Title: Luther College Seeks $100 Million ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF April 7, 1997 LUTHER COLLEGE SEEKS $100 MILLION Luther College officials approved "Leadership for a New Century," a $100 million capital campaign to end in 2005. Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. "Leadership for a New Century" will be a three-component campaign, said Jeffrey D. Baker, president of Luther. The "Investing in Students" component will seek $68 million in endowment funds that will produce ongoing funding for scholarships for students and endowed faculty chairs, professorships and lectureships. The "Building and Technology" component will seek $25 million for computer networking and technology and for construction of a community arts building, a science building and a music building addition. The "Classroom Teaching and Learning" component will seek $7 million to operate the college's educational services and programs. "At the dawn of a century of great change and great opportunity in higher education, we want Luther to take its next step forward as one of the nation's leading liberal arts institutions," said Baker. For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html