2008-2009 Convocation Series

Many Voices Bold Visions

What power can an individual have in a world of 6.5 billion people? Augsburg College encourages us all to consider the power of vision in a world of tension. The Convocation Series offers a time to hear some outstanding leaders and visionaries who join us in great conversations that contribute to making the world a safer place for future generations.

About the Augsburg College Convocation Series
The 2008-2009 Augsburg Convocation Series:  the ninth annual series incorporating long-standing endowed and special programs of Augsburg College.

Location
All events take place in the Hoversten Chapel, located in Foss Center, 22nd and Riverside Aves. S. in Minneapolis. Limited on-street parking is available.

For Further Information
Speakers, dates and times are subject to change. Call Augsburg at 612-330-1180 for confirmation.

Martha Stortz wearing glasses, short grey hair, portrait shot outside.

October 6 and 7, 2008
The 2008 Bernard M. Christensen Symposium

October 6,  7:30 p.m.
TBA

October 7, 11 a.m.
TBA

Speaker: Martha E. Stortz, professor of Historical Theology and Ethics, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary/The Graduate Theological Union, and Author
Bryant Terry standing oustide wearing a white suit and leaning against a brick building.

October 31, 2008

10 a.m.
"Just Food: Cooking as an Organizing Tool in the Food Justice Movement"

Speaker: Bryant Terry, Eco Chef, Author, and Food Justice Activist
Winona LaDuke sitting in front of black background.

November 20, 2008
The Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center
2008 Koryne Horbal Lecture

10 a.m.
TBA

Speaker: Winona LaDuke, Environmentalist, Political Activist, and Former Vice-Presidential Candidate

January 2009
The 21th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

10 a.m.
TBA

Speaker: TBD
Lro Arviso Alvord, sitting on a chair in front of American Indian Blanket

February 13 and 14, 2009

February 13,  3:30 p.m.
"Walking in Beauty: The Navajo Way"

February 14, 12:15 p.m.
"The Scalpel and the Silver Bear"

Speaker: Lori Arviso Alvord, MD, Associate Dean of Student and Multicultural Affairs, Dartmouth Medical School
Larry L. Rasmussen, black and white photo, portrait shot, left hand resting on check in pensive pose.

February 26-28, 2009
The Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics

February 26, 7:30 p.m.
 "Christianity's Ecological Phase: Talking the Walk"

February 27, 10 a.m.
 "Christianity's Ecological Phase: Walking the Talk"

February 28, 12:15 p.m.
"Christianity's Ecological Challenge: Walking the Talk"

Speaker: Larry L. Rasmussen, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary

April 2009
Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture

Speaker: TBD
Paul Horgen, portrait shot.

May 19, 2009
2009 Rochester Convocation
Theme: "A Search for Satisfaction:  Can you Find It in Less than 40 Years of Looking?"

Time: TBD

Speaker: Paul Horgen, Former CEO Think Mutual Bank

Location: This event will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church.

Bethel Lutheran Church
810 3rd Avenue SE
Rochester, MN