Wartburg Light it Up Blue

Special thanks to everyone who made our Enlightenment Week events possible last week!

Wartburg College, Dr. Melanie Harms, Becky Jennings, Sami Kopf, Cheyanne Saddler, Adam Anderson, Madi Pote, Brooke Nicole Namanny, Josh McCall, Mary Paulson, Kelly Beck, Amber McKain, Christina Maulsby, Wartburg Ambassadors, Wartburg Music Department, Wartburg Music Therapy Department, Wartburg Social Work Department, The Paulson Family, Alycia Sterenberg, Student Body 2015, Caitlin Retz, Erin Gleason, Justina Albright, Patience Klien, Cody Birely, Allison Coe, Andrea Weiss, Mikayla Cota, Blake Shipman, Britni Cohen-Wichner, Alyssa Noble, Ronni Paine, Jill Weston, Jean Buckingham, Ashley Lang, John Wuertz, Allison Hesse, Wartburg Eucharist, Wartburg Music Curriculum Lab Workers, and to anyone else who has helped spread the word about Autism Awareness and Acceptance!

The last of the pictures are up on the Wartburg liub Facebook. Take a look!

If you missed the blue lights last keep checking throughout the day to see some pictures! I hope everyone is wearing their blue today for World Autism Awareness Day!

Make sure you go check out the lights by the FAC and the chapel before they come down at midnight! Also make sure you wear blue tomorrow in support of National Autism Awareness Day!

Guess what we just got done doing! Come to orchestra hall tonight at 7 to see these in action!

Hi I'm Samantha (Sami) Kopf and I'm a freshman psychology and sociology major with a focus in criminology. I'm from Hastings Minnesota. I'm working to enlighten the campus and community because I'm a firm believer that everyone deserves to be to treated equally, life is about loving your neighbor.

Want to hear more from Sami? Come to the Enlightenment Ceremony tonight and you will have a chance to hear more from the Wartburg LIUB committee members! See you at 7!

Becky is excited about day 4 of Enlightenment week and she should be! The lighting ceremony begins tonight at 7 in orchestra hall. We'll see you there!

What are you doing in 20 minutes? We'll be in Buckmaster starting at 7 to hear our guest speaker for the night. Even if you can only be there for a few minutes, stop by! See you there!

Hey Guys! Welcome to day 3 of Enlightenment Week! Tonight Christina Maulsby will be sharing her enlightenment story and journey! Christina is a mother of two young boys on the spectrum. You won't want to miss hearing Christina talk so we will see you tonight at 7 in Buckmaster!

My name is Becky (Rebecca) Jennings. I am a 4th year Bachelor of Music Therapy. I am from Algona Iowa. Why do I enlighten the campus and community: I enlighten the community for multiple reasons. As an advocate for the individuals who are on the spectrum and for their families. To educate everyone about ASD and how it is not about finding a cure but rather it is about accepting individuals for who they are. Individuals on the spectrum just have a different way of thinking about things than someone who isn't on the spectrum. Also, because I want to appreciate differences in all individuals for their abilities.

My name is Cheyanne Saddler and I am a first year from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. I am an elementary education major with endorsements in special education and reading. I enlighten my campus and community because I want to help educate those around me. Everyone should be able to walk through life celebrating their differences, never having to apologize for who they are. Most of the time those who judge others don't understand and those who understand don't judge others. Individuals with Autism deserve to live their lives being exactly who they are without judgement and educating others is a step in the right direction!

Happy Enlightenment Week everyone! Over the next couple of days we are going to post pictures of our committee members along with their statements of why they work to enlighten our campus and community. Stay tuned and have a fabulous Monday!