LaJune Lange, an Augsburg College Board of Regents member and South Africa consul general, spoke about Nelson Mandela on WCCO-TV following the death of the Nobel Peace Prize winner.View the news story on the WCCO website.
Jeanne Boeh appears on WCCO-TV
Professor of Economics Jeanne Boeh recently appeared in a WCCO television story about the holiday shopping season, which is shortened this year due to Thanksgiving’s late date. Visit the WCCO website to watch Boeh’s contribution to the story, “Holiday shopping advice: Don’t shop on weekends.”
Heather Riddle discusses Give to the Max Day in Star Tribune article
Heather Riddle, Augsburg’s vice president of Institutional Advancement, was quoted in a recent Star Tribune article on the results of GiveMN’s annual Give the the Max Day. Riddle discussed how Augsburg staff and volunteers responded to technical difficulties with the GiveMN.org website. Visit the Star Tribune website to read, “Minnesotans donated record $17,145,000 on Give to Max Day.”
Augsburg College’s Give to the Max Day campaign also was mentioned in an Associated Press article on GiveMN website difficulties. The story was picked up by media ranging from WRAL radio in North Carolina to KAAL-TV in southern Minnesota and from the San Francisco Chronicle to The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead.
Andy Aoki discusses election in Star Tribune and on MinnPost
Andy Aoki, chair of political science, spoke with Star Tribune columnist Gail Rosenblum last week on why voters do and do not turn out at the polls during elections. Read “Did you vote? Thanks. Here’s why you did it” in the Star Tribune.
Aoki also was interviewed for the article, “Election seems to signal the ascension of a new Minneapolis DFL” on the MinnPost website. In this article, Aoki discussed turnout numbers in varying Minneapolis wards.
Dean Seal featured in Star Tribune
Augsburg theater arts instructor Dean Seal recently was featured in a Star Tribune article on FORGIVENESS 360, a symposium of theater, spoken word and films. Seal is the executive director of Spirit in the House, a nonprofit organization that uses performing arts to explore spiritual issues.Read how Seal is advancing the “forgiveness movement” on the Star Tribune website.
Jack El-Hai’s new book reviewed by Star Tribune
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing mentor Jack El-Hai’s newest book, Non-Stop: A Turbulent History of Northwest Airlines, was reviewed by the Star Tribune.
Auggie begins service through Lutheran Volunteer Corps
Augsburg College alumna Helena Kruger ’13 is one of 138 volunteers from across the United States to commit to a year of service through Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC).
Kruger, who studied international relations and economics at Augsburg, began work as the Northwest Volunteer Coordinator for Bread for the City in Washington, D.C.
LVC is a national service-leadership program that unites people to work for peace with justice. Volunteers live together in intentional community, practice simple and sustainable living, and work full-time with social justice organizations.
Success story: Nicolas Adducci ’15 featured by Everyday Health
For Nicolas Adducci ’15, studying at Augsburg College has meant finding resources to meet the challenges he faces as a student diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
In the Everyday Health article, “ADHD and College Success: Nicolas’ Story,” Adducci discusses how the support he receives from Augsburg’s Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services (CLASS) allows him to double major in business management and psychology with minors in economics and political science.
During his time at Augsburg, Adducci has made the dean’s list with a 4.0 grade-point average and has shed much of the stigma associated with having a learning disability.
CLASS specialists guide students to appropriate accommodations such as extended time for exams, note takers in classes, and recorded or electronic books, and help with time management and organizational skills, learning strategies, and compensatory techniques.
These accommodations, Adducci said in the Everyday Health article, make all the difference when paired with a helpful staff and faculty networks. He has gained confidence and learned how to communicate his needs with Augsburg professors.
Adducci also was featured in the summer 2012 Augsburg Now article, “A new approach to learning.”
Congratulations to Auggies named to Spring Trimester Dean’s List
Nearly 200 Augsburg students were named to the Spring 2013 Trimester Dean’s List. Students named to the list achieved a grade-point average of 3.50 or better.
Spring 2013 Trimester Dean’s List PDF
Students who wish to notify their hometown newspapers of their achievement can do so at their discretion.
Augsburg hosts ‘Book of Honors and Tributes’ to honor Nelson Mandela beginning July 17
MINNEAPOLIS – Members of the public are invited to sign the “Book of Honors and Tributes” to celebrate the birthday and legacy of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela, and as a kick off to Nelson Mandela International Day events.
South Africa Consul Political Fransie Cooper will sign the book in a public opening ceremony at 3 p.m., July 17, in Augsburg College’s Oren Gateway Center. Cooper will be joined by the Honorable LaJune Thomas Lange ’75, who serves as Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa for the State of Minnesota and is sponsoring the Book. Minnesota state lawmakers, Augsburg College leaders and others also will be at the signing. Continue reading “Augsburg hosts ‘Book of Honors and Tributes’ to honor Nelson Mandela beginning July 17”