Luther College News
Each year thousands of alumni and friends of Luther College come back to campus for the annual Homecoming celebration. This year Luther will celebrate Homecoming Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3–6.
Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward is proud to announce the 2019 recipients of the Distinguished Service Award. This year's recipients are Michael Anderson '99, Karen Austad '64, Steven Berry '74, Jennifer Clark Nelson '94, Richard Staff '69, Carl Stecker '79 and Carol Tomer '79.
Luther's annual local candidate forum takes place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Valders Hall of Science Room 206 on the Luther College campus. Candidates for Decorah City Council, Decorah School Board and Decorah Parks and Recreation Board have been invited.
Faldet will give a reading from the novel on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in Olin 102 on the Luther College campus.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders will host a town hall campaign event at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the North Gymnasium in Regents Center on the Luther College campus. The event is open to the public.
Bishop Munib Younan, bishop emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, will spend Sept. 26-Oct. 1 in residency with Luther College and the Decorah community.
From now through Oct. 6, artist Christopher Cudworth ‘79 will be displaying a 40-piece solo exhibit in the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther College campus. The exhibition titled, "Road Trip" features acrylic, watercolor and pastel pieces inspired by Cudworth’s road trips across the Midwest, with many set in Decorah.
A Luther College tradition continues this year with the return of "Paideia Texts and Issues Lecture Series." Since 1983, Luther faculty have presented research from a variety of disciplines, centered on a common theme. This year the focus is on "Resistance and Resilience."
Experience "one of the finest displays of musicianship in the world." Luther College Center Stage Series presents: Russian Renaissance on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life.
The Passing Zone "Saves the World" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. From the Tonight Show to America's Got Talent, Luther alumnus Jon Wee '88 and Owen Morse are the hilarious duo who take juggling to a surprisingly dangerous level in an effort to "save the world."