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Kuoth Wiel ’13 gains wealth of media coverage

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Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film 鈥淭he Good Lie,鈥� has garnered听a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released听in Minnesota Oct. 17,听has been well received and is generating听Oscar buzz.听 Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College听when she auditioned听for the role.

The film brings to life a fictional yet strikingly accurate story of the ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan. Born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia to Sudanese parents herself, it’s no surprise Wiel found it important to help tell this story. Being a part of the film听“…validated all the struggles we had went through,” Wiel said in an MPR news interview.

Wiel has been traveling around the U.S. promoting the film since its September debut at the Toronto Film Festival. The film, along with Wiel听and her cast mates, have听been featured and covered by media outlets ranging听from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.

Below is a list of听some of the听local and national media coverage on Wiel:

  • Bring Me the News听–听“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
  • Entertainment Weekly听鈥撎�“Behind听the Scenes with the Sudanese stars of ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Huffington Post听鈥撎�“It’s been a long road to the big screen for the Sudanese stars of “‘The Good Lie'”
  • Kare 11听鈥撎�淎ugsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon鈥�
  • MPR听鈥撎�“‘The Good Lie鈥� treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says鈥�
  • People听鈥撎�“Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Pioneer Press听鈥撎��’The Good Lie鈥� wisely leaves story to the refugees鈥�
  • Rolling Stone听鈥撎�“This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
  • Star Tribune听–听“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
  • Variety听–听“Toronto film review: ‘The Good Lie'”

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.

Scott Cooper 鈥�13 reflects on his Augsburg experience

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Former Augsburg College football player Scott Cooper 鈥�13 wrote a follow-up article for Outsports.com one year after he spoke in Daily Chapel for听National Coming Out Day. Cooper previously penned an article for the site that and described his acceptance on and off the field as a gay student athlete. to read the article.

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/.

Augsburg named to list of top colleges for Native Americans

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The American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s magazine has selected Augsburg as one of the Top 200 Colleges听for Native American and Alaska Native students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The听list features colleges and universities听“where American Indians are going to school in significant numbers and where the community, Native programs, and support are strong enough for these students to enjoy college and stay on to graduation,” according to Winds of Change. Likewise, this year the list includes听data measuring undergraduate degrees in science, engineering, technology and mathematics-related disciplines for all students and for American Indians.

Augsburg College听was one of only five Minnesota institutions听to make the Top 200 list, which was published in听an听annual听special college issue听designed to inform and inspire college-bound students and their parents, teachers, and听counselors.

View the Top 200 Colleges for Native Americans.

Devean George 鈥�99 redevelopment project featured in Star Tribune

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Minneapolis Star TribuneA redevelopment project by Augsburg College alumnus听Devean George 鈥�99, a former professional basketball player, was mentioned in a Star Tribune business article by Neal St. Anthony. The story explores听two projects on the North Side of Minneapolis that recently broke ground.听George heads Building Blocks, a group working to revitalize urban areas by听building affordable housing听with accompanying retail spaces. Read 鈥�St. Anthony: Two north Minneapolis projects launch鈥� on the Star Tribune website.

Pioneer Press features Kuoth Wiel ’13 and ‘The Good Lie’

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PioneerPressAugsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, an actress in the film “The Good Lie” starring Reese Witherspoon, was featured by the Pioneer Press just before the film was set for release in Los Angeles and New York. Wiel balanced her studies and the filming of “The Good Lie” as a fourth-year student at Augsburg. Read, “‘,” on the Pioneer Press website.

 

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.