Wisconsin Lutheran College m a g a z i n e
Staying focused • Academic excellence • Christian leadership
Fall 2010
from t h e p r e s i d e n t
Dear Friends,
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ow – how truly great is our God! We are in our 38th academic year, and God has blessed us with 840 students…an all-time record. In fact, our 287 new students mark an increase of 23% from the previous year. Why do numbers matter? They matter because we have 840 opportunities to impact lives and carry out our mission. You see, Wisconsin Lutheran College exists to offer outstanding academics founded on God’s Word as we prepare men and women for 21st century careers. WLC promotes spiritual growth as a core element of our mission…and we prepare our students for lives of Christian leadership.
Increased enrollment equates to increased opportunities to truly change the world for Jesus’ sake…one student at a time. I recently came across an in-depth study on the enrollment trends of Christian students. Research conducted for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities showed that four factors dominate students’ college choice decisions in the current environment:
Why do numbers matter? They matter because we have 840 opportunities to impact lives and carry out our mission.
• the quality of the academic program or major a student is interested in, • preparation for future careers, • faculty who are excellent teachers, and • faculty who are well qualified in their field of study. Friends, academic excellence within the context of a Christian college matters. For the 9th consecutive year WLC has been nationally ranked as one of America’s finest colleges as noted by U.S. News & World Report. Our ranking is a testament to the excellence by which our faculty and staff serve daily…not to mention our incredible students.
The quality of our academic programs will continue to attract students…students with whom we want to share Christ…students who will be powerful Christian leaders in their workplace, in our communities, and within our churches and families. Excellence matters at Wisconsin Lutheran College, and throughout this magazine you will see firsthand how God continues to bless WLC with a spirit of excellence in all facets of our educational ministry. Our God is so good. We have an incredible mission, a growing student body, and an increased God-given zeal to share Christ with more students who then in turn go out into the world. I thank you for your partnership and support as we expand our growing ministry centered on Christ…and as we boldly and humbly serve in excellence for Jesus’ sake. In Christ’s Service,
Dr. Daniel W. Johnson President
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PSALM 106:1
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
MISSION STATEMENT
Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine
Wisconsin Lutheran College, affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, is a Lutheran liberal arts college for Christian men and women. The college is committed to providing quality teaching, scholarship, and service that are rooted in Holy Scripture; promoting the spiritual growth of students, faculty, and staff; and preparing students for lives of Christian leadership.
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION
Vicki Hartig
Vol. 23, No. 1
FEATURES
8 Growth on Campus
Record enrollment, master’s degree
11 Outreach
Urban initiatives’ impact felt
EDITOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Melanie Gohde Buellesbach
DESIGNER
12 Greenfield Chair
Jennifer Rueth
Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine is published for and distributed free of charge to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the college. All correspondence, letters, news, corrections, and comments are welcomed and should be directed to: Vicki Hartig Wisconsin Lutheran College Magazine 8800 West Bluemound Road Milwaukee WI 53226 vicki.hartig@wlc.edu 414.443.8800 ON THE COVER
Karissa Pryes, a junior biochemistry major, holds a tank of “casper” zebrafish in a Science Hall laboratory. Learn more about ongoing research on page 7. Photo by Melanie Buellesbach
Honors program selected for award
DEPARTMENTS 14 The Vision to Lead
Enhancing the academic core
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From the President On Campus Students Faculty and Staff Athletics Fine Arts Alumni
PRESIDENT Dr. Daniel W. Johnson, Germantown, Wisconsin BOARD OF REGENTS 2010-2011 James Fischer (Chair), Waukesha, Wisconsin Ryan Barbieri, Sussex, Wisconsin Dr. Gerald Fischer, Bethesda, Maryland Rev. Kenneth Fisher, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dr. Terry Gueldner, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Rev. Jeff Gunn, Phoenix, Arizona Paul Hartwig, Appleton, Wisconsin Rev. Mark Henrich, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rev. Dennis Himm, Grand Blanc, Michigan Charles Kluenker, Roseville, California Philip Leyrer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, College Station, Texas Scott Mayer, Franklin, Wisconsin
Tom Plath, Collierville, Tennessee Dr. William Raasch, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin C. Daniel Stefferud, Redondo Beach, California Rev. Paul Steinberg, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gary Stimac, The Woodlands, Texas William Treffert, Pewaukee, Wisconsin Matt Trotter, Cudahy, Wisconsin W. Andrew Unkefer, Phoenix, Arizona Daryl Weber, Germantown, Wisconsin Dr. Ronald White, Fort Myers, Florida Kerry Woody, Muskego, Wisconsin George Zaferos, Watertown, Wisconsin
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ON CAMPUS
New on campus
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OLAR ENERGY: Campus visitors might not notice a large
addition to campus in 2010: 60 solar panels on the roof of the Marvin M. Schwan Library. Wisconsin Lutheran College accepted a grant for $35,080 from Focus on Energy to offset the cost of the 14.1 kW system, which was installed by Renewable Energy Solutions. The solar panels will generate enough electricity to cover the remainder of the cost of the structure while providing some reduction in the college’s overall electric bill as well.
The kiosk was installed after course syllabi were set for the fall semester, but professors plan to incorporate the panels’ data into future coursework. Dr. Angela Ebeling, assistant professor of biology, said: “This semester my Environmental Science students learned about solar panels in general, then they used the kiosk in the library to check the daily, monthly, and yearly energy output. I hope to have students go more in depth in the following years.” TIME CHANGE:
Students are adapting to a revised schedule for the daily chapel service, such as this one led by Dr. Aaron Palmer, assistant professor of history. To give students opportunities for chapel worship separate from lunch hours in the Campus Center, services on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were moved to 10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday services remain at 11 a.m. Services are streamed live online during those times at wlc.edu/listenlive; past services are available in the archives section of the site.
President Daniel Johnson (pictured below left) and VP of finance and administration Duane Schlomer met in July with Dr. Jim Ward (center), a senior service manager for WeEnergies, and Keith Kempski (right), an energy advisor for Focus on Energy. Johnson and Schlomer accepted the grant and learned more about a new WeEnergies kiosk installed inside the Schwan Library. The kiosk provides energy production information and weather data for students and faculty to study and evaluate; data also can be viewed online through WeEnergies at bit.ly/b5qZIa.
HDTVs: Campus worship opportunities have been enhanced by the addition of high definition televisions. Generous donations allowed the campus to install two televisions in the Chapel and two in the Campus Center for services. The College of Adult & Graduate Studies received a separate donation for the television in the Recreation Complex lobby, to share program information with campus guests. During non-worship times, the Campus Center screens convey to students and guests upcoming events on campus and athletics results. The messaging on all screens can be changed to welcome and direct large groups that use the campus facilities.
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Christmas Eve broadcast for Wisconsin Lutheran Choir
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he 2010 Wisconsin Lutheran College Christmas Festival Concert will be recorded by Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV Channels 10 and 36) and broadcast throughout southeastern Wisconsin this Christmas season. The Wisconsin Lutheran Choir, Chamber Choir, and Chapel Choir will perform the concert, titled “All My Heart this Night Rejoices,” December 2-4 at
8 p.m. and December 5 at 3 p.m. in the Center for Arts and Performance Schwan Concert Hall. Dr. James Nowack, director of choral activities, said, “Through the musical selections, I’m trying to convey the sense of wonder, awe, and joy of Christ’s birth to a fallen world. Christmas is a time not only to celebrate the birth of our Savior, but to reflect on our need for one. I hope this concert will encourage listeners to pause and consider how profound the gift of Jesus is to mankind.” The 2006 Christmas Festival Concert also was broadcast on MPTV. Scheduled air dates for 2010: Wed., Dec. 22 on Ch.10 at 7 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 23 on Ch. 36 at 9 p.m. Fri., Dec. 24 on Ch. 10 at 9 p.m.
Wisconsin Lutheran College Chamber Choir
Six new Board of Regents members
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Gary Drska, Board Emeritus
t the college’s Board of Regents meeting in September, board members who recently retired after serving six years were acknowledged. The Board Emeriti are Gary Drska, Ned Goede, Dave McCulloch, Kent Raabe, Paul Rosenow, and Mark Wrightsman. Jim Fischer was announced as the new Board Chair, replacing Gary Drska.
Six new members joined the board: Dr. Terry Gueldner, president and founder of Premier Surgical of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Vein Center; Paul Hartwig, principal of Fox Valley Lutheran High School; Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, president of Texas A&M University; Tom Plath, vice president of human resources for International Paper; Matt Trotter, president of TESLA Product Development, Jim Fischer, LLC; and Kerry Woody, recently retired as president Board Chair and CEO of Ladish Co., Inc.
Visit from WLC’s partners in China
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n September, delegates from Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China, toured the WLC campus and discussed details of the current partnership between the institutions. During lunch, which included provost John Kolander, professor Dan Eastman, instructor Eric Pelzl, and vice president Merlyn Kruse, the group was joined by Ulice Payne Jr. of Addison-Clifton, LLC, an advisor on global trade compliance that has a presence in China. President Daniel Johnson and several colleagues traveled to Nanchang in May 2009 to finalize an enrollment agreement between the schools. In May 2010, the first two students from Jiangxi Normal University successfully completed the dual degree program at WLC. Wisconsin Lutheran College | 5
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Revelation & Tower Ringers present Festival of Lessons and Carols
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evelation, WLC’s Christian music ministry group, will join the Tower Ringers, the college’s handbell choir, to present a Festival of Lessons and Carols December 12 at 7 p.m. in the campus Chapel.
Marimbist to perform
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orld-renowned marimbist Naoko Takada will spend three days at WLC in February, performing and working with students, faculty, and the community on mallet percussion. She will be conducting a master class on campus (open to the public) during which she will work with WLC music student Quinten Petersen. Naoko Takada
In January, Revelation will conduct an Epiphany Concert Tour throughout Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, the tenth tour for the group in its 15-year history. “The purpose of our concerts is to offer churches an informal worship concert experience,” said Rachel Braun, director of Revelation. “We also believe we offer congregations an opportunity to reach out and invite the community to their church – to introduce people to their church and to Jesus.”
Takada is known for her wide range of repertoire, from Bach to Piazzolla. She first appeared as soloist with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Philharmonic at the age of 11. An arranger as well as a performer, her transcriptions have been published by Studio 4 Music. On February 3, 2011, Takada will lead a master class at 4 p.m., followed by a seminar at 6:30 p.m. She will perform a Guest Artist Series concert on February 4 at 8 p.m.
Then on February 5 at 8 p.m., Takada will perform with the WLC Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble as part of a special concert. She will solo on a marimba showcase work by Keiko Abe called Prism Rhapsody. Professor Terry Treuden, director of instrumental music, said, “Naoko Takada is absolutely outstanding! She will undoubtedly be an inspiration to not only our percussionists, but all of the musicians in the band.”
Cemetery of Innocence
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uring the first week of November, Students for Life, the pro-life student group on campus, set up a Cemetery of Innocence in the Quad. Each of the 1,500 white crosses represented three unborn children killed by abortion each year. “We wanted to bring awareness of the issue to the students on our campus,” said Lydia Witte, the group’s president. “Having 1,500 crosses is a very powerful visual that will encourage the student body, and even the faculty and staff, to think about what it really means to be pro-life.”
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Upcoming events December 16, 2010 December commencement wlc.edu/deccommencement January 15, 2011 Warrior Bowl-O-Rama wlc.edu/bowl January 17, 2011 Admissions Information Day wlc.edu/admissions January 31, 2011 Founders’ Day February 5, 2011 Winterfest wlc.edu/winterfest March 8, 2011 Milwaukee Area Biblical Archaeology Society speaker Prof. Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on synagogues at the time of Jesus March 12, 2011 Christian Women’s Leadership Circle Butterfly Brunch wlc.edu/cwlc
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Inside the Science Hall laboratories
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year ago, students in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Balza, assistant professor of biology, successfully obtained contracting heart tissue from adult mouse stem cells (induced pluripotent stem cells). This new stem cell type does not necessitate the destruction of embryos. For more about Dr. Balza’s research, please see page 13. In October, live mice arrived at WLC’s new mouse research lab for phase two of this research project. It is the first use of a live mammalian model system for research on campus in the history of the
This mouse, new to the WLC campus, is weighed to ensure it is getting adequate nutrition.
college. The ethical use of these animals is being supervised by the college’s new Institutional Animal Use and Care Committee (IACUC). An Occupational Health and Safety Training Manual
Biology major Hannah Zhang injects zebrafish embryos with engineered DNA via a stereoscope equipped with micromanipulator. Zhang was a genetic counseling intern at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Professors such as Dr. Jarrod Erbe work closely with students on research projects and protocols.
was developed as part of a year-long training effort. An IACUC is a selfregulating entity that, according to United States federal law, must be established by institutions that use laboratory animals for research or instructional purposes. The IACUC oversees and evaluates all aspects of the institution’s animal care and use program.
Biochemistry major Karissa Pryes holds a tank of “casper” zebrafish that have mutations making the skin transparent. Dr. Balza said he and his students use this strain so that they can watch the internal organs develop and study the expression patterns of genes.
This 600x magnified image was taken through a fluorescence microscope by biology major Joseph Hockenberry. It shows a group of adult mouse stem cells that have been induced to become heart muscle cells.
In late August, the committee approved its first two protocols for groundbreaking work being planned with zebrafish by Dr. Balza and his students.
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Rankings, reputation, and reaching out yield record enrollment
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n August, 840 students arrived on the Wisconsin Lutheran College campus for the 2010-2011 school year, an 18% increase from just three years ago. WLC’s national rankings, academic reputation, and outreach to new groups of prospective students all have contributed to this record enrollment.
Rankings For the ninth consecutive year, U.S.News & World Report rated Wisconsin Lutheran College as one of America’s Best Colleges. Wisconsin Lutheran College was ranked number 183 in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges. In addition, WLC was rated number 238 on the Forbes.com 2010 list of America’s Best Colleges, compiled by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP). The CCAP ranked 610 undergraduate institutions based on the quality of the education they provide, the experience of their students, and how much their graduates achieve. In Washington Monthly’s 2010 liberal arts college rankings, WLC was number 182 of 252 selected schools rated based on their contribution to the public good in three categories: social mobility, research, and service.
Reaching out To continue to grow, WLC needs to expand its traditional areas of recruitment. Transfer students represent an emerging opportunity, with about 12 percent of this year’s new students transferring from other institutions. Another targeted area of growth is students who attend Christian high schools not affiliated with the WELS. More than one-third of new students attended such high schools. A third category of potential growth is homeschooled students. Admissions Visit Days in July and October brought many prospective students to WLC to tour the campus and meet professors and coaches. During the July event, representatives from WAICU (Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities) were on campus getting footage for their new site, PrivateCollegeZone.org. WLC was featured when the site launched, with a photo and video on the home page.
“Our rankings are a testament to the excellence by which our faculty and staff serve daily, not to mention our incredible students,” said President Daniel Johnson.
Reputation Adding academic areas of study helps the college appeal to a larger number of prospective students. The current list of 34 majors is up from 25 just two years ago, but the new offerings haven’t changed a core element of WLC’s reputation: personal attention from professors. Kristin Schultz, who transferred to WLC after spending three years at a large state school, said: Mike Reep Dr. Paul Boehlke and biology major by used eter, mom “It’s such a difference demonstrate the Biodex dyna ise science major. students in the new sport and exerc coming to a school where the professors know your name. It’s great to be in a small classroom where the professors can give attention to students on a more personal level. When it comes to class time, it’s nice to have the professor who is teaching the course lead your lab section as well.” 8 | wlc.edu
President Johnson addressed new freshmen and their parents at an orientation session in August.
Record enrollment President Johnson welcomed a record number of new students on August 27. His address to parents and new arrivals on campus was held in the Recreation Complex for the first time, to accommodate the size of the group. The 287 new students is a 23% increase from the previous school year. President Johnson said, “This year we have 840 opportunities to boldly witness Christ, to prepare men and women to powerfully serve others and be strong Christian leaders in their communities, workplace, family, and church.”
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Master’s and online programs accredited by Higher Learning Commission
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isconsin Lutheran College received official notification late in October that it has been formally accredited as a master’s degree granting institution by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college also was accredited to offer both its master’s program and its bachelor’s degree completion program online, according to Jim Brandt, vice president of WLC’s College of Adult and Graduate Studies. “We’re focused on delivering distinctive academic and professional development for Christian education and business leaders,” said Brandt. “We’re already hearing positive comments from students in our business degree completion program supporting that focus,” he said. “Students appreciate the quality, rigor, and comprehensiveness of our program’s courses.” The business degree completion program, known as LEAD, began in March 2010 and is designed specifically for working adults who want to complete their bachelor’s degree in a convenient, accelerated format. Online delivery of the LEAD program will begin in January 2011.
The Learning House is WLC’s primary partner in its delivery and marketing of online programming and degrees.
Online offerings key to college’s growth The fact that all graduate programs as well as all degree completion courses now will be offered online will allow WLC’s academic excellence to be accessed by students around the country and world. “We can’t underscore enough the importance of this new capability,” said Brandt. “What an important way to expand our mission and serve students who desire a degree from WLC…and now we can deliver that degree, no matter how far away from our physical campus they are!”
WLC’s Adult and Graduate Studies has been selected as one of 70 college or university programs from around the nation to participate in the pilot offering of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning’s (CAEL) online prior learning assessment center. WLC’s adult students will have access to CAEL’s online portfolio development course and its credible, standards-based assessment of college-level learning acquired outside the college classroom.
Master’s degree program praised The first graduate program to be offered will be a master of arts in education. It will feature five focused specializations: leadership and innovation, urban education, high performance instruction, instructional technology, and science instruction. On campus and online master’s classes also will begin in January 2011. “Our master of arts in education degree will develop teachers and education leaders who will measure their own success in terms of increased academic achievement for diverse learners,” said Dr. Joyce Natzke, dean of the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. “We were pleased to receive praise from the Higher Learning Commission for our curriculum’s ‘forward-thinking design,’ and we’re committed to fully developing this curriculum, always within the context of a Christian world-view.” “In 1987, when WLC received accreditation to begin operating as a four-year baccalaureate degree granting college, it was a significant milestone in the history of this college,” said President Daniel Johnson. “We celebrate another benchmark moment as we now serve students seeking their master’s degree in education and offer online programming.” For more information on Wisconsin Lutheran College’s master of arts in education, business degree completion degree, or its online offerings, call 414.443.8896 or visit ags.wlc.edu. Wisconsin Lutheran College | 9
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Students’ summer journeys using GPS and Google Earth was developed during the expedition. The results included identification of a new stretch of Roman road and several new inscriptions, as well as locating more accurately a Greco-Roman city. The following is an excerpt from Prof. Thompson’s history blog. To read the entire trip report, please visit blogs.wlc.edu/history.
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Christian’s environmental view: In June, a WLC environmental science course was held in nontraditional locations. The eight students in ESS 182 Environmental Science camped at Point Beach State Forest, Devil’s Lake State Park, and Kettle Moraine State Forest. The course was taught by Dr. Angela Ebeling, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Dan Ebeling, associate professor of chemistry. There was a lot of hiking as the class studied firsthand the different aspects of the environment: geology at Devil’s Lake, energy at the Point Beach Nuclear Plant, and food and agriculture at a University of Wisconsin research station. An emphasis of the course was on a Christian’s environmental view, according to Dr. Dan Ebeling. “Devotions were tied to environmental themes, with applications from scripture in the context of the natural settings,” he said. “Classroom” discussions were held around the campfire, and each student presented on a topic, with the aid of a traveling WLC library. Research papers were due three weeks after the class. “Not only was it fun to camp for a week, but I actually enjoyed exploring different aspects of science, probably for the first time, because it was really hands-on,” said senior Cameron Teske. “This was a great learning experience, as well as a fun time.” The Ebelings plan to offer the course again in the summer of 2011. Students discover ancient road: In June 2010, an expedition to locate and accurately map the Roman roads used by St. Paul was led by Dr. Glen Thompson, professor of history, and Dr. Mark Wilson, a historian and Bible scholar who resides in Izmir, Turkey. WLC history majors Jon Jossart, Shannon Turner (right), and Paul Young took part in the two-week expedition. A new technique 10 | wlc.edu
“Scholars of ancient Rome have made lists of Roman bridges, milestones, and sections of road that are still visible, but the descriptions often make them difficult to find. Armed with these lists, photos, and maps, the WLC group drove to the approximate site of a road and began hunting for the remains. Local villagers were quizzed for information, then the group hiked to likely spots and examined ancient stones for inscriptions. The area that was especially targeted was the region of St. Paul’s first missionary journey. “After testing our equipment and methodology, we headed for Climax Pass. We knew that the main Roman road for the area went through this ancient pass, and we were able to accurately chart the known section, as well as add data on its extension to the south. After coming out of the north end of the pass, we discovered a whole new section of road, not previously mentioned in the literature, including several unknown inscriptions, something far beyond our trip expectations.” Testifying in Madison: In August, senior Maria Flores was invited to present to the Wisconsin Legislative Council’s special committee on the review of higher education financial aid programs. She discussed “Financial Aid: a Student’s Perspective.” Flores is the independent colleges and universities student representative to the State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, an 11-member independent policy-making board. Delegate in Mexico: Junior Margarita Avila returned in August to her native Mexico to attend the World Youth Conference in Leon, Guanajuato. She was chosen to serve as an official delegate, resulting in her travel expenses being covered. As a delegate, she served as a translator, wrote articles for the conference’s website, and worked with reporters. “My tasks involved working with the press, which helps me gain more experience in the areas I am studying,” said Avila. “It was fascinating to work with international television and newspaper reporters.”
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Urban initiatives’ impact felt
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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. CfUT also mentors highperformance urban teachers to help them adjust to teaching in the city.
etermined to help lower income, underserved students academically, spiritually, and socially, two Wisconsin Lutheran College programs have established themselves as effective and successful local leaders. Both define outreach – and practice it – in their own backyard of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
As part of CfUT’s outreach and training opportunities, current Wisconsin Lutheran College students and recent graduates taught summer school at Risen Savior Lutheran School, located in Milwaukee’s Historic Granville community.
Pathways to College Pathways to College, a Wisconsin Lutheran College program funded by foundations and individual donors who financially support it separately from the college, is designed to serve lower income, first-generation students who have the potential to succeed in college. Pathways is committed to helping these students achieve the dream of college by preparing them academically, socially, spiritually, and financially. The program works with students in sixth grade through high school by operating after-school sessions, Saturday workshops, and a three-week Summer Academy. Just this fall it has begun its first “Pathways Prospects” group, which eventually will work with kindergarten through fifth grade students and their parents, with the goal of introducing them to a college environment by involving them in activities held on the WLC campus.
adequate funds to remodel this facility. Interested in helping support Pathways? Contact Milton Cockroft, executive director of Pathways to College, at 414.443.8729 or milton.cockroft@wlc.edu.
Center for Urban Teaching The Center for Urban Teaching (CfUT) at Wisconsin Lutheran College operates in partnership with Cardinal Stritch University, Concordia University Wisconsin, and Marquette University. CfUT provides Milwaukee schools (public,
Ashley Campbell ’10 (below), who is interning in a kindergarten class at St. Marcus in Milwaukee, described her CfUT experience: “The opportunities that CfUT has given me have drastically changed my direction and my life. The decision as to how you will spend the rest of your life is tough. The Center has provided me with resources, people, opportunities, and discussions to help make that decision much easier. Now, the answer is clear to me – my future is in urban education. The Center has been a great resource in my life, and I know that God will continue to bless its work!”
Thanks to increased enrollment and the generosity of a lead donor, Pathways is in the process of purchasing its own building (in addition to the office and classroom space it uses on the WLC campus) that will serve as its Center for College Success. There, students will receive tutoring, mentoring, and after-school support, and their parents will have access to a resource center for their own academic and professional development. Pathways is currently conducting a Buy-A-Brick fundraising campaign to secure Wisconsin Lutheran College | 11
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Ankerberg awarded Greenfield chair Honors program selected for award
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r. Erik Ankerberg, associate professor of English and chair of the school of modern languages, now has an additional title. He is the 2010 recipient of Wisconsin Lutheran College’s endowed Gary Greenfield Chair of Christian Leadership Award for his proposed honors program.
tentative start date of August 2012. The courses will be interdisciplinary in nature and will expose students to a variety of academic perspectives. Each course will be worth four credits: three credits of academic content and one credit of research work with a faculty member, internship work, or volunteer work.
new program for those students who are now high school juniors.
“I think we have a story to tell – regarding the value of an education received at a small Christian liberal arts college,” said Ankerberg. “That value should be known
“In his Walden, Thoreau wrote that it is not enough to be busy; so are the ants,” Ankerberg quoted. “We live in a complicated world, one that is challenging
Receiving the award was a humbling moment of honor for Ankerberg, but now the pressure is on to transform his plan into reality – successful, substantial reality.
Pursuing excellence and value
This Greenfield Leadership Chair is a three-year position awarded to a faculty member who embodies Christian leadership and who has a plan to model and impart those Christian leadership characteristics to WLC students. It was established in 1999 when a $1 million gift was presented to the college by the Marvin Schwan Foundation Board in order to honor the Christian leadership of then WLC president Dr. Gary Greenfield.
Program will distinguish WLC “It’s an incredible honor to be chosen for the Greenfield Leadership Chair,” Ankerberg said, “and it’s a wonderful opportunity to bring together the talents of our faculty as we develop a program that will benefit students who desire to pursue this type of unique and exciting education. “Honors programs are not as common as one might think,” he continued. “In fact, I hope this will help further distinguish Wisconsin Lutheran from competing institutions in that it is a Christian college to which highly motivated, academically gifted high school or homeschooled seniors will be attracted.” The honors program will serve as an alternative general education curriculum for those students who are enrolled in it. It is designed to serve 15-20 students in each class, for a total of 60-80 students, with a 12 | wlc.edu
Dr. Erik Ankerberg has created an honors program for Wisconsin Lutheran College that will serve, challenge, and mentor the institution’s most academically gifted students.
by each and every one of our students – of all academic and scholarship levels. But certainly that value should be realized – and shared – by the most academically gifted students of all. They should be delighted to discover us, enriched by their four years of study here, and committed advocates for the college and our honors program after they’ve graduated. That is one of my goals.”
long held assumptions about the nature, purpose, and even the financing of higher education. Today our college faces many difficult choices as we seek elusive resources and prioritize among our necessary, yet often competing, concerns: nurturing students in their faith, preparing them for various careers, instilling in them a love of the liberal arts, and providing them with a comprehensive education.
Ankerberg will spend year one of the three-year endowed chair position developing the details of the program, working with other faculty members to determine curriculum and scheduling parameters, and preparing materials needed to promote and communicate the
“I believe the present moment is the ideal time in our history to craft an honors program as a living promotion of academic excellence,” said Ankerberg. “If we’re going to be busy, let’s be busy with something that is about excellence and has enduring value.”
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Balza accomplishes research during Greenfield chair tenure
Recognizing years of service
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uring the Board of Regents weekend in September, the following faculty and staff members were honored for their years of service to the college:
Five years: Dr. Wendy Close, Larry Collyard, Carol Koelpin, Joe Luedke, Dr. Andrew Mundt, Dr. Aaron Palmer, Mark Schroeder, Prof. Heather Stelzer, Pam Tullberg, Barb Wellnitz, Meg Wieselmann. Ten years: Dr. Brian Jacobsen, Dr. Joel Pless. Fifteen years: Jenny Baker, Dr. Kevin Glaeske, Prof. Jan Gompper, Dr. Paul Lehninger, Karen Plamann. Twenty years: Judy Eggers.
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r. Robert Balza was the most recent recipient of the Gary J. Greenfield Leadership Chair, prior to Dr. Ankerberg. The goal of Balza’s tenure as Greenfield Leadership Chair was to begin research in ethically responsible alternatives to human embryonic stem cells, educating the public about these alternatives, and training Christian students to become leaders in this field. For the past three years, Balza has focused on one promising alternative to embryonic stem cells: the induced pluripotent family of stem cells, which are derived from adult skin cells. Research performed in Balza’s lab at WLC has shown that these cells are capable of generating functional heart tissue with equal efficiency to stem cells from embryonic sources. Along the way, dozens of WLC undergraduates have received training in stem cell culture and differentiation, contributing to the pool of future Christian leaders in biomedical research.
Thirty years: Linda Loeffel (left), Prof. Starla Siegmann (right). Faculty/Staff Notes Dr. Robert Anderson, professor of biology, was invited by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin to participate as a biologist guide in the Great Lakes State Natural Area BioBlitz at Cedarburg Bog. He was assisted by students Jon Jossart and Stephen Vandenberg. Anderson (pictured at left, next to Dr. John Kolander, provost) also coordinated a meeting between the Lutheran Church of Central Africa, Hoenecke Trust Board Members, WELS missionaries, and the Board for World Missions in Lusaka, Zambia. Dr. Juanita Becker, associate professor of music, was awarded a seed grant from the College Music Society for a community engagement proposal involving the Lake Cottage Duo performances last fall. In addition, the Lake Cottage Duo (with Prof. Becker, piano) performed during the College Music Society National Conference in Minneapolis in September. Dr. Paul Boehlke (right), professor of biology, taught BIO 120 Life Science at Faith Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg, Georgia, during the spring 2010 semester. Faith’s “Foundations” program is designed to provide college-level courses in a Christian environment and from a Christian perspective. Classes are taught at Faith in partnership with WLC using both on-site and online presentations; online teaching is done via WLC’s media center web camera. Dr. Ronald Buelow, associate professor of mathematics, offered a statistics course at Faith during the summer.
Installation day
Kristin Gjerdset, associate professor of art, was awarded third place for her “Undersea Portal” clock in the annual Racine Public Art Project. Sixty artists were selected to design and paint or sculpt a 28-inch clock.
he following faculty and staff members were installed during the college’s opening service on August 29: Prof. Joseph Du Fore, education; Dr. Casey Holtz, psychology; Rev. Paul Kelm, campus ministry; Prof. Sheryl Scott, nursing; and Prof. Heather Stelzer (pictured), business. The three new deans were installed as well: Dr. David Brightsman, dean of the College of Professional Studies; Dr. Jarrod Erbe, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences; and Dr. Joyce Natzke, dean of the College of Adult & Graduate Studies.
Jan Gompper, professor of theatre, and Jay Sierszyn, associate professor of theatre, attended the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference in Los Angeles in August. Gompper participated in a new play development workshop and Sierszyn served as conference coordinator for the “Theatre as a Liberal Art” focus group.
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Dr. Kerry Kuehn, associate professor of physics, and three WLC undergraduate research assistants (Matthew Moeller, Daniel Sanfelippo, and Michael Schulz) had a paper titled “Vortex ring refraction at large Froude numbers” accepted for publication in The Physical Review, an international journal published by the American Physical Society. Dr. Paul Lehninger, professor of theology, presented the paper “Pertinacious Parnassus: Classical Languages and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod” at the Lutheranism and the Classics Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in October. James Matson, professor of art, has a one-person show titled “Intersection” at Cardinal Stritch University through December 10. It features recent figurative sculpture and wall reliefs. Sheryl Scott, assistant professor of nursing, had an article titled “Simulation Promotes Patient Safety” published in Advance for Nurses. Also, Scott used a WLC faculty mini grant to spend a week in Cuernavaca, Mexico, for a healthcare immersion experience. She stayed with a local family, attended classes, toured a hospital, and learned about the Mexican healthcare system.
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Campus technology
Enhancing the academic core
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he list of programs and topics that appears under The Vision to Lead campaign’s category “Academic Enhancements” is amazingly long.
It might be described by some as daunting. “It might be,” said President Daniel Johnson, “but we know what an awesome God we serve and we believe our donors have and will continue to support academic excellence at WLC because of the Jesus whom we Upgrades and improvements for the college’s main website, its athletics and admissions websites, the library’s online database, the music lab’s computers, and implementation of the campus-wide integrated software system (Jenzabar) all have been achieved in the past few years.
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proclaim. Our challenges are great – but our God is so much greater.” During the initial phase of WLC’s comprehensive campaign, several academic enhancement goals were realized. Some new programs or projects were created. Others already in existence were expanded or improved. For example: • Campus technology was substantially improved via a campus-wide integrated software system, an online database for the library, and a redesign of the college’s website. • A nursing program was added, as were majors in China studies, environmental science, sports and exercise science, and several other fields of study. • The Center for Urban Teaching, the Pathways to College program, and the Academic Success Center were created. • The Center for International Education and the English as a Second
The Center for Urban Teaching, a program at WLC operating in partnership with other colleges and universities such as Concordia University Wisconsin, Marquette University, and Cardinal Stritch University, has developed a reputation as a national leader and standard-setter for preparing teachers to successfully reach and teach students in urban schools by using their God-given talents. A second successfully established program, Pathways to College, works intentionally and intensely with 6th through 12th grade students who come from underserved families and who are potential first-generation college freshmen.
Center for International Education
Language (ESL) Institute were established.
Donors share reasons for support “As someone who’s been here for many years, I’ve been glad to support the academic enhancement focus of WLC’s current campaign,” said Starla Siegmann, director of library services for the college since 1980. “In my 30 years here, one thing has not changed – our mission. I love that mission, and WLC’s purpose, and giving back financially has simply been an extension of that affection, for me.” For Dan and Vicky Kunz, directors of the Antioch Foundation (La Crosse, Wisconsin), committing a three-year gift to help develop the nursing program by establishing a nursing lab has been a partnership in Christian excellence. “The Antioch Foundation exists to benefit the areas of faith, education, medicine, and humanitarian need,” Dan said. “The nursing program at WLC is a perfect recipient for one of our grants since, in effect, it covers everything we hope to do. We have visited the new lab, spoken
The Center for International Education and the English as a Second Language Institute both have been created within the last three years. Both are experiencing planned growth with future development linked to an expanding business major program, a new computer science major, and the opportunity to evangelize with international students and their families.
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with the program’s director, Prof. Becky Carey, and really appreciate the college’s plan to educate future nurses who care for people’s physical well-being without ignoring their spiritual well-being. That is truly the best of both worlds.”
Nursing, biology, & science lab enhancements
Several foundations and corporations have contributed to the establishment of the Center for Urban Teaching and the Pathways to College program. In addition, a generous gift from the Ewald and Marie Blado Foundation was designated by that family foundation’s current directors, Marie Stefferud and Dr. James Blado, to develop Wisconsin Lutheran College’s new Academic Success Center. “We are so thrilled that the Blado Foundation has allowed this important program to be developed, and that it is now operating and serving so many students,” said Marie Stefferud. “All students are being served too, not only those who require additional academic assistance, but also those who are getting top grades but still want to improve. What a privilege and honor it has been to know we can help WLC students who will one day be some of our strongest, boldest Christian leaders throughout our churches and communities.”
A newly created nursing program now has a furnished lab, allowing students to work on simulator patients. Other science disciplines also now have well equipped labs, including a cadaver lab for the biology program.
“We are happy to support WLC and its mission,” added Marie Blado. “This institution is truly preparing graduates who will be making a positive difference in the world.” For individual donors such as alumnus Eric Gustafson ’02, designating his gifts to help fund the biology program and state-of-the-art lab equipment is one way he feels he can direct donations toward projects he cares about most. “I’m happy to give back to WLC not only because I believe in the college and its mission, Gustafson said, “but also to help support specific projects such as the biology cadaver lab. I find that to be a very important learning tool for students.”
New majors & minors
Final public phase focus Now that the public phase of the campaign has begun, “Academic Enhancement” priorities to be focused on before June 2012 include: 1. Continue the growth and development of the new College of Adult and Graduate Studies. 2. Expand and broaden the well-received and highly utilized Academic Success Center. 3. Increase and provide depth within academic programming in areas such as nursing, urban teaching, business, and the sciences/healthcare fields.
Nine new majors and a minor have been added to the list of areas of study. From environmental science to media design; from sports and exercise science to piano pedagogy, the range of areas for concentrated study has become broader than ever.
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Roughly $4 million are still needed to successfully conclude The Vision to Lead campaign, with its total goal of $46 million. “This is God’s college,” said President Johnson, “and we are committed to it remaining academically excellent, to his glory. Enhancing our academic programs will remain a key strategic priority for us as we attract and prepare students to be powerful, impactful Christian leaders.”
Creating an Academic Success Center that serves all students – the academically gifted as well as those who struggle with course work – is the realization of a goal to truly help all students enrolled at WLC succeed in their college education.
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Athle t i cs
A winning season on the gridiron
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he Warriors football team won its school-record sixth game, with two November games remaining. The 2010 squad had a record 100 players on the roster; 54 letterwinners, including 15 starters, returned from the 2009 season.
and the squad’s first-ever win over rival Concordia University Wisconsin.
Highlights of the schedule under 11th-year head coach Dr. Dennis Miller included shutting out Rockford 19-0 at the televised Homecoming game October 23,
Trailing the Falcons 12-0 in the second quarter, the Warriors scored 13 unanswered points in the Lutheran Bowl contest, held October 30 at Concordia’s Century Stadium. The 13-12 victory allowed the Warriors to capture the Luther Cup and ensure the program’s first winning season.
Schommer captures conference title
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atie Schommer finished first overall, and five runners from WLC achieved season bests, as the Warriors placed fifth among 12 representing teams at the Northern Athletics Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted by WLC at Greenfield Park October 30. Schommer finished first out of 103 runners with a 6K time of 22:23.4, which was good for the NAC Championship record and all-time NAC record, breaking her own mark set two weeks earlier.
She previously established a school and NAC record in the 6K race October 16 at the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational. Competing against runners from 10 nationally ranked schools, Schommer finished 24th out of 499 runners with a time of 22:32.07. The junior from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, was named NAC Student-Athlete of the Week three times this season.
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to help,” said Wiese. “I thought it would be a good idea to build our team unity while teaching other girls how great volleyball is and how to properly play the game. God gave each one of us beautiful volleyball skills, and we should help spread them.”
he Warriors volleyball team concluded its 2010 season with an overall record of 19-13 and 8-4 in the Northern Athletics Conference. Fifth-seeded WLC fell to fourth-seeded Benedictine University 3-1 in a NAC tournament quarterfinal match November 2.
Wiese hopes to offer the volunteer opportunity again in the spring of 2011.
The squad of 20 players was led by first-year head coach Bruce Meredith (right), who joined the WLC coaching staff as an assistant in 2009. A former outside hitter on the men’s volleyball team at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Meredith served from 2002-2008 as an assistant coach for boys’ varsity volleyball at Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin. He attended Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin.
a service opportunity for volleyball players last spring. Several team members worked with 5th-8th grade girls, running volleyball practices once a week at the Don and Sallie Davis Boys and Girls Club in Milwaukee.
Servant leaders in the community: Senior volleyball player Kaitlyn Wiese organized
“I work at the club and the volleyball coach, who is also my supervisor, asked me
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fine arts
New Oscar Wilde musical adaptation debuts
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he Wisconsin Lutheran College theatre department presented a new musical adaptation of Lady Windermere’s Fan in November in the college’s Raabe Theatre. This version of Oscar Wilde’s first comedy and first great stage success provides an uneasy mixture of Christian morality and glittering wit as it satirizes the superficiality and hypocrisy of Victorian England. Directed by Wisconsin Lutheran College Prof. Jan Gompper (pictured), Lady Windermere’s Fan featured Wisconsin Lutheran Choir members Anna Biedenbender and Chelsea
Nillissen in the leading roles. The script adaptation was written by Gompper and Dr. David Eggebrecht of Concordia University Wisconsin. Music and lyrics were created by Gompper. Alumnus Kevin Becker ’06 did the orchestral arrangement. “This musical adaptation is faithful to Wilde’s original story line,” said Gompper, “and the script and lyrics keep his witty repartee intact. I also believe that the play’s themes of societal hypocrisy – and its depiction of self-sacrifice – still have something to say to a modern audience. Add to all of that the fact that the two leading roles are female, a rarity in the theatre world, and I believe we combined elements for a memorable and meaningful musical performance.”
Full slate of music performances
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trumpets, Joseph Workman and John Fenske, are featured on Concerto for Two Trumpets by Antonio Vivaldi. Jeffrey Sitzman is the trombone soloist on Ferdinand David’s Concertino for Trombone and Band.
he close of the fall semester includes several concerts, recitals, and ensemble performances. The 2010 Wisconsin Lutheran College Winter Band Concert will take place December 10 at 8 p.m. in the Center for Arts and Performance Schwan Concert Hall. The program features a wide variety of musical compositions, including the exciting opening piece, Go, recently composed by Samuel R. Hazo. “Go puts the hall on notice that a concert has just begun,” wrote Hazo. Go will be followed by Angels in the Architecture, a new piece by noted composer Frank Ticheli, featuring Jessica Landini as a soprano soloist. Two student
Other performances this fall are the Instrumental Ensemble Concert (November 21), Tag Team Recital (November 23), Composers’ Recital (November 30), Christmas Festival Concerts (December 2-5), String Ensemble (December 5), and Honors Recital (December 7). All performances are held in the Schwan Concert Hall. For more information visit wlc.edu/arts or call the box office at 414.443.8802.
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andmarks Gallery and Restoration Studio of Milwaukee hosted an exhibit called “Many Miniatures” September 26 through October 31. The display of more than 50 miniature paintings featured the work of professional artists, selected students from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and
Design, plus eight Wisconsin Lutheran College students (Ashley Asendorf, Svetlana Bornschlegl, Joel Hermanson, Amy Martin, Arik McGathey, Briana Lazzaroni, Kristin Plessinger, and Katy Walker), alumna Ana Stern ’10, and Paul Burmeister, associate professor of art. Each artist created miniature paintings of varying subjects on three-inch-square canvases, which the gallery showcased for sale.
Punch and Beauty by Paul Burmeister
For the first two months of the school year, “Iceland: A Visual Saga” was on display in the Schlueter Art Gallery. The exhibit of more than 40 pieces was inspired by the WLC art department Running Wild by Katie Zuehlke trip to Iceland in May 2009, led by Kristin Gjerdset, associate professor of art. WLC students, alumni, and guests, including artist Diane Canfield Bywaters, displayed the artwork they created based on their experiences in Iceland. Wisconsin Lutheran College | 17
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Koiné becomes a new WLC partner
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isconsin Lutheran College has partnered with Koiné, a Christian band that has established itself as a successful music ministry. Because two of its members, Brian Davison ’00 and Seth Bauer ’02, are WLC alumni, and one of the band’s goals aligns with the college’s – preparing future Christian leaders – Koiné and the college see this partnership as a positive development for both of them. “Our purpose, since we began in 2003 at St. Marcus in Milwaukee, has been to spread the Word of God through music,” explained Davison, one of the band’s founders and its lead vocalist. “We hope we are bringing a new vibrant sound, reviving some of the great hymns that
have defined our Christian heritage. We also hope we’re encouraging the next generation to use and share their talents, musical and otherwise, with the church.”
When Koiné leads worship and shares concerts across the United States (nearly 200 this year) at churches, teacher conferences, and schools, it also will share WLC’s ministry when possible. In return, Koiné has been given office space and other resources on campus, plus some promotional support and materials.
In June Koiné performed a family-oriented concert in the campus quad. The members will return in December for a special WLC Christmas service in the campus center. For more information on Koiné’s ministry, music, CDs, and concerts, visit koinemusic.com.
Remembering the first graduate
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aye (Reece) Feistel ’74, the college’s first graduate, died in August after a battle with cancer. She was the only graduate to process in the ceremony when she received her associate’s degree in May 1974.
“We are thrilled about this new partnership with Koiné,” said President Daniel Johnson. “We are so very grateful for their added role of sharing our WLC ministry with others – when and where they can.”
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ighty-seven golfers came out to the Broadlands Golf Club in North Prairie, Wisconsin, on August 28 for the Warrior Open. Heidi (Proeber) and Steve Bohlmann ’82 traveled from their Roswell, Georgia, home, as they do most years. Why do they make the trek to this event? Heidi said, “We strongly believe in the mission of the college and appreciate spending time with others who share similar values and perspectives. The Warrior Open is a wonderful event in support of WLC, and we look forward to it every year.”
Alumni highlights Each month in the Alumni {e} News, graduates can read submissions from their classmates in the Class Notes section. Everyone is welcome to learn more about Wisconsin Lutheran College grads at wlc.edu/alumni/classnotes. To subscribe to WLC’s {e} Newsletters, visit wlc.edu/eNews. The following five Warriors are examples of how WLC graduates are making an impact around the state, country, and world. North Dakota State University awarded the first Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prize to Ask Me No More by Jeremy Bakken ’04, now a graduate student in composition at the University of New Mexico. The work will be premiered by the NDSU Concert Choir in December 2010. Joanna Balza ’05, a Peace Corps volunteer in South Africa, received international exposure via a Peace Corps news release this summer. Balza, of Appleton, Wisconsin, and another volunteer took 50 students on a bus ride from their villages in Mpumalanga Province to Pretoria West to see the U.S. men’s national soccer team practice during World Cup preparations. For many students, it was their first trip outside their villages. Balza works with the students at schools and through HIV/AIDS prevention and education programs. The group was greeted by U.S. ambassador Donald Gips and U.S. head coach Bob Bradley. 18 | wlc.edu
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. attorney Todd W. Martin ’92 has been appointed managing shareholder of the firm’s Madison office. He also serves as co-chair of the State Bar Insurance and Member Benefits Committee. In November, Bill Meier ’97 became the new national executive director of WELS Kingdom Workers. He has served as a lay assistant in the mission fields of Cameroon, Malawi, and Zambia. The city of Plymouth, Wisconsin, hired Brian Yerges ’04 to be its first director of city services. Yerges, the former Mauston, Wisconsin, city administrator, will oversee the city clerk, public works director, utilities manager and senior center director, and report to the mayor and council.
2010-2011
Mark your calendars & save this date!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Butterfly Brunch Presented annually by the WLC Christian Women’s Leadership Circle
Featuring keynote speaker
Sharon Buck “Golden Rule Leadership” Join us for an inspirational, educational experience as Sharon Buck, business owner, ministry co-founder, family foundation creator, and a national sales director for Mary Kay Inc., speaks about using our God-given strengths and abilities to follow dreams, accomplish goals, and give back to others. Call 414.443.8823 for more information or to register.
Guest Artist Season Center for Arts and Performance Box Office: 414.443.8802
Website: wlc.edu/arts
Wisconsin Lutheran College Christian Women’s Leadership Circle Proceeds from the Butterfly Brunch will benefit students through the Sharon A. Schoeneck Christian Women’s Leadership Scholarship and other programs that encourage Christian leadership principles.
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