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MPR features Augsburg’s Central Health Commons

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MPRLogoKathleen Clark, Augsburg College instructor and director聽of the Central Health Commons, spoke with聽MPR News about her role at the drop-in health care center.

The Health Commons, which has been open for 22 years聽and is free to聽visitors,聽provides medical聽and nutritional聽consultations and services as well as connections to other health care resources.

The focus of care at the Health Commons is communication and hospitality, even though–unfortunately–this approach has become less common in聽traditional medical settings.

Central Health Commons is funded by Augsburg College, Central Lutheran Church, and other private donations.

To , visit the MPR News site.

The story also was picked up by the Associated Press and since has run in:

  • The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. —聽Augsburg College nurses put hospitality first
  • The State of Columbia, S.C. — Nurses at Augsburg College center put hospitality first

Bob Stacke ’71 mentioned in Star Tribune

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Minneapolis Star TribuneBob Stacke ’71, a long-time Augsburg College faculty member聽and a retired chair of the聽music department, was mentioned in a Star Tribune news article about relaxed Cuban聽travel regulations.

New policies on聽commerce and travel to Cuba may come with societal change, according to Stacke, who has traveled to the country five times.

“I do think the Cuban people will try to maintain their culture,” he聽said.

To read the article and learn more about Cuban travel,聽visit the Star Tribune news site.

Augsburg alumnus discusses racial identity with City Pages

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citylogoFarrington Llewellyn ’12 was featured聽in a City Pages聽article about the Black Identity Series, a sequence聽of public conversations he聽designs and facilitates.

Llewellyn, who holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from聽Augsburg College, started the Black Identity Series聽as an alternative to Black History Month. The idea, he said, is to provide聽further understanding of African American and black identity issues through the use of conversation and sharing.

“As you get older, you start to realize the things you were going through when you were younger,” Llewellyn said. “I realized that most of these problems come out of issues with identity.”

Bill Nye presentation garners media attention

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Bill Nye聽addressed聽1,800 people at Augsburg College on Valentine’s Day 2015 and shared his love for science.聽The sold-out event, titled “How Science Can Save the World,” was part of Augsburg’s annual Scholarship Weekend.

Scholarship Weekend happens every spring and gives prospective students the chance to meet with future classmates and professors, and to interview or audition for the President’s Scholarship and for Fine Arts Scholarships.

Local media outlets that covered聽Bill Nye’s appearance聽include:

  • KSTP聽– “Bill Nye visits Augsburg as keynote speaker”

Catherine Olson ’92 opens rural counseling practice

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logoCatherine Olson ’92 was featured in an article by the New Richmond News about her newly opened counseling practice.

Olson, who has worked聽in the behavioral and mental health industry for more than 20 years, chose to open her practice in聽Hammond, Wis., to fill the unmet needs of such a rural locale.

Olson received her bachelor’s degree in social work from Augsburg College and her master’s in social work from St. Thomas and St. Catherine universities.

Alex Beeby ’11 involved in history-making merger

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Minneapolis Star TribuneAlex Beeby ’11 was mentioned in a聽Minneapolis Star Tribune article about the merging of the Hamline University and William Mitchell聽law schools.

Beeby, who is the president of the Hamline University bar association and holds a history degree from Augsburg,聽will join other leaders from both organizations in the new聽Mitchell|Hamline School of Law. The combining聽of the rival schools came as a result of significant聽declines in first-year enrollment in Minnesota law schools.

To read the article and learn more about the law school merger visit the Star Tribune news site.

Professor Jeanne Boeh shares expertise in Star Tribune

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Minneapolis Star TribuneJeanne Boeh, economics professor at聽Augsburg College,聽was mentioned in an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune about employee layoffs at Target headquarters in Minneapolis.

In light of the layoffs – a result of the closing of all Canadian Target stores – Boeh said there is hope for the close to 550 out-of-work employees.

“If you鈥檙e going to be laid off, now is a good time because jobs are picking back up,” she said.

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

Augsburg alumnus pens historical article

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MinnPostKevin Ehrman-Solberg ’14聽wrote an article for MinnPost about historical relics leftover from Minneapolis’ old mill system.

Ehrman-Solberg works for the Historyapolis Project, a Minneapolis-based organization dedicated to bringing the聽history of Minneapolis to life, in hopes that his work will build a sense of community.

The Historyapolis Project is housed in the history department at Augsburg College. The organization was made possible by a Historical and Cultural Heritage grant through the Minnesota Historical Society.

To , visit the MinnPost site.

Brittany Kuehn ’15 MPA takes position with St. Luke’s

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BUZZ_BrittanyKuehn0209_120pxBrittany Kuehn ’15 MPA聽was mentioned in the Duluth News Tribune due to her new position with St. Luke’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates.

Kuehn joined the organization – which is based in Bethlehem, Pa. – 聽as a physician assistant. She completed her bachelor’s degree in biology at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona and earned a master’s in physician assistant studies at Augsburg, which was the first college in Minnesota to offer a program of this type.

To , visit the Duluth News Tribune site.

Carol Enke receives Marie Berg Award, appears on KSTP

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Screen Shot 2015-02-06 at 1.39.40 PMThe Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership, organizers of the Minnesota Girls and Women in Sports Day, recognized inspiring and influential leaders on February 4. Carol Enke, an Augsburg College health-physical education instructor, was honored聽at the event with the Marie Berg Award for Excellence in Education and later appeared on KSTP-TV in聽a story about the event.