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Kristin Anderson discusses new St. Paul ballpark in Star Tribune

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Minneapolis Star TribuneKristin Anderson — a听sports architecture expert, Augsburg College archivist, and art history professor — was quoted in a Star Tribune article on the architecture of the new CHS Field set to open in the Lowertown district of downtown St. Paul this spring.听CHS Field is the future home of the St. Paul Saints minor league team, and its architecture features听a sleek low-slung design comprised听of black concrete and steel. The article presented听a number of individuals’听opinions of the design, noting that the structure is a standout amongst its adjacent听buildings.

鈥淭he immediate expectation was that it had to match the things around it 鈥� ye old ballpark 鈥� and I don鈥檛 think that鈥檚 necessary 鈥� The subtlety of the exterior allows the action of the place to shine,鈥� Anderson said.

Read, “St. Paul Saints: Not your grandfather’s ballpark” on the Star Tribune website to learn more.

Augsburg hosts Native American powwow

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3_powwowAugsburg College听was mentioned by the Twin Cities Daily Planet as a result of听the听traditional powwow held annually by the college.

The event, which was sponsored by the听Augsburg American Indian Student Association and American Indian Student Services, featured traditional Native American dancers, drummers, singers, and food.

To learn more about听Augsburg’s annual powwow, visit the Twin Cities Daily Planet news site.

Augsburg professor Matthew Beckman mentors gifted student

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Matthew Beckman, assistant professor of biology at Augsburg College, was mentioned in an Indian Country Today article about a student whom he advises, Grant Two Bulls.

Two Bulls is a high school senior at Breck School and has been听conducting scientific research in the Lake Calhoun area – the previous location of the Mdewakanton Dakota village –听to learn more about his Native American heritage. The endeavor, Beckman says,听has been nothing short of remarkable.

“Here鈥檚 a high school senior doing pretty high-level research and then taking that data and speaking to national audiences about it in a really impressive way,” Beckman said in an interview.

 

Harry Boyte examines public spaces and democracy

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In his latest听Huffington Post article,听Harry Boyte, Augsburg鈥檚 Sabo Senior Fellow, discusses the need for public spaces in higher education.

The idea, Boyte says, is that public spaces on college campuses can be used听for discussions and demonstrations allowing for more political and democratic expression, therefore bridging the gap between “private” and “public” worlds.

“Public spaces allow for expressions of higher education’s best democratic values — free exchange of ideas, thoughtful discussion, appeal to evidence and respect for different perspectives,” Boyte said.

To 听article,听visit听the Huffington Post news site.

Augsburg wrestling’s record win draws media attention

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In mid-March, Augsburg College听won听its 12th听NCAA Division III wrestling championship听and took home a number of awards from the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Head coach听Jim Moulsoff听was named Division III National Coach of the Year and Division III Rookie Coach of the Year. Tony Valek 鈥�12听was named Assistant Coach of the Year, and听Mike Fuenffinger 鈥�15听won his second national title and the Outstanding Wrestler honor. Eric Hensel 鈥�16 won Most Falls in Least Time, and Donny Longendyke 鈥�15 earned听his first national title.

Media coverage of Augsburg’s NCAA Championship win includes the following:

  • The Daily News – “Moulsoff puts Augsburg back on top”
  • KSTP – “Augsburg wrestling wins D-III Championship”
  • NCAA video recap – “Augsburg wins the 2015 DIII Wrestling Championship”
  • Star Tribune – “NCAA wrestling: St. Cloud State, Augsburg win national titles”
  • White Bear Press – “Longendyke pins down national title”
  • Jordan Independent –听“Valek named DIII assistant wrestling coach of the year”

Augsburg College recognized for Muslim student organization

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Augsburg College听was mentioned in the Minneapolis Star Tribune as part of an article about Muslim student associations that boast women听in leadership roles.

Augsburg’s Muslim Student Association, led by Muna Mohamed ’16, aims to promote unity among Muslim students and to raise awareness within the Augsburg community听about the culture, history, and language of the Muslim community.

To learn more about Augsburg’s Muslim Student Association and similar organizations at other campuses, visit the Star Tribune news site.

EAST program scholars talk with Minnesota Public Radio

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MPRLogoMinnesota Public Radio’s Tim Post profiled Augsburg College’s East African Student to Teacher (EAST) program, which works to recruit and train teachers of East African descent in an effort to help close the K-12 achievement gap.

The program, directed by听Audrey Lensmire, assistant professor of education, told Post that by “having more teachers of color in our K-12 system, their professional voice will be shared by their colleagues.”

Post spoke with two current EAST scholars, Abdiasis Hirsi听and Asma Ibrahim. Hirsi, who teaches at Wellstone International High School, was born in Somalia and raised in Kenya. He shared with Post that when he was only 19, Hirsi听helped start a school in Nairobi to teach English to Somali refugees. Ibrahim, who shared with Post that she was born in Pakistan to Somali refugees, said she had a difficult time as a student in connecting with her teachers in Owatonna. She hopes to become a teacher to help students who are like her become comfortable enough to learn.

EAST is funded by the Collaborative Urban Educator Program and received $390,000 for two school years including 2013-14 to 2014-15. Additional funding is now being sought from the Minnesota State Legislature. State Sen. Kari Dziedzic has introduced a bill to nearly double funding over听the next two years.

Listen or read “” on the website of MPR News. Learn more about the .

Matt Beckman adviser to award-winning high-school researcher at Breck School

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AmInEngSocAssistant Professor of 听Biology听Matt Beckman spoke with the Star Tribune about the work he is doing as an adviser to a Breck School senior doing research on 200-year-old pollen samples.

Grant Two Bulls, a member of the Oglala-Lakota tribe, won the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s competition through his work and which is providing a look at the lives of his ancestors when they lived near Lake Calhoun.

鈥淗ere鈥檚 a high school senior doing pretty high-level research and then taking that data and speaking to national audiences about it in a really impressive way,鈥� Beckman said to Kim McGuire, a reporter at the Star Tribune.

Read about the partnership between Beckman and Breck School in “Breck student’s science project is an award-winning mix of American Indian history and science.”

Learn about another Breck School student, . McCanna took second place in one of the most prestigious international science fairs for her work with Murr.

Harry Boyte talks special education and civil rights

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Huffington-PostIn his latest听Huffington Post article, Harry Boyte, Augsburg鈥檚 Sabo Senior Fellow, discussed听special听education and how it has become part of听a “new” civil rights movement.

In the article, Boyte says听that听Augsburg College is a school that has gotten it right.

“The Augsburg special education program, dedicated to changing the entire special education profession from an approach which seeks to fix “problem kids” to an empowering pedagogy called Public Achievement which develops their public skills, is an outstanding example,” Boyte wrote in the article.

Read on the Huffington Post news site.