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Augsburg draws media coverage as host of debate

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Augsburg College聽and the League of Women Voters Minnesota hosted a Secretary of State debate on Oct. 28.

Candidates Bob Hellend, Bob Odden, Dan Severson, and Steve Simon faced off on such issues as voter identification and improved Secretary of State business services. Augsburg received聽several media mentions聽as the venue for the occasion.

To learn more on the debate, visit the聽following links:

  • MinnPost – The Secretary of State debate showed precisely why the race may be very close
  • MPR – Hear the Secretary of State debate
  • The Uptake – Video Replay: Final MN Secretary of State debate before election

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.聽

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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.

MinnPost features StepUP in story about collegiate recovery

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Augsburg College’s StepUP program, a residential program for undergraduate students in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol, was featured in the MinnPost. Program Director Patrice Salmeri was interviewed about StepUP, orientation for students, and the role of StepUP in shaping collegiate recovery programs at other institutions. Read “.”

Auggie Stephan Eirik Clark talks with MinnPost about debut novel

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Assistant Professor of English Stephan Eirik Clark spoke with MinnPost about his debut novel, Sweetness #9. In the interview, Clark told reporter Amy Goetzman that his book was 13 years in the making. He addressed the surreal experience of being given a “Colbert Bump” from television’s Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report, how truth is stranger than fiction, and provided insight into his view of the world. Clark also said that while some reviews and critics have labeled his novel “satire,” he thinks of it as an absurdist work. “It’s real and it’s absurd, and that’s pretty much how I see our world,” Clark told Goetzman. Read “.”

MinnPost arts round-up includes Augsburg’s ‘Peer Gynt’

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A first-ever collaboration between the theater departments of Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota on a production of Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt” received news coverage in MinnPost. The聽ground-breaking production will take theatergoers on a fantastic voyage that includes oversized birds and trolls, original music and simultaneous scenes, all while attendees and performers travel a quarter-mile portion of the聽University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.聽.

Andy Aoki discusses election in Star Tribune and on MinnPost

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Andy Aoki, chair of political science, spoke with聽Star Tribune聽columnist Gail Rosenblum last week on why voters do and do not turn out at the polls during elections. Read 鈥淒id you vote? Thanks. Here鈥檚 why you did it鈥� in the聽Star Tribune.

Aoki also was interviewed for the article, 鈥淓lection seems to signal the ascension of a new Minneapolis DFL鈥� on the聽. In this article, Aoki discussed turnout numbers in varying Minneapolis wards.