there aren't long lines, but walk-ins are welcome. Flu vaccination is free for students.
Nottingham Applications Due - Nov. 1
Nottingham Year applications are due Nov. 1st! Click here to start your application today. Please email brooem01@luther.edu for more information and further questions.
Paideia Texts and Issues Panel - Nov. 2
“Decolonized Approaches to Teaching Religious Studies," is the second Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture of the 2021-22 series Decolonizing Paideia? Revising the Products and Processes of Education. Religion department faculty members Todd Green, Robert Shedinger and Wanda Deifelt and students Dominique Stringer (‘22) and Nora Nyi Myint (‘22) will consider avenues for the ongoing work that decolonizing approaches demand within the religion classroom and at Luther College more broadly. Tuesday, November 2, 7pm, in the CFL Recital Hall
Behavioral Artist Marcus Young on Campus - Nov 1 & 2
The Visual & Performing Arts and Identity Studies departments are excited to
host Marcus Young 楊墨 (he/any), behavioral artist on campus Nov 1-2, 2021. Young will be sharing his work with students in public events open to all on Nov 1, and visit specific courses in art, dance, and identity studies on Nov 2. His ongoing project, “Don’t You Feel It Too?” is a participatory street dance practice of social and inner-life liberation, an embodied practice for racial healing. Sponsored in part by funding from the Campus Programming Board. Contact hawleyja@luther.edu with questions.
Outdoor Workshop with Marcus Young - Nov. 1
All are invited to join visiting artist Marcus Young on the Library Lawn, Monday, Nov. 1 from 2-3pm for a workshop in embodied liberation and public movement called “Don’t You Feel It Too?” Bring your phone, earbuds, and a couple of songs you love. Contact hawleyja@luther.edu
Conversation with Marcus Young: Behavioral Art - Nov 1
Join Marcus in conversation with professor of dance, Jane Hawley as he explains his practice of behavioral art, especially as it connects to spirituality, belonging, shaping place, and new ways of gathering. He will share what it is to be an artist in residence for Minnesota’s Department of Transportation. Mon, Nov 1, 5-6pm, Union Lounge
Tea House Session with Marcus Young - Nov. 1
Marcus will hold “office hours” in the format of a late-night tea house session. Come for a sip and chat. He will discuss his work “Life All Along: Instructions for Living at a Small Liberal Arts College or Someplace Similarly Wonderful.” He will also introduce the 16-credit, off-campus semester program he leads in the Twin Cities, “Art for Social Change through HECUA.” Luther students are eligible to apply. Mon, Nov 1, 9-10pm, CFA Studio 1 (the barefoot studio)
Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium - deadline to register Nov 3
Registration for 2021 is live for the Undergraduate Research Symposium Friday, November 12, at Viterbo University, LaCrosse, WI.
Poetry Reading - Nov. 4
Patrick Cabello Hansel will give a poetry reading on Thursday, Nov 4 at 7pm in the CFL Recital Hall. He will also speak at Weekday Chapel in the CFL on Friday, Nov 5. Both events are open to the public. Patrick Cabello Hansel is a poet and retired Lutheran pastor of dual-language parishes in New York City, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis. His first book of poems, "The Devouring Land," focuses on the lives of recent immigrants to the US. Patrick's poems have been published in the US, the UK, the Philippines, Ireland, and Israel. Sponsored in part by the Campus Programming Board. Contact Martin Klammer with questions.
Be a Wellness Ambassador - deadline to apply Nov 5
Wellness Ambassadors are highly-trained, student employees who promote health and well-being across the 8-dimensions of wellness through engaging strategies. Wellness Ambassadors have a variety of majors, and all share an interest in improving student wellness on campus. All Wellness Ambassadors upon hiring are trained as Certified Peer Educators through the NASPA BACCHUS program. The priority deadline is Friday, November 5. Applications can be found here.
Celebrate First Generation Day - Nov. 8
Join us for a celebration of First-Generation Day, in which we recognize students who are first in their families to attend college! TRIO and Catalyze, programs that work to support first-generation college students will be in the Union on November 8th with buttons and stickers to give away along with information about the TRIO and Catalyze programs.
Asymptomatic COVID Testing for All Students, Faculty, and Staff
Luther’s EAST (Expanded Asymptomatic Surveillance Testing) is open to all students, faculty, and staff on Tuesdays from 1-4:30 p.m. Appointments are required and can be booked online, up to 12 hours in advance. On the appointment website, look for “Asymptomatic COVID Testing for Luther Community Members.” Anyone being tested must have no COVID symptoms and should be feeling healthy at the time of their appointment. This testing service is free of charge. Masks are required at the testing site, located at 404 High St.
We're Hiring Tutors
The Center for Academic Enrichment is hiring for tutoring positions. Must have at least a B in all courses and be work study eligible. Sophomore and Juniors are ideal. BIPOC students are highly encouraged to apply! Please read the information and fill out the application if interested. Contact adam.lenehan@luther.edu with any questions.
-Economics/Management especially ECON130 Principles of Economics as well as other courses.
-Mathematics especially MATH115 Introduction to Statistics as well as other math courses.
-German Language courses especially GER102 Community and Language
-HIST111 Survey of US History Part One tutor
-BIO115 Human Anatomy tutor
-SCI240 Pathophysiology tutor
-PHYS181 Classical Physics I tutor
Calling all nominations and applications to serve as member on the new Student Title IX Advisory Group!
Mission: The purpose of the Luther College Student Title IX Advisory Group is to meet with the Title IX Coordinator (and at times team members) to review and provide feedback on relevant policies, interim supportive measures, education/prevention, and other relevant student concerns related to sexual misconduct. The Title IX office believes strongly in continual improvement and wants to hear the concerns of our students and the Luther community.
The Student Title IX Advisory Group will not be part of any grievance process associated with the College. The group will meet every other month.
Apply as a student member!
Ushers Needed for Heathers the Musical
Interested in being a part of Heathers the Musical? We are looking for 2-3 Ushers for performances coming up November 11-13th and 17th-20th! Ushers specialize in customer service, as well as helping guests to their seats - a very important role of the production process that we would love a couple students to be a part of! Not to mention that you will also get admission to all performances of Heathers you work and it counts towards production time if you are on a theatre scholarship!
Just Right Light
Working or studying in a classroom? You may be able to reduce your energy usage by up to 75% by simply switching off the lights you don't need. That's just right light. Questions or ideas? Sustainability@luther.edu.
Prescribed fire and burn crew training session
Interested in being on Luther's prescribed burn crew? Attend a training session at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov 1, in Valders 262. You will learn about goals for using fire in our woodlands and prairies, and about fire safety and responsibilities while on a burn. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome to participate. Email Molly McNicoll, <mcnimo01>, with questions or to learn about other events on the natural areas.
College Ministries
Live Stream
Starting Fri., Oct. 1, all chapel services will be live streamed through Luther College Ministries on Youtube. Please subscribe!
Focus (Sunday evening worship)
Gather at 8:00 p.m. in the CFL Main Hall for this time of song, prayer, and reflection. This Sunday’s speaker: Storm Bailey.
Monday Chapel
Start the week with music! Join us for the All Saints Day Chapel on Mon., Nov. 1, at 10:30 a.m. in the CFL Main Hall. There will be an opportunity to light candles in remembrance of saints.
November Book Club - Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
For all who are curious, wondering, skeptical, or even cynical about the Bible - you are invited to join College Ministries in reading the book Inspired by Rachel Held Evans, a book about encountering the Bible on its own terms, not as a magic book, but as something far more captivating and confounding. Join us for four dates for discussion in November: 2, 9,16, and 22. Discussions take place at 7pm in the Aisle 1 lounge in the CFL (outside College Ministries office) with warm beverages provided. The Nov 2nd discussion will kick off with broad questions for reflection - no reading is required and books can be picked up on the first night. Copies of the book are available in the College Ministries Office for $10. Contact ministry@luther.eduto sign up or for more information.
Transportation to Catholic Mass
Those interested in car-pooling to Catholic mass each weekend are invited to fill out this google form. Please email csc@luther.edu with any questions!
