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year Wartburg students. Faculty-led sessions for clergy include lectionary study of texts for Advent, Epiphany and Lent.


This fall the Lutheran T eological Seminary at Gettysburg (Pa.) off ered its second MOOC (massive open online course): “Survey of the Lands of the Bible.” Mark Vitalis Hoff man, biblical studies professor, said more than 200 participants registered for the free, noncredit online course, including 29 students from 14 coun- tries. Learn more at www.ltsg.edu/ BibleMOOC.


For the third year in a row, Texas Lutheran University,


Seguin, was


recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges to work for by T e Chronicle


of Higher Education. T e magazine surveyed more than 43,000 employ- ees at 278 colleges and universities, designating 92 institutions for the honor. TLU was one of 42 colleges and universities named to the honor roll for collaborative governance, confi dence in senior leadership, pro- fessional/career development pro- grams, supervisor/department chair relationships, teaching environment, and tenure clarity and process. “A great place to work is also a great environment for our students,” said TLU President Stuart Dorsey.


What better way to celebrate the Lutheran Reformation than with a service of hymns and readings? T at’s an annual occurrence at Luther Sem- inary, St. Paul, Minn., which hosted


Our students learn the practical skills they need to turn their passions into lifelong success.


Purpose changes your perspective.


PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY/JOHN FROSCHAUER CalLutheran.edu 54 www.thelutheran.org


Physics is fun Hoping to break stereotypes about physics as inaccessible, Katrina Hay, associate professor of physics at Pacifi c Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash., demonstrates its fun side during the Physics Demo Theater on Sept. 26. Above, Hay shows that when spun, a tank of fl uid will take a parabolic shape, balancing competing forces. In the early days of telescopes, astronomers spun mercury in this way to make a large refl ecting mirror at the bottom of telescopes. The free, public show included 20 demonstrations related to mechanics, electricity, waves, thermo- dynamics and magnetism.


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