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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. 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 new听exhibit, which originates from the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, is titled “Nobel Creations” and features couture garments designed to represent the six different Nobel Peace Prizes –听physics, chemistry, peace, medicine, economics, and literature. More than 120 Augsburg College students contributed to a companion show, “Shaping Peace,” which explores the past 128 Nobel Peace Prize laureates and aims to broaden awareness of the Nobel Peace Prize.听To , visit the MPR News site. 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, . AchieveMpls,听a Minneapolis-based nonprofit supporting high schoolers, featured Gabriela Monge Lagunes ’15听in an article about听her success as a student and an advocate. Monge Lagunes, who is a first generation college student, says she has teachers to thank for catapulting her into听college and supporting her once admitted. AchieveMpls is a nonprofit organization started in 2002 by Twin Cities education, business, government, and civic leaders. The organization aims to bridge the gap between high school and college, better preparing students for success. 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. To read the article, Robinson-Riegler听began her teaching career at Augsburg in 1994. Students describe her as firm-yet-fair, kind, and intelligent. She said she is thankful to have been a part of the list and that she draws听her inspiration from students. “I am so grateful to the Augsburg students who inspire me and remind [me] every day how truly lucky I am,” Robinson-Riegler said. Robinson-Riegler is skilled at making complex听psychology concepts comprehensible for听a general audience. She recently contributed to one of WCCO’s segments about听memory in the human brain. 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. 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. The story also was picked up by the Associated Press and since has run in:Jared Trost ’00 presents at Anoka-Ramsey Community College
NPPF #PeaceItForward campaign featured by Star Tribune
Yemi Melka ’15听appeared in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article about the #PeaceItForward campaign linked to the听Nobel Peace Prize Forum.Leif Sverdrup featured by The Foreigner
MPR mentions Nobel Peace Prize Forum
The Augsburg College听hosted听Nobel Peace Prize Forum听was mentioned in an MPR News article about an exhibit at the听American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis.Nobel Peace Prize Forum named in MinnPost
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.Gabriela Monge Lagunes ’15 makes strides with AchieveMpls, Augsburg College
Dave Conrad discusses when to let an employee go
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.Bridget Robinson-Riegler named among top psychology professors
Bridget Robinson-Riegler, cognitive psychology professor at Augsburg College, was included on a list of 10 “must-take” psychology professors in the Twin Cities.Harry Boyte discusses importance of civic agency
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.MPR features Augsburg’s Central Health Commons
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.