{"id":11008,"date":"2021-02-22T20:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=11008"},"modified":"2024-02-06T19:41:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:41:28","slug":"bold-speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2021\/02\/22\/bold-speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg hosts bold new speaker series"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http:\/\/augsburg.edu\/bold\">Augsburg Bold<\/a> is a series of initiatives designed to help Augsburg University students continue to thrive during the pandemic and to enjoy the distinctive experience offered at Augsburg.<\/p>\n<p>As part of that work, during Fall 2020, the university quad was set up as a physically distanced outdoor seminar room, enabling up to 60 attendees to take part in a series of remarkable presentations. All presentations were also livestreamed via Zoom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovTimWalz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovTimWalz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GwenWalz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GwenWalz<\/a> for sharing your thoughts on servant leadership with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AugsburgU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AugsburgU<\/a> today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AugsburgBold?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AugsburgBold<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BE8OqBjA6E\">pic.twitter.com\/BE8OqBjA6E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R.John (@raccajohn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raccajohn\/status\/1313165818839076866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Students had the opportunity to hear from several speakers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/faculty\/katieclark\/\"><b>Katie Clark \u201910 MAN, \u201914 DNP<\/b><\/a> spoke about her work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2021\/02\/22\/fight-a-pandemic-part-2\/\">building relationships with those in our community<\/a> who are experiencing homelessness and helping to ensure that their basic needs for food, shelter, and health care are met.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Olivia House \u201920<\/b> discussed the summer of resistance by Black youth.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Jodi Harpstead<\/b>, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, spoke about what she&#8217;s learned through her work during the pandemic.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz<\/b> and <b>Gwen Walz<\/b> discussed their experience in education and leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch recordings of selected speakers at <a href=\"http:\/\/augsburg.edu\/bold\"><b>augsburg.edu\/bold<\/b><\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><em>Top image: <\/em>Augsburg&#8217;s quad was decorated for the Augsburg Bold speaker series.<em> (Photo by Courtney Perry)<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Augsburg Bold is a series of initiatives designed to help Augsburg University students continue to thrive during the pandemic and to enjoy the distinctive experience offered at Augsburg. 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