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October 2, 2015

In This Issue
What Will October Be Like?             

 

Excelsior steps in the fall
Fall colors are always beautiful along the 
Excelsior steps.

Your first-year student is settling in! The month of October may bring events and emotions like these: 

 

Excitement: New faces, new spaces, new challenges. Chapel is awesome! God is good!

 

Homesickness: They may call and text you a lot. Some may battle the urge to give up and go home where things are familiar. They're praying a lot. High school romances may fade, which can be upsetting. 

 

High of 60 degrees, low of 37 degrees: That's what they can expect in southern Minnesota during October. 

 

Academic anxiety: They may wonder: Is this what college is really like? Can I handle this course work? Am I using my time well? Do the professors like me? What are college midterm exams like? 

 

Sports, music, fun: Musical rehearsals, set building, and costume creating. Intramural and intercollegiate football, volleyball, golf, soccer, and more. Walks in Flandrau State Park. 

 

Handling new freedoms: They're learning: Should I go out with my friends or start that big project? I really need to get off Facebook and get to work. I think I need to be more careful with my money. 

 

It's all normal! Each student will settle in to life at MLC in their own way. Be patient with them and don't worry. They're growing, and sometimes growth is painful. God is taking care of them, and they'll be fine! 

How's It Going With the Roommate?     dorm room

Your daughter calls home and says her roommate is ignoring her. Or your son says his roommate stays up every night till 2, plays his music too loud, uses all the outlets, and leaves piles of books and dirty shorts everywhere. Is there a solution?
  

Balancing Academics and Athletics 
  
Coach Paul Koelpin and the men's soccer team
 
You know how demanding college athletics can be. But there's no need to worry about your student's participation in sports. At MLC, our coaches are also professors, and the classroom takes precedence over the court. Read more. 

 
Gallery Is Open!
Cross Country Parents Day


The MLC Photo Gallery is updated regularly. Check out Homecoming and Parents Day photos like this one, or look back at the orientation photos and the messages home.  

Here's Where to Turn

VP for Student Life Jeff Schone is one person your students can turn to.

 

If your student calls home with a problem - sickness, relationship troubles, a surprising

D or two - our campus has personnel who are trained to help resolve these difficulties. Remind your student to seek out  these people.

Join Ladies' Auxiliary! 

You're invited to the 2015 Annual Ladies' Auxiliary National Meeting on Saturday, October 10, with registration in the Luther Student Center (LSC) at 8:30 am
 
You'll learn about the new programs at MLC, select new projects for 2015-16, and work together with other MLC supporters. 
 
Workshops on "Timely Topics for Today" will highlight the morning, and student entertainment and closing worship in Chapel of the Christ will round out the afternoon. 

Lunch will be available in the LSC. Childcare will be provided. 

Make plans to attend this annual event in support of our WELS College of Ministry. More information.
Mark the Date 

Athleticsmlcknights.com 

Concerts
October 4: Wind Symphony
October 31: College Choir
November 22: Wind Symphony
December 5-6: Christmas at MLC
February 14: Wind Symphony
       March 11-21: College Choir Tour
       April 3: College Choir 
       April 16: Wind Symphony
       May 13: MLC Commencement
       May 15-20: Wind Symphony Tour

Drama
November 6-8: Fall Musical Guys and Dolls 
December 11-12: Readers' Theater It's a Wonderful Life 
February 19-21: Winter Play You Can't Take It With You 
April 28-30: Children's Theater Once Upon a Wolf 

Parents UKnighted! 
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