Lane Shetterly, a former Oregon legislator, has been active in state, community and church initiatives.

Men will sing sacred pieces along with American, English and Irish folk songs.

Tiburzi shows his Bear Creek nature photos.

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The Wartburg women’s track and field team won its second consecutive national indoor track title Saturday at the NCAA Division III Championships in Greencastle, Ind. The Knights won the long jump and the 4x400 events and compiled 33 points to overtake the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which was second with 29. Read about it on Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Web site, KWWL.com and KCRG.com .

Wartburg graduates and brothers Conrad Mandsager ‘75 and Dr. Neil Mandsager ‘78 are profiled in a Des Moines Register article about their work in healing former child soldiers in Uganda. Read More here.

U.S. News & World Report cited Wartburg College's "schoolwide mission focusing on faith and service" in a national story about alternative spring-break service trips.

Wartburg wrestlers prepare for nationals as they defend their two-time Division III national title. Read the article.

Wartburg freshman Dakota Moore was mentioned in an Olympics feature after traveling to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics. Read the article.

Wartburg alum Suzanne Hull was featured in the Des Moines Register for her success as a small business owner. Read the article.

Former Wartburg women's basketball alum Holly Mohs made her coaching debut at the state girls' tournament. Read more.

Future Wartburg student Karly Cochrane shows a promising addition to the track and field team. Read more.

Dr. Fred Strickert, professor of religion, was interviewed by Jerusalem-based journalist Orly Halpern for an article in Religious Dispatches, an online news magazine. The article, “Israel Claims Holy Sites, Reignites Religious Flashpoint,” can be found here.

Dr. Lake Lambert, is featured in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier in an article about his book, “Spirituality Inc.: Religion in the American Workplace.”
Read the article.

Jennifer Sassman, director of financial aid, was quoted on WalletPop in an article about obtaining private loans for college.

Wartburg College won its 18th straight Iowa Conference wrestling championship. All 10 Wartburg wrestlers qualified for nationals. Read about this online at Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier or KWWL.

Dr. Penni Pier, associate professor of communication arts, was quoted in an Associated Press article about Oklahoma's budget shortfall.

Rob Umbaugh ’94 is the new associate dean for learning and organizational development at Aims Community College in Greeley, Colo. Read on...

Dr. Lake Lambert, professor of religion, wrote a column in USA Today. Read "God goes to the office."

A dozen or so Wartburg students attended the Iowa Student Athlete Leadership conference. Read more...

Dr. Jane Andrews, professor of music and director of Castle Singers and St. Elizabeth Chorale, is a clinician at the Iowa Lakes Community College Show/Jazz Choir Festival in Estherville. Read more.

Wartburg wrestler Carrington Banks ’12 is ranked second in NCAA Division III. Read more in the Des Moines Register.

Chris Reade ’97, former assistant football coach and player, was featured in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier's 20 under 40.

Nico Kadimoke ’09 died Jan. 13, as a result of lupus. He was featured in a press-citizen.com article last December.

Leslie Wilson ’12, member of the Wartburg women's basketball team, is mentioned in a brief in her hometown newspaper, the Austin Post-Bulletin.

Matt Mitchell, former Wartburg Football assistant coach, was named head coach at Grand Valley State University (Mich.). Watch a video interview here.

Todd Coleman, Assistant Vice President for Admissions, was quoted in a US News and World Report article featuring inside tips from admissions professionals.

Wartburg Track and Field won the 2010 Barbados Challenge Mini Athletics Meet last Wednesday at the National Stadium. Read more here.

Dr. Lake Lambert, professor of religion, contributed a guest opinion to the Des Moines Register concerning religious freedom in the workplace.

Dr. Jeff Stein, assistant professor of communication arts and director of the Archives of Iowa Broadcasting, was quoted in the Des Moines Register about the recent “Duane and Floppy Film Festival” — based on the popular 30-year WHO-TV puppet show — that attracted crowds in Des Moines.

Mark Martin ’93 became an assistant coach for the football team at Northern State University (Aberdeen, S.D.). Read on.

Eliot Keller, former National Advisory Board member for Wartburg College's Communication Arts Advisory Board, passed away Dec. 28. Read a tribute to his life in a story on KWWL.com.

Wartburg wrestler Chris Sandy was named D3Wrestle.com Wrestler of Week. Read the article.

The Wartburg College wrestling team's trip to the Desert Duals was featured in the Des Moines Register.

The Muscatine Journal recently featured former Knights' wrestler Robert Struthers ’09 who is now the head coach at Muscatine High School. Read on.

Dan Kittle, director of the Center of Community Engagement, wrote an article about the role of colleges in disaster relief which appeared in University Business.

Associate Professor of Marketing Kim Folkers discusses the holiday shopping outlook on KWWL. View it here.

The Rev. Herbert F. Brokering '45, a renowned hymn writer, died Nov. 7. Read his obituary.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier covered the unveiling of Wartburg’s Berlin Wall replica Tuesday during Freedom Without Walls Week: Read their article.

Dr. Timothy Abrahamson ‘93, a dermatologist with Greater Des Moines Dermatology, Inc., was recognized as one of Greater Des Moines’ top doctors by dsm magazine. Read the article.

The Circle of Music tour by Hope Overflow, a music-ministry group based at Wartburg College, was the topic of an article in the November issue of The Lutheran. The group comprised 12 students and two faculty members who spent Winter Term Break playing music in homeless shelters, food pantries and after-school programs.

Wartburg Professor Kathryn Koob, held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by Iranian revolutionaries from 1979 to 1981, was featured in two segments on KWWL with anchor Ron Steele on the 30th anniversary of the embassy takeover. Part One and Part Two.

Paul Yeager ’98 interviewed Koob for "The Iowa Journal" on Iowa Public Television. She also appeared in a radio segment during Minnesota Public Radio's regional broadcast of "All Things Considered."

Tim Kurtt ’83 was featured in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier in a story about his international experiences as a tennis line judge. Read the story here...

Nate Schmidt ‘06, former Knights basketball player and current Dubuque police officer, is back to work after a battle with stage 4 testicular cancer. Watch the KCRG news feature here.

USA Today, in an article about Messiah College, mentioned Wartburg College as one of three NCAA schools to win three national titles.

Wartburg College's Todd Coleman, assistant vice president for admissions, was quoted in eCampus News about online college fair participation.

Brian Bernhard ’93, Denver, Colo., legal services manager for Stern Elkind Curray & Alterman, has been named to the International Paralegal Management Association. Check out Law Week Online.

Robyn Olson ’95 Friedman won the Des Moines Marathon in record time Oct. 18. Read the Register's story.

Matt Nelson ‘02, won a 2009 Upper Midwest Emmy recently in the sports photography category. The Upper Midwest Emmy region includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, western Wisconsin and all of Iowa, except the Davenport-market. The winning program can be viewed at www.kcrg.com/news/local/62258912.html

Travis Graven ‘01, an assistant editor at the Des Moines Register, won an Upper Midwest Emmy for Advanced Media Documentary: Historical-Cultural: Buddy Holly – The Crash that Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll. The winning program can be viewed at data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/

Brent Matthias '92 entered the race for Waverly mayor, according to the Waverly Democrat. Matthias, former director of alumni and parent relations at Wartburg, is running against former state Sen. Bob Brunkhorst, Dr. Fred Ribich, current city councillor and professor of psychology, and Duane Liddle, also a current city councillor.

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