▁language ▁( G erman ▁and ▁Latin ) ▁programs ▁at ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁College ▁in ▁New ▁Ul m , ▁Minnesota , ▁along ▁with ▁contributions ▁from ▁students ▁at ▁Wisconsin ▁Luther an ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁M equ on , ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁College ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁publication ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁publish ▁articles ▁about ▁Luther an ▁doctrine . ▁After ▁two ▁such ▁issues , ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁was ▁shift ed ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁the ▁translation ▁of ▁German ▁and ▁Latin ▁writ ings . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁edit ors ▁wanted ▁the ▁journal ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁campus ▁even ▁after ▁their ▁gradu ation . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁efforts , ▁the ▁college ▁adopted ▁the ▁publication ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁conf essional ▁language ▁studies ▁at ▁M LC . ▁▁ ▁The ▁journal ▁began ▁a ▁hi atus ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁when ▁the ▁then - current ▁edit ors ▁graduated . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁students ▁res umed ▁publication . ▁ ▁Title ▁" St ud ium ▁Ex cit are " ▁is ▁a ▁Latin ▁phrase ▁that ▁means ▁" to ▁ar ouse ▁ze al ." ▁The ▁phrase ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁historic ▁Luther an ▁writ ings . ▁The ▁title ▁reflect s ▁the ▁journal ' s ▁mission ▁to ▁motiv ate ▁current ▁and ▁future ▁students , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁al umn i , ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁academic ▁language ▁skills ▁for ▁on going ▁study ▁and ▁research . ▁