{"id":3501,"date":"2013-12-31T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=3501"},"modified":"2024-09-24T18:53:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T18:53:56","slug":"top-16-auggie-news-stories-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2013\/12\/31\/top-16-auggie-news-stories-of-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 Auggie News Stories of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the Augsburg College community were featured in a range of print and broadcast media stories that had broad local, state, national and international impact. Faculty, students, and staff shared their expertise on scholarship and pedagogy, experience as Auggies, and insight on current and special events. Here are the top 15 stories from 2013.<\/p>\n

The stories listed below \u2013 in chronological order \u2013 are only a small fraction of the many times Auggies made the news and celebrated accomplishments.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Augsburg-hosted\u00a0Minnesota Urban Debate League<\/strong>\u00a0was featured throughout the year in a number of stories. Read a March\u00a0article\u00a0in\u00a0MinnPost<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>about how the program drives student success in inner-city schools.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Star Tribune\u2019s<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Gail Rosenblum also wrote about MNUDL\u00a0in a March\u00a0story\u00a0that explored how debate fosters critical thinking skills.<\/li>\n
  2. Hans Wiersma<\/strong>, associate professor of religion, in March spoke with WCCO-TV<\/strong> reporter Jason DeRusha who answers viewers\u2019 inquiries in a Good Question segment. DeRusha asked Wiersma, \u201cWhy should non-Catholics care about the new\u00a0Pope?\u201d\u00a0Watch the television segment.<\/li>\n
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    Auggies on stage at Bon Jovi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Six Augsburg College students<\/strong> in March and April spoke with television reporters from KARE-11, KSTP, and WCCO-TV<\/strong> about their participation in the Bon Jovi \u201cBecause We Can\u201d College Community Service Challenge. The students were selected for this opportunity based upon their campus leadership and community engagement, and spoke with media before and during their time at the concert.<\/li>\n

  4. When it seemed winter never would end, John Zobitz<\/strong>, associate professor of math, spoke in April with <\/span>WCCO about math and how it relates to climate. Watch the segment.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Michael Grewe<\/strong>, coordinator of LGBTQIA services, spoke with KSTP<\/strong> television about Gov. Mark Dayton signing into law a bill that made legal same-sex marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Augsburg College commencement in May was a time of celebration. Mary Godi \u201813<\/strong>, the class speaker and a native of Sudan, spoke with the\u00a0Rochester Post-Bulletin<\/strong><\/em> about her pursuit of an education and being the first in her family to earn a college degree. Read the story.<\/li>\n
  7. Auggie Kuoth Wiel \u201913<\/strong>, spoke with the Pioneer Press<\/strong> <\/em>for a story about balancing her studies with landing a role in a Hollywood film featuring Reese Witherspoon. Read the article.<\/li>\n
  8. A unique summer camp at Augsburg College operated by Phil Adamo<\/strong>, associate professor of history, in July was profiled in the Star Tribune<\/em><\/strong>. The article explored how Medieval Minnesota offers high schoolers a glimpse into the real Middle Ages.\u00a0<\/span>Read the story.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Augsburg College in July worked with Judge LaJune Thomas Lange ’75<\/strong>, the honorary consul for South Africa for Minnesota, to celebrate the work and life of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nelson Mandela for his 95th<\/sup> birthday. See the\u00a0 Star Tribune<\/strong> article.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mike Wentzel<\/strong>, assistant professor of chemistry, shared in July with the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)<\/em><\/strong> how he is mixing teamwork into the courseload for his advanced organic chemistry class to create an innovative classroom experience. Read more on JoVE’s website.<\/p>\n

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      • The\u00a0Huffington Post<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in September published an opinion piece by Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow<\/strong> in which he discussed the necessity of educating students with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and faiths. Read Pribbenow\u2019s comments.<\/li>\n
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        Nicolas Adducci ’15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        For Nicolas Adducci \u201915<\/strong>, studying at Augsburg College has meant finding resources to meet the challenges he faces as a student diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the\u00a0Everyday Health\u00a0article<\/em>, \u201cADHD and College Success: Nicolas\u2019 Story,\u201d Adducci in September talked about how the support he receives from Augsburg\u2019s\u00a0Center for Learning and Adaptive Student Services\u00a0(CLASS) allows him to double major in business management and psychology, make the dean\u2019s list, and shed much of the stigma associated with having a learning disability. Read the story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Andy Aoki<\/strong>, chair of political science, in November spoke with\u00a0Star Tribune<\/strong> columnist Gail Rosenblum last week on why voters do and do not turn out at the polls during elections. Read \u201cDid you vote? Thanks. Here\u2019s why you did it\u201d in the\u00a0Star Tribune. Aoki also was interviewed on turnout numbers in varying Minneapolis wards for the story \u201cElection seems to signal the ascension of a new Minneapolis DFL\u201d on the\u00a0<\/span>MinnPost<\/em>\u00a0website.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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        • Professor of Economics Jeanne Boeh<\/strong>, who regularly speaks with media, in December was featured on WCCO-TV<\/strong> to talk about the holiday shopping season, which was shortened due to Thanksgiving\u2019s late date. Visit the WCCO website.<\/em><\/li>\n
        • Associate Professor of Religion Hans Wiersma<\/strong> spoke with the Christian Science Monitor<\/strong> in December about why Nidal Malik Hasan, the convicted shooter in the 2009 Fort Hood tragedy, requested a Bible although Hasan is a Muslim.\u00a0Read the article.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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