Lorna 鈥淓mmy鈥� Her Many Horses 鈥�15 MAE was featured in an article by听The Circle.听Her听Many Horses volunteers her time and resources to collect donated items and then distributes them at family centers and homeless shelters that serve the Rosebud听Sioux Tribe. She collects items from Twin Cities听acquaintances听and sees听her volunteerism as an opportunity to give back to the children and elders of the Rosebud Sioux nation, of which she is a tribal citizen. The article notes that Her Many Horses is听working on her master鈥檚 degree in special education and plans to work with children.听Read more听about her work on听The Circle听website.
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Former Augsburg College football player Scott Cooper 鈥�13 wrote an article for Outsports.com in which he听described his听acceptance on and off听the field as a gay student athlete. The听Star Tribune听then听excerpted听Cooper鈥檚 article on a sports blog, noting that some highlights 鈥渉e recounted were standing with his partner on Senior Day in November and being asked by his position coach,听Mike Matson, to speak in chapel on National Coming Out Day in October.鈥� Visit the听and听Star Tribune听websites to learn more. Augsburg College is proud to sponsor and/or host two events this March that will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Minneapolis. Members of the media can find information about the visit by His Holiness on this page. SATURDAY, MARCH 1听|听Security Check: 7:30 a.m., Program听9:40-10:20 A.M.听|听Minneapolis Convention Center SUNDAY, MARCH 2听|听Security Check: 6:30 a.m., Program:听9-11 A.M.听|听Augsburg College听 Joe Erickson, professor of education, was featured in a story about the impact of school cancellations due to weather on the learning of K-12 students. Erickson said “time on task” is key in student learning and that since schools have closed a total of five days, it may be beneficial for the state to push back standardized tests. Augsburg alumnus Sam Ringstad ’11 was featured in the Star Tribune column “Duets: Years apart, they won’t let this friendship get away.” The story described how the Auggie — age 25 — spends winter months on the ice spearfishing with his 91-year-old friend and mentor. Learn about the pair on the Star Tribune website. Augsburg College alumna Beth Franklin ’09 was featured in the Star Tribune‘s Jobs section, and she described how her studies led her to a “dream job” as a Certified Public Accountant at a firm serving writers, artists, and musicians. Read the article online. Christopher Smith, assistant professor of education, recently was featured in an MPR story that asked, 鈥淲hat is the best part of winter in Minnesota?鈥� In the story, Smith discussed his ice fishing hobby. on the MPR听website. Augsburg was one of more than 100 colleges, foundations, and nonprofit groups that took part in a White House initiative seeking to improve college opportunity for U.S. students. Augsburg鈥檚 pledge outlines plans that 鈥� among others 鈥� call for the College to expand its commitments to access through recruiting from College Possible high school program sites and offering a dual-admission nursing program with Minneapolis Community & Technical College to support Minneapolis鈥� diverse community college nursing student population. to learn more about the Presidential initiative and Augsburg鈥檚 commitments. More than 750 Augsburg College undergraduate students were named to the 2013 Fall Semester Dean’s List. Students named to the list achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Students who wish to notify their hometown newspapers of their achievement can do so at their discretion. . , assistant professor of English, was quoted in the January/February 2014 edition of Scientific American Mind, a leading source of science, technology, and policy information. In “How to Be a Better Artist,” Clark explained how travel abroad boosts creativity. Clark is the author of the forthcoming novel, Sweetness #9, and he teaches creative writing at Augsburg. online.
Scott Cooper 鈥�13 writes for Outsports.com, is republished by Star Tribune
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Visits Minneapolis March 1-2
Media Information related to visit by His Holiness
Event 1: Nobel Peace Prize Forum Keynote Address
Event 2: Historic Tibetan New Year/Losar
Joe Erickson featured on KSTP 5
Sam Ringstad ’11 is half of pair featured by Star Tribune
Star Tribune profiles Beth Franklin ’09
Christopher Smith featured by MPR News
White House highlights how Augsburg, others pledge to improve college access
Congratulations to Auggies named to Fall Semester Dean’s List
Stephan Clark discusses creativity with Scientific American Mind