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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.

Olivia Muyres ’15 named Player of the Year

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Olivia Muyres ’15聽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聽the winning goal in overtime during the first game.

罢辞听, visit the Post-Bulletin news site.

Delissa Hernandez ’14 discusses student debt with MPCC

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Delissa Hernandez ’14 was profiled in the Minnesota Private College Council newsletter in November.

Hernandez, who was the first of her family to enroll in college,聽was interviewed about the pros and cons associated with聽paying for a college education.

Although she received financial aid as a first generation student, she will have student debt after graduation. Hernandez said she isn’t worried聽about the debt as she believes the benefits of聽gaining a college education聽far outweigh the costs. “I already see how worth it this investment truly is,” she聽said.

Visit the 聽site to read the article.

Veterans’ Lounge receives MPCC nod

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Vets-Lounge-US-Bank-and-Augsburg-College-3-1024x680Augsburg’s new Veterans’ Lounge was聽featured in the Minnesota Private College Council newsletter in November.

The lounge, which opened recently聽as a聽gathering place for veterans on campus, has become a sanctuary–of sorts–for some student vets and offers a place to escape, relax, talk, and study.

To , visit the Minnesota Private College Council site.

Learn more about the dedication of the lounge, which was made possible through contributions from U.S. Bank, on the Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations blog.

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 “.”

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'”

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.

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.