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Modersohn named director of publications and design at Luther College
February 6, 2012Feb. 6, 2012
Luther College President Richard Torgerson has named Ellen Modersohn the college's new director of publications and design. Read more...
Paul Mattson named executive director of Luther College Library and Information Services
February 6, 2012Feb. 6, 2012
Luther College President Richard Torgerson has named Paul Mattson executive director of library and information services. Read more...
Spirit of Uganda to perform Feb. 21 at Luther College
January 30, 2012Jan. 30, 2012
Spirit of Uganda will perform at Luther College Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall as part of Luther's 2011-12 Center Stage Series of professional performing arts events. Read more...
David E.G. and Patricia Miller commit $500,000 challenge gift to Luther
January 24, 2012Jan. 24, 2012
Luther College President Richard Torgerson has announced David E.G. and Patricia Miller have committed a $500,000 challenge gift to the college's fund-raising campaign for its proposed aquatic center. Read more...
Luther's Jon Jensen named to AASHE Board of Directors
January 24, 2012Jan. 24, 2012
Jon Jensen, Luther College professor of philosophy and environmental studies, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Read more...
Chicago artist Salah Mubarek watercolor exhibit at Luther Feb. 1-March 16
January 24, 2012Jan. 24, 2012
Luther College will host " Pursuit of the Spiritual," an exhibit of watercolor paintings by Chicago artist Salah Mubarek, Feb. 1-March 16 in the Center for Faith and Life. Read more...
'The United Nations' Quest to End Extreme Poverty' Spring Convocation lecture presented Feb. 2
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
Luther College alumnus Eric Olson, an economic affairs officer for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the United Nations Secretariat, will present the college's Spring Convocation lecture Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9:40 a.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus. Read more...
Acclaimed filmmakers, award-winning films and public discussions highlight 2012 Oneota Film Festival Jan. 20-22
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
Luther College will serve as the host site for the third annual Oneota Film Festival, Jan. 20-22. Attendees will have the opportunity to choose from more than 30 films, including an Oscar-nominated film, several award winners and two sets of juried submissions. Read more...
'Half the Sky: A Call to Action' Distinguished Lecture Feb. 2
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
Nicholas Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, will deliver the Luther College 2012 Farwell Distinguished Lecture Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus. Read more...
Luther College to host ninth annual Midwest Black History Conference Feb. 15-16
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
Registration is now open for Luther College's ninth annual Midwest Black History Conference Feb. 15-16. Read more...
New music festival features music by Iowa composers with concert series Feb. 3-5
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
A Luther College concert series is expanding its format for 2012. Luther's semi-annual Music in the Shape of a Pear, directed by Brooke Joyce, Luther composer-in-residence, will become a weekend-long festival of new music in early February. Read more...
'Hunting Birds'
January 18, 2012Jan. 18, 2012
"Hunting Birds," a novel written by Jerry Johnson, Luther College director of public information, has been published on Amazon.com. Read more...












