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Josh White '97 named Luther's Young Alumni Award winner of 2010
May 20, 2010May 20, 2010
Josh White, M.D., co-director of World Wide Village (WWV) Community Health Initiative, has been named the Luther College Young Alumni Award recipient for 2010. Read more...
Allen R. Hightower named conductor of Luther’s Nordic Choir
May 19, 2010May 19, 2010
Luther College announces the appointment of Allen R. Hightower, D.M.A, as the college’s director of choral activities, conductor of Nordic Choir and professor of music. Hightower will begin his duties at Luther in August. Read more...
Eight Luther students participate in eight-hour local foods tour/dinner
May 19, 2010May 19, 2010
The best college education experiences do not always involve computers, books and classrooms. For most Luther College students, Sunday afternoon is a time reserved for homework, papers and studying. But, on Sunday, May 9, eight Luther students spent an afternoon participating in a local foods tour and dinner party hosted by Jason Skarin, a member of the Luther dining services staff. Read more...
College installs energy-saving, low-flow showerheads across campus
May 19, 2010May 19, 2010
It may not be as attention-getting as the “shower with a friend” bumper stickers of the 1960s, but Luther College has implemented a shower room project that may save millions of gallons of water and thousands of dollars in energy costs over the coming year. Read more...
Luther signs land lease for wind turbine project site
May 18, 2010May 18, 2010
Luther College took a major step forward with its wind turbine electrical generation project in May when the college signed the land lease agreement for the parcel of property on which the wind turbine is to be constructed. Read more...
Trash into Treasure sale to be held at Luther May 19-25
May 17, 2010May 17, 2010
Luther College students are turning “trash” into “treasure” by donating unwanted merchandise to be sold at a community-wide sale that offers “treasures” at bargain prices. Read more...
Professor Philip Freeman receives grant from Harvard's Loeb Classical Library Foundation to complete work on letters of St. Patrick
May 17, 2010May 17, 2010
Philip Freeman, Luther College professor of classics, has received a $29,455 fellowship from Harvard University’s Loeb Classical Library Foundation to complete his work on a new edition of the Latin letters of St. Patrick and early Irish literature on Patrick. Read more...
College implements Energy Conservation Program to reduce energy consumption and achieve sustainability goals
May 13, 2010May 13, 2010
Luther College has developed a comprehensive Energy Conservation Program that will help the college achieve its goal of reducing the college’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent. Read more...
Six students receive Steven Mark Anderson Scholarships
May 13, 2010May 13, 2010
Six Luther College students have each received a $1,000 Steven Mark Anderson Scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year. Read more...
Brian Solberg named Iowa Athletic Trainers Society Educator of the Year
May 13, 2010May 13, 2010
Brian Solberg, ATC, LAT, athletic training education program director and assistant professor of health and physical education at Luther College, is the recipient of the Iowa Athletic Trainers Society Educator of the Year. Read more...
Tom Bourcier wins Iowa Motion Picture Association Award of Excellence for film score
May 12, 2010May 12, 2010
Tom Bourcier, musician and instructor of music at Luther College, is the recipient of the Iowa Motion Picture Association Award for Excellence for Best Original Music Score for his work on the film “Rebirth,” directed by Francesca Soans. Read more...
Three senior students receive Fulbright foreign scholarship awards
May 3, 2010May 3, 2010
The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced that Luther College seniors Laura Mohs, Jaclyn Jirak and Brandon Reed have been selected for Fulbright awards for 2010-11. Read more...
