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The 92-member St. Olaf College Orchestra is the 2013 winner of the American Prize in Orchestral Perfor- mance. Composed entirely of under- graduate students and conducted by Steven Amundson, the Northfield, Minn., school bested the Ithaca [N.Y.] College Symphony Orches- tra and the Mannes Orchestra of New York, among other ensembles. Judges called the St. Olaf orches- tra’s performances “technically bril- liant, exciting” and “full of life.” The American Prize is a series of non- profit competitions that recognize
and reward the best performing art- ists, ensembles and composers in the U.S. based on submitted recordings.
At presstime, Trinity Lutheran Semi- nary, Columbus, Ohio, was prepar- ing for two days of leadership events around the installation of its new president, ELCA pastor Rick Barger. Barger’s installation was set to take place Oct. 27 during a Reformation Sunday worship service with ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton preaching and Southern Ohio Synod Bishop Suzanne Dillahunt presiding. A day of conversation on leadership and theological education was to fol- low, with faculty, alumni, students and others focusing on theological education today, the church, ecumen- ical realities, musical leadership and more.
The $20-million Karen Hille Phil- lips Center for the Performing Arts opened in October at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash. Jeff Clapp, PLU artistic director of theater, said it is designed for both music and the spoken word. Previ- ously students used Eastvold Cha- pel’s auditorium, which was com- pleted in 1952 and designed with musical performances in mind.
Midland University, Fremont, Neb., has had four consecutive years of enrollment growth, and the current student body is 1,288 students— more than double the enrollment of just four years ago. In recent years Midland has offered a “four-year graduation guarantee” and an exten- sive student support network. Uni- versity officials said the average Midland graduate accumulates less debt than is common in Midwest state university systems.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., committed $10 million for a one-
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to-one match that would establish endowed scholarships for students in need. The college said it would match gifts ranging from $25,000 to $250,000, until the entirety of the $10 million is committed. “We see access to higher education as the ultimate democratic value,” said Muhlenberg President Randy Helm, calling the match a chance for donors to double their impact. Each year, Muhlenberg runs out of scholarship and grant funds before it runs out of students in need. Eighty-seven percent of this year’s freshman class receive insti- tutional grant and scholarship aid (up from 83 percent last year for the Class of 2016).
Interfaith Youth Core founder Eboo Patel invited only four U.S. college students to participate in a panel discussion at the third annual Presi- dent’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge gathering in Washington, D.C. Those students included senior Anastasia Young from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., and senior Tyler Coles from Roanoke College, Salem, Va. More than 350 colleges and universities are involved in the challenge. The gath- ering offered new ideas for interfaith service efforts, including making use of students’ existing interests for ser- vice projects.
At the start of the fall academic year, more than 600 students at Susque- hanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa., joined faculty and staff Aug. 24 for SU GIVE (Get Into Volunteer Experiences), a day of volunteer- ing at community sites in surround- ing counties. The annual event helps freshmen get to know other students and learn about service opportuni- ties in the region. The event is orga- nized by Susquehanna’s Center for Civic Engagement, which helps stu- dents, faculty and staff become more
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