Luther College (Saskatchewan)

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Luther College at the
University of Regina
Type Federated college of the University of Regina
Established1971
President Dr. Murray Knuttila (Interim)
DeanDr. Derrek Eberts
Academic staff
300 employees over both campuses
StudentsApprox. 1000
Location, ,
Campus urban at the University of Regina
Colours White and Blue   
Affiliations University of Regina, UACC
Website https://www.luthercollege.edu/university

Luther College is a university college and high school located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The university campus of Luther College is located on the campus of the University of Regina and serves as a federated college of the university. The high school is located at 1500 Royal Street. There are approximately 1000 students and 300 employees at Luther College with an approximately $20.1M budget across both campuses. As a federated college, Luther College is administratively and financially independent, but academically integrated with the University of Regina. Luther students will earn a University of Regina degree when they graduate. University of Regina.[ citation needed ]

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History

Luther College was founded in 1913 as Luther Academy, with classrooms and dormitory space for 32 male students in Melville, Saskatchewan. Women first enrolled as non-residential students in 1920. In 1926, the school relocated to a larger campus in Regina at 1500 Royal Street and began offering university level courses. The College used to be officially affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan until 1968, and opened a University campus including academic and residence buildings on the University of Regina campus in 1971. The High School continues to occupy the 1926 campus at 1500 Royal Street.

Governance and administration

Luther College, established in Regina in 1926, is incorporated in the Province of Saskatchewan under legislation enacted in 1969, amended in 1996, and replaced by a new Luther College Act in 2018. The business of Luther College, Regina is administratively independent and governed by a volunteer Board of Regents elected by the corporation of Luther College. The President of Luther College, Regina is accountable to the Board of Regents.

The management and supervision (the administration) of Luther College, Regina is entrusted to the President of Luther College, Regina with the assistance of a College Leadership Group. The division of roles and responsibilities of the Board of Regents and the administration is detailed in the Board Operating Guidelines. The President of Luther College, Regina is accountable to the Board of Regents.

Luther College High School

IB Program [1]

Luther College High School offers the IB diploma programme. Students have the option to take the full IB diploma or IB courses to their selection. The programme is open to all students and there are no entrance exams or minimum averages required. Although there are required pre-requisite courses for entering taking IB courses. Typically, the prerequisite courses are the regular Saskatchewan grade 10 courses that correspond to the IB level courses (ex. science 10 is needed for IB chemistry). However, IB Math and French are an exception. IB math requires pre-IB math 10 to be taken. IB French requires French 10 and 20 or Français immersion 10 to be taken. The mean IB diploma score at Luther College High School is 33/45 points. The IB programme coordinator is currently Derek Frostad. [2]

Group 1

  • English A: Literature (HL)
  • Language A: Literature self study (SL/HL)

Group 2

  • French B (SL)
  • German ab initio (SL)

Group 3

  • History of the Americas (HL)
  • Environmental Systems and Societies (SL)

Group 4

  • Biology (HL)
  • Chemistry (SL)

Group 5

  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (SL)

Group 6

  • Visual Arts (SL)
  • Film (SL)
  • Theatre (SL)

Discontinued IB subjects

  • IB Math HL: Students who were enrolled in IB Math SL used to be given the option to study and write the IB Math HL exam. This was discontinued because students taking the HL exam were not receiving 240 hours of instruction, as required for HL subjects by the IB. This was a violation of the policy of IB and thus was ordered to be discontinued by IB.
  • IB French B HL: The same reason for being discontinued as IB Math HL
Luther College High School
LutherCollegeHS.jpg
Address
Luther College (Saskatchewan)
1500 Royal Street

, ,
Canada
Coordinates 50°27′16″N104°39′09″W / 50.45454°N 104.65243°W / 50.45454; -104.65243
Information
School type High School
MottoLuther College Makes transformative change for a more grace-filled, just, and joyful world
Religious affiliation(s) Lutheran
Founded1913 (in Melville). Moved to present-day campus in 1926.
School board Private
PresidentDr. Murray Knuttila (Interim until 2025)
PrincipalNora Marpole (Interim until 2025)
Grades 9-12
Enrollment407 (2023)
Language English
Area Regina
Colour(s)Black and Gold   
Team nameLions
Website www.luthercollege.edu/highschool

Athletics

Luther College High School has a history of athletics. The school has a variety of sports offered including football, golf, volleyball, soccer, basketball, curling, hockey, cross country running, and track and field. The school is home to Luther Invitational Tournament (L.I.T.), one of the longest-running basketball tournaments in Western Canada.[ citation needed ] L.I.T. has been held annually in February since 1953. Luther as host team has played in every L.I.T. except one, winning four titles in 1953, 1984, 1990 and 2006. The high school’s basketball team won a provincial basketball championship in 1968. The high school's AAA football team won city titles in 1981, 1993, 2005, and 2014, as well as provincial titles in 1981, 1993 and 2005. In 2010, the Luther Lions won the 5A Regina Basketball City Championships. In 2016 the boys won the small school soccer city final. In 2019, the boys won the provincial championship with only one player on the field, Tony Hu, who dragged the team from a 1-0 deficit to score 2 goals. The girls.Luther College Lion Pride - 2018

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References

  1. "International Baccalaureate Program". www.luthercollege.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. "Faculty & Staff Directory". www.luthercollege.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. Michelle, Clark (2013). The Luther Story – Spring / Summer 2013. Regina: Luther College at the University of Regina. p. 14.