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Vikings commend alumnus and WWII vet Stanford Nelson ’43

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Stanford Nelson ’43听was honored by the Minnesota Vikings football team听for his听faithful military service and accomplished coaching and teaching career.

The Vikings hosted Nelson and his family as part of their annual Salute to Service game.

Nelson, who was recently inducted into the MN Football Coaches Hall of Fame, said learning accountability听was possibly his greatest听life lesson-not only as a coach, but as a soldier as well.听鈥淚 think the biggest thing I learned was that if you were given a responsibility, that you better carry it through because your life and the lives of many others was connected to carrying out that mission,鈥� he said.

 

Olivia Muyres ’15 named Player of the Year

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Olivia Muyres ’15听was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Muyres, who helped Augsburg win its first MIAC championship, was featured in the Rochester Post-Bulletin for her accomplishments in the Nov. 22 NCAA Division III Tournament. Muyres scored听the winning goal in overtime during the first game.

罢辞听, visit the Post-Bulletin news site.

Delissa Hernandez ’14 discusses student debt with MPCC

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Delissa Hernandez ’14 was profiled in the Minnesota Private College Council newsletter in November.

Hernandez, who was the first of her family to enroll in college,听was interviewed about the pros and cons associated with听paying for a college education.

Although she received financial aid as a first generation student, she will have student debt after graduation. Hernandez said she isn’t worried听about the debt as she believes the benefits of听gaining a college education听far outweigh the costs. “I already see how worth it this investment truly is,” she听said.

Visit the 听site to read the article.

Veterans’ Lounge receives MPCC nod

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Vets-Lounge-US-Bank-and-Augsburg-College-3-1024x680Augsburg’s new Veterans’ Lounge was听featured in the Minnesota Private College Council newsletter in November.

The lounge, which opened recently听as a听gathering place for veterans on campus, has become a sanctuary–of sorts–for some student vets and offers a place to escape, relax, talk, and study.

To , visit the Minnesota Private College Council site.

Learn more about the dedication of the lounge, which was made possible through contributions from U.S. Bank, on the Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations blog.

Dave Conrad says to take criticism with a grain of salt

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PostBulletinDave Conrad, Augsburg College’s assistant director of the Rochester MBA program, wrote in his most recent Rochester Post-Bulletin column听about the tendency to be over-defensive and why it’s sometimes hard to accept criticism, positive or negative, from others. “鈥e must be sensitive to our emotions and realize how our emotions affect our thinking,” Conrad said.

Read “Before you get defensive, take breath” for more tips on how to be more open to feedback.

Augsburg hosts Oct. 28 debate for office of Secretary of State

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WHO and WHAT: A debate between all four candidates for the Minnesota Secretary of State will be held at Augsburg College. Candidates include:听Bob Helland (Independence), Bob Odden (Libertarian), Dan Severson (Republican), and State Rep. Steve Simon (DFL). Moderator will be Judy听Duffy of the Minnesota League of Women Voters.

奥贬贰狈:听7 p.m., Oct. 28

奥贬贰搁贰:听Hoversten Chapel, Augsburg College

DIRECTIONS: Hoversten Chapel is located between 22nd Ave. S. and 23rd Ave. S. on Riverside Ave. A map of campus is available here.

LIVESTREAM:听Video of the forum will be livestreamed on TheUptake.org during the event. After the event, video will be available on the League of Women Voters Minnesota YouTube page.

BACKGROUND: The debate is a partnership 听between Augsburg College’s Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship听and听the Minnesota League of Women voters.

The event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota League of Women Voters. Minnesota Public Radio鈥檚 The Uptake wrote about 鈥�17 Debates that Could Determine Minnesota鈥檚 Future鈥� in a recent online article. Read more on The UpTake website.

Augsburg named to list of top colleges for older students

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bestcolleges1The college planning website BestColleges.com has named Augsburg to its list of the top听colleges for older students. Augsburg is ranked No. 9, making it the highest listed听Minnesota听institution.

In order to create the rankings, BestColleges.com examined all schools with a nontraditional student body of 25 percent听or more听and then narrowed its听list to only those schools that provide a high quality education. The site examined each school’s academics, student engagement, percentage of students above age 25, and programs geared toward nontraditional students.听The site trimmed its听list to 50 schools by examining institutions’ range of degree programs at the baccalaureate level or higher.

Augsburg College community celebrates alumna鈥檚 film debut

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Kuoth Wiel 鈥�13 visits Twin Cities for advance screening of 鈥楾he Good Lie鈥�

Augsburg alumna Kuoth Wiel 鈥�13 finished the final semester of her undergraduate education from afar, trading the College鈥檚 Minneapolis campus for film sets in Georgia and South Africa. Wiel is featured in a supporting role in 鈥淭he Good Lie,鈥� a drama about refugees from Sudan learning to navigate life in the United States with the help of a character played by Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon.

Wiel, a psychology major with Sudanese heritage, has been touring to promote 鈥淭he Good Lie鈥� since the film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in early September. She will introduce the Twin Cities鈥� first screening of 鈥淭he Good Lie鈥� on October 14, and the Augsburg College community has been invited to take part in the event. Auggies also can acquire free tickets to an advance screening on October 16.

Ticket information is posted in the October 10听edition of Augsburg鈥檚 Daily A-mail.

To learn more about the film, visit thegoodliemovie.com/.

Atlese Robinson ’15 awarded Hawkinson Foundation Scholarship

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The Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for Peace & Justice has awarded Augsburg student听Atlese Robinson ’15 the 2014听Hawkinson Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship was created by the Foundation to encourage students who have already demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice to strive for those values听in their educational pursuits and in their personal and professional lives.

Robinson听is majoring in theater at Augsburg. Her听artistic background includes the Penumbra Theatre鈥檚 Summer Institute and the St. Paul Central High School鈥檚 Central Touring Theatre. When she was attending Central, Robinson听wrote a poem highlighting racial inequalities within the school system. She then went on to perform the poem, with others, for groups of teachers and administration in the St. Paul Public Schools.

Robinson has served as editor of The Echo newspaper, a student publication听at Augsburg College. She also has performed her original spoken word as part of the College’s听Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation celebration.