Luther College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 84% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 7% of housing units are Singles.
• 68% of housing units are Doubles.
• 23% of housing units are Triples.
• 2% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Flamingo Ball, Homecoming, Soda Shoppe (Family Weekend), Christmas at Luther, Messiah, Ethnic Arts Festival, major concerts, lecture speakers
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 139 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Psi Chi (Psychology), Lambda Alpha (Anthropology), Pi Kappa Lambda (Music), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Lambda Pi Eta (Communication), Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Congregation Council, Roman Catholic Student Community, LCMS Fellowship, Habitat for Humanity, DIAKONOS (a pre-seminary interest group), Outreach Teams (approximately 10), Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Student Association, Hispanic Latino Student Association, Black Student Union, International Student Association and Allies, PRIDE, Muslim Student Association and Allies, Student Diversity Action Coalition, Luther Feminists
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Concert Band, Nordic Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Orchestra, Opera Workshop, Varsity Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Lab Ensemble, Vocal Jazz, Wind and Percussion Ensemble, Collegium Musicum, Collegiate Chorale, Cathedral Choir, Pike Kor, Norsemen, Brass Choir, Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, Cantorei, Student Activities Council, Concerts Committee, Special Events Committee, Films Committee, Spotlight Committee, Flamingo Ball Committee, Homecoming Committee, Publicity Committee, Diversity Committee, Christmas Cheer Committee, Alpha Phi Omega
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Chips (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): St. Paul, Minnesota (150), La Crosse, Wisconsin (60)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): La Crosse, Wisconsin (60)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): La Crosse, Wisconsin (60)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 76% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,684
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 7% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 9% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited