April 12, 2024
Alumni Messenger
Dear Alumni,
What do you think?

Surveys aren't always the most fun thing in the world to complete. I get it. Yet your ideas are vital to me. My job is to foster connections among alumni and between you and MLC. I'm here to support our alumni. I can only do that with your guidance!

Your voice is important, no matter your current title or circumstances. All people who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to receive an Amazon gift card.


Thank you for helping!
Michelle Markgraf, director of Alumni Relations
MLC Day Is Almost Here
What is MLC Day? It's a global day for MLC supporters to promote and celebrate ministerial education. We celebrate it on the first Wednesday in May—this year, it's on May 1.
Teach with two students holding a sign for MLC Day
What can you do, whether you live down the block or 1,000 miles away?
  • PRAY for our students, faculty, and staff
  • SHARE your photos, videos, and stories to MLC's social media sites
  • Prayerfully GIVE to MLC's mission, and your donation will be matched up to $60,000.
Recruitment 101
Wheat Field with blue sky
The workers are few, and we need more students to consider work in the public ministry.

What can you do? PRAY. "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field" (Matthew 9:38).

Recruitment Tip: Identify one person with the gifts to be a pastor, teacher, or staff minister. This person can be a child, teen, or adult. Then, could you ask that person if they have considered the ministry? No long conversations are needed!
Memories of Old Main
Here's a great memory from the Class of 1957:

"The class of 1957 received their calls into the teaching ministry while waiting on the steps of Old Main. On a quiet evening in May of '57, we waited on the steps for President Schweppe to call in the assignments to Professor (Doc) Hoenecke. He then walked over from the boys' dorm and read the list. . . . After reading the assignments, we headed to the dorm to wait in line for the one phone to make the call home. We received the actual call at graduation.

"By today's standards, this would seem rather 'crude,' but we felt the same excitement, anxiety, and emotions that a graduate of today would feel. We were ready to begin the service, ''The Calling,' to serve the Lord for which we had been preparing for many years."

- Richard Schlavensky, DMLC Class of 1957

What are your memories of Old Main?
Click the button below or email alumni@mlc-wels.edu to share your memory.
On the Hill
April 20: Wind Symphony Concert
May 1: MLC Day!
May 4: Children's Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
May 17: Free Alumni Commencement Dinner: Click here for more details and to register
May 17: Honors Recital at 4:00 pm
May 17: Commencement Concert at 7:30 pm
May 18: Commencement Service at 10:00 am
May 18: Call Service at 2:30 pm
Reunion Central
2024 Reunion Dates

  • June 2: DMLC Class that started in Fall 1958 (Kiel WI)
  • Sept. 4-5: DMLC Class of 1966 (La Crosse WI)
  • Sept. 20-21: DMLHS Class of 1964 (New Ulm)
  • Sept. 20-21: MLA Class of 1974 (New Ulm)
  • Sept. 24-25: DMLHS Class of 1959 (New Ulm)
  • Sept. 27-29: DMLC Class of 1974 (New Ulm)

Are you planning a reunion this year? We can help you with class lists, planning time on campus, and more. Check out our reunion guide.
MLCAA Gives to MLC
Did you know? 100% of the donations given to MLCAA provide financial support for non-budgeted campus projects and student scholarships.

  • 70% of the gifts received will support the MLCAA Endowed Scholarship, which grants tuition money to students.

  • 30% of the gifts received will provide outdoor furniture for our students, giving them a comfortable outdoor setting for eating, studying, and socializing.

Join other alumni and consider making a gift to support the scholarship and outdoor furniture purchase.