Entries by Leah Matzke

Reformation 500 Contest Winners

In celebration of 500 Years of God’s Blessings through the Lutheran Reformation, students participated in three campus competitions,  an art contest, a hymn contest, and a T-shirt design contest—all on Reformation themes. Click here to view our winners and their submissions!    

MLC Ranked #1 in Minnesota: “Best College for Your Money”

MLC is receiving national recognition again this year. In MONEY Magazine’s list of 2017 Best Colleges for Your Money, MLC was ranked #1 among all Minnesota colleges and universities, public and private. MONEY chooses these colleges and universities based on educational quality, affordability, and alumni success. As the #1 college in Minnesota, we join other […]

Strategic Plan

MLC’s new strategic plan, Equipped to Do God’s Will, can now be viewed on the MLC website. This plan recognizes God’s amazing activity in our midst. We do all this in a spirit of thanksgiving and trust that our Savior God will keep his promises, “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it […]

Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Honors

Martin Luther College volleyball team, headed by Coach Becky Cox, earned the Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Knights finished among the top 25 of teams in NCAA Division III in the honor. A total of 150 teams in NCAA Division III earned the honor, which goes to teams that finished […]

Baseball Receives ABCA Academic Honor

NEW ULM, Minn. – The Martin Luther College baseball team was awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The award is given to high school and college teams that finish the school year with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. MLC was one of 217 […]

Award Winning Financial Educator

Financial Literacy Coordinator JoElyn Krohn earned Honorable Mention in a national Financial Educator of the Year Contest. This year Mrs. Krohn met with 279 first-years, transfers, and seniors, assisting them with budgeting, loans, credit cards, and debt management. One senior wrote: “The budget plan JoElyn created was a great tool. Although I know I have […]

2017 Thalassa Winner

Congratulations to Rebecca Wendland for  her winning essay and image entitled “A Place of Honor” Rebecca Wendland ’96 helps her husband, Pastor Robert Wendland WLS ’98, serve the Lutheran Church of Central Africa (LCCA) in Malawi. Rebecca designated half of her $1000 prize to the LCCA. This is the eleventh annual Thalassa Prize. Click here […]

2017 WELS Call Service

On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the WELS Call Service at Martin Luther College, 117 teacher candidates were assigned to every level, from preschool to high school. Some of these assignments were one-year assignments; others were previous one-year assignments made permanent. From the pool of candidates who could be assigned anywhere, 56 of those assigned […]