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PRESI DENTIAL IMPRESSIONS by Sarah Westphal
He's a rock-digger, a traveller, a map-maker, a lamily man and a peopleperson. He's a man of diverse interests, but one all-encompassing focus. This focus is a love for God, and is perhaps the most significant message President Lawrenz has to share with his new student body.
A brief glimpse at our President's past reveals
an indecisive college student with (and this is a direct quote!)
"a bad attitude." He remembers how "even though I certainly wasn't helping Him, God's love kept coming back.to me", and this eventually led the young John Lawrenz to attend and complete Seminary. From Seminary he went on to four years of graduate school at Brandeis University in Boston. Here he unearthed his passion for archaeology and history, and earned a scholarship to the Holy Land. He promptly put his knowledge to practice, and from 1970 to 1984 periodically returned to lsraelas an archaeologist. His later years in Gainsville, FL, as pastor of a mission church were followed by a call to Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Here he was able to set in motion his love and understanding of teenagers during his fifteen years as the MLS president. lt was perhaps at this point in his life that President Lawrenz learned "the only difference between me and kids is that I've been on this earth a little longer." That "little bit longed' he's.subsisted on earth has in no way sapped his energy to expand old- and experience new-horizons, however. President Lawrenz's personal views on the amalgamation are positive and open-minded - he feels we should "honor the past, but not be captured by it." (And that means something, coming lrom an exarchaeologist.) When asked what he saw in DMLC's future, he asserted that "the teaching profession is underused. We have elementary and secondary positions, but what about missionary teaching efforts? I leel students today are ready for the challenge." He also
hopes to see language courses made available to students in coming years.
God's blessings to President Lawrenz as he launches into his latest duty of leadership with these words: "Most impoftant in the ministry is lirst and foremost to have a knowledge of and faith in God...and secondly to adopt a servant's attitude." I invite you all to take his reminder to heart. Afterall that's why we're here - not to be served, but to serve. lt's what the ministry is all about.
CHANGES ON CAMPUS by Gretchen Thiesfeldt Well, here we are, back to the days of the three R's and lesson plans. New Ulm is once again alive with the sounds of college life. Most of us have settled down to the daily grind of homework, but before you hit those books again-STOP! Take a look around campus with me to see what is new and exciting at DMLC.
The first new thing on campus is the most obvious-freshmen! Once again, seeing all those new faces makes my head spin. How will I ever get to know them all? I'm still working on remembering last year's freshmen. All of the lresh, lively new faces mingling around campus seem eager to learn and become acquainted with dorm life. To most of them, everything on campus is new. As I walked into the cafeteria for my first meal of the year, something jumped out at me. There were llowers at every tablel At first I thought they were just to impress our visitors and parents, but later I discovered they are for our permanent enjoyment (thanks to the Laneer Memo). On the sports scene, the new women's soccer club has all of the soccer lans excited. These brave souls piactice everyday under the leadership of captain Nicki Schmidt. While their game schedule is a little thin, we're glad that they have taken time out of their busy schedule to give it a shot. The new laces on campus are not only limited to the
freshmen and transfers, but some ne$J professors as well. John Lawrenz took over as the President sf our CHANGES cont. on pags 3