Wartburg College

Pedro Martinez was one of nine Wartburg College students spending their summer educating others about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine as a way to increase vaccination rates in their home communities. The ambassador program was funded by the Interfaith Youth Core to address vaccine hesitancy concerns across the country. The Wartburg students are among about 2,000 students from 117 colleges nationwide participating in the program. Caryn Riswold, McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission, is leading the group.

Sophomore Rachel Gavin was one of nine Wartburg College students spending their summer educating others about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine as a way to increase vaccination rates in their home communities. The ambassador program was funded by the Interfaith Youth Core to address vaccine hesitancy concerns across the country. The Wartburg students are among about 2,000 students from 117 colleges nationwide participating in the program. Caryn Riswold, McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission, is leading the group.

Nine Wartburg College students are spending their summer educating others about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine as a way to increase vaccination rates in their home communities. The ambassador program was funded by the Interfaith Youth Core to address vaccine hesitancy concerns across the country. The Wartburg students are among about 2,000 students from 117 colleges nationwide participating in the program. Caryn Riswold, McCoy Family Distinguished Chair in Lutheran Heritage and Mission, is leading the group.

Wartburg College has recognized 494 students who were named the 2021 Winter/May Term Dean's List.

Senior Ellie Roquet of Johnston will deliver the student address at the Wartburg College Commencement on Sunday, May 30.

Seventeen Wartburg College students and recent graduates were honored recently at the Iowa Broadcast News Association annual conference.

Twelve Wartburg College students have been inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi honor society.

Wartburg College senior Eryn Perry is one of two students this year to receive an R.J. McElroy Graduate Fellowship.

Wartburg College student media have won 12 first-place awards from the Society for Collegiate Journalists, an organization that recognizes achievement in journalism and help establish relationships between students and members of the profession.

Caleb Lines, a junior at Wartburg College, was awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national scholarship for college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.

Wartburg College's Senior Exhibit 2021 will showcase works from four students beginning Thursday, April 8, in the Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery.

Ace Media will premiere the documentary "Changing Hearts and Minds: The Ruby Sutton Story" at 1: 30 p.m. on April 19, on Wartburg College's livestreaming service, Knight Vision.

Wartburg College seniors Sadie Short and Johanna Vander Wilt were each awarded a $500 Grant-in-Aid scholarship from the Alpha Pi chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, which promotes professional and personal growth in female educators.

Simplex Stories will premiere the documentary "My People's Bones: The Life & Fight of Maria Pearson" at 2 p.m. on April 19, via Wartburg College's livestreaming service, Knight Vision.

Wartburg College senior Silvia Oakland was named the Pat Pisarik Journalist of the Year by the Iowa Collegiate Media Association at the organization's annual awards ceremony.

Thirty-seven Wartburg College students and recent graduates were recognized for their work with student media at the annual Iowa College Media Association awards during a virtual ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Three Wartburg College student organists will be featured at the college's Bach's Lunch organ series recital on Friday, March 12.

Twenty-one Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program.

A Wartburg College student was accepted into the Teacher Education Program.

The Wartburg College chapter of the Phi Eta Sigma first-year honor society recently inducted 40 new members.

Wartburg College awarded diplomas to 23 students during Winter Commencement Dec. 15.

Wartburg College has recognized 517 students who were named to the 2020 Fall Term Dean's List.

Fifty-four Wartburg College students were accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.

Quay Burke, a 2020 Cedar Falls High School graduate, is the recipient of Wartburg College's R.J. McElroy Minority Scholarship.

Wartburg College alumna Rebecca Miller has been awarded a Dr. George and Emma J. Torrison Scholarship for students pursuing medical careers.

Deyton Love, a 2020 Waterloo West High School graduate, is the recipient of Wartburg College's Harry and Polly Slife Minority Scholarship.

Wartburg College awarded dipolomas to 276 students during a virtual Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 24.

Wartburg College's Knight Vision News won first place in Overall Excellence for Student TV for the 2019 broadcasting year, awarded by the Iowa Broadcast News Association at its annual convention June 27 in Pella.

Wartburg College has recognized 523 students who were named the 2020 Winter/May Term Dean's List.

Two Wartburg College student was accepted into the Teacher Education Program.