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NPPF #PeaceItForward campaign featured by Star Tribune

Minneapolis Star TribuneYemi Melka ’15听appeared in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article about the #PeaceItForward campaign linked to the听Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum held a professional photo shoot at Augsburg College as part of the national social media campaign. Students, faculty, and staff stopped by throughout the day to take photos听with hand-written signs displaying how they help to build peace. The participants’ photos will be shown as part of a video at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, sponsored听by Augsburg College and other organizations, will feature former President Jimmy Carter as an honored听laureate speaker. On the docket for听President Carter听is听a moderated discussion titled, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power.”

To听read more on the #PeaceItForward campaign, visit the Star Tribune news site. To, visit the NPPF site.

Augsburg student talks to The Chronicle of Higher Education

Yemissrach “Yemi” Melka ’15, a chemistry and international relations student, recently spoke with Beckie Supiano of听The Chronicle of Higher Educationabout Melka’s participation in the Model United Nations. Melka, a Peace Scholar, is interested in exploring how scientists can use their expertise to promote international peacemaking. Listen to “.”