"Extermination of the wretches should follow" with Dr. Lindell

Wartburg Philosophical and Literary Society — The next WPLS meeting will be Friday, April 5 at 4 p.m., in McCoy West. The speaker will be Professor Terry Lindell. Title: "'Extermination of the wretches should follow' Iowa Newspaper Coverage of the Dakota War of 1862."

Cengage Awarding a $2500 Scholarship for a Slice of Life

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	We're Awarding a $2500 Scholarship for a Slice of Life There's more than one way to peel an orange, and there's more than one way to learn. As someone who works daily to engage students, you know that they come to your classroom with unique traits and identities. We want to hear about them! We're asking students to get creative and put together a short video that illustrates their identity as a unique learner. We're awarding a $2500 scholarship for the best video. Learn More! Please share this opportunity with your students. Encourage them to visit www.cengage.com/mindtap/slice to learn more and enter. Deadline: April 19, 2013

Travel Tips from the Scholars Program Director

Many Scholars are getting ready to travel for May Term, some for the very first time.  The following are some suggestions and lessons learned from my years of traveling with the Wartburg Scholars.  If you are traveling for May Term, you can earn two Culture points for reporting your experiences after you return.  You can earn more by doing a presentation in the Fall and/or by turning your course into an Honors course.

First:  A story about Mary.  This story is a compilation of events that happened to several students, but have all been lumped together. When Mary arrived at the airport she had packed all her luggage in a huge suitcase on wheels and just barely missed paying a $50 overweight penalty.  The second day in the new country, Mary complained that her hair straightener did not work.  She did mention that the day before it had worked, but was warmer than usual and smelled funny.  On the fourth day, as we were taking the subway to the train station, the handle on Mary's suitcase broke from the weight and she had nothing to drag her bag with.  That day she also left her purse on the train when we got off and by the time we got back to look for it, no purse.  Inside her purse was all her cash, credit cards, new camera, and her passport.  We were able to get her an emergency passport and loan her money to finish the trip.  When returning to the U.S., she left her cell phone at security.  Then, because the flight was oversold and she wanted to go back to pick up the phone, she was at the back of the boarding line and was involuntarily bumped from the flight.  Mary did not have a good time.

Train Travel

A Great Tuesday

On Tuesday, I learned of two exciting events in the lives of Wartburg Scholars Alumni:

1.  Samantha Irvin successfully defended her Masters Thesis in Engineering at Iowa State University.

2.  Andrew Reisner will be attending graduate school at the University of Illinois in Computer Science.

Senior Wartburg Haiku

Last night at the Senior Dinner, two Wartburg Scholars were invited to give their impressions of the last four years.  The first student spoke of her memories and lessons learned during May Term, including don't turn your back on a herd of cattle coming down the street to take a picture of your friends.  The second student was Gordon Roedel who is defending his Scholars Project on Preliminary Analysis of Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces in Farmhouse Ales on April 11 during RICE Day.  You are missing the delivery, but here is four years of Wartburg College in Haiku:

I have been careful

And counted each syllable:

My Wartburg Haikus

A new adventure

To a school of orange and black

I knew no one here

Randomly assigned

And my roommate ever since

I met my best friend

First convocation

Arete means Excellence

A theme to live by

Corn and Socrates?

What a strange combination…

Scholars 101

Bio my first year:

The Citric Acid Cycle?

When will I use this?

Bio my fourth year:

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Good one, first-year self

Late night studying

I wish I had more O-Chem

Said no one, ever

Problem based Learning

Trying to cure my patient

Paging Dr. House

Some education

Must go beyond the classroom

And across oceans

Love crosses cultures

My Senegalese family

Calls me Gorgui Ba

Muslims and Christians

Coexist peacefully in

Senegal’s canoe.

Snorkeling for class

It’s okay to be jealous

Bahamas this May

Rumors and theories,

When could it possibly be?

Outfly, I’ll miss thee

Service, Leadership,

Faith, and Learning all combined

I love Service Trips

My heart skips a beat

Every time the snow falls

Any new sculptures?

Arete achieved

Our time here draws to an end

And soon we will part

Perhaps most vital

Are the people I have met

My peers at Wartburg

The struggles and joys

I have shared with each of you

Defined these 4 years

I wish to thank you;

My Wartburg Experience

Has been wonderful.

Being a good mother

Alumnus Speaker

Lunch and Learn

With alumnus Scott Davis who owns QONQR (“conquer”) (http://www.qonqr.com/), a massive multi-player online video game company out of Minneapolis.

Tuesday, April 2, 11:45 to 12:45

Grab lunch in the MENSA and come to the Heritage Ballroom to learn about how Scott launched his company and made it profitable.

Hi all-

I mentioned this event to you in person last week, but here’s the official announcement as we finally nailed down which ballroom we are to use. Scott was a ’96 math/computer science major at Wartburg and now has an MBA in entrepreneurial management. Please let your students know we would love to have them attend. It sounds like Scott is a seasoned speaker and he’ll have a few ppt slides and plenty of time for Q&A.

Let me know if you have any further questions. Please feel free to forward this on to anyone else you may be interested.

Kacee