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Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), internationally recognized for community engagement. The college offers more than 50 academic majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor's degree.

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.

Learn more at www.wartburg.edu. 

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Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), internationally recognized for community engagement. The college offers more than 50 academic majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor's degree.

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.

Learn more at www.wartburg.edu. 

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Representation of the achievement named 'Three Wartburg College students awarded competitive Gilman scholarships'.

Three Wartburg College students awarded competitive Gilman scholarships

Three Wartburg College students were awarded Gilman International Scholarships that helped offset their costs while studying abroad. Mckenna Schaufenbuel and Allison Taylor spent May Term in the Netherlands and Germany, and Mikaela Kime studied in the Bahamas.
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Scholarship - 2025 Jun 2

501 Wartburg students named to Winter/May Term Dean's List

Wartburg College has recognized 501 students who were named the 2025 Winter/May Term Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2025 Jun 13

Goetz, Schriever selected as student speakers at Wartburg Commencement on May 24

Brandon Goetz of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and Lennon Schriever of Ogden will deliver the student messages at the Wartburg College Commencement on Saturday, May 24.
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Achievement (Other) - 2025 May 20
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Wartburg students accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Ten Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2025 May 20
Representation of the achievement named 'Four Wartburg students receive excellence awards at 67th ADAI Exhibition'.

Four Wartburg students receive excellence awards at 67th ADAI Exhibition

Four Wartburg College students' creations were recognized at the Art Directors Association of Iowa's 67th annual Design Exhibition in Des Moines at the beginning of April.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2025 May 12
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KWAR, Knight Vision take home 13 IBNA awards

Wartburg College student media won 13 awards at the Iowa Broadcast News Association's annual conference in April.
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Achievement (Other) - 2025 May 2

Wartburg student accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Jaiden Thomsen was accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2025 Apr 11

Wartburg students accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Nineteen Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2025 Mar 3
Representation of the achievement named 'Wartburg seniors to show documentary on RICE Day'.

Wartburg seniors to show documentary on RICE Day

Five seniors at Wartburg College will showcase their documentary, "The Uncharted Battle: Life with Mitochondrial Disease," at Wartburg's RICE Day on April 10, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., in Neumann Auditorium. The documentary tells Jace Smith's story. Smith was a Waverly resident who tragically lost his life to mitochondrial disease in 2016 at the age of 13.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2025 Mar 26
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Wartburg students win ICMA awards

Twenty-three Wartburg College students and recent graduates were recognized for their work with student media at the annual Iowa College Media Association Awards.
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Student Competition - 2025 Feb 10
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Wartburg's Opera Workshop, Wartburg Players to perform 'A Little Night Music'

Wartburg College's Opera Workshop and Wartburg Players will perform "A Little Night Music" by Stephen Sondheim at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 and 15 in McCaskey Lyceum.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2025 Jan 31
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554 Wartburg students named to Fall Term Dean's List

Wartburg College has recognized 554 students who were named to the 2024 Fall Term Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2025 Jan 13

Wartburg students inducted into Kappa Delta Pi honor society

Thirteen Wartburg College students were inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi honor society on Nov. 21, 2024.
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Honor Society - 2024 Dec 13

Runchey to deliver student address at Wartburg College December Commencement

Taylor Runchey, a senior from Ankeny, will deliver the student address at the Wartburg College December Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15.
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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Dec 10
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Wartburg students accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Twenty-seven Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2024 Dec 9
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211 Wartburg College students receive diplomas

Wartburg College awarded dipolomas to 211 students during Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 26.
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Graduation - 2024 Jul 25
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466 Wartburg students named to Winter/May Term Dean's List

Wartburg College has recognized 466 students who were named the 2024 Winter/May Term Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2024 Jun 7

Wartburg's Knutson receives ELCA Fund for Leaders scholarship

Recent Wartburg College graduate Nathaniel Knutson received the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Fund for Leaders Direct Full-Tuition Scholarship.
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Scholarship - 2024 Jun 6

Wartburg's Nissen awarded 2024 R.J. McElroy Graduate Fellowship

Recent Wartburg College graduate Georgia Nissen has been selected as one of two students to receive an R.J. McElroy Graduate Fellowship.
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Scholarship - 2024 May 28
Representation of the achievement named 'Wartburg students' research discovery published in national microbiology journal'.

Wartburg students' research discovery published in national microbiology journal

A group of Wartburg students had their research discovery published in the American Society of Microbiology Journal.
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Research / Grant - 2024 May 20
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KWAR, Knight Vision win IBNA awards

Wartburg College student media won 11 awards at the Iowa Broadcast News Association's annual conference in April.
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Academic competition - 2024 May 3
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Wartburg student accepted into the Teacher Education Program

A Wartburg College student was accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2024 Apr 29
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Wartburg students accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Seven Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2024 Apr 24
Representation of the achievement named 'Wartburg students, faculty present at National Science Teaching Association conference'.

Wartburg students, faculty present at National Science Teaching Association conference

Seven Wartburg College students and one faculty member recently presented their research at the National Science Teaching Association National Conference on Science Education in Denver, Colorado.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Apr 18

Wartburg art gallery to feature Senior Student Art Exhibit

The Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery at Wartburg College will offer a new exhibition featuring work by Wartburg seniors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Mar 28

Lopez presents research at annual IINspire conference

Mia Lopez presented her summer research, "Polymer-based Gene/Drug Delivery Nanoplatforms for Pancreatic Cancer," at the annual Iowa Illinois Nebraska STEM Partnership for Innovation in Research and Education (IINspire) conference at Iowa State University in Ames.
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Research / Grant - 2024 Mar 11
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Wartburg students win ICMA awards

Twenty-nine Wartburg College students and recent graduates were recognized for their work with student media at the annual Iowa College Media Association Awards. KWAR, the student-run radio station, received the Audio Excellence of the Year Award.
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Student Competition - 2024 Feb 28
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Wartburg students accepted into the Teacher Education Program

Seventeen Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.
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Accepted - 2024 Feb 23
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58 Wartburg College students receive diplomas

Wartburg College awarded dipolomas to 58 students during December Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 10.
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Graduation - 2024 Jan 23

484 Wartburg students named to Fall Term Dean's List

Wartburg College has recognized 484 students who were named to the 2023 Fall Term Dean's List.
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Dean's List - 2024 Jan 3
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