Luther College News
Luther College junior Kristen Hansen and sophomore Piper Wood have been selected as Peace Scholars for the 2018-19 academic year. The pair will spend six weeks studying peace and dialogue in Lillehammer and Oslo, Norway.
Storm Bailey, professor of philosophy at Luther College has been appointed as The Center for Ethics and Public Engagement faculty research fellow. The appointment is for two years beginning in the fall of 2019.
Focusing on the theme “Stories in Community,” tales shared by families, friends, world travelers and neighbors are only a few of the stories told in the more than 60 films to be screened at the 10th annual Oneota Film Festival. The event, co-sponsored by Luther College, is set for Thursday through Saturday, March 7-9, 2019, on the Luther campus and in downtown Decorah. Festival-goers are asked to pre-register at: https://www.oneotafilmfestival.org/register.
Luther College senior Tressa Forrest has received the Psi Chi Diversity Research Award from the Midwest Psychological Association for her paper titled, “A Test of the Factor Structure of the Multidimensional Sexuality Questionnaire.” She will present the paper at the annual meeting of the Midwest Psychological Association in Chicago on Thursday, April 11, where she will be recognized for her award.
Luther College alumna Kadra Abdi, class of 2008, is a strategic consultant who spends her days helping minority businesses and nonprofits craft strategies and counteract the often-negative assumptions that arise between immigrant and mainstream communities. At 4 p.m. on March 6, she will speak at the Hammarskjold Lounge in the Dahl Centennial Union on the Luther campus.
Giving Day, a 16-hour fundraising event to support the Luther Fund at Luther College, will be held 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, March 7. The day features a simultaneous 12-hour live feed beginning at 8 a.m. bringing entertainment, engaging stories and information from students, faculty and staff across campus to Luther family and friends across the globe. The community is invited to make a gift, view the live feed and get real-time updates on Giving Day at luther.edu/giving-day.
Igor Kalnin, Luther College assistant professor of music will give a recital at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16 in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music on the Luther campus. Kalnin will perform on the violin in a chamber ensemble Duo MemDi.
Examining the intersection of immigration and art, Luther College associate professor of art history, Kate Elliott will discuss identity formation in “Finding the ‘Hjemland:’ Herbjørn Gausta and the Immigrant American Artist Experience” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in the Recital Hall of the Center for Faith and Life on Luther’s campus.
Jennaya Robison, assistant professor of music at Luther College will give a vocal recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music on the Luther Campus. Robison will be joined by Jared Rogers, tenor, Nicholas Shaneyfelt, collaborative piano, and Diego Piedra, violin.
In celebration of the diverse cultures that come together to make up the Luther College community, the annual Ethnic Arts Festival held by the Center for Intercultural Engagement and Student Success will take place Saturday, March 2. People who have attended the festival in previous years will notice a new structure to this year’s event, including new activities highlighting cultures found in the local community.