About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Museums in Winneshiek County, Iowa, People from Winneshiek County, Iowa, Decorah, Iowa, Spillville, Iowa, Jackson Junction, Iowa, Fort Atkinson, Iowa, Calmar, Iowa, Ossian, Iowa, Castalia, Iowa, Ridgeway, Iowa, Luther College, National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County, Iowa, John Brayshaw Kaye, Jacob Aall Ottesen, Upper Iowa River, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Arne Fjellbu, Fort Atkinson State Preserve, Oswald Veblen, Simon Johnson, Brynild Anundsen, Martin N. Johnson, Kristian Prestgard, Burr Oak, Iowa, Mark Pinter, Conover, Iowa, Bear Creek, Johannes B. Wist, Yellow River, Highlandville, Iowa, Chuck Gipp, Rudolph Martin Anderson, Canoe Creek, Pine Creek, Raymond Philip Etteldorf, Jakob Larsen, Decorah Municipal Airport, Cold Water Spring State Preserve, Ephraim Douglass Adams, KVIK, John W. Beard, Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve, Kinney Octagon Barn, Decorah Community School District. Excerpt: Luther College is a four-year, residential liberal arts institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, located in Decorah, Iowa, USA. The college offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree, with the greatest number of graduates coming from biology, education, and music. Eighty-nine percent of Luther's 181 full-time faculty hold an earned doctorate or terminal degree. The college's student-faculty ratio is 12:1. A Phi Beta Kappa chapter attests the academic excellence of the college. Nearly 40 states and more than 50 countries are represented in the 2,500-member student body. Over 80 percent of Luther students study abroad, and the college has one of the highest Peace Corps and other service corps participation rates nationally. Luther's mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and service to the larger world. Its 800-acr...
