Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccination Program
On May 25, 2021, the COVID Response Team (CRT) and Cabinet announced a path for Luther College to move to Alert Level 0: Blue (Normal) and resume classes, residential living, and operations of administrative offices without mandates for face masks and physical distancing.
The Path to Alert Level 0: Blue (Normal)
A high rate of vaccination for COVID-19 among students, faculty, and staff presents the best way for Luther College to return to normal operations. Both the CDC and the Mayo Clinic recommend that all individuals who are able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine do so as soon as it is available to them, deeming that the vaccines are both safe and effective.
Luther College charts path to normal operations for summer and fall
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May 25, 2021
Luther College has created a pathway to normal operations on campus for summer and fall while continuing to mitigate the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mandates for face masks and physical distancing will be removed once 70% of the campus community (students, faculty and staff living or working on campus) has voluntarily provided proof of vaccination for COVID-19 and no college COVID-19 Indicators are activated.
“We are excited about the opportunity to continue classes, residential living, and college operations with a loosening of requirements for face masks and physical distancing,” said President Jenifer K. Ward. “I am thankful to our COVID Response Team (CRT) and Cabinet for their thoughtful and careful planning that is grounded in science and based upon data. The Luther College community is strong and was able to withstand a year of strict COVID-19 mitigation protocols. Th
Winneshiek County earns Iowa 4-H Foundation Grant Monday, May 24, 2021 1:06 PM
Winneshiek County 4-H Program was recently awarded a grant through the Iowa 4-H Foundation for their Water Quality Workshop program.
The Iowa 4-H Foundation is proud to offer grant support to state, regional, and county 4-H programs each year valued at more than $200,000. This summer, grants have been awarded to programs from over 20 counties across the state of Iowa, each offering a wide variety of 4-H opportunities and experiences.
Funds given to the Winneshiek County 4-H program will support youth education concerning the importance of water quality.
Winneshiek County is part of a region whose unique geology and topography results in some of the greatest water resources and features in the state. The natural water resources of the area will serve as the cornerstone for a series of water quality workshops. Funds will allow the county to partner with local county conservation staff and v
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Lena Schmitt with one of the blacklight traps used to sample the moth community of Spilde Woods, one of the Luther College oak-hickory forests monitored in this study. (Courtesy of Luther College)
APPLE VALLEY, MN A study conducted by a 2020 Luther College graduate originally from Apple Valley has uncovered seven new species of moths never before found in Iowa, the college said.
Lena Schmitt worked with biology professor Kirk Larsen and collected over 12,000 moths from the forests and prairies surrounding Luther and found 99 species that had never been documented in Winneshiek County and seven that had never been seen in Iowa, the college said.