The Campus Programming office is excited to share the Distinguished Lecturers for 2014-15. Marjane Satrapi, artist, illustrator and author of "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood," will be at Luther Saturday, Oct. 25, and Mary McAleese, President of Ireland from 1997-2011, will be at Luther Tuesday, March 10. Both events will be onstage conversations beginning at 7 p.m. Connections with curricular planning is encouraged to support campus-wide conversation. For more information contact Tanya <gertta01>.

COMMUNITY

Thoughts and prayers

Thursday evening as Weston Noble was getting ready for bed at his home in Decorah, he felt faint and had a heart attack. He will spend the next days recovering and gaining back his strength. Weston will need to rest a lot over the next few weeks, but is in good spirits and even made the following statement of faith, "I know the plans I have for you. Plans for your welfare and not for harm." Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. 

New employees

Jennifer Folstad is serving as a temporary administrative assistant in the President's Office for the months of June and July. She can be reached at 387-1001 or <jen.folstad>.

Kerri Mahr began her position as clothing buyer in the Book Shop on May 21. Her office is in Dahl Centennial Union 103 and her phone number is 387-1741.

Position opening

Agora editor: The Paideia Governing Board seeks applicants for a two-year term as editor of "Agora: Luther College in Conversation." The successful candidate will edit two volumes of the interdisciplinary journal each year. The editor receives a stipend of $7,500 per year for this work. Applicants need to be knowledgeable about the Luther College community, have a demonstrated commitment to the place of the humanities in the liberal arts, the time and willingness to attend on-campus presentations and events where faculty and students present their work and experience in publishing or editing. Members of the Luther community are invited to apply by sending a letter before June 6 to the Paideia Office or Rebecca Sullivan <sullivre> outlining their vision for the journal and a curriculum vitae indicating their preparation for the position.

Luther soccer mini camp

The camp offers instruction from qualified staff for boys and girls ages 4-7. The purpose of the camp is to introduce mini-campers to soccer. Fundamental skills associated with the game are taught alongside simple concepts and ideas. The child's first steps in the game become a perfect foundation to further development. For more information click here, or contact Chris <garcch01>.

Luther soccer instructional camp

The Luther College soccer camp offers Iowa and the Midwest top-quality soccer instruction. The camp enables aspiring players to learn the basic techniques and tactics of the game in an atmosphere of positive encouragement and support, while advanced players receive collegiate/pro-level training. Each camper will receive a camp t-shirt. This camp is open to boys and girls ages 8-14. For more information, click here, or contact Chris <garcch01>.

ARTICLES, CREATIONS, HONORS, ETC.

In his new book "Spirituality and Your Life Story," Bradley Hanson, emeritus professor of religion, probes the close connections between spirituality and personal "life story." Hanson uses the groundbreaking idea of Dan McAdams, Northwestern University professor of psychology, that in their teen years people begin to form their personal identity by projecting what they might do and become. The book is available for purchase here.

David Vasquez is serving as Senior Faith Advisor for the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service's #ActsOfLove Campaign. The campaign seeks to engage youth and young adults in advocacy on behalf of the increasing number of unaccompanied children fleeing drug-related violence and poverty in Central America. Vasquez traveled on Tuesday, May 27, to present at the campaign launch at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Ervin Liz '16, was selected to have his project, "Plant a Seed, Build a Brighter Future," funded in the competitive Davis Projects for Peace program, an invitation to undergraduates at American colleges and universities to design grassroots projects that can be implemented around the world. The project, which will be implemented in Columbia, received a $10,000 grant.

Mahadeva Illanco Kavindra '15, and Noorullah Zafari '15, were selected to have their project, "Reconciliation through Rural School Development," funded in the Davis Projects for Peace program. Their project, which will be implemented in Sri Lanka, received a $10,000 grant.

Nancy Gates-Madsen presented the paper "Telenovelas and Truth: The Politics of Identity in Montecristo" at the Latin American Studies Association Congress in Chicago on May 24.

Maddy Kofoed '14, is the fourth Luther graduate to receive a Fulbright award for the 2014-15 academic year from the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Kofoed of Apple Valley, Minnesota, graduated from Luther with a degree in Spanish and biology, and will serve as an English teaching assistant in Argentina to fulfill her Fulbright award.

Andi Beckendorf presented "The Art of Information: Teaching Visual Literacy with First-Year Students" at the LOEX Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 10. The LOEX organization is devoted to library instruction and information literacy, and the presentation was based on a first-year seminar teaching experience.

Diane Scholl's poem "Watch Night, 1862" has been accepted for an upcoming issue of Cider Press Review.