{"id":6660,"date":"2016-03-15T20:45:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=6660"},"modified":"2025-12-02T20:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:04:19","slug":"convocation-series-sparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2016\/03\/15\/convocation-series-sparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Igniting passion, finding harmony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6662\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/Waren-Donald.jpg\" alt=\"Waren-Donald\" width=\"115\" height=\"144\" \/>The Augsburg College Convocation Series each year offers the community a chance to hear from leaders and visionaries who spark important discussion and educate about the challenges and opportunities of today\u2019s generation. The first event in 2016 was the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/convo\/mlk\/\">Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation<\/a><\/strong> in January, featuring <strong>Chuck D<\/strong>, leader and co-founder of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, and his presentation, \u201cRace, Rap, and Reality: Supporting Our Youth in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as They Face the Unique Challenges of Today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Batalden Seminar<\/strong> in Applied Ethics in February welcomed <strong>Dr. Donald Warne<\/strong>\u2014<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/Nekima.jpg\" alt=\"Nekima\" width=\"115\" height=\"144\" \/>professor and chair of the Department of Public Health in the College of Health Professions at North Dakota State University, and senior policy advisor to the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen\u2019s Health Board\u2014whose presentation was \u201cTraditional Lakota Approaches to Health Disparities: Connecting People and the Environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Koryne Horbal Lecture<\/strong> in March featured <strong>Nekima Levy-Pounds<\/strong>, attorney, law professor, and president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Top Image: Hip-hop pioneer and best-selling author\u00a0Chuck D addresses hundreds of attendees at the\u00a02016 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">WEB EXTRA: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsktu9ovt\">See photos<\/a> from this year&#8217;s Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Churck D THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CONVOCATION\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/augsburgcollege\/albums\/72157663940888933\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1635\/25354230804_6456b9966a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Churck D THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., CONVOCATION\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Augsburg College Convocation Series each year offers the community a chance to hear from leaders and visionaries who spark important discussion and educate about the challenges and opportunities of today\u2019s generation. 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