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MPR Highlights Growing StepUP Partnerships

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MPR News logoA leader in the collegiate recovery movement for more than 25 years, StepUP庐 at 海角社区 is now poised to reach more students through new partnerships with Twin Cities-area colleges and universities. Minnesota Public Radio recently featured StepUP Director Ericka Otterson, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator Nell Hurley, and Ethan Laugen 鈥�24 in a story about the need for recovery support in higher education.听

StepUP provides an array of support services for students in recovery, including sober living college experience in Oren Gateway Center, weekly meetings with alcohol and drug counselors, and access to a strong alumni network. With new partnerships forming post-COVID-19, including a formal agreement with the University of St. Thomas, these resources will be available to more students from across the Twin Cities metro.听

鈥淭here鈥檚 no shortage of need, and students time and again will say the community has been the most valuable aspect of participating in this program,鈥� Otterson told MPR. 鈥淪o the larger the community is each year, the more opportunity there is for that.鈥�

鈥淭his is my community,鈥� said Laugen. 鈥淚nstead of a student group or a frat, it鈥檚 StepUP. These are my people who get me, who understand me, who I get along with. And it has given me the college experience in the way that I needed a college experience.鈥�

MPR Highlights Interfaith Director Najeeba Syeed鈥檚 Reflections on Ramadan

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Najeeba Syeed, El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at 海角社区, recently shared her perspective of unity during Ramadan with .听

During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims place extra emphasis on spiritual disciplines such as fasting, prayer, and reciting scripture. Those who are able fast between dawn and dusk and gather after sunset for a communal evening meal called Iftar. 鈥淲hat’s really lovely about Islam in America is that we’re the most ethnically diverse and racially diverse religious community in the U.S.,鈥� Syeed told Jacob Aloi from MPR. She also noted that Ramadan and Iftar meals offer a unique opportunity for hospitality, interfaith work, and peacebuilding, 鈥渨hich is based on food and breaking bread together, for sitting at the same table. It鈥檚 really hard to fight afterward.鈥澨�

Read or listen to the , and learn more about Interfaith at Augsburg.

MPR Highlights Jarabe Mexicano Residency at Augsburg Music Department

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Jarabe Mexicano, a “borde帽o-soul-folk” band with a passion for teaching and storytelling, will be in residency with the Augsburg Music Department from March 31鈥揂pril 2. MPR recently explored the group’s roots in the U.S.-Mexico border region and their diverse musical influences, which range from听Ritchie Valens to Los Lobos and Chicano rock. David Myers, Augsburg’s department head for music programs, was quoted in the article about the department’s goal to expand students’ appreciation of diverse music beyond western European classical music.

In addition to working with music department students and local high school students, Jarabe Mexicano will perform free public concert at Hoversten Chapel on Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m.

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MPR talks with President Pribbenow about Auggie Plan

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Minnesota Public Radio logoThis month,听officials from Augsburg College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College launched the Auggie Plan, a guaranteed pathway to a four-year degree for community college听students who meet听minimum听GPA requirements and who complete general education coursework听on their way to enrolling at听Augsburg College.

Students in the program can take a range of liberal arts courses听with the knowledge the courses will be accepted by Augsburg. Listen to Minnesota Public Radio鈥檚 story,听鈥�,鈥澨齱hich included an interview with President Paul Pribbenow.

Auggie earns 鈥淢ost Promising Young Poet鈥� national honor

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Donte Collins, Augsburg College studentDonte Collins 鈥�18 was named the 鈥淢ost Promising Young Poet鈥� by the Academy of American Poets this fall. His poem, 鈥渨hat the dead know by heart,鈥� previously won Augsburg鈥檚 John R. Mitchell Prize, which qualified him for the prestigious award.

Collins is a theater major who is active in the local, regional, and national spoken word and poetry scene.

Collins told that he plans to use his $1,000 prize from the award to self-publish his first collection of poetry, a chapbook called 鈥渁utopsies.鈥�

Kristin Anderson discusses new football stadium, history of athletic facilities in Minneapolis-St. Paul

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Kristin Anderson 鈥� a听sports architecture expert, Augsburg College archivist, and art history professor 鈥� recently spoke with Minnesota Public Radio host Cathy Wurzer about the Twin Cities’听athletic stadium history.

The Vikings football franchises’ new U.S. Bank Stadium will celebrate its grand opening in approximately one听month, and Anderson provided context on听how the facility continues some local legacies while innovating in other regards.

Listen to, 鈥溾�� on the MPR听website to learn more.

Auggies perform with Barry Manilow at Xcel Energy Center

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Auggies sing with Barry Manilow on his well known hit, 鈥淐opacabana (At the Copa).鈥�

Members of the Augsburg Choir sang backup for Barry Manilow during the Grammy-award winning performer’s farewell tour.听The choir sang three encore songs with Manilow including “I Write the Songs,” “Miracle,” and “Copacabana (At the Copa).”

The Augsburg Choir was selected to perform by Barry Manilow’s choir director, Doug Hollenback.听The ensemble is recognized for its high level of musicianship and performs a听diverse repertoire under the direction of听Peter Hendrickson听’76.

The performance by the students drew media attention from Twin Cities media outlets including:

  • Pioneer Press:听
  • Minnesota Public Radio
  • KARE 11
  • KMSP FOX 9
  • WCCO TV

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Michael Lansing interview appears on Minnesota Public Radio

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Michael Lansing, associate professor of history at Augsburg College, was interviewed by Minnesota听Public Radio for a segment that compared听political movements from听the early 1900s with the contemporary political landscape. Lansing is the author of 鈥淚nsurgent Democracy: The Nonpartisan League in North American Politics,鈥� which presents the history of The Nonpartisan League听and describes its continued听influence in the upper Midwest.

Lansing describes the League as a grassroots organization started by farmers who were discontent with听large grain milling and transportation corporations in the region. He听told MPR News host Tom Weber that The Nonpartisan League is the reason for the large number of co-operatives in North Dakota today, and the party was comprised听of farmers who sought candidates that supported their platforms, regardless of party.

Listen to:听听(14 minutes) on the MPR听site.

Gabby Giffords, Mark Kelly, and Minnesota leaders announce 鈥淢innesota Coalition for Common Sense鈥� at Augsburg-hosted press conference

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On February 25, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and retired astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, co-founders of听Americans for Responsible Solutions, joined Minnesota leaders at Augsburg College to announce a new bipartisan organization, the 鈥淢innesota Coalition for Common Sense.鈥� The coalition鈥檚 members 鈥� which include leaders from across sectors and parties 鈥� will urge their elected officials to advance policies that help keep guns out of the wrong hands.

Giffords was wounded severely听during a 2011 shooting that resulted in six deaths. She and husband, Kelly, have announced similar coalitions in New Hampshire听and Oregon during the past several听months.

Augsburg College President Paul Pribbenow听welcomed the event’s guests to campus and offered opening remarks at the press conference.

Media coverage of the event听includes:

  • Star Tribune –
  • WCCO television –
  • Minnesota Public Radio –
  • Bring Me The News – Giffords visits Minnesota to launch coalition to help prevent gun violence
  • KARE 11 television –
  • KSTP television – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Twin Cities Discussing Gun Control
  • Christian Science Monitor –

River Semester media attention grows as class travels down-river

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Screen Shot 2015-09-02 at 2.35.52 PM[Updated November听13] — The Augsburg College River Semester, created and led by Joe Underhill, associate professor of political science, departed from St. Paul’s Harriet Island on September 1. As part of the kickoff, the River Semester class was joined by a听group of nearly 100 students, parents, high school听students and members of the Augsburg College community who paddled in听a flotilla of 24-foot voyageur canoes from St. Paul to South St. Paul. Students participating in the semester-long program will earn as many as 16 credits in the arts, humanities, and sciences as they travel nearly 2,000 miles of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River.

The River Semester kickoff garnered a range of attention. Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed September 1 “Augsburg College River Semester Day” and many media outlets covered the launch听of the class.

Since the students and faculty departed on their voyage, print and broadcast media have been sharing the story of this hands-on, interdisciplinary program. In fact, multiple stories have been picked up by the Associated Press and shared through the AP’s member media throughout the nation.

A snapshot of the ongoing media coverage is below. As additional coverage occurs, it will be added to this post.

November 9

  • Shorewood native spending college semester paddling Mississippi River, Shorewood (Wisconsin) Now

October 16

  • The Mississippi River is their classroom, The Hawk Eye, Burlington (Iowa)

October 15

  • College student trekking down the Mississippi, White Bear (Minnesota) Press

October 8

  • , WVIK Public Radio, Quad Cities

September 29

  • College students take their semester to the river, KWWL (NBC) TV in Dubuque, Iowa
  • , Mankato (Minnesota) Free Press

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