Sabrina Fiester ’15 was听mentioned in a Minnesota High Tech Association听article that described her role in a legislative reception听held by the Twin Cities-based organization.
Fiester interns through the听SciTechsperience Internship Program, which connects college students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with听paid internships. She met with others in the science and technology community to discuss scientific innovation听at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Augsburg College was mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article on听new听data that shows a听rise in employment rates for recent college graduates.
With more than 67,000 participants in the nationwide First Destination Survey conducted by the听National Association of Colleges and Employers, results show听that more than听half of 2014 graduates听found employment within six months of graduation.
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Jared Trost ’00 was featured in an article by Isanti County News.
Trost, who is a hydrologist with the United States Geological Survey at the Minnesota Water Science Center, will听present at Anoka-Ramsey Community College as part of the college’s annual Science Night, “Minnesotans and Water: Insights into This Essential Relationship.”
Trost obtained his听bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry听from Augsburg College and holds a masters of science degree from the听University of Minnesota.
Yemi Melka ’15听appeared in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article about the #PeaceItForward campaign linked to the听Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum held a professional photo shoot at Augsburg College as part of the national social media campaign. Students, faculty, and staff stopped by throughout the day to take photos听with hand-written signs displaying how they help to build peace. The participants’ photos will be shown as part of a video at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, sponsored听by Augsburg College and other organizations, will feature former President Jimmy Carter as an honored听laureate speaker. On the docket for听President Carter听is听a moderated discussion titled, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”
To听read more on the #PeaceItForward campaign, visit the Star Tribune news site. To, visit the NPPF site.
Leif Sverdrup, an Augsburg College alumnus from 1918,听was featured by The Foreigner, a Norwegian newspaper.
Sverdrup, who attended Augsburg College after serving in World War I with the U.S. Army, was born in Norway but moved with his family to Minnesota at the age of 17. He听received a bachelor’s degree from Augsburg and a bachelor’s听degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, hosted听by Augsburg College,听was mentioned in听a MinnPost article that听named events of distinction occurring听in and around the Twin Cities area.
The 2015 forum, which boasts former president Jimmy Carter as a featured speaker, will focus on human rights, disarmament, inclusivity, and various other peace-related issues.
To read the article听and learn more about the NPPF, .
Dave Conrad,听assistant director of the Rochester MBA program, wrote in his latest column for the Rochester Post-Bulletin about the ins and outs of firing an听employee.
Conrad suggests听a checklist, of sorts, to weigh the options when deciding whether or not to dismiss an employee.
“Because terminating someone is such a big decision, it helps to have an unemotional and objective way to measure the impact of the decision,” Conrad said.
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Harry Boyte, senior fellow in听the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, in his latest Huffington Post article talked about听the importance of civic听studies within schools.
In 1991, Boyte helped start Public Achievement, an “interdisciplinary action-oriented field focused on agency and citizens as co-creators,” to encourage the practice of self-organized听civic action among students.
Read 听on the Huffington Post site.
Kathleen Clark, Augsburg College instructor and director听of the Central Health Commons, spoke with听MPR News about her role at the drop-in health care center.
The Health Commons, which has been open for 22 years听and is free to听visitors,听provides medical听and nutritional听consultations and services as well as connections to other health care resources.
The focus of care at the Health Commons is communication and hospitality, even though–unfortunately–this approach has become less common in听traditional medical settings.
Central Health Commons is funded by Augsburg College, Central Lutheran Church, and other private donations.
To , visit the MPR News site.
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Bob Stacke ’71, a long-time Augsburg College faculty member听and a retired chair of the听music department, was mentioned in a Star Tribune news article about relaxed Cuban听travel regulations.
New policies on听commerce and travel to Cuba may come with societal change, according to Stacke, who has traveled to the country five times.
“I do think the Cuban people will try to maintain their culture,” he听said.
To read the article and learn more about Cuban travel,听visit the Star Tribune news site.
