Student-athletes break a wall as Gerdin Fieldhouse construction begins

3 students wearing hard hats and holding sledgehammers

Surrounded by more than 90 prospective student-athletes and their families, Luther College current student-athletes broke a wall to mark the launch of construction on the $24 million Gerdin Fieldhouse for Athletics and Wellness.

August 5, 2024
Group of smiling students at a table

Luther’s selection for membership in the FirstGen Forward Network was based on the college’s demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students. 

August 1, 2024
A young woman in a green hat and blue shirts kneeling among prairie plants.

Luther students have uncovered a rich crop of knowledge about Iowa’s original environment, the tallgrass prairie – its plants, its pollinator populations, and its effect on water and soil erosion.

July 23, 2024
A group of students sitting in caps and gowns for graduation outdoors.

Luther College announces that 259 students graduated in the spring of 2024. They were honored at the 2024 Commencement Ceremony on May 19. 

July 8, 2024

A rising senior majoring in history and minoring in museum studies, Hursh applied what she learned at Luther during a spring 2024 internship for the highest court in the U.S. 

June 25, 2024
Jaden Bilal lifting in a gym.

A 2024 Luther graduate, Bilal will compete for Team USA, facing some of the best young powerlifters in the world, in the 2024 World University Powerlifting Championships in Tartu, Estonia, July 23–27. 

June 12, 2024
A group of students stand holding paper.

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization in the United States. The society has fostered and recognized excellence in the liberal arts and sciences since 1776.

May 22, 2024
Matilda Koeller stands in front of a tree in a black graduation gown and cap.

Luther College graduating senior Matilda Koeller received the college’s Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal for the class of 2024. The announcement was made during the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19.

May 20, 2024

With the 2024 Commencement just around the corner, we’re celebrating the graduating class with Senior Spotlights.

May 13, 2024
Split portrait of Robert Clower in a shirt and tie and Amy in an olive green shirt.

Fulbright awards allow a senior and a 2023 grad to spend a year immersing themselves in German culture while teaching abroad.

May 8, 2024