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Friday—October 1

  • Faculty Artist Series: Kathryn Reed, harpsichord • 8:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
  • SAC Spotlight Performance: InPulse • 9:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Saturday—October 2

  • Women's Tennis vs Central College • 9:00 am • home
  • Women's Tennis vs UW-Stout • 12 noon • home
  • Women's Tennis vs Simpson • 2:00 pm • home
  • Women's Soccer vs Wartburg • 5:00 pm • home
  • Men's Soccer vs Wartburg • 7:00 pm • home

Sunday—October 3

  • Worship Service • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
  • Faculty Artist Series: Harry Hindson, saxophone • 4:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall

Tuesday—October 5

Wednesday—October 6

  • Women's Soccer vs Central College • 5:00 pm • home
  • Men's Soccer vs Central College • 7:00 pm • home
  • Volleyball vs Cornell College • 8:00 pm • Regents Center

Thursday—October 7

  • Center for Ethics and Public Life Lecture: Drew Curtis, "It's Not News, It's Fark: How Mass Media Tries to Pass off Crap as News" • 7:00 pm • Valders Hall of Science, Room 206
  • Faculty Artist Series: Luther College Voice Faculty • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
  • Guest Lecture: Richard Davis, "A Mixing of Pure Waters: Thoreau Reads the Bhagavad Gita at Walden Pond" • F.W. Olin Building, Room 102

Friday—October 8

  • HOMECOMING
  • Homecoming Chapel: Clint Schnekloth '95, pastor, East Koshkonong Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Wisconsin; Music: Collegiate Chorale, Wind and Percussion Ensemble; Organist: Gregory Peterson '83, associate professor of music and college organist • 10:30 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Physics Lecture: Tom Rossing '50, visiting professor, Stanford University and Dedication of The Rossing Physics Exploration Center • 4:00 pm • Valders Hall of Science, Room 272A
  • Jazz Orchestra Concert, Class of 1960 Reunion Gift Presentation, National Campaign Kickoff, and Presentation of Distinguished Service Awards • 7:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
    • Distinguished Service Award Recipients:
      Norm Rosholt '50
      Karen (Mathews) Stuart '65
      Bill Kobler '70
      Lin (Mathieu) Schmidt '70
      Tom Hellie '75
      Scott M. Hanson '80
      Brian Newhouse '80
      Jim Looft '85
  • Jazz Evening: Music by Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Band • 9:15 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Saturday—October 9

  • HOMECOMING 
  • Homecoming Parade • 10:00 am • downtown to campus
  • Hoslett Memorial Lecture: Jonathan Temte '80, Observations of an Erstwhile Biologist • 10:00 am • Valders Hall of Science, Room 206
  • Book Signing: Kris Henderson '85, Animalimericks • 10:30-11:30 am • Dahl Centennial Union, Book Shop
  • Print Signing by Doug Eckheart, Professor Emeritus of Art: Our Oneota Valley: View West of Luther College, one of six Eckheart works commissioned for the 2011 Luther College Sesquicentennial • 11:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Book Shop
  • Football vs Cornell College • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium
  • Art Gallery Reception: Ashley Dull '05 and Becky Franklin '05 • 3:00-4:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Upper Level
  • Book Signing: Jean Eittreim '55, Creating a Class You Love to Teach • 3:30-4:30 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Book Shop
  • Athletic Hall of Fame Recognition Ceremony • 5:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall
    • Athletic Hall of Fame Award Recipients:
      Bob Thompson '65
      Paul Quere '85
      Jeff Freidhoff '00
      Lynn (Hellmark) Tomaszewski '00
      Maria (Miller) Miller-Rinaldi '00
  • SAC Flamingo Ball: "iDance-iMove-iGroove" • 9:00 pm • Regents Center

Sunday, October 10, 2010

  • Festival Eucharist: David Vasquez, campus pastor; Music: Aurora, Norsemen, Cathedral Choir, Collegiate Chorale, Cantorei and Organist: Gregory Peterson '83, associate professor of music and college organist • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
  • Dedication of Bentdahl Commons and Farwell Clearing • 1:00 pm (rain location: Center for Faith and Life)
  • Homecoming Concert • 2:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
    • Symphony Orchestra—Daniel Baldwin, conductor
      Nordic Choir—Allen Hightower, conductor
      Concert Band—Frederick Nyline, conductor

      Presentation off the Theodore Presser Scholarship
      Presentation of the Weston H. Noble Award, Dean P Anderson '71
      Presentation of the Carlo A Sperati Award

  • Benjamin Splichal Larson '06 Memorial Tree Blessing Ceremony • 4:00 pm • Courtyard area between Valders and Olin Building

Monday—October 11

  • Volleyball vs Central • 7:30 pm • Regents Center

Tuesday—October 12

  • Paideia Text and Issues Lecture: Liza Lantz, "I felt that": Defining the Relationship Between Self and Service Through Personal Connections and Unanswered Questions" • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall

Wednesday—October 13

  • Men's Soccer vs Buena Vista • 5:00 pm • home
  • Women's Soccer vs Buena Vista • 7:00 pm • home

Thursday—October 14

  • Faculty Artist Series: String Faculty Chamber Music • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall

Friday—October 15

  • Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges Conference

Saturday—October 16

  • Midwestern Association of Chemistry Teachers in Liberal Arts Colleges Conference
  • Football vs Central • 1:00 pm • Carlson Stadium

October 16—October 20: Fall Break

Thursday—October 21

  • Religion Forum: David Vasquez, "Faith on the Move: Migration Narratives in the Bible and in People's Lives" • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall

Friday—October 22

Saturday—October 23

  • Men's Soccer vs Cornell College • 2:00 pm • home
  • Women's Soccer vs Cornell College • 4:00 pm • home
  • Art Auction for Pakistan Relief • 7:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's

Sunday—October 24

  • Worship Service • 10:0 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
  • Annual Benefactors Organ Recital: Douglas Cleveland • 2:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Men's Soccer vs St. John's University • 2:00 pm • home

Monday—October 25

  • Art Song Jamboree • 5:15 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Recital Hall

Tuesday—October 26

  • Concert Band Tour Homecoming Concert • 7:30 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall

Friday—October 29

  • Lutheran Writers Festival Conference
  • Guest Lecture: Robert Cording, poet • 7:00 pm • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • SAC Concert: Relient K • 8:00 pm • Regents Center

Saturday—October 30

  • Lutheran Writers Festival Conference
  • Faculty Artist Series: Luther College Woodwind Quintet • 7:00 pm • Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, Noble Recital Hall

Sunday—October 31

  • Lutheran Writers Festival Conference
  • Worship Service • 10:00 am • Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall
  • Sunday Brunch • 10:00 am-1:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Peace Dining Room
  • Fair Trade Fest • 5:00 pm • Dahl Centennial Union, Marty's