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Wartburg recognized for supporting its first Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient
Wartburg College was one of 18 colleges and universities recognized by the U.S. Department of State for supporting a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient for the first time in the 2021-22 academic year. In 2021-22, Wartburg had five recipients of ...
Nov 3, 2023, 3:05pm EDT
Wartburg's Bechtel takes second in Cox Conserves Heroes award program
Mike Bechtel, Wartburg College professor and Ioponics creator, took second place in the adult category of the annual Cox Conserves Heroes awards program. The awards program is part of the enterprise's national sustainability initiative and recogniz...
Oct 27, 2023, 9:00am EDT
Wartburg Community Symphony Concert opens season with hometown star
As a member of The Texas Tenors, Waverly native John Hagen has played on some of the biggest stages with the most well-known orchestras, but having the opportunity to perform on the Neumann Auditorium stage with the Wartburg Community Symphony is an op...
Oct 12, 2023, 2:10pm EDT
Wartburg College creates program to improve access, experiences; reduces tuition by more than 45 percent
Wartburg College today announced the Wartburg Commitment, a comprehensive program that includes a new competitive price, reduced financial barriers for lower- and middle-income families and funding for all students to increase access to immersive exper...
Sep 12, 2023, 1:07pm EDT
Wartburg celebrates significant increase in new student enrollment
Drawn by the college's rigorous academics, nationally competitive athletics and world-renowned music programs, a growing number of students will call Wartburg College home beginning this fall. At least 470 new students are expected to begin classes at...
Aug 31, 2023, 9:17am EDT
St. Elizabeth Chorale invited to sing at regional choral conference
The Wartburg College St. Elizabeth Chorale has been invited to sing at the 2024 Midwestern American Choral Directors Association Regional Conference next February in Omaha, Nebraska. The choir was selected by a two-tiered, blind audition where the scr...
Jul 18, 2023, 3:19pm EDT
Wartburg graduates first Master of Arts in leadership cohort
The first students to earn a master's degree from Wartburg College graduated last weekend with a Master of Arts in leadership. The 15 graduates etched their names in Wartburg's history books on May 27 when they received their master's hoods and again o...
Jun 2, 2023, 10:44am EDT
Longwe, Njus selected as student speakers at Wartburg Commencement on May 28
Joanna Longwe of Nairobi, Kenya, and Chandler Njus of Fredericksburg, Iowa, will deliver the student messages at the Wartburg College Commencement on Sunday, May 28. Based on nominations from their peers and in consultation with faculty and staff, War...
May 23, 2023, 12:15pm EDT
Falenschek named dean of spiritual life at Wartburg College
The Rev. Maggie Falenschek will become dean of spiritual life and fill the Herbert and Cora Moehlmann Chaplaincy Chair at Wartburg College effective Aug. 7. "I'm excited to be a part of what is happening at Wartburg. What the college put forward for t...
May 8, 2023, 3:14pm EDT
Wartburg students to share heritage, talents during Culture Show
Wartburg College's International Club will showcase some of the many cultures represented on campus during the annual Culture Show celebration, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. The Neumann Auditorium doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The show is free and open to the pub...
May 2, 2023, 8:54pm EDT