Wartburg College

Plenty to do in Waverly this weekend!

SATURDAY
🚨 Clay Target Sports vs. Coe, all day
⚽️ Women's Soccer vs. St. Benedict, 3 p.m.
🥅 Men's Soccer vs. North Park, 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY
🎾 Men's Tennis vs. St. Mary's, 11:30

Rochester-area friends, it's the last day to register for our Knights Connect event on Thursday, Sept. 19.

We'd love to see you at Forager Brewery from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. — get a free professional headshot, and the first drink's on us!

Register now: https://alumni.wartburg.edu/s/1563/16/index.aspx?sid=1563&gid=1&pgid=3264&content_id=4248

If you're the physical type, check out these events planned for Homecoming & Family Weekend 2024:

⛳️ Best-Shot Golf Tournament, 10 a.m. Friday
🏃‍♀️ Knight Run/Walk, 8 a.m. Saturday
🏃‍♂️ Children’s Track Meet, 8:30 a.m. Saturday

Sign up for these and more at www.wartburg.edu/homecoming!

Tonight's the big night! Tune to Knights to Know to hear President Becky go deep on her service work with the Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation.

We'll see you virtually at 7 p.m. Central — get the link and see future topics at www.wartburg.edu/knights-to-know.

The Bach's Lunch organ series will kick of its 2024-25 recital season with Carita Pfaltzgraff, a Wartburg College voice instructor and collaborative pianist. The concert begins at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. It will be preceded by a conversation with the artist at noon in the Chapel Commons. The program will feature “Festal March” and “Adoration” by Florence B. Price and Elizabeth Turner’s March in D Major. We hope to see you there.

Wartburg College and Cedar Valley have partnered to bring you Opportunity Summit - Business Diversity Inclusion 2024. This annual event, on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Bien VenU Event Center in Cedar Falls, explores the exciting talent and market potential of the Cedar Valley's diverse community. Register today to save your spot!

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/OpportunitySummit2024

First weekend on campus should be a fun one!

FRIDAY
🎤 ETK presents Lost Stars on the Campus Mall, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY
⛳️ Wartburg College - Women's Golf hosts the Wartburg Invite, all day
🎾 Women's Wartburg Tennis vs. Coe, 9:30 a.m.
🏃🏼 Men's and Women's Cross Country host the John Kurtt Invite, 10 a.m.
🎾 Women's tennis vs. Morningside, 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY
⛳️ Women's Golf hosts the Wartburg Invite, all day

The Wartburg Print Center is ready to help you with all your printing needs. Join us Thursday, Sept. 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Saemann Student Center lobby to see sample products and tour our production facility. From brochures to catalogs, postcards to envelopes, we've got you covered with a full range of printing and mailing options. You can even add a little flair to your project with white, clear, silver or gold embellishments!

Learn more at wartburg.edu/print-center.

Getting together is the best part of Homecoming & Family Weekend — and beyond your old roommates, classmates, and pals from around campus, we're welcoming several specific groups Oct. 17-20:

🍊 Our class reunions, of course: '79, '84, '89, '94, '99, '04, '09, '14, and '19.
🍊 Our Golden Knights who graduated 50 or more years ago, with special invitations to the classes of '74, '69, '64, and '59.
🍊 Former residents of Wartburg Hall.
🍊 The 2004 men's soccer team, which advanced to the Elite Eight.

And there are the groups that gather every year, like Wartburg Choir alumni, music folks more broadly, our LGBTQIA+ community, former residents of Vollmer House and Ketha House, and JComm grads.

Everyone's gonna be here — will you? Register now at www.wartburg.edu/homecoming!

Now that we've welcomed our new undergraduates to campus, it's time to welcome our new students to the Master of Arts in Leadership program, including these six individuals who are helping us pilot a graduate assistantship program. Over the next two years, these folks will help out in Sports Information, the Academic Resource Center, Admissions, Institutional Advancement, and Student Life, as well as with the football program.

We are excited for their enhanced learning experience as graduate assistants and for their contributions to our campus community within their professional roles.

Learn more about our master's program: www.wartburg.edu/leadership-masters/

We can already tell these new Knights are going to do big things! Welcome to Wartburg! 🧡🖤

Just a few first day of school pics for those loved ones at home! Have a great year, Knights!

It's really real for the Class of 2028: They attended Opening Convocation this morning to officially kick off the 2024-25 academic year!

Thanks to the Rev. Emily Harkins '08, founder of a ministry focused on those experiencing homelessness in North Carolina, for her wonderful remarks this morning.

Stuffed squirrels, ice cream, oversized trikes, caricatures, lawn games, inflatables and soaking your professor ... just another Knight Out at Wartburg!

Our first years just leveled up at the Knighting Ceremony. We can’t wait to see what achievements they unlock next.

Welcome home, Knights!

We're kicking off this year's Knights to Know series with a special presentation by President Becky! She'll discuss her contributions to sustainable medical outreach and education in Guatemala over the past 20 years.

You won't want to miss this one — get the Zoom link for the Sept. 12 event now at www.wartburg.edu/knights-to-know!

Tomorrow's the big day: We'll welcome the Class of 2028 to campus!

First-years, double check those packing lists, and parents, be sure you have some tissues tucked into tomorrow's outfit.

All our new students will be knighted as part of orientation — if you won't be on campus, you can watch the livestream at https://www.wartburgknightvision.com/?B=1238073.

Homecoming & Family Weekend registration is now open at www.wartburg.edu/homecoming! Here are two 2024 exclusive events you should know about:

🎼 Legendary jazz vocalist Suede — a '79 grad, don't you know! — will perform live in concert alongside our very own Castle Singers and Kammerstreicher. You won't want to miss this amazing show on Saturday, Oct. 19!
🍊 You may have heard we're renaming The W to honor former President Jack Ohle and his wife, Kris. That rededication ceremony will happen Thursday, Oct. 17, and you're welcome to join us for a brief program and reception that afternoon.

There's so much more happening that weekend that you really need to check the schedule for yourself at www.wartburg.edu/homecoming — and hey, might as well register while you're there!

We're so excited to welcome a new batch of students this weekend! If you're bringing your first-year to campus, please join us for our Move-In Weekend Family Reception from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

Stop by Greenwood, the president's residence at 904 12th St., for a complimentary drink from Bremer Brewing Company, build-your-own snacks, and conversation with fellow members of the Wartburg community. We know it's a long day of moving, so please come as you are and enjoy some fellowship and activities before heading back home.

Bret Billet, Wartburg College professor of political science, has published “Navigating Global Environmental Sustainability: Enriching Well-Being in the Wake of the Great Recession.” The book is the culmination of more than a decade of research into the impact of a recession on sustainable environmental consumption.

“The government has to get involved to provide ecological incentives, especially during recessionary years, when companies are looking for money,” he said. “This is a mutually beneficial relationship whereby one doesn’t have to choose between support for the environment or support for the economy. Recessionary periods provide a great opportunity for government and corporations to support both.”

Learn more: https://bit.ly/BilletBook

We loved seeing some of our Cedar Valley alumni and friends at our Day of Service & Outfly. We started the day helping Habitat for Humanity at a current build and in the ReStore in Waterloo. After volunteering, we shared a meal and enjoyed good conversation and lawn games at Greenwood. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day a success!

If the return to summer sun has you longing for cooler temps, take some time today and register for Homecoming & Family Weekend 2024! While we can't promise perfect fall weather Oct. 17-20, we can guarantee that you'll have an amazing time reconnecting with classmates, friends, students, and all the rest of the Wartburg family.

We can't wait to see you on campus in two short months to Dance the Knight Away! Register now: www.wartburg.edu/homecoming

Signup for the volunteer part of the morning is over, but we'd love for you to join us for our Waverly Day of Service & Outfly potluck lunch tomorrow!

Turn up at Greenwood, the president's home, at noon for some great eats. See what others are bringing: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=AKCV6082&v=7f3a31d21b

Madeline Merten ’24 cultivated her passion for sustainability while studying environmental science. In addition to her classwork and leadership roles in student organizations, Madeline also completed two internships with the Mower County Soil and Water District where she did water quality testing.

🌱 Learn more about Madeline: https://bit.ly/MadelineMerten

The Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center will be renamed in honor of former president Jack Ohle and his wife, Kris. We will celebrate the rededication of the Ohle Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center (The W) on Thursday, Oct. 17, during Homecoming & Family Weekend.

Ohle served the college from 1998 to 2008. During his tenure, he transformed the look of the campus, building new student housing — Knights Village and Löhe Hall — a new campus entrance, Walston-Hoover Stadium, and the Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center. The Science Center, Saemann Student Center, and Vogel Library also were renovated during his decade on campus.

The renaming also kicks off a $5 million fundraising initiative to enhance and maintain the college’s recreational and wellness environment. Gary and Donna Hoover, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Ames, and Fred and Sue Hagemann, of Naples, Fla., and Waverly, provided leadership gifts for the appeal.

Read more at: https://bit.ly/OhleNaming

Dr. Caryn Riswold recently published her fourth book, “ReEngaging ELCA Social Teaching on Abortion,” which calls on readers to reflect on the ELCA’s 1991 social statement on abortion in the 21st century.

Adopted during the 1991 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the 12-page statement provides guidance for pastoral care and deliberation regarding unintended pregnancies as well as basic themes for reflecting on and discussion of public policy issues. Riswold’s new book looks at the social, political and legal contexts that have changed since the statement was issued.

📖 Read more: https://bit.ly/RiswoldBook