{"id":4065,"date":"2014-04-08T13:54:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:58:38","slug":"2014-nobel-peace-prize-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2014\/04\/08\/2014-nobel-peace-prize-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the 1989 Nobel Peace\u00a0Prize laureate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dr. Deane Marchbein represented Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins\u00a0Sans Fronti\u00e8res, the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize laureate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum<\/strong>\u2014an event that celebrates the importance, consequence, and controversy of the Nobel Peace Prize\u2014was held March 1 and 7-9 in three Minneapolis locations, including Augsburg College.<\/p>\n

With \u201cCrossing Boundaries to Create Common Ground\u201d as its theme, the 2014 Forum brought Nobel Peace Prize winners, civic leaders, and scholars together with students and other citizens to contemplate questions of peace and conflict. Now in its third year of permanent residency in the Twin Cities, the Forum welcomed more than 5,700 ticket holders who explored topics ranging from science to law and from music to global affairs and business.<\/p>\n

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, delivered the Forum\u2019s opening address at Faith and Peace Day. Leymah Gbowee\u2014a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian peace activist\u2014spoke at Global Day, and Dr. Deane Marchbein represented Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF)\u2014the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize laureate\u2014 on Science and Health Day. Representatives from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize winner, also led a breakout session.<\/p>\n

In addition to engaging attendees in speeches, book signings, networking events, and more, the 2014 Forum premiered a partnership with social networking service Google+ that enabled online attendees to live-stream events, submit questions to keynote speakers, and participate in thought-provoking dialogue\u2014all from their unique locations around the globe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to host the Nobel Peace Prize Forum offers our students, alumni, and international community inspiring examples of those people who strive to make peace and to make a difference in our world,\u201d said Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow. \u201cAt the heart of Augsburg\u2019s mission are our commitments to educating informed global citizens and to embracing the links between faith and learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

PEACE ON THE STREET<\/h2>\n

The 2014 Forum was an event that united the Augsburg community, and Auggies participated both as guests and as volunteers.<\/p>\n

One Auggie who worked at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum was Banna Kidane \u201915. A Sabo Scholar studying computer science, Kidane was an intern for the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and acknowledged the rarity of his chance to serve.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing an intern with the NPPF is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I\u2019m happy I didn\u2019t pass up,\u201d Kidane said.<\/p>\n

It is through making memories, sparking ideas, and spurring action that the Forum lives out its mission to inspire peacemaking. A few Auggies shared reflections, takeaways, and highlights from their NPPF experiences:<\/p>\n

CHARMAYNE\u00a0SLETTEN, Βι¶ΉΤ­΄΄ PARENT
\n<\/strong>“The presentations inspired peacemaking that starts with love and compassion by each individual.”<\/p>\n

PAUL BATALDEN \u201963
\n<\/strong>“I realize I can\u2019t personally control the emerging, complex world. I, too, have no other choice but to control what I pay attention to, what words I use, what relationships I maintain, and what community I foster. Through these recognitions, choices, and actions, I can exert my influence and do my part for peace and a better world.”<\/p>\n

BRAD ST. AUBIN \u201915<\/strong>
\n“The Dalai Lama is looked at as a paragon of peacemaking, but his address helped reinforce that he is also human. When doing peace work, we want solutions, but his ability to say, \u2018I don\u2019t know,\u2019 gave a nod to the fact that even our revered leaders don\u2019t have all the answers.”<\/p>\n

KIM BESTLER \u201910, Augsburg program assistant and tutor coordinator, TRiO\/Student Support Services
\n<\/strong><\/span>“It\u2019s a privilege that Augsburg gets to host an international event that so tightly corresponds with our College mission.”<\/span><\/p>\n

SHELBY ANDRESS \u201956<\/strong>
\n“Augsburg is unafraid to enter a complicated world, guide its entire community in ways of peace and noble action, and use its spheres of influence.”<\/span><\/p>\n

LIZZIE FONTAINE \u201916
\n<\/strong><\/span>“The NPPF brings together a whole community. That\u2019s a huge gift for Augsburg.”<\/p>\n

BRAM OOSTERLEE \u201916
\n<\/strong>“My favorite part of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum is the connections you make with the speakers and the audience. The speakers open up discussions that are not held often enough, and the audience is excited and encouraged to take action.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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