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Salzwedel Family Fund donates $1 million to Wartburg's Our Brightest Days campaign
The Salzwedel Family Fund, founded by Jack and Sarah Salzwedel, has committed $1 million to Wartburg College's Our Brightest Days campaign in support of student scholarships and experiential learning. The campaign, which launched publicly March 27, se...
Apr 1, 2025, 3:43pm EDT
Wartburg names outdoor track, football field players' entrance for influential coaches
Wartburg College will honor the tenure of two longtime influential coaches with the naming of the school's outdoor track and the players' entrance to Walston-Hoover Stadium. The Newsom Outdoor Track recognizes the success of Marcus Newsom, who serves ...
Mar 24, 2025, 1:59pm EDT
Wartburg, University of Iowa partner to offer accelerated master's degree in library science
Wartburg College has partnered with the University of Iowa to offer an integrated baccalaureate and master's degree program for students seeking a bachelor's degree from Wartburg and a master's degree in library and information science from Iowa. The ...
Jan 22, 2025, 1:00pm EST
Wartburg College expands graduate options with two new master's degrees in health and human performance
Wartburg College will launch two new online graduate programs in health and human performance - a Master of Science in sport science and data analytics and a Master of Science in high performance - beginning fall 2025. The programs, which build on t...
Dec 5, 2024, 10:23am EST
Wartburg receives $2.3 million gift to bolster Knight's Experience Fund
Wartburg College has received a $2.3 million gift to help grow a new endowed fund that will offset the cost of experiential learning opportunities for all Wartburg students. John Sauer, a 1978 graduate in business and accounting, was a faithful Wartbu...
Oct 28, 2024, 11:56am EDT
Wartburg joins other schools in approving Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee
Wartburg College has joined 18 other private, nonprofit colleges and universities across the state in approving the Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with Iowa community colleges. Through this agreement, students who are pursuing an ...
Oct 24, 2024, 2:50pm EDT
Wartburg College secures $150,000 grant to support Knight's Experience Fund
A $150,000 R.J. McElroy Trust challenge grant will ensure that even more Wartburg College students will have the opportunity to engage in an immersive learning experience while earning their undergraduate degree. The grant was awarded in support of th...
Oct 22, 2024, 4:56pm EDT
Wartburg to host concert organist Spritzer
Wartburg College will host guest organist Damin Spritzer at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in the Wartburg Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. Spritzer is an associate professor of organ at the University of Oklahoma and the artist-in-reside...
Sep 16, 2024, 8:00am EDT
Wartburg College secures $185,000 grant to transform classroom technology
Wartburg College is the recipient of a $185,000 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust that will help transform technology in more than 60 classrooms and advance the college's vision of becoming a fully wireless campus by 2030. The five-year in...
Aug 14, 2024, 10:43am EDT
Wartburg Community Symphony conductor finalist for American Prize
Rebecca Nederhiser, conductor of the Wartburg Community Symphony, is a finalist for the American Prize - Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award in Orchestral Programming. Nederhiser submitted the symphony's February 2023 performance, "Music Takes Flight,"...
Jul 11, 2024, 4:56pm EDT