Luther College News
Discussing the connection between personal and social transformation, David Loy, professor, writer and teacher of Japanese Sanbo Zen Buddhism, will present his lecture “Transforming Self, Transforming World: Buddhism and Social Justice” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 in Valders Hall of Science, Room 206 on the Luther campus.
In conjunction with the Oneota Film Festival, a screening of the documentary “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Lingonberry, 218 Water Street, Decorah, Iowa.
Working at the Sojourner shelter in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Luther senior Elena Dooley, spent her summer collaborating with volunteers and supporting victims of domestic abuse.
Luther College is hosting a Music Scholarship Audition Day Saturday, Nov. 10. Activities for the day are geared toward high school seniors interested in attending Luther.
Registration deadline is Sunday, Nov. 4; online registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/musicauditionday.
Drawing connections between America’s favorite pastime and morality and culture, Luther College Professor Emeritus John Moeller will present a lecture at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Mott Room of the Dahl Centennial Union on Luther’s campus.
Jimmy Hoke, visiting assistant professor of religion takes a look at Paul’s letters as he discusses queerness in the Roman world of the first century C.E. in his lecture at Luther College on Nov. 6.
The 10th annual Oneota Film Festival, co-sponsored by Luther College, is set for Thursday through Saturday, March 7-9, 2019, on the Luther campus and in downtown Decorah.
Luther College Associate Professor of Art Ben Moore presents his art show “Lie To Me” from Nov. 5 to Jan. 24 at the Wigley Fleming Art Gallery on the Luther campus. Moore’s current work explores the sublime. His goal is to depict a place so supernatural that it transports the viewer away from Earth while their feet never leave the ground.
On the coast of Israel in a city rooted in history, Luther College junior Robert Muller worked as a junior staff member with the Caesarea Ancient Harbor Excavation Project. As he partook in educational opportunities, Muller participated first-hand in a major archaeological excavation. He dug and sifted through the remains of Caesarea Maritima while he used radar mapping and analyzed pottery.
Examining sleep study records and sleep behavior disorders, Luther College senior James Conway spent the summer working at the Center for Sleep Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.