Augsburg College Convocation Series

2011-2012 Convocation Series

Many Voices, Bold Visions

What power can an individual have in a world of 6.7 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 from outstanding leaders and visionaries who join us in great conversations that contribute to making the world a better place for future generations.

The Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium

Walter Brueggemann Columbia Theological Seminary professor emeritus of Old Testament

Walter Brueggemann's work focuses on the relationship between the Hebrew Scriptures and Christian faith. He is professor emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and a minister in the United Church of Christ.

Monday, September 26, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, September 27, 11 a.m.

The Humanities and Fine Arts Convocation

David Carlyon
Historian, theatre director, teacher, actor, and ex-circus clown

David Carlyon is an historian, theatre director, teacher, actor, and former circus clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. His study of the 19th-century clown Dan Rice examines the intersections of art and politics, celebrity and popular culture, with revealing points of comparison for our own time.

Wednesday, October 26, 10 a.m.

The Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center Koryne Horbal Lecture

Mark Anthony Neal
Duke University professor of African and African American studies

Mark Anthony Neal is professor of Black popular culture in the Department of African and African American studies at Duke University. He is an author, frequent commentator for National Public Radio, and a contributor to several online media outlets.

Thursday, November 3, 11 a.m.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation

T. Mychael Rambo
Actor, vocalist, and educator

An affiliate professor and recruitment coordinator for the College of Liberal Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota, T. Mychael Rambo is best know as a member of Penumbra Theatre Company. He has performed in several Guthrie main stage productions and other Twin Cities theatre venues.

Monday, January 16, 1 p.m.

The Center for Counseling and Health Promotion Convocation

Frederic Luskin
Director, Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology professor of clinical psychology

Frederic Luskin, PhD is the director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, a senior consultant in health promotion at Stanford, and a professor of clinical psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He has completed 10 successful research projects on the training and measurement of forgiveness therapy.

Saturday, February 11, Noon

The Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics

Alaa Abd El-Rahman Obeida and Ahmad Omar Afifi
Co-founders and coordinators for the eYouth (Engaging and Empowering Egyptian Youth) project

Alaa Abd El-Rahman Obeida is a medical student at Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty, Cairo University. Ahmad Omar Afifi is a computer and systems engineering graduate at Ain Shams University in Cairo. The pair founded and coordinate the eYouth (Engaging and Empowering Egyptian Youth) project funded by the U.S. State Department.

Monday, February 13, 10 a.m.

The Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture

Brian J. Anderson '82
Deputy project scientist, NASA MESSENGER mission

Brian J. Anderson is a physicist with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and serves as magnetic fields co-investigator and deputy project scientist for NASA's MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission.

Monday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, 11 a.m.

The Rochester Convocation

Shanna Decker
Cancer survivor and mentor

Shanna Decker is a cancer survivor and amputee with a remarkable story. Since surviving cancer 13 years ago, she has had the privilege of mentoring, supporting, and making more than 800 personal visits to cancer patients and amputees from across the nation and around the world.

Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m.
Bethel Lutheran Church
810 3rd Avenue SE, Rochester, MN

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