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Pioneer Press deems Howling Bird ‘ready to take off’

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PioneerPressHowling Bird, a student-run press at Augsburg College, is Minnesota’s newest small publisher. Howling Bird聽will take flight December 1 with the announcement of the winner of the press’ first National Poetry Prize, according to the Pioneer Press.

The honored poet will receive聽$1,000 and publication by Howling Bird in a trade paperback. That book will be guided聽through the publication process, from editing and design to marketing and distribution, by three students in the newly established publishing concentration in Augsburg’s low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program. To learn more about the MFA program and its students, read “” on the Pioneer Press website.

Star Tribune features Midnimo partnership

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Minneapolis Star Tribune will host a free concert by Taleex Band on October 31 as part of the Midnimo series, a two-year partnership with Augsburg College to build cross-cultural awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Somali culture through music. The Star Tribune recently promoted the show and Midnimo programming in the article, “Twin Cities band Taleex raises voices for Somali pride.” As noted in the article, the Taleex performance聽also will include sets by non-Somali groups. Bob鈥檚 Band,聽a brass jazz group led by long-time Augsburg College Music Department faculty member Bob Stacke 鈥�71 and comprised of several Augsburg聽alumni and current students, will augment Taleex Band’s sets.

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聽a plethora of media coverage. The film, which was released聽in Minnesota Oct. 17,聽has been well received and is generating聽Oscar buzz.聽 Augsburg has received several media mentions thanks to Wiel since she was a student at the College聽when she auditioned聽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聽“…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聽and her cast mates, have聽been featured and covered by media outlets ranging聽from Minneapolis’ Star Tribune to Rolling Stone magazine.

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

  • Bring Me the News聽–聽“Augsburg grad’s tragic past informs role in Hollywood movie”
  • Entertainment Weekly聽鈥撀�“Behind聽the Scenes with the Sudanese stars of ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Huffington Post聽鈥撀�“It’s been a long road to the big screen for the Sudanese stars of “‘The Good Lie'”
  • Kare 11聽鈥撀犫�淎ugsburg grad lands role with Reese Witherspoon鈥�
  • MPR聽鈥撀�“‘The Good Lie鈥� treads close to Sudanese refugee life, Minnesota actress says鈥�
  • People聽鈥撀�“Meet the real-life ‘Lost Boys’ of Sudan in ‘The Good Lie'”
  • Pioneer Press聽鈥撀犫��’The Good Lie鈥� wisely leaves story to the refugees鈥�
  • Rolling Stone聽鈥撀�“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聽–聽“Sudanese refugees weather culture shock in ‘Good Lie'”
  • Variety聽–聽“Toronto film review: ‘The Good Lie'”

MinnPost features Augsburg, other anchor institutions

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Augsburg College was one of several Twin Cities anchor institutions named in a recent MinnPost article on聽the roles these聽institutions play in聽strengthening Minnesota neighborhoods.

President Paul C. Pribbenow,聽who is chair of the Central Corridor Anchor Partnership, was quoted in the article. He described how anchor institutions view the benefits in their partnership work.聽鈥淭his is not just what we give to the community, it鈥檚 about our shared interests and mutual benefits,” Pribbenow聽said.

Fellow member of the Augsburg community聽Josh Ahrens, food service director for A鈥檝iands, also was quoted in the article. Read, “” to learn how health care, higher education, and other nonprofits are working together to聽improve the economic vitality of聽their communities.

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聽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聽colleges for older students. Augsburg is ranked No. 9, making it the highest listed聽Minnesota聽institution.

In order to create the rankings, BestColleges.com examined all schools with a nontraditional student body of 25 percent聽or more聽and then narrowed its聽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.聽The site trimmed its聽list to 50 schools by examining institutions’ range of degree programs at the baccalaureate level or higher.

Brian Ackland ’95 named Minnesota Physical Education Teacher of the Year

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sun-this-week-logoAugsburg College alumnus Brian Ackland ’95 飞补蝉听named Minnesota Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Minnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. In a Sun This Week article, Ackland describes how his time at Augsburg College influenced his vocational discernment, allowing him to identify his passion for serving children. Read, “” on the Sun This Week website.

 

St. Peter Herald showcases book by Herb Chilstrom ’54

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Augsburg College alumnus Herb Chilstrom ’54,聽author and co-author numerous books, was featured by the St. Peter Herald shortly after the release of his newest publication, “My Friend Jonah and Other Dogs I’ve Loved.”聽All income from the book will be directed to Augsburg College and will honor of one of Chilstrom’s professors聽鈥� Joel Torstenson. to learn more聽about the book and Chilstrom’s career with聽the Lutheran church.

Scott Cooper 鈥�13 reflects on his Augsburg experience

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Former Augsburg College football player Scott Cooper 鈥�13 wrote a follow-up article for Outsports.com one year after he spoke in Daily Chapel for聽National Coming Out Day. Cooper previously penned an article for the site that and described his acceptance on and off the field as a gay student athlete. to read the article.