The Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership, organizers of the Minnesota Girls and Women in Sports Day, recognized inspiring and influential leaders on February 4. Carol Enke, an Augsburg College health-physical education instructor, was honored at the event with the Marie Berg Award for Excellence in Education and later appeared on KSTP-TV in a story about the event.
Caitlin Lietzau ’14 MSW joins WeCAN
Augsburg College alumna Caitlin (McDonald) Lietzau ’14 MSW was featured in the Lakeshore Weekly News as she joined the staff of Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) in the role of food program coordinator. Lietzau is a licensed graduate social worker who received a master’s in social work with an emphasis on program development, policy, and administration. Learn more about her role in the story, “WeCAN has new addition.”
Bridget Robinson-Riegler answers WCCO ‘Good Question’
Professor Bridget Robinson-Riegler spoke with WCCO-TV about how humans recall their memories for the news station’s Good Question segment. Robinson-Riegler, who teaches in the College’s psychology department, explained to television viewers that its common for individuals to have mismemories. She commented that memories are not like tape recorders in that people replay them exactly as they happened. Instead, memories are reconstructed, so when the brain encodes memories, it encodes different pieces of different events.
“When we go to recall it, we piece together different aspects of events,” Robinson-Riegler said. “It’s not just the event that happened we’re trying to remember but other events similar to it.”
Watch “Good Question: How Do Our Memories Work?” to learn more.
CSBR donation garners media attention
Augsburg College received an array of media coverage due to a $10 million donation made to the Center for Science, Business and Religion.
The donation will go toward naming a new building that will be used for the College’s biology, business, chemistry, computer science, math, physics, psychology, and religion programs.
Media coverage on the donation included the following:
- MPR News: “Augsburg gets $10 million donation for new center”
- Mpls/St Paul Business Journal: “Augsburg gets $10M cash to name new Center for Science, Business, and Religion”
- Star Tribune: “Augsburg gets a second $10M gift for science and religion building”
Visit the CSBR site to learn more about the campaign.
Huffington Post covers college skyways
Augsburg College was mentioned in an article about the skyway systems in use on some college campuses.
In Minnesota, the skyway systems help students stay out of the elements whilst still enjoying the natural beauty that abounds.
To learn more about the skyway systems and see a clip of Auggie Eagle enjoying a leisurely walk in an off-campus skyway, visit the Huffington Post site.
Augsburg partakes in national conversation on higher education
Augsburg College, along with the Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forums Institute, organized a panel of government, business, and higher education leaders to discuss student preparedness.
The main issue on the agenda was the need for integrated learning in higher education – broadened skills such as critical thinking and problem solving – combined with career-specific training.
Read “In an evolving career landscape, how should colleges prepare students?” on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s site to learn more about the panel.
Al Jazeera America interviews Augsburg faculty member
Eric Buffalohead, associate professor and chair of American Indian Studies at Augsburg College, was interviewed by Al Jazeera America for an article that was included as part of a series on Native American gangs. Buffalohead said that the role of gangs isn’t that different than the work of the American Indian Movement because both are about “protecting yourself in a culture of violence.” He also reflected on the interactions between gangs from different cultures.
Augsburg College hosts youth wrestling club
Augsburg was featured on a WCCO-TV newscast in the Twin Cities market because the College is the location for the Minneapolis Wrestling Club, a group serving area youth.
Organizer Justin Benjamin said he wanted to establish a worthwhile club that less-fortunate kids could easily join without the worry of fees. Augsburg offered to the group its wrestling venue, which features motivational icons for young wrestlers, including plaques and awards.
Watch the report, “Mpls youth wrestling club drops fees to the mat,” on the WCCO news site to see Augsburg’s facilities.
Joshua Groll ’10 finds success after Augsburg
Joshua Groll ’10 spoke with the Minneapolis Star Tribune about life in the workforce as a recent graduate.
Groll was working for Best Buy when he was recruited by Boston Scientific via LinkedIn, a networking site. Accepting the new position, which Groll said included a higher salary and better benefits, was an easy decision to make.
To read “Minnesota’s economy finally gaining momentum,” visit the Star Tribune site.
Pinther and Grewe speak with MinnPost about gender transition
In a recent MinnPost story, Jens Pinther ’15 and Michael Grewe ’12 MSW described ways in which Augsburg College lives out its commitment to intentional diversity in its life and work.
Grewe, the College’s director of LGBTQIA Support Services and assistant director of Campus Activities and Orientation, described some of the ways in which he provides support to the LGBTQIA population on campus. Pinther described his experiences with gender transition and the ways his life has changed during his time at Augsburg — and place where he has found support and acceptance. Read, “Jens’ gender: A college senior works through his transformation” to learn more.