Wartburg Advocates - Alumni Association | Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa USA

Wartburg Advocates seek to identify, recruit and equip Wartburg alumni and friends to serve as volunteer representatives of, and advocates for, Wartburg in their local communities – congregations, schools, businesses and local communities. Wartburg Advocates help build and maintain a strong relationship between Wartburg and members’ communities in many ways:

Encourage youth in your community, school or church who are looking at colleges to consider Wartburg
Encourage youth in your community, school or church to visit Wartburg for special events such as: Jr. High Event, Senior High Event, or Christmas with Wartburg
Encourage high school juniors to attend Wartburg’s Junior Visit Day in April
Encourage alumni to bring a student to Wartburg’s College Prep 101 weekend held each July
Talk with your pastor about inviting an admissions or church relations representative to come to your church to talk about Wartburg
Encourage high school students to attend Iowa Private College Week in August, or a Lutheran College Fair
Volunteer to interview at one of the scholarship days (PDF)
Send a list of high school sophomores and juniors to the Admissions Office
Post and distribute admissions literature in appropriate places – youth rooms, college information centers, career centers, church bulleting boards, and other places that would be appropriate
Invite a Wartburg music ensemble to Perform in their community
Represent Wartburg at a college fair
Provide internships or mentor a student through the Orange Connection or KnightNet
Encourage your congregation to participate in the EPIC program