, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in anNPRstory on the manner in which colleges shape their image while marketing to prospective students. Pippert discussed findings from the review of more than 10,000 images and research conducted with Augsburg undergraduate students.on theNPRɱٱ.
Augsburg College Regent LaJune Lange appears on WCCO
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.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, “”
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 recentStar Tribunearticle 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 theStar Tribunewebsiteto 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 fromin North Carolina toKAAL-TVin southern Minnesota and from theSan Francisco ChronicletoThe Forumof Fargo-Moorhead.
Andy Aoki discusses election in Star Tribune and on MinnPost
Andy Aoki, chair of political science, spoke withStar Tribunecolumnist 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 theStar Tribune.
Aoki also was interviewed for the article, “Election seems to signal the ascension of a new Minneapolis DFL” on the. 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 aStar Tribunearticle 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 theStar Tribuneɱٱ.
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, wasStar Tribune.