Dear Luther Community, I send you warm greetings from Louisiana, where—similar to you—I am in transition. Since the announcement of a new president for you (and the departure of a provost for Centenary College) comes several months before the actual date on which I will join you in an official capacity, we all live in a somewhat liminal space. Just as I am trying to wrap up important initiatives here, my heart and mind are both turning northward toward Decorah.
With the goal of providing emotional and financial support to the children treated at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the Luther College Dance Marathon will hold their sixth annual LCDM Big Event from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, April 13 in the Main Gym of the Regents Center on the Luther College Campus.
The much-beloved George Hinchliffe's Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to Luther College to prove that the ukulele may be small but it sure is mighty. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther's campus.
The Luther College Collegiate Chorale will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus. The concert is the culmination of the choir's 2019 Minnesota Tour.
Luther College's Philharmonia presents their program at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus. This event is open to the public with no charge for admission.
Following the resurgence of 90s music into popular mainstream culture, Luther College's choral program is pleased to announce the one-time release of their new collection, "Songs of the 90s," later this month.
The Luther College Cathedral Choir will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus. This concert is the culmination of Cathedral Choir's 2019 Wisconsin Tour.
Investigating the dynamic tension in our relationships, Luther College Professor Emeritus Alan Lerstrom will present the lecture, "Relational Dialectics" at Luther's Emeriti Colloquium at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Mott Room of the Dahl Centennial Union on Luther's campus.
Luther College presents a three-day Interfaith Forum, where international scholars, partitioners of interfaith collaboration and faith leaders of the Midwest gather to help engage the campus in an assembly about the challenges of interfaith existence and collaboration. This event will take place on the Luther campus from Thursday, April 4 to Saturday, April 6.
Luther College has been selected as a one of 25 participants in The Council of Independent Colleges' second Diversity, Civility and the Liberal Arts Institute, which will be held June 2-5, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Luther College senior Joseph Keeley has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Korean for eight weeks this summer at Pusan National University, one of 10 national universities in Korea.
Luther College will host two geologists from the Iowa Geological Survey as they give two public lectures on the topic of the Decorah impact crater at 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Decorah Public Library and 9:40-10:50 a.m. Thursday, April 4, in Valders Hall of Science Room 206 on campus.
