Norse Apps new look debuts Jan. 4

Norse Apps will be switched to a new look Jan. 4. View information at http://tinyurl.com/d7l745n. Many users have already made the change. Users who haven't already can switch over themselves. This new look becomes permanent on Jan. 4. At that time, all users will be switched over automatically. For more information, visit http://lis.luther.edu.

Luther welcomes area alumni, families, parents and friends of the college to visit the Luther campus for Community Day Saturday, Jan. 7. The day's activities include men's and women's basketball games in the Regents Center, as well as a community picnic. All events are open to the public with no fee for admission, although an RSVP is required before noon Tuesday, Jan. 3. For more information or to register, visit http://www2.luther.edu/alumni/events/community_day/.

Philip Freeman of the Classics department talked about his new book on Greek mythology "Oh My Gods" on Iowa Public Radio's Talk of Iowa on Monday, Jan. 2. Listen to the broadcast at http://iowapublicradio.org/news/talk-of-iowa.

Luther College has been named a finalist in the 2012 Climate Leadership Awards program. Now in its third year, Climate Leadership Awards are a project of Second Nature, a non-profit sustainability advocacy organization that operates in conjunction with the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The awards recognize innovation and excellence in climate leadership at signatory institutions of the ACUPCC. Luther College is a charter signatory of the organization.

Jim Martin-Schramm's “Financing A Large Wind Turbine Project: The Luther College Experience,” was published in Campus Climate Leadership: Reports from the Field (October 2008 - December 2010), Toni Nelson, ed., American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org//files/documents/acupcc-implementer-compendium-2008-2010.pdf.

Amy Engelsdorfer presented a paper, "Trees of Sound and Color: Ruth Crawford and the Five Songs on Poems by Carl Sandburg," at the "Women and the Nineteenth-Century Lied" conference at the National University of Ireland at Maynooth on Saturday, Dec. 10.

MISCELLANEOUS

HFH announcement

Luther's Habitat for Humanity chapter is traveling to Birmingham March 16-24 for Spring Break. Luther allows for two staff persons to work with Luther HFH as an adviser for spring break and receive a week's pay so that the trip does not require use of vacation time for the two staff advisers. Mike Blair, campus pastor, will be traveling with the group as an adviser as well. Interested staff can learn more and apply for one of these two positions online at: 2012 Staff HFH Spring Break Trip Application. For more information, contact Mike Blair, <blairmic>.

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