- WITH OMICRON, COVID MEASURES TIGHTEN UP AGAINThe sequel: masks inside. Release date: Winter Term 2022. Reviews: Mixed.
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- WITH OMICRON, COVID MEASURES TIGHTEN UP AGAINThe sequel: masks inside. Release date: Winter Term 2022. Reviews: Mixed.
- COLUMN: YOU DON’T WANT TO GET VACCINATED, SERIOUSLY?The only reason I can think of not getting vaccinated is maybe immunocompromised people will suffer side effects from it. That is a valid concern.
- WARTBURG ATHLETES RESPOND TO COVID-19 VACCINATIONSDivisions over COVID-19 vaccinations has not escaped the sports community at Wartburg.
- TUITION-FREE FIFTH YEAR NOT AN OPTION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSOn July 27, 2020, Wartburg College announced that all full-time students would have the opportunity to come back to Wartburg for a tuition-free fifth year due to the 2020-2021 school year being negatively affected by COVID-19.
- INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FEEL THEY LACK SUPPORT: ‘THERE IS NO BRIDGE’Over the past few years, many international students have struggled to feel accepted at Wartburg College. Along with being far from home, several college policies differ between domestic and international students.
- MASK MANDATE UPDATE: ATHLETES RESPONDThe Wartburg community will keep wearing masks inside college buildings – classrooms, dining areas and communal areas. Masks are not required in larger areas, according to a recent change.
- MASK UPDATE: STUDENT BODY REACTSThe mask mandate requirements have been relaxed on campus after a Sept. 17 e-mail sent on behalf of President Darrel Colson. The news had mixed responses on campus.
- WARTBURG MASK POLICY RELAXED IN LARGE INDOOR SPACESMasks are no longer required in hallways and other large spaces where social distancing is possible, the Wartburg College Campus Health Recovery Team said in its latest mask update.
- JUDGE TEMPORARY ORDER ALLOWS FOR IOWA SCHOOLS TO MANDATE MASKSJudge Robert Pratt, a federal judge, ordered the state of Iowa to halt the enforcement of a law Governor Kim Reynolds passed in May. The judge’s order is to be put in effect immediately.
- STILL NOT NORMAL: SOPHOMORE YEAR IN A PANDEMICSophomores are coming into the 2021-22 school year and still lack knowing what it’s like to really be a college student.
- AMIDST COVID-19, COMMUNITY PROVIDES COMFORTThrough the ups and downs of COVID-19, the Wartburg College community persists with a hopeful and safety-minded attitude.
- GET CARDED: WARTBURG LAUNCHES VACCINATION CARD TURN-IN CAMPAIGNOn Tuesday, September 21, there will be a Get Carded push day to encourage everyone in the campus community, including students, faculty and staff, to turn in their vaccination information.
- WARTBURG TO REINSTATE MASK MANDATEWartburg College will require masks inside all campus buildings on Aug. 23 as coronavirus cases of the delta variant continue to rise.
- NINE WARTBURG STUDENTS SPEND SUMMER AS FAITH IN THE VACCINE AMBASSADORSNine Wartburg College students are spending their summer educating others about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine as a way to increase vaccination rates in their home communities.
- VIRUS CONCERNS DELAY SPRING FOOTBALLThe Wartburg football season will have to wait. The team was shut down due to COVID concerns and did not play their scheduled March 27 game.
- VACCINATION AT LAST: WARTBURG STUDENTS BEGIN COVID-19 VACCINATION PROCESSVaccines are coming to campus. On Friday, April 2, Wartburg College announced that the college would be partnering with an outside organization to offer COVID-19 vaccines on campus.
- ORANGE CONNECTION TO CONTINUE, GOES VIRTUALOrange Connection, a career mentoring experience hosted by Pathways and the Alumni Office, is moving to a virtual setting on April 28 due to COVID-19.
- WARTBURG STUDENT FILES CLASS ACTION LAWSUITA class-action lawsuit was filed March 15 in Bremer County, seeking a refund for tuition and other fees from Wartburg College for the campus shutdown in spring 2020, court documents state.
- COVID-19 IMPACTING COLD AND FLU SEASON AT NOAH CLINICCold and flu season is typically a time where sickness is easily handled. COVID-19 has made these bugs a bigger worry.
- VOLUNTEERING IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMICVolunteering is a way that allows people to engage and connect with their community. However, COVID-19 has molded volunteering into a different shape.
- FACULTY-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMMINGDr. Rachel Clark, the faculty-in-residence at Wartburg College, decided to organize virtual on-campus programs as a reponse to COVID-19 shutting down most activities including Stitch-and-Bitch, the Reading Club and Sunday Storytime.
- COVID ON CAMPUS: KITTLE, MALIK SPEAK ON CHANGES TO CAMPUSAs students returned to campus January 18, two changes to COVID policy greeted them: public health ambassadors and new quarantining guidelines.
- COLSON HIGHLIGHTS WARTBURG’S GOALS FOR NEXT 5 YEARS, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING CHALLENGE OF COVID-19Dr. Darrel Colson, president of Wartburg College, gave the State of the College address on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
- SENATE DISCUSSES COVID-19 UPON STUDENTS’ RETURN TO CAMPUSWartburg College Student Senate update from 1/28/2021 meeting.
- VOCES8 TO PERFORM DURING VIRTUAL MEISTERSINGER HONOR CHOIR FESTIVALVOCES8, a British vocal ensemble, will offer a live digital concert during the annual Wartburg College Meistersinger Honor Choir Festival on Saturday, Jan. 31.
- BREAKING: FACING PRESSURE FROM STUDENTS, WARTBURG AMENDS WINTER TERM SCHEDULE“I am so proud of the efforts our team put forward to advocate for these mental health days that are now incorporated into the updated calendar,” Emma Williams, vice president of the student body, said after the email was released.
- WINTER TEAMS MAKE CHANGES DUE TO COVID-19“There will be significant facility challenges in the months of February, March and April. It will be much more challenging for our support staff with more sports competing at the same time, specifically our athletic trainers and sports information staff,” Rick Willis, Wartburg athletic director, said.
- CONTROLLING THE CONTROLLABLE: GRADUATING INTO COVID-19LAUREN WISDOM, TRUMPET FEATURES WRITER COVID-19 did not have the power to stop 25 pending Wartburg December graduates from receiving their diplomas. But graduating into a global pandemic is an obstacle that people in years past did not have to […]
- WARTBURG COUNSELING NUMBERS REMAIN UNCHANGED DESPITE COVID-19 STRESSWhile the number of Wartburg students receiving counseling has not increased this year, COVID-19 is a challenge that may increase levels of stress and anxiety.
- PANDEMIC EDUCATION: WISCONSIN SCHOOL ENACTS DRASTIC MEASURES TO COMBAT COVID-19As he drove through the Wisconsin farmland, Ethan Townsend’s car passed cornfield after cornfield, his high beams fighting against the pressing darkness, his backseat filled with almost everything he owned. An occasional dairy farm broke up the monotony of the drive. He couldn’t help but feel relief.
- STUDENT SENATE RECAP: COVID-19 INFORMATION AND UPCOMING EVENTSStudent Senate’s weekly Zoom meeting on Oct. 15 was heavily focused on contact tracing and testing for COVID-19.
- STRIPPED AWAY: INSIDE PAYTON DRAPER’S LOST TRIP TO BRAZILDraper shined on the basketball floor during her junior year, which earned her the opportunity to travel to Brazil in the summer of 2020 to represent the United States in Division-III women’s basketball. Then, the pandemic took that opportunity away.
- PRESIDENT TRUMP TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, have contracted COVID-19, he announced early Friday morning on twitter
- WARTBURG COLLEGE TO HOLD VIRTUAL CAREER FAIRDue to COVID-19, the Career and Internship Fair will take place online through the student employment site Handshake.
- 9TH TriByKnight ADDS VIRTUAL OPTION TO IN-PERSON EXPERIENCEAfter being moved from the beginning of the triathlon season to the end, TBK will commence with both virtual and in-person options at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 10.
- POSITIVE CASES: WHERE STUDENTS IN QUARANTINE LIVECoronavirus-positive students leave campus and live in other Wartburg-owned property when numbers of cases are rising, a school official said.
- ‘I WANTED A NORMAL YEAR’: WARTBURG STUDENTS, FACULTY DISCUSS CAMPUS CHANGESWhen envisioning her first year on campus, Grace Distler, first-year biochemistry major from Jesup, Iowa, did not think of having to pack face masks and extra hand sanitizer along with her dorm fridge.
- COLUMN: MY EXPERIENCE IN ISOLATIONAt first, I thought it was allergies. Then, my coronavirus results came back positive.
- WARTBURG BANS STUDENT FROM CAMPUS, QUARANTINE/ISOLATION RULES BROKENA student who broke quarantine regulations has been banned from Wartburg’s campus, according to an email from Cassie Hales, director of residential life.
- WARTBURG IMPLEMENTS CAMPUS-WIDE FOOD, DRINK POLICYCampus guidelines were updated in response to COVID-19 stating where students are allowed to eat or drink in an email from the Juice at 8:23 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14.
- GOV. REYNOLDS CLOSES BARS, NIGHT CLUBS IN 6 IOWA COUNTIESKAYLA MARTHALER, TRUMPET MANAGING EDITOR The six counties where the order is in effect are Linn, Dallas, Johnson, Story, Polk, and Blackhawk. In those six counties, restaurants that serve alcohol can remain open but must stop serving alcoholic beverages after […]
- FAREWAY REWARDS EMPLOYEES WITH BONUSES OF UP TO $500 FOR COVID RELIEFKAYLA MARTHALER, TRUMPET MANAGING EDITOR Iowa-based Fareway stores will be giving bonuses to hourly employees of up to $500 on Friday, Sept. 4 as part of their Fareway Family Frontline Plan. A cash bonus will be paid to each hourly […]
- CORONAVIRUS FALLOUT SHAKES UP D-III ATHLETICSDivision III coaches and athletes are slowly adjusting the future of recruiting, training and competing in a world changed by COVID-19
- LIVING IN LIMBO: WARTBURG’S INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS DECIDE WHETHER TO STAY OR GOOn March 18, Wartburg College President Darrel Colson told students to return home. Many of the college’s 1,505 students packed and left within the day — international students were not able to take the same action.
- WARTBURG URGES STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES TO LEAVE CAMPUSWartburg College administration is “highly recommending that all students return to their family homes as quickly as possible” and employees are encouraged to work from home if able, per an email sent to students at 2:22 p.m., Wednesday, March 18. […]
IOWA HIGHER EDUCATION PREP DURING PANDEMIC
– Simpson College, Indianola, Suspended through March 29
– Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, Extended break through March 29
– Clarke University, Dubuque, Extended break March 23 to April 5
– Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Suspended through March 29
– Drake University, Des Moines, Extended break March 23 to April 5
– Grandview University, Des Moines, Extended break, March 23 to April 3
– Grinnell College, Grinnell, Suspended starting March 23
– Iowa State University, Ames, Online only March 23 to April 3
– Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Online only March 23 to April 10
– Loras College, Dubuque, continuing face-to-face classes
– Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, Suspended starting March 23
– Morningside College, Sioux City, Extended break through March 22
– St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Suspended through March 29
– University of Iowa, Iowa City, Online only March 23 to April 3
– University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Online only March 23 to April 3
– Wartburg College, Waverly, Going to remote learning on April 9 through May Term
— Information provided by local media reports and college websites.
FAST FACTS
COMMUNITY SPREAD: Community spread occurs when individuals have been infected with the virus in an area and cannot specifically idenfy the source of the infection, or do not know how or where they became infected, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
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