On Monday, June 12, MLC hosted the 31st annual Golf Classic, and participants enjoyed beautiful weather.
Even better, the Classic achieved the goal stated in this year’s theme, “Drive to a Million.” The Classic topped $1,000,000 in total proceeds with the income from this year's event!
Every year, $20,000 of proceeds from the Classic go directly to MLC students. The recipients can meet Golf Classic committee members at an annual scholarship event. The remainder of the proceeds will help fund the MLC high ropes course.
Following the tournament, participants gathered for fellowship, raffle drawings, and announcements of winners. Two teams tied for first, and after a random drawing, the team of Luke Sellner, Tom Furth, Dan Cline, and Andrew Cline (pictured) came away with the overall team win.
MLC is thankful for all the participants and supporters who made this event a success!
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New Face on Campus: Rebecca Doering |
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Professor Rebecca Doering (physical education) grew up in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, attended Lakeside LHS, and graduated from MLC in 2020.
She serves the college by teaching a variety of physical education and coaching classes, coaching the softball team, and serving as a faculty advisor for the PE club. She is currently earning her master’s degree in kinesiology and recreation.
Before returning to MLC, Professor Doering served at Great Plains LHS, where she was on the dorm staff, taught mathematics, and coached volleyball.
Professor Doering sees how God used her time at Great Plains to develop gifts she didn’t know she had. “Teaching math courses was far out of my wheelhouse,” she says. “Taking care of that many high schoolers in the dorm was not something I had taken a class on. God showed me that with his help, the help of those around me, and the drive to work hard, I could succeed at so many more things than I thought were possible.”
Professor Doering’s ministry now allows her to share that lesson with the next generation of called workers. As she guides students in the classroom and on the field, she helps her students see their gifts and consider how they can use those gifts wherever God sends them.
“It is so awesome to work with young people who have a desire to go and tell others about Jesus,” she says. “Because we are all working toward a similar goal, it creates a lot of good opportunities for conversation about how what we are doing in classes or on the field can be applied in their future ministry!”
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Professor Douglas Lange (NWC ’77, WLS ’82) served as a coach and professor of physical education at MLC from 2005 to 2023.
“Coach Lange modeled what it was to be a man of faith,” says Professor Greg Holzhueter, a former student and later a colleague of Professor Lange. “He modeled how to humbly own one’s sinfulness and how to find comfort in the gospel of Jesus Christ. He showed us how to live gospel ministry instead of simply showing us how to do gospel ministry.”
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Professor Ronald Ohm (DMLC ’78) served as a professor of education and student teacher supervisor at MLC from 2002 to 2023.
“With a servant’s heart, academic prowess, and excellent supervisory practices, Ron molded middle and secondary education teachers into effective teacher-ministers who are now educating students across the synod,” says Dr. Cindy Whaley, a longtime colleague of Professor Ohm. “Ron’s utmost care, concern, and specific feedback, which he crafted carefully for each student teacher, will forever be etched in their minds.”
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Watch for the full retirement tributes in the summer edition of MLC InFocus magazine.
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Summer Daylight Trips: Alaska |
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The campus feels empty without our students, but we love to see them working with the Daylight program to support ministries across the country. This summer, students are traveling to 18 cities in 12 states, from Texas to Alaska and California to Connecticut.
At Peace-Eagle River AK, Claudia Stuebs (St. Paul-Lake Mills WI), Stephanie Affeldt (Bethlehem-Germantown WI), Grace Gibson (Holy Trinity-Des Moines WA), Maia Pankow (Trinity-Bay City MI), Corianna Lamb (Beautiful Savior-Grove City OH), and Stasi Scharf (St. Paul-New Ulm MN) helped the members canvass their neighborhood and conduct an art camp. These students provided support for Peace’s ministry, but it was a blessing to them too.
“I think meeting the church members was really cool,” says Claudia (pictured as she distributes invitations to a church event). “It is amazing how kind and generous they were and how they would invite us to their homes and make meals for us. They were all so interested in meeting us and supporting our work up there. The church seemed like a big family, and they were so welcoming to us.”
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Luther Student Center Renovations |
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Exciting changes are happening in the Luther Student Center!
Renovations scheduled for this summer are underway, bringing a much-needed update to this building. To make the space more functional and relaxing for students, the plans include an upgraded game room and movable furniture—lounge chairs, tables, whiteboards, mobile partitions—that allow students to customize the space to meet their own needs.
Crews recently finished pouring a new floor and have begun painting too. Watch for more progress updates on this project!
Do you remember what the LSC—or “the Union”—was like back in the day?
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Eager to see the 2022-2023 year in photos? Can’t wait to learn more about the new special ed master’s program, new Early Ministry Experience program for preseminary students, or Competency-Based Education?
Watch for the Summer 2023 MLC InFocus magazine at the end of July!
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Contact us today:
507.354.8221
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