Category: Announcement
Mark Franz recently was hired as the executive director for Information Technology Services at Luther College. He replaced Paul Mattson, who transitioned into a teaching role at the college.
The Norwegian-American Historical Association is pleased to name Anna M. Peterson, Luther College assistant professor of history, as the Association’s new editor. For the past decade Peterson has been an active scholar in the field of Norwegian-American history. She will hold the two roles concurrently.
Four Luther College faculty were named to endowed positions at the college’s Opening Convocation Thursday, Aug. 30. Maren Johnson, Luther College assistant professor of Scandinavian studies, was named the director of Luther’s new Richard L. and Judith A. Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies; Steve Holland, Luther professor of economics, was named the Bert M. and Mildred O. Dahl Chair in Economics; Anna Peterson, Luther assistant professor of history, was granted the Nena Amundson Distinguished Professorship; and David Thompson, Luther professor of Spanish, was granted the Dennis M. Jones Distinguished Teaching Professorship in the Humanities. The four have already begun preparing for these new roles.
The Luther College Board of Regents announced the members of the presidential search committee who will lead the process to identify Luther College’s 11th president. In May, President Paula Carlson announced she will retire after the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.
Luther College President Paula Carlson gave her final State of the College Address Thursday, Aug. 23, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on Luther’s campus. After welcoming faculty and staff to the Service of Dedication, President Carlson spoke on the completion of the current strategic plan and the launching of the new strategic plan, Inspired. Empowered. Engaged., gave updates on the enrollment and the budget, and closed with a thank you to the campus and community. Wendy Davidson, Luther Board of Regents Chair, also gave remarks on the legacy of Luther, today’s realities and a forecast of where Luther is heading.
Area musicians soon will have a new option for musical experiences. Luther College music and education students are opening the Luther College Community Music School, open to anyone in the Decorah area.
Luther College announces the induction of 37 seniors into the Luther chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa national academic honor society at a ceremony held this spring in the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus.
Move out week at Luther College was another success this year, with a 56 percent reduction of waste from the 2013 baseline.
Thanks to a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Luther College’s Preus Library and the Winneshiek County Historical Society will make county newspapers more accessible to the public.
Thanks to a generous donation by lifetime conservation enthusiast Donald Nelson, the Luther College Land Stewardship Program has new longevity and stability. Nelson, who established the Donald H. Nelson Endowment, most recently donated $500,000 to Luther, with $40,000 set aside to create the Lionberger Preserve Wetland Restoration Project.