Current Wisconsin Lutheran College students and recent graduates are spending four weeks teaching summer school at Risen Savior Lutheran School located in Milwaukee’s Historic Granville community. The WLC students are a part of the Center for Urban Teaching, a program that provides Milwaukee schools (public, charter, independent, and religious) with state certified teachers and future leaders who have the commitment and unique training necessary to be successful in the urban setting.
On Saturday, Wisconsin Lutheran College held its tenth-annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, with 12 student presentations being given. Undergraduate students presented papers, research projects, or artistic projects completed under the direction of a faculty member, professional researcher, or graduate student as an extension of their WLC academic experience.
Topics included coral reefs in Grenada, character education in the mathematics classroom, phosphorus availability to wheat from various biosolids, and the structure and function of the human body.
Lydia Krause presented on "Visualizing Gene Expression Patterns in Zebrafish."
Joseph Hockenberry discussed "The Derivation of Cardiac Myocytes from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells."
Ana Stern and Danielle Ashman presented their findings on "Water Quality of the Menomonee River Based on the Collection of Macroinvertebrates and their Family-level Biotic Index."
Dr. David Schulz gave the keynote address following the student presentations. He spoke about writing Arabic names in English and English names in Arabic.
Another semester is drawing to a close, and students are presenting the results of research they have conducted during the past few months.
Today Wisconsin Lutheran College students from PSY411 Experimental Psychology and COM205 Research Methods in Communication explained their research at a Poster Showcase in the Warrior Underground.
Student Dan Rivas shared his research on "The effects of perceived labeling."
Katherine Weyker discussed her poster titled "A study of life satisfaction with high/low acceptance of Christianity."
Dr. Leanne Olson, associate professor of psychology, talked with students at the Poster Showcase.
Everyone is invited to WLC tomorrow to hear more students present research findings at the tenth-annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Poiema (poy’-ay-mah), a combination of the Academic Success Center and Career Development Office, held an open house for students, faculty, and staff today in the Marvin M. Schwan Library. Rhoda Wolle and Thad Jahns oversee Poiema which offers tutoring, personal academic coaching, graduate school and internship assistance, and academic major planning.
S. Curtis Johnson, Chairman of Diversey Inc. (formerly JohnsonDiversey) held a presentation and Q&A session for students, faculty and staff as a guest of Wisconsin Lutheran College business professor Peter Eppen in the Raabe Theatre today.
As part of the fifth generation to lead the Johnson family enterprises, Curt Johnson spoke about the guiding principles of his family business. “Those principles focus on the goodwill of our customers, our employees, our communities and our planet.”
Johnson also shared his family’s film “Carnauba, A Son’s Memoir.” The documentary travels with Johnson, his father, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. , and brother, Fisk Johnson, as they recreated his grandfather’s journey to Brazil in search of carnauba wax in a replica Sikorsky S-38 amphibious plane.
It was a busy afternoon yesterday in the lower level of Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Science Hall as the nursing program hosted an open house in its newly completed nursing lab. Visitors included faculty, staff, students, nurse educators from other area schools, and healthcare professionals.
Nursing students and faculty demonstrated the features of five patient simulators, while visitors could feel the “pulse” on the simulators or listen to the “heartbeat.” The lab also includes six individual patient care areas and workstations. The first class of nursing students is scheduled to graduate from WLC in 2012.
Former WLC president Dr. Timothy Kriewall and his wife, Sally (above left), attended the open house. The Sally and Tim Kriewall Scholarship for Nursing Care Excellence was established upon Dr. Kriewall’s retirement from the college to support, acknowledge, encourage and promote students who choose to enter the nursing field.
Several special events are coming up at Wisconsin Lutheran College. We hope to see you on campus!
The college will celebrate Founders’ Day on January 29. We’re serving up cake and photo displays in the Warrior Underground between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Also on Friday, the Door Stop Campus Shop holds its grand opening in the space formerly occupied by the bookstore.
Winterfest is Saturday, January 30, featuring a basketball doubleheader versus Lakeland College. The women’s tip-off is at 1 p.m., followed by the men’s at 3:15 p.m. The first 500 fans at the women’s game will receive a free Once A Warrior, Always A Warrior long-sleeved T-shirt. Then cheer on a high-flying dunk show by the Milwaukee Bucks Rim Rockers, including WLC alumnus Josh Schedler ‘06, during halftime of the men’s contest.
Next week, make plans to attend an open house of the new Nursing Lab on February 3.
Finally, at 6 p.m. on February 5 you are invited to the opening reception for the alumni art exhibition in the Schlueter Art Gallery.
See you soon!
Wisconsin Lutheran College is pleased to announce its newly redesigned Web site, wlc.edu, a project that gives the college’s Web site a fresh and dynamic design.
The goal of the new look is to offer a vastly improved browsing experience for prospective students, as well as for current students, parents, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff. The site also reflects the vibrant visual appeal of the college’s print publications, and its improved streamlined navigation means users will always be just a click or two away from key information.
The project was completed entirely in-house by a collaboration of campus offices that headed by Vicki Hartig, associate vice president of marketing & communication, and included Chad Lindemann, professor of art, Olya Finnegan, web developer, and Eva McGillivray, web & marketing coordinator. During the redesign development, the site was pre-screened by an on-campus group of students, faculty, and staff, as well as by industry professionals.
“We wanted to create a more current and polished design created through clarity of proportional organization, typography, images, and colors,” says Lindemann. “From early reviews, it appears we’ve accomplished that to a large degree.”
The relaunch of wlc.edu comes within a year of other recent Web site launches for WLC including the my.wlc.edu portal and the admissions microsite, www.beawlcwarrior.com. The last redesign of the Web site was in 2005.
The entire conversion process will be accomplished by the end of February 2010. Visitors are welcome to post comments regarding the redesign here on the Beyond the Bricks blog.
Wisconsin Lutheran College students from research methods classes in Psychology and Communication presented posters from their class research projects today. The Warrior Underground was crowded with students, faculty, and staff, as the students from PSY411 Experimental Psychology and COM205 Research Methods in Communication explained their research.
Tiisha Pritchard discusses her poster with Professor Wendy Close.
Matthew Lang shares his findings with a fellow student.
Larry Hairl talks with Provost John Kolander.
This afternoon we welcomed new assistant professor of nursing Sheryl Scott to Wisconsin Lutheran College. Students and faculty had the opportunity to meet Prof. Scott and learn about the status of the college’s new nursing program.
At the meet-and-greet, director of nursing Rebekah Carey (below right) joined Sheryl Scott and several students who have been admitted to WLC’s first nursing cohort, including Kayla and Melissa (pictured below).
As part of the Early Childhood Conference under way at Wisconsin Lutheran College, 500 younger-than-college-age students are on campus. Jim Gill performed an entertaining, foot-stomping concert this afternoon for the 4, 5, and 6-year-old crowd in the Recreation Complex. The conference for educators continues tomorrow.
Today Wisconsin Lutheran College welcomed Dr. Paul L. Maier, Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University and author of WLC’s 2009 freshman summer reading selection, A Skeleton in God’s Closet.
Maier, a prolific author and a recognized authority on early Christianity and archaeology, discussed the development of his writing career. An engaging speaker, he answered questions on such topics as Pontius Pilate, the Great Fire of Rome, and science and religion. Maier also addressed the Milwaukee Area Biblical Archaeology Society on the WLC campus last night.
Wisconsin Lutheran College was represented at today’s Health Care Forum, which was broadcast live from the Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital on Wisconsin Public Radio from 9-11 a.m.
WLC junior Jolema Noel, who interns with WPR, assisted in the organizing of Kathleen Dunn’s Health Care Series. Director of Nursing Rebekah E. Carey, MSN, APNP was also in attendance at the event.
The forum included a panel of speakers from the health care industry, ranging from politicians to insurance companies to hospital administration.
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Students at Wisconsin Lutheran College made it through their first week of classes before starting a three-day weekend.
Some highlights of Week 1:
Hanging out with friends in the Campus Center while someone other than Mom does the cooking…
Meeting professors…
Learning to study while walking…
And enjoying the beautiful weather on campus.
If you’re still in town, be sure to catch Warriors football, soccer, and volleyball action. If you’re heading home, travel safely and we’ll see you Tuesday.
Beginning this fall, all incoming Wisconsin Lutheran College students will participate in StrenghtsQuest, a strengths development program for college students, faculty, and staff. StrengthsQuest gives people the opportunity to develop strengths by building on their greatest talents — the way in which they most naturally think, feel, and behave as unique individuals.
Today, Tom Matson from Gallup Company’s Education Practice led a StrengthsQuest training session for more than 30 faculty and staff. WLC’s goal is to help each student discover their unique God-given gifts and develop and use their strengths in service to others. StrengthsQuest provides students, faculty, and staff with a common vocabulary to discuss the concept of strengths and its application in the classroom, advising, and career development.
The 23rd annual Wisconsin Lutheran College Roger Fleming Memorial Warrior Golf Invitational welcomed 96 participants to Bristlecone Pines Golf Club in Hartland, Wis., on Monday, July 27. View the golf outing photo gallery.
The team of Gary Drska, Mike Drska, Josh Fischer and Chuck Wierschem combined to shoot a score of 58 to win the outing by one stroke. Dennis Miller, Ben Murphy, Scott Severson and Adam Volbrecht were right behind them with a 59.
This was the first year the outing was in honor of former WLC head men’s golf coach Roger Fleming, the first full-time faculty member called to Wisconsin Lutheran College in 1977. Fleming coached the men’s golf team for 30 seasons before being called to his eternal home on October 2, 2008. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Lutheran College Roger Fleming Memorial Warrior Golf Invitational benefit WLC scholarships and athletics. Mark your calendars for the 24th annual event which will again be held at Bristlecone Pines on Monday, July 26, 2010.
Other contest winners from the day are listed below:
| Longest Putt on #2 | Mike Drska |
| Longest Putt on #18 | David Olson |
| Closest to Pin on #6 | Paul Hartwig |
| Closest to Pin on #17 | Clary Hartwig |
| Closest to Waste Bunker on #7 | Brandon Lehman |
| Long Drive in Fairway on #11 | Steve Ross |
It’s official! More than 100 members of the Wisconsin Lutheran College Class of 2009 received their diplomas today in the Recreation Complex. For additional photos, visit the online photo gallery.
Processional video
Recessional video
Commencement is less than 24 hours away, and the graduating seniors took time this afternoon for rehearsal and a class photo.
Congratulations to the Class of 2009! God’s blessings on your lives after college!
Due to the cool weather, spring is a bit late in arriving on the Wisconsin Lutheran College campus, coming just as the students head for home.
There’s lots of activity outside this week on campus, though, from studying…
… to socializing…
… to playing.
Final exams wrap up soon, and Commencement will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Recreation Complex.
Honors Convocation is an annual event that recognizes Wisconsin Lutheran College students who have made outstanding academic and leadership contributions to the college. The 2009 Honors Convocation was held this afternoon in the Schwan Concert Hall.
Dr. Rob Balza presented the Gary and Sandra Greenfield Christian Leadership Scholarship to Kayla Schraufnagel and Ben Ziesemer (left).
Andrew Westphal was introduced as the new Student Senate president by Allyss Martin, outgoing president.
