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Dave Conrad discusses management in Post Bulletin

Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:59:05 +0000

Dave Conrad, assistant director of the Augsburg College MBA program in Rochester, is a featured columnist for the Post-Bulletin. In his most recent column, Conrad answered a reader’s question regarding overly attentive managers. Read “Good managers get out of the way” on the Post-Bulletin website.

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Jacquie Berglund ’87 and Finnegans pioneer ‘reverse’ food truck

Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:30:58 +0000

Augsburg alumna Jacquie Berglund ’87, CEO of Finnegans charitable beer company, was quoted in a Star Tribune story on the business’s latest endeavor: a reverse food truck. According to the Star Tribune, Finnegans’ will drive its new vehicle to locations around the Twin Cities to collect nonperishable food items and monetary donations. All donations go back to Finnegans’ community fund, which channels the food to local food shelves and uses monetary donations to buy fresh produce from local farms. Learn more in “Finnegans’ food truck collects food, money for local food shelves.”

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Scott Cooper ’13 shares Augsburg experiences at UW-Superior

Laura Swanson Lindahl '15 MBA — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:15:26 +0000

Augsburg alumnus and former Auggie football player Scott Cooper ’13 was a special guest at the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s “You Can Play” video unveiling event. “You Can Play” is a movement where athletic organizations pledge to provide a safe, respectful experience to all student athletes, regardless of their sexual orientation. According to Northland News Center, nearly 200 people heard Cooper describe his positive experience as an openly gay athlete at Augsburg College.

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‘Peer Gynt’ a Star Tribune ‘Stage Spot’

Stephanie Weiss — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:08:44 +0000

The Star Tribune included Augsburg College’s production of “Peer Gynt,” which runs April 10 through 13 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, in its “Stage Spot” news column. The play marks the first time that the College has partnered with the University of Minnesota to deliver an innovative production that breaks rules and boundaries. Read more on the Star Tribune’s website.

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Augsburg video a ‘need to read’ on Bring Me the News

Stephanie Weiss — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:41:59 +0000

Bring Me the News included Augsburg College’s “Happy” video among its “5 at 5 You Need to Read.” A separate news item on the site provides more context for Augsburg’s take on the “Happy” fever that’s sweeping the nation.

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