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Wartburg students present phage research at microbiology association meeting
Three Wartburg College students presented their bacteriophage research at the American Society for Microbiology North Central Branch meeting in Grinnell. Juniors Zef Ngove and Chaitrali Reddy along with sophomore Gretchen Guetzlaff presented "Isolatio...
Nov 18, 2022, 3:16pm EST
Wartburg College Dining Services receives Inclusive Employer recognition
The Larrabee Center has recognized Wartburg College Dining Services as a 2022 Inclusive Employer. Since 2015 the college has partnered with the Larrabee Center, an organization that assists people with disabilities and the elderly on their journey to ...
Oct 25, 2022, 9:37am EDT
Neiduski, Wartburg's 18th president, to be inaugurated Oct. 14
Rebecca Neiduski will be inaugurated as the 18th president of Wartburg College at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 14 as part of the college's Homecoming & Family Weekend celebration. Doors to Neumann Auditorium will open to the public at 1:45 p.m. with a preludial con...
Oct 7, 2022, 4:25pm EDT
Wartburg to celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend Oct. 13-16
Wartburg College will celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 13-16. This year's theme is "Same Home, New Knight." "This theme connects Wartburg's historic roots with the many changes happening on campus," said Ellen Engh, ...
Oct 6, 2022, 11:57am EDT
Wartburg to host RitterSing festival Oct. 8
Hundreds of tenor and bass singers from across the Midwest will join in a day of singing and voice master classes at the annual RitterSing choir festival at Wartburg College on Saturday, Oct. 8. The festival, designed to energize the singers and their...
Oct 6, 2022, 11:44am EDT
Wartburg names Madlock first associate dean of inclusive community
Krystal Madlock has been named the first associate dean of inclusive community at Wartburg College. Madlock, who has been with the college since 1998, is currently the director of multicultural student services, where she serves as the secondary advis...
Oct 3, 2022, 3:18pm EDT
Concert organist to perform at Wartburg's first Bach's Lunch of 2022-23
Matt Gender, a touring concert organist and singer, will be featured at the college's first Bach's Lunch organ series recital of the 2022-23 season Friday, Sept. 16. The concert will begin at 12:30 p.m. in Wartburg Chapel. It will be preceded by a noo...
Sep 7, 2022, 11:10am EDT
Wartburg alumna receives Gremmels journalism fellowship
Riley Cole, a 2017 graduate of Wartburg College, has received the college's Robert C. Gremmels Journalism Graduate Fellowship. The $10,000 award will support Cole as she finishes her master's degree in mass communications with a specialization in digi...
Sep 2, 2022, 10:20am EDT
Kneser named vice president for student life at Wartburg
Greg Kneser, a student life professional with more than 35 years of experience in the field, will be the next vice president for student life and dean of students at Wartburg College. Kneser, vice president for student affairs at Lourdes University, w...
Aug 22, 2022, 3:59pm EDT
Wartburg professor creates geo-art in shape of Knight's helmet
A Wartburg College professor has installed a giant new piece of "art" on a large plot of land between Waverly, Readlyn, Plainfield and Frederika. Brian Birgen, a math professor and avid geocacher, completed the installation - called geo-art - earlier ...
Jul 19, 2022, 12:29pm EDT