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The Summer Housing Office is hiring! There are several spots available this summer for responsible, enthusiastic, and outgoing individuals. Duties include facilitating client registrations, answering telephones, providing basic information about Luther/Decorah, and more. We want students with excellent communication skills, a strong ability to work independently and take direction from peers, and a focus on providing excellent customer service. For a detailed position description and application, go to https://www.luther.edu/programming/conferences/staff-application/. Questions? Contact Mike Anderson.
Pastor Amy Zalk Larson is leading a new t.r.e.c. small group this spring. The group provides space for deeper reflection on God's call in your life. A new group is formed each semester. The group will meet on six Monday nights from 8-9:15pm To secure a spot email
ministry@luther.edu.
BTQ is currently looking for acts for its 3rd annual BTQ Talent Show. The proceeds will go to the First Lutheran Church Free Clinic and Ebola research. Acts must sign up by February 17th. Auditions will take place on the 19th, 20th, and 21 of February. The talent show will be on Saturday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the CFL.
Sign up here or contact
btq@luther.edu for more information.
Applications are now available for the Erdman Entrepreneurial Prize Competition. This annual competition recognizes entrepreneurial activities that demonstrate the Luther student's ability to recognize and pursue a business opportunity without regard to required resources and to build "added value" beyond a personal salary. Prize money totaling $10,000 is awarded. This competition is only open to those who already have an established business. Submit
applications to Carol Stoddard in Olin 327 by March 13, 2015.
Luther College's "Music in the Shape of a Pear" event features works by Luther's composer-in-residence, Brooke Joyce, at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 15, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah. The performance features solo, chamber and orchestral music composed by Joyce for his Luther colleagues.
The Unison Piano Duo, featuring husband and wife team Du Huang and Xiao Hu, members of the Luther College music faculty, will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 14, in the Noble Recital Hall in Jenson-Noble Music Hall.
Gary Moss, Luther College adjunct faculty of music, will perform a baritone recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 15, in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music.
The recital is titled "In Times of War."
"Order X Chaos" by design artists Bradley Coulter and Vinicius Lima will be on display February 16-March 13, in the Kristin Wigley-Fleming Fine Arts Gallery in the Center for the Arts. Coulter and Lima take several design principles and techniques used to create order in content and apply them toward a contrary idea in an effort to understand if these tools can bring chaos to the orderly visual communications we encounter every day.
Peter Lingen, Luther College teaching associate in music, will present a guitar recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 15, in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Music Hall. The program features music from Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay and the United States, including pieces from composers Bellinati, Assad and Brouwer.
Kathleen McGarry will present the spring Luther College Phi Beta Kappa lecture, "Intergenerational Transfers from Parents to Children," at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 12, in the Franklin W. Olin Building Room 102. She will also present "50 Years of the War on Poverty: What it has Meant for the Elderly," at a brown bag session at noon Thursday, February 12, in the Mott Room of the Dahl Centennial Union.
Did you know UhaulCarShare provides a car on campus for students to reserve? If you are looking for a way to easily move around, UhaulCarShare provides a cheap and reliable source of transportation for Luther students on campus right behind the library. To make a reservation visit https://uhaulcarshare.com/. The first hour of your reservation is free; email melody@uhaulcarshare.com for you coupon code. MORE INFORMATION
Rebecca Boehm Shaffer, Luther College adjunct faculty in music, will perform a horn recital at 4 p.m. Saturday, February 14, in the Noble Recital Hall of the Jenson-Noble Music Hall. Boehm Shaffer's program includes the works of Verne Reynolds, Olivier Messiaen, Daniel Schnyder and Richard Strauss
A representative from Luther Heights Bible Camp (Ketchum, Idaho) will be at an information table in the Union on Friday, February 13 from 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. Stop by and visit with them about their summer staff opportunities.
Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp (Lakeside, Montana) will be at an information table in the Union Lounge on Monday, February 16 from 9:30 a.m - 4:00 p.m. Stop by and visit with the representative about their summer staff positions.
Job Shadow Program - open to all students! Are you interested in exploring a certain occupation? Unsure about your career goal? Get an inside look at the day-to-day activities of professionals working in a field that interests you. All shadow sites will be in Decorah for your convenience! Stop by the Career Center (2nd Floor Union) for more information and to sign up. Deadline to sign up is Friday, March 13. Take this opportunity to explore!
Luther's Spring Career Fair is just around the corner - Thursday, March 5 (Union 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m). Over 40 organizations will be attending! Plan to attend to visit with representatives about internships and full-time employment. Now is the time to dust off your suit and get your resume prepared! Stop by the Career Center if you need help with your resume. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to network!
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you'll get." -- Forrest Gump. Stop in the Book Shop on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 13 and select a candy from our Valentine candy box and receive an extra discount. Take a chance, you never know what you'll get!
