Studying in Italy, England, & Zambia
s part of the Office of Campus Ministry’s Adopt-AGrandparent program, WLC juniors Sam Dunham (left) and Brandon Heider visited with Clarence Holman, who volunteered at WLC in the 1980s. Holman now resides at The Lutheran Home in Wauwatosa.
LC students have many opportunities to take courses abroad, led by WLC professors. In January, Dr. William Braun, professor of music, and Dr. Martin Moldenhauer, associate professor of English, traveled with 17 students (below) to Italy. In May, as part of his biennial “Best of Britain” study abroad trip, Moldenhauer took 11 students to authors’ homes and points of interest in Great Britain.
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Holman, who was known as the “master plasterer,” still fondly remembers his days volunteering at WLC and shared stories with the visiting students. Holman (left) and three friends from Mt. Lebanon Lutheran Church – Carl Engel, Ron Krane (kneeling), and Wally Heiners – regularly painted, plastered, and repaired WLC’s original campus buildings.
Junior nursing students, as part of their Global Health studies, traveled to Zambia in May, where they gave health education seminars at local schools including the Lutheran seminary. They also observed surgery and medical procedures in hospitals and clinics. Rebekah Carey and Sheryl Scott, assistant professors of nursing, accompanied the students. Find links to travel blogs at 8 wlc.edu/connect.
Students make an impact
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tudents who make a difference and an impact on campus were honored at the 2013 Impact Awards Luncheon May 1. Senior John Klein, a nursing major from West Allis, Wisconsin, was the 21st recipient of the award. Klein (center) has served the college through his work in Campus Ministry, his contributions on the football field, and as the student director of Warriors at Work. Other finalists for the Impact Award were (left to right) junior Kelsi Daffner, junior Lachrisa Grandberry, junior Anna Biedenbender, and senior Jamie Valerio.
Student Notes Honor society members: For the first time, students from WLC were inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International nursing honor society (Phi Beta Chapter). The ceremony was held April 13 at Concordia University Wisconsin. Those inducted were seniors Rachel Borchard, Katie Kronebusch, Kaili Markgraf, Leanna Miller, and Kayla Wiechman. Servant leaders: Four students from WLC (junior Anna Biedenbender, senior Peter Buschkopf, freshman Erica Ellington, and junior Sam Wessel), and four from Martin Luther College traveled to New York in March through WELS Christian Aid and Relief to assist with cleanup after last year’s Superstorm Sandy and to help Sure Foundation, Queens, conduct its Easter canvass and weekly English as a second language (ESL) class.
State awards: WLC’s Future Teachers’ Education Association received five state awards. The awards included Outstanding Teacher Educator of the Year award to Prof. Jim Holman and Outstanding Student Leader Award to FTEA president Liz Calhoun.
Undergraduate research presenters: Students gave 20 presentations during the 13th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in April. Topics chosen were from the academic areas of biology, chemistry, physics, English, theology, computer science, philosophy, and digital cinema production. Juniors Dylan Applin, biochemistry major, and Steven Alt, environmental science major, co-authored a presentation titled “Ozone Source Development.” Senior Kathryn Hendee, biology major, presented her research on “Diabetes, Exercise, and Muscle Regeneration in Mice.” Wisconsin Lutheran College | 11
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