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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听incoming president of the Association of Recovery in Higher Education.

Salmeri, who has overseen听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.

Star Tribune features Augsburg professor, winner of Tekne award

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

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

Greder’s company, with help from听the University of Minnesota and other partners,听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.

Olivia Muyres ’15 named Player of the Year

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Olivia Muyres ’15听was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.

Muyres, who helped Augsburg win its first MIAC championship, was featured in the Rochester Post-Bulletin for her accomplishments in the Nov. 22 NCAA Division III Tournament. Muyres scored听the winning goal in overtime during the first game.

罢辞听, visit the Post-Bulletin news site.

Augsburg named one of five finalists for national interfaith award

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Augsburg College was one of five finalists named to the prestigious President鈥檚 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction in the interfaith and community service category.

This is the fifth time that the College has been named to the top tier of recognition鈥攖he honor roll with distinction鈥攆or this prominent national award. More than 500 schools vied for the 2014 award that celebrates outstanding achievements in and commitment to interfaith and community service work.

In 2010, Augsburg took top honors from among a field of 850 applicants. Read about this campus accomplishment in the story “.”

Augsburg’s StepUP program receives media mention

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Scott Washburn, assistant director for Augsburg College’s StepUP program was mentioned on Minnpost.com.

The StepUP program, which aims to help students with histories of addiction thrive on campus, was mentioned as part of an article about P.E.A.S.E. Academy, which is a similar local program at the high school level.

Washburn, who is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor, said that the biggest threat for students dealing with addiction is being around their nearest and dearest on campus. “We know from research as well as experience that the No. 1 relapse trigger is the influence of peers,” Washburn said.听

to read the article. on its program site.

Kuoth Wiel ’13 gains wealth of media coverage

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Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, a star in the feature film 鈥淭he Good Lie,鈥� has garnered听a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released听in Minnesota Oct. 17,听has been well received and is generating听Oscar buzz.听 Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College听when she auditioned听for the role.

The film brings to life a fictional yet strikingly accurate story of the ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan. Born in a refugee camp in Ethiopia to Sudanese parents herself, it’s no surprise Wiel found it important to help tell this story. Being a part of the film听“…validated all the struggles we had went through,” Wiel said in an MPR news interview.

Wiel has been traveling around the U.S. promoting the film since its September debut at the Toronto Film Festival. The film, along with Wiel听and her cast mates, have听been featured and covered by media outlets ranging听from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.

Below is a list of听some of the听local and national media coverage on Wiel:

  • Bring Me the News听–听“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
  • Entertainment Weekly听鈥撎�“Behind听the Scenes with the Sudanese stars of ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Huffington Post听鈥撎�“It’s been a long road to the big screen for the Sudanese stars of “‘The Good Lie'”
  • Kare 11听鈥撎�淎ugsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon鈥�
  • MPR听鈥撎�“‘The Good Lie鈥� treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says鈥�
  • People听鈥撎�“Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Pioneer Press听鈥撎��’The Good Lie鈥� wisely leaves story to the refugees鈥�
  • Rolling Stone听鈥撎�“This Reese Witherspoon drama about the lost boys (and girls) of Sudan is earnest to a fault, but you won’t leave unmoved”
  • Star Tribune听–听“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
  • Variety听–听“Toronto film review: ‘The Good Lie'”

Augsburg named a top school by Military Advanced Education

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image001Military Advanced Education has selected Augsburg as a top school in its 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities research study. A record number of schools responded to an extensive survey, and MAE staff evaluated each submission using strict criteria. Schools were evaluated by their achievement in military culture, financial aid, flexibility, on-campus support, and online support services.

The full听Guide to Colleges & Universities will be published in a forthcoming issue of Military Advanced Education.

Augsburg named to list of top colleges for older students

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bestcolleges1The college planning website BestColleges.com has named Augsburg to its list of the top听colleges for older students. Augsburg is ranked No. 9, making it the highest listed听Minnesota听institution.

In order to create the rankings, BestColleges.com examined all schools with a nontraditional student body of 25 percent听or more听and then narrowed its听list to only those schools that provide a high quality education. The site examined each school’s academics, student engagement, percentage of students above age 25, and programs geared toward nontraditional students.听The site trimmed its听list to 50 schools by examining institutions’ range of degree programs at the baccalaureate level or higher.

Pioneer Press features Kuoth Wiel ’13 and ‘The Good Lie’

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PioneerPressAugsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel ’13, an actress in the film “The Good Lie” starring Reese Witherspoon, was featured by the Pioneer Press just before the film was set for release in Los Angeles and New York. Wiel balanced her studies and the filming of “The Good Lie” as a fourth-year student at Augsburg. Read, “‘,” on the Pioneer Press website.

 

Atlese Robinson ’15 awarded Hawkinson Foundation Scholarship

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The Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for Peace & Justice has awarded Augsburg student听Atlese Robinson ’15 the 2014听Hawkinson Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship was created by the Foundation to encourage students who have already demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice to strive for those values听in their educational pursuits and in their personal and professional lives.

Robinson听is majoring in theater at Augsburg. Her听artistic background includes the Penumbra Theatre鈥檚 Summer Institute and the St. Paul Central High School鈥檚 Central Touring Theatre. When she was attending Central, Robinson听wrote a poem highlighting racial inequalities within the school system. She then went on to perform the poem, with others, for groups of teachers and administration in the St. Paul Public Schools.

Robinson has served as editor of The Echo newspaper, a student publication听at Augsburg College. She also has performed her original spoken word as part of the College’s听Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation celebration.