Building the Future of Education

At Wartburg College, we’re embarking on an ambitious journey to revolutionize our learning spaces. The Classroom Technology Transformation initiative will modernize all 64 campus classrooms, creating dynamic, technology-enabled environments that will better prepare our students for tomorrow’s challenges.

Our current practice of updating classroom technology every 20 years is inadequate to meet modern needs.

Students work in a computer lab in this photo from the 1983 Fortress.
A student gazes at a CRT monitor in this photo from the 1996 Fortress.

A Comprehensive Transformation

  • Many classrooms still have outdated cables and connections.
  • Aging equipment causes frequent disruptions.
  • Inconsistent technology causes confusion across campus.
  • Wireless capabilities are severely limited.
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“We can get so much more learning done during class if we don’t have to stop and fight with technology just to show a piece of media or have a student present.”
— Dr. Rachel Clark, associate professor of English

Immediate Impact

These upgrades will help prepare students for the digital workplace, enable innovative teaching methods, support hands-on learning experiences, strengthen Wartburg’s position as a leader in education, and create lasting impact for generations of students.

With your help and a lead gift of $185,000 from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, Wartburg will transform 15 classrooms in the first year of the initiative. In year two, another 15 classrooms will be upgraded, with the remaining 34 to follow. All new equipment is expected to last for at least 10 years.

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Professor Marwa Elkashif works with students during a graphic design class.

Improvements in Year One

Classrooms Overhauled 15
Classes Enhanced 495
Better Student Experiences 10,566
Wireless Capabilities 100%

How You Can Help: Make a Gift Today

The single biggest advantage Wartburg has is its strong community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Your support through your time, talent, and donations is absolutely vital to providing our students with the best education possible. Make a gift to Our Brightest Days: The Campaign for Realizing Purpose and Leading Change to help us fulfill our vision and equip our students for success.

Creating Our Brightest Days

Access to Excellence $12,000,000
Experiential Learning $7,500,000
Student Success $16,500,000
Our Brightest Days Total $36,000,000

Call us at 319-352-8495 or toll-free at 866-219-9115.