We are pleased to announce the launching of this bimonthly email newsletter. Sustainability is all about nurturing relationships and making connections, both on campus and within the community and region. Our hope is that this email communication will help all of us to be more aware of opportunities to engage and stay connected to each other's work to create sustainable communities. In each edition you can expect to find special features, information on upcoming events and opportunities, job/volunteer postings and a student, staff or faculty spotlight. We hope you enjoy this new publication. If you would prefer not to receive this newsletter, you can easily unsubscribe at any time.  

On September 12th professor Jim Martin-Schramm spoke to a delegation of Iowa state legislators at the Luther College solar array as part of their solar tour of Decorah and Dubuque. Dr. Martin-Schramm highlighted the importance of the Luther solar array to the Luther community in achieving the goal of managing campus energy costs while simultaneously reducing the college's carbon footprint.

Stratis joins Luther as Assistant Director of the Center for Sustainable Communities.  This new position combines coordination of sustainability initiatives on the Luther campus with teaching two courses for the Environmental Studies Program.