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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009
Volume 9, Issue 8
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Luther College receives REAP funds for wind turbine project
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tom Vilsack, U.S. Agriculture Secretary, has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program will award Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC, a $500,000 grant and a $1,302,385 loan to fund the installation of a 1.65 MW wind turbine that is expected to generate about one-third of the electrical energy consumed by the college each year.
The REAP funds awarded to the Luther wind turbine project are part of the program’s $62.5 million in loans and grants for 705 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in 45 states and Puerto Rico. Vilsack has called the REAP program an important initiative to help rebuild and revitalize rural America. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/sept/giftsgrants/reapaward2009.html
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Luther’s Sampson Hoffland Laboratories Awarded Prestigious LEEDS Gold Certification
Luther College has received a gold certification from the internationally recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building certification system in recognition of the environmentally friendly design and construction features incorporated in the college’s recently completed Sampson Hoffland Laboratories project.
Sampson Hoffland Laboratories is one of only eight LEED’s gold certified buildings in Iowa, and Luther is one of only three Iowa college’s to receive a gold certification. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/october/misc/leedcertification.html
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Luther College alumna Hoa Nguyen faces deportation
Hoa Nguyen, a 2003 alumna of Luther, is fighting a legal battle against deportation because of a clerical error in her graduate student visa status. She and her husband, Dan Hanson ’03, ask the Luther community for their help in this.
Hoa, who has an outstanding academic record is a summa cum laude graduate from both Luther and the University of Minnesota, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, speaks three languages, holds a masters degree in French Literature, teaches undergraduates at the U of M, and is a loving wife, sister, daughter and friend. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/october/misc/hoanguyen.html
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Luther to host book signings with alumni Rob Severson and Dick Edwards
Luther College Book Shop will host book signing sessions with alumni Rob Severson, Class of 1969, and Dick Edwards, Class of 1964, Saturday, Oct. 3 as part of Luther Homecoming 2009.
Severson, author of “Connecting Peace, Purpose & Prosperity: A Survival Guide & Memoir,” will be in the Luther Book Shop from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Edwards, author of “Mom, Dad…Can We Talk? Insight and Perspectives to Help Us Do What’s Best for Our Aging Parents,” will be in the Book Shop from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/sept/events/alumnisigning.html
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Luther theatre/dance department to present ‘Waiting for Godot’
The Luther College theatre/dance department will present seven performances of “Waiting for Godot,” a play by Samuel Becket, Oct. 2-10.
Opening night is Friday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. Performances continue Saturday, Oct. 3, Thursday, Oct. 8, Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/sept/events/godot09.html
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Football team Germany tour 2010
Luther faculty, staff, parents and friends of the college are invited to join the Norse Football Team on a trip to Germany in May 2010.
The nine-day tour will include sightseeing, educational and cultural experiences, and a game and post-game party with a football club team from Germany. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/october/misc/germanytour.html
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Alumni Corner
Jon Aanestad ’04, released his debut EP “Songs From A City.” The EP is a blend of folk, R&B, pop, country and soul. To read the full Iowa City Press-Citizen article about Aanestad, visit: http://tinyurl.com/ycz96vj.
Larry Logeman ’87, purchased Executive Express, the St. Cloud, Minn., based airport shuttle, delivery and transportation services company, in early 2005. Logeman then purchased Twin City Passenger service, a second airport shuttle company based in Alexandria, Minn., in 2006. Logeman expanded the company by opening a new branch in Ames, Iowa.
In mid-August Executive Express transported more than 300 international students to Iowa State University from the Des Moines International Airport composing its first Iowa passengers. The company will provide daily services up to nine times a day; 365 days a year for more than 25 cities across central Iowa. Service will be provided to many cities along I-35 from Ankeny to Clear Lake and Mason City. A launch of the company’s new and innovated website will be used as an online reservations system for customers to make reservations and view schedules. For more information, visit: www.ExecutiveExpress.biz.
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What about Luther?
Eboo Patel praises Luther College in You Tube video
Eboo Patel, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core of Chicago, has released a brief video production praising Luther College as a model community where all people are treated with dignity.
The video on You Tube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJO17phgR4I, follows Patel’s presentation “Acts of Faith,” the 2009 Luther College Convocation Lecture which he delivered Thursday, Sept. 3, in the Center for Faith and Life on the Luther campus. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/october/misc/patelthankyou.html
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Luther College videos
To view Luther videos, visit: http://www.luther.edu/about/video/
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Music notes
Luther College Homecoming concert Oct. 4. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/sept/music/homecomingconcert.html
Internationally known organist Gail Archer to perform recital Oct. 11. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/sept/music/archerrecital.html
Luther College student recitals. Read more: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/2009-10/october/students/studentrecitals.html
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DAIS: Doing Any Interesting Stuff?
Don’t make them toot their own horn; tell the Public Information Office about achievements by Luther College faculty, staff, students and alumni. Appropriate items include, but are not limited to, papers presented, awards or grants received, articles and books published and offices held. To toot someone else’s horn, visit: http://publicinformation.luther.edu/goodnews/
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And a side of sports. Read more: http://sports.luther.edu/
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