The Augsburg Convocation Series is an annual speaker series incorporating long-standing endowed and special programs of Augsburg University. Augsburg University encourages faculty, staff, and students to engage in conversations about how we shape and are shaped by our urban and global settings. The Convocation Series provides dedicated time during the academic year to hear from outstanding leaders and visionaries who join the Augsburg community in conversations about the “big questions” of our time.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. Convocation
“Our Conversation with Dr. King: Class in Session”
Dr. Terrance Kwame-Ross
January 21, 2019
1:00 pm
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
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BATALDEN SEMINAR IN APPLIED ETHICS
“Ethical Imagination: Buddhist-Postmodern Approaches”
Dr. Jin Y. Park
March 7, 2019
11:00 am
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
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The General Leif j. Sverdrup Visiting Scientist LECTURE
“Serving up Science: Plant Genetics and the Future of Food”
Dr. Pamela Ronald
April 15, 2019
10:00 am
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
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All events are free and open to the public and take place in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center. For information or special requests, call 612-330-1104. Speakers, dates, and times are subject to change.