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Augsburg College hosts youth wrestling club

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Augsburg was featured on a WCCO-TV newscast in the Twin Cities market because the College is the location for the Minneapolis Wrestling Club, a group serving聽area youth.

Organizer Justin Benjamin said he wanted to establish a worthwhile club that less-fortunate kids could easily join without the聽worry of fees. Augsburg offered to the group its wrestling venue, which features motivational icons for young wrestlers, including plaques and awards.

Watch the report,聽 on the WCCO news site to see Augsburg’s facilities.

Augsburg earns Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 Community Engagement Classification

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Augsburg College聽has received its second聽Community Engagement Classification from the .

Institutions are recognized based on evidence of their collaboration聽with the larger community, which:

  • enriches scholarship, research, and creative activity;
  • enhances curriculum, teaching, and learning;
  • prepares educated, engaged citizens;
  • strengthens democratic values and civic responsibility;
  • addresses critical societal issues; and
  • contributes to the public good.

The Carnegie Foundation鈥檚 Classification for Community Engagement is an elective classification. Institutions participate voluntarily by submitting required material as part of an extensive application process. Those materials include but are not limited to a description of the nature and extent of the university鈥檚 engagement with the community 鈥� local or beyond 鈥� plus institutional commitment, its impact on students, staff, and faculty, and an assessment of initiatives geared toward community engagement.

About 8 percent of U.S. degree-granting institutions have earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification to date, and Augsburg was one of only eight聽Minnesota colleges or universities recognized in 2015. Augsburg previously received the聽Community Engagement Classification in 2008.

The New England Resource Center for Higher Education serves as Carnegie鈥檚 administrative partner, and additional information regarding the classification process is available on the .

Olivia Muyres ’15 named in Post-Bulletin’s local sports notebook

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Olivia Muyres 鈥�15聽has been聽named National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire Division III All-North Region.

Earlier Muyres had been named first-team all-conference in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. She was also named the league’s.

To聽read more about her achievements, visit the Post-Bulletin news site.

Augsburg-connected startup highlighted by MinnPost

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MinnPostMinnPost聽news featured聽students and staff from Augsburg College and other local universities who collaborated on聽a startup organization, the Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarf, which opened a women’s clothing and accessory store.

The store —聽aptly named Sisterhood Boutique — is nestled in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis and features聽donated fashions at affordable prices.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scarf received funding for their startup venture from several Twin Cities organizations including聽Fairview Health Services and the Women鈥檚 Foundation of Minnesota, as well as support from Augsburg.

To , visit the MinnPost news site.

Recovery Campus magazine interviews StepUP’s Patrice Salmeri

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Recovery-Campus-Issue-4-CoverPatrice Salmeri, director of Augsburg College’s StepUP program, was featured in Recovery Campus magazine to discuss her role as聽incoming president of the Association of Recovery in Higher Education.

Salmeri, who has overseen聽the StepUP program since 2002, began her tenure as president of ARHE in June 2014. Taking on the new role while continuing as director of StepUP has her exactly where she wants to be in life.

“This work is my calling; I have no doubt about it,” she said. “It has been confirmed over and over again. I am exactly where I need to be right now.”

Read Salmeri’s story on the Recovery Campus website.

Lars Dyrud ’97 featured by Forbes

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Lars Dyrud ’97, CEO of OmniEarth — a data analytics and imaging company — was featured by Forbes magazine for a collaboration with Ball Aerospace, a similar company.

OmniEarth partnered with聽Ball Aerospace to create聽a聽collection of 18 imaging satellites which聽are scheduled to be in space by 2018. The satellites, Dyrud said, are significantly different than earlier models.

鈥淲e鈥檙e focused on small, low-cost satellites. Something that wasn鈥檛 even conceivable 5 or 10 years ago,” he said.

To ,聽visit the Forbes site.

Herb Chilstrom ’54 pens sentimental book

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547a2dfec34a1.imageHerb Chilstrom ’54聽was highlighted in Arizona’s Green Valley News thanks to his newest book, “My friend Jonah and other dogs I鈥檝e loved.”

Chilstrom, who was the聽first Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, captured the heart of a Green Valley News editor –聽Dan Sheare – after he聽reviewed聽the book for the news site. The book, Sheare said, “…relates stories that provide plenty of evidence that dogs can be great teachers 鈥� if you鈥檙e paying attention.”

Read on the Green Valley news site.

Dave Conrad: Employee trust good for business

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PostBulletinDave Conrad, Augsburg College’s assistant director of the Rochester MBA program, wrote in his latest Post-Bulletin column that employees’ trust of their managers聽is essential for a successful business.

Conrad said employees should feel a sense of camaraderie toward their managers — camaraderie that needs to be obtained over time.

“…managers can’t demand respect and loyalty; they have to earn it,” he said. “In the long run, it’s difficult 鈥� if not impossible 鈥� to be an exceptional manager without employee trust.”

To read Conrad’s聽column, visit the Post-Bulletin news site.

General public ticket sale for Bill Nye starts Dec. 8

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‘The Science Guy’ talks Feb. 14 on聽how science can save the world

What

Bill Nye 鈥淭he Science Guy鈥� will share his love for science when he speaks Feb. 14 at Augsburg College in an address that is open to the general public. Nye, who will be on campus for the College鈥檚 Scholarship Weekend, will speak with academic depth and humor about planetary science, climate change, evolution, environmental awareness and more in his address 鈥淗ow Science Can Save the World.鈥�

Who

Bill Nye is a mechanical engineer who wants the world to know and appreciate the passion, beauty, and joy (the P, B & J) of science. Nye鈥檚 show, 鈥淏ill Nye The Science Guy,鈥� has garnered 18 Emmy awards. Nye won seven of those Emmy awards as host and head writer of the show. These days, Nye travels the globe exhorting audiences to change the world. He has a day job as the CEO of The Planetary Society, the world鈥檚 largest non-governmental space interest organization. Nye鈥檚 newest book, 鈥淯ndeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation,鈥� was released in November.

Where

Augsburg College鈥檚 Kennedy Center, located in Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23rd聽Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454)

When

  • Doors open at 10 a.m., Feb. 14
  • Presentation from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Feb. 14

Ticket Information

  • Sale begins at 10 a.m., Dec. 8
  • Students: $12
  • General Public/Adults: $28
  • A $3 service charge will be applied to each ticket at the time of checkout.
  • Purchase tickets at

About Augsburg College

Augsburg College is set in a vibrant neighborhood at the heart of the Twin Cities, and offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees to nearly 4,000 students of diverse backgrounds. Augsburg College educates students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.聽The Augsburg experience is supported by an聽engaged community committed to intentional diversity聽in its life and work. An Augsburg education is defined by excellence聽in the liberal arts and professional studies, guided by the faith and values聽of the Lutheran church, and shaped by its urban and global settings.

Star Tribune features Augsburg professor, winner of Tekne award

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Minneapolis Star TribuneRod Greder, Augsburg College business instructor and founder of聽Awear Technologies, was mentioned in the Twin Cities Star Tribune after Awear was named聽one of 12 companies to receive recognition聽at the 15th annual Tekne Awards.

The yearly award ceremony, held by the Minnesota High Technology Association, honors individuals and companies that have聽made聽significant聽advancements in technology.

Greder’s company, with help from聽the University of Minnesota and other partners,聽develops specialized eyewear for students with learning disabilities.

To read the article,visit the Star Tribune news site.

To learn more about Awear Technologies and other award recipients, visit the Tekne Awards site.