The Sesquicentennial Fund is a five-year, $50 million funding initiative supporting three strategic imperatives of the College's new strategic plan, Transformed by the Journey, and leads into the 150^th anniversary celebration of Luther College.  Join us as we grow our endowment and invest in Luther’s most precious resource—our students, faculty, and staff.  All gifts and pledges between January 2008 through December 2012 will help us meet this important goal.

In 2006 Luther College completed a comprehensive strategic planning process that began in 2000. A remarkable 95 percent of the recommendations in the plan, Shaping a Distinctive Faith and Learning Community, were addressed and achieved. Regent George Kuh, whose work in higher education assessment puts him in contact with hundreds of colleges and universities each year, commented on Luther’s success: “I can’t think of any other institution that could accomplish so much in so little time. The message it sends is that whatever Luther sets its mind to will get done.”

We are now well-positioned to launch a new vision that will guide decision-making beyond the college’s sesquicentennial in 2011. This new plan, Transformed by the Journey, is designed to carry forward the current momentum and build on three distinctive Luther qualities: our uncommon location and how it shapes a strong sense of community, the way faith and learning intersect and lead to a transforming education, and how we engage students with the larger world.  Read a more detailed PDF version of the strategic plan.