Luther College will spray the lawns with herbicides to provide well-maintained, visually attractive grounds for Luther students, employees and visitors, and to control undesirable weeds on athletic fields. Weather permitting, the date for spraying is the evening of Friday, May 27, with Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, set as back up days as needed.
Luther College will celebrate Commencement at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 22, in Carlson Stadium when President Paula Carlson will confer the Bachelor of Arts degree on Luther's class of 2016. Filmmaker, water advocate and third-generation explorer Alexandra Cousteau will give the commencement address.
Luther College junior Caleb Anderson of Rockford, Illinois, is the 2016 recipient of Iowa Jump$tart's GeoCache for College Cash scholarship. Anderson, the first Luther student to receive this scholarship, was awarded $1,000. A physics major at Luther, is the son of Jeffrey and Julia Anderson of Rockford. He is a 2013 graduate of Rockford Lutheran High School.
The Luther College Student Senate and the Alumni Office invites all graduating seniors to attend the Senior Send-Off at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Hotel Winneshiek in Decorah, Iowa.
The Luther College Concert Band and Jazz Orchestra will perform a Music Showcase, part of Luther's Commencement weekend events, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life.
As part of Luther Commencement weekend, the Luther College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Daniel Baldwin, together with the Luther College Nordic Choir, under the direction of Allen Hightower, will present a Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus.
The Martin Luther statue and base, located on the east side of Larsen Hall on the Luther College campus, is being restored by the Midwest Art Conservation Center and Moore Drywall and Plastering LLC. After a thorough washing, patina and waxing, Martin is looking good as new!
Luther College President Paula J. Carlson has announced the appointment of James Jermier as vice president for development at Luther. He will begin his new duties
June 6.
Luther College sophomore Iloria Phoenix of Pella, Iowa, was awarded the Kuh Family "Positively Luther" Award for the 2015-16 academic year. The award is given each year to a student whose character, leadership, and participation in co-curricular and other educationally purposeful activities enhance the quality of campus life.
Filmmaker, environmentalist and third-generation explorer Alexandra Cousteau will share insights gained from a lifetime of world travel and water advocacy during the Luther College Commencement address Sunday, May 22, in Decorah.
In recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit that is celebrated at Luther, the college is pleased to announce the establishment of the Birkestrand Economics and Management Chair.
Luther College will host the 2016 Iowa Conference Softball Tournament May 6-7 at the Luther College Softball Diamond. The single-elimination tournament includes the conference's top six teams and the winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.