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Tuesday, Feb. 27

Strategic planning forums

President Torgerson will host two strategic planning forums tomorrow to hear the community's feedback on the recommendations distributed last week. The first forum will be during the support staff meeting at 9 a.m. in Peace Dining Room. The second will take place at the emeriti gathering, 4 p.m. in the Nobel Room.

Computing team to ACM world finals

A team of three Luther computer science majors will compete in the 25th annual Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals, March 7-11 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The team qualified for the world finals in Midwest regional competition at Carleton College in November. Kent Lee is the team's coach and advisor. The team consists of students Mark Anderson, Stefan Atev and Jessica Oftelie. Phil Assmus is the team's reserve member.

HP 3000 maintenance

The HP3000 will be unavailable today beginning at noon. Maintenance to correct a hardware problem will take approximately one hour. This is a rescheduling of the down time originally planned for Feb. 23. Users should log off the HP3000 by noon. All active connections and incomplete jobs will be aborted at that time. Programs affected include Reflection, SQLWindows programs and the web.

HP3000 users will be notified via e-mail when the system becomes available again. Please call the HelpDesk, 1000, with concerns or questions.

Support staff meeting

Support staff will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Peace Dining Room. President Torgerson will hold an open forum on strategic planning and will facilitate staff input regarding the recommendations. Members of the spring theatre/dance production, "Common Sense Common Ground," will give a preview of the show.

Nobel Peace Prize Forum

The registration deadline for the March 9-10 Nobel Peace Prize Forum was yesterday, but latecomers can still get in -- space permitting. Forms are available at the President's Office.

Last Lecture Series

President Torgerson will give the Last Lecture tonight at 8 p.m. in Brunsdale Lounge. The lecture is hosted by Towers staff.

Financial Services hours

The Office for Financial Services will be closed from 1-3 p.m. on Friday, to enable their staff to participate in an office retreat. The office will reopen on Friday, following the retreat.

Jazz and Blues at Marty's

Tom Bourcier will continue his series of solo jazz and blues piano on Fridays, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Marty's. Bourcier's CD and tape are available in the Luther Book Shop and at Oneota Community Co-op in Decorah.

'Decorah Profiles'

President Torgerson will be this week's featured guest on "Decorah Profiles," KWLC's news and public affairs program. Torgerson's first year and one-half as Luther president will be reviewed. Topics for discussion include the new Center for the Arts building, the Legends Fitness Center, the 2001-02 tuition increase and recommendations from the Strategic Planning Committee. "Decorah Profiles" airs Saturdays at 8:30 a.m., on KWLC, 1240 AM.

Entrepreneurial Showcase

The Economics and Business Department will host Entrepreneurial Showcase 2001 on March 6. Keynote speaker Brian Andreas '79, of StoryPeople Inc., will present "Conversations on Imaging World" at 7:30 p.m. in the CFL. Dinner tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis from Dodi Bernatz, 1340. The showcase is funded by the Rugland Family Fund and the Malcolm and Maybelle Estrem Endowment for Entrepreneurial Studies. The program is coordinated by the Economics and Business Department.

Arte ala Carte

Arte ala Carte will resume March 6, at 10:30 a.m. in Hovde Lounge. Jane Kemp and David Kamm will discuss issues related to the public display of objects, and lead a "tour" to Olin where examples from the Luther College Collections are currently on display. All are welcome.

Campus Buffet

Campus Buffet will be closed March 9 due to the Peace Prize Forum. Alternate campus dining locations are Oneota Coffee Shop, Marty's and the Cafeteria. Dining Services offers a special price of $2.75 for faculty/staff members wishing to dine in the Cafeteria during lunch serving time, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please bring your ID. The special price applies any day the Campus Buffet regular schedule is changed due to another event in Peace Dining Room.

Peace Prize Forum guest housing

Faculty and staff from Augustana, Augsburg, Concordia, St. Olaf and Waldorf Colleges will attend the Peace Prize Forum. Some of these visitors have requested overnight housing in Luther faculty or staff homes for Friday, March 9. If you can house one or more guests that night, please contact Cindy Womeldorf, 1538.

Ellen's Computer Tip of the Week

If you need to type a long URL (Web address) in an e-mail message and it wraps to multiple lines, occasionally e-mail packages won't read it as an active URL link. People can't follow the links by clicking. This happens especially if you are copying the URL of a page within an online catalog or other big website. To remedy this situation, put < > around the URL, for example <http://www.luther.edu>.

Sports results

The women's basketball team defeated Buena Vista 75-54 and lost to Wartburg 57-69.

The men's basketball team defeated Loras 90-62 and lost to Wartburg 63-72.

The men's tennis team defeated Buena Vista 7-0, Loras 7-0, Simpson 6-1 and Cornell 6-1.

The women's tennis team defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 8-1 and lost to Washington University 3-6.

The mens' track and field team placed third of 10 teams at the Iowa Conference Indoor Invitational, hosted by Cornell College Feb. 23-24. Individual champions were Stacy Sundet, 1,500 meter run, and Josh Hildebrand, 800 meter run.

The women's track and field team placed third of 10 teams at the Iowa Conference Indoor Invitational. Jenarah Tekippe recorded an individual championship in the 800 meter run.

Articles, creations, honors, etc.

Loyal Rue has contributed an article entitled, "The Epic of Evolution" to the forthcoming "Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature."

Lori Stanley authored a grant proposal on behalf of Effigy Mounds National Monument, Marquette, Iowa. The R.J. McElroy Trust awarded $10,000 to Effigy Mounds in support of the summer 2001 American Indian Heritage Festival.

Josee Lauersdorf served as an editorial reviewer for forthcoming revised editions of three French textbooks: "Je veux bien!", for first-year French, published by Heinle & Heinle; "Ensuite," for second-year French, published by McGraw-Hill; and "Taches d'encre: Cours de composition," for advanced-level French, published by Houghton Mifflin.

Position openings

Second cook. Dining Services has an immediate full-time opening for a second cook. The second cook assists the head cook in all aspects of food planning and preparation. This position will be on a rotating shift; some heavy lifting involved. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Apply at the Office of Human Resources or call 387-1134 for an application or more information. An EEO employer.

Unclassified ads

For sale: Wacom Artz II Graphical Art Tablet for a PC. 12 x 12 inches. $250. (319) 423-5179 or e-mail.

For sale: 1992 Ford Taurus GL. Power brakes, windows, locks and seat. A/C, tape deck, cruise. In great condition, 90,000 miles, blue book price is $4,500. Willing to negotiate. If interested, call 2137.

Trip advisor needed: Luther's Habitat for Humanity chapter needs an advisor to travel with the group to Birmingham, Ala., March 17-24. The advisor intending to accompany the group had to cancel. About 30 students are signed up for this trip. Please contact Mike Blair, 1040, or Rebecca Doidge, 2702, for more information.

Employment: Enthusiastic, soon-to-be Luther grad seeks employment in local law firm. Loves to research, broad knowledge of clerking and office responsibilities. Will hold a degree in political science and sociology. Also has interest (and minor) in Scandinavian studies. Willing to work for peanuts (not literally). Any information or offers would be appreciated. Call 387-2137 and ask for Julie.

And finally…

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.
          -- Mother Teresa

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