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MPR features Augsburg’s Central Health Commons

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MPRLogoKathleen Clark, Augsburg College instructor and director of the Central Health Commons, spoke with MPR News about her role at the drop-in health care center.

The Health Commons, which has been open for 22 years and is free to visitors, provides medical and nutritional 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 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:

  • The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. — Augsburg College nurses put hospitality first
  • The State of Columbia, S.C. — Nurses at Augsburg College center put hospitality first

CSBR donation garners media attention

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CSBR2Augsburg College received an array of media coverage due to a $10 million donation made to the Center for Science, Business and Religion.

The donation will go toward naming a new building that will be used for the College’s biology, business, chemistry, computer science, math, physics, psychology, and religion programs.

Media coverage on the donation included the following:

  • MPR News: 
  • Mpls/St Paul Business Journal: 
  • Star Tribune: “Augsburg gets a second $10M gift for science and religion building”

Visit the CSBR site to .

MPR offers readers a glimpse into Augsburg College life

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Alex Friedrich, Minnesota Public Radio’s higher education reporter, visited Augsburg College’s campus to experience a day in the life of an Auggie. Friedrich spent Dec. 5 blogging about his experiences and found that Augsburg College has a wide variety of traditions and experiences to offer to its students, faculty, staff and alumni, and also to its neighboring communities, as well.

Read and watch his posts on the “On Campus” blog here:

  •  – A few noteworthy and newsworthy items about Augsburg
  •  – Meet President Paul C. Pribbenow and his passion for bow ties, commitment to Augsburg students, and vision for the College’s future
  •  – Experiments in the organic chemistry class taught by Assistant Professor Michael Wentzel really shine — or, rather, glow
  •  – Beatboxing Auggies Matthew Kukar and Connor Doebbert demonstrate their talents
  •  – Friedrich takes in Velkommen Jul
  •  – An overview of lunchtime in the Commons
  •  – Norwegian traditions abound in special Daily Chapel service
  • What an Augsburg apartment looks like – A peak inside Luther Hall
  •  – The ins and outs of breakfast at Augsburg

Augsburg draws media coverage as host of debate

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Augsburg College and the League of Women Voters Minnesota hosted a Secretary of State debate on Oct. 28.

Candidates Bob Hellend, Bob Odden, Dan Severson, and Steve Simon faced off on such issues as voter identification and improved Secretary of State business services. Augsburg received several media mentions as the venue for the occasion.

To learn more on the debate, visit the following links:

  • MinnPost – The Secretary of State debate showed precisely why the race may be very close
  • MPR – Hear the Secretary of State debate
  • The Uptake – Video Replay: Final MN Secretary of State debate before election

Kuoth Wiel ’13 gains wealth of media coverage

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Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film “The Good Lie,” has garnered a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released in Minnesota Oct. 17, has been well received and is generating Oscar buzz.  Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College when she auditioned 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 “…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 and her cast mates, have been featured and covered by media outlets ranging from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.

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

  • Bring Me the NewsĚý–Ěý“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
  • Entertainment WeeklyĚý– 
  • Huffington PostĚý– 
  • Kare 11Ěý– “Augsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon”
  • MPRĚý– “‘The Good Lie’ treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says”
  • PeopleĚý– “Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Pioneer PressĚý– “’The Good Lie’ wisely leaves story to the refugees”
  • Rolling StoneĚý– “This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
  • Star TribuneĚý–Ěý“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
  • VarietyĚý–Ěý

Augsburg grad student on MPR News

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Lorna “Emmy” Her Many Horses ’15, an Augsburg graduate student, was featured on MPR News for her work on translating the Star Spangled Banner to the Lakota and Dakota languages.

Her Many Horses, who grew up on a South Dakota Indian reservation and works for the Division of Indian Work, said reworking the national anthem was no easy task, “It was quite a process, figuring out what words we needed to make up,” she said.

To of the song visit the MPR news site.

Minnesota Public Radio reports on first Spanish-language debate hosted by Minnesota Urban Debate League

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MPRLogoMinnesota Urban Debate League’s (MNUDL) first Spanish-language debate  was the subject of a story by Minnesota Public Radio’s Tim Post. The story provided a brief overview of  why MNUDL, a program that serves more than 500 students at 33 public schools, added such a competition to its program, how the new event allows the program to introduce more bilingual students to debate, and more. Read “.”