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Sadao Watanabe Works Exhibited on Campus
Sadao Watanabe once remarked that he preferred that his
prints hang in the ordinary places of life: "I would
most like to see them [his prints] hanging where people
ordinarily gather, because Jesus brought the gospel for
the people." Such is the mingei philosophy of art for
and by the people.
The Luther Seminary
Fine Arts Committee presents an exhibit of
15 Watanabe prints in the Board Room of the Olson
Campus Center. The exhibit runs through
October.
Welcome New Students!
President and Mrs. Bliese welcomed the new international students
to campus during their orientation. The new students are from
Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, South
Korea, Sweden, and Tanzania. This year, 55 international students
from 21 different countries are studying at Luther Seminary.
Online Version of Global Vision!
 The
Spring
2009 issue of Global Vision launched an electronic
version of the GMI's newsletter. We encourage you to
sign up
to receive our free, bi-annual newsletter in this new format. It is our goal
to be able to more readily connect with students, alums and friends
in the states and around the globe.
Moving in the direction of an online newsletter will also allow the GMI to be good stewards of our
resources.
Along with good stewardship, an electronic
edition of Global Vision will allow readers to be more connected to
additional resources and updates from the GMI and Luther Seminary.
GMI News Notes
International doctoral student Harvey
Kwiyani, from Malawi, joins the Life
at Luther bloggers this year. Follow him and other students at
www.lifeatluther.blogspot.com.
Kirk Sandvig (M.A. '07), a Ph.D. candidate in the Centre for
the Study of World Christianity, University of Edinburgh, New
College, Scotland, has been named the coordinator for youth and
mission at the
Edinburgh
2010 World Missionary Conference.
Ellie Roscher (M.A. ’05) served in Uruguay and Argentina through the
ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission program and has written about her
yearlong mission in
How Coffee Saved My Life:
And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace.
The book was released in August and is available through Chalice
Press.
Dining services and other campus offices began
exclusively serving fair trade coffee and tea this summer through
Equal
Exchange. Dining Services is also planning to use less
disposable products in the cafeteria and when catering campus
events. Accordingly, all new students received a mug during
orientation.
World Christianity is the theme for
two book series from the
GMI and the Fund for Justice and Christian Community.
Read about Luther's global reach in the second quarter
2008 issue of
The Story.
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The GMI is funded entirely by gifts from
individuals and congregations.
Global Vision Newsletter
News Notes
Mission
Statement
The Global Mission Institute (GMI)
fosters understanding and experience of Christian life and witness
throughout the world for Luther Seminary students and faculty and in
area congregations.
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