{"id":14848,"date":"2026-10-23T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=14848"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:20:53","slug":"national-interfaith-fellows-serve-cedar-riverside-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2026\/10\/23\/national-interfaith-fellows-serve-cedar-riverside-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"National interfaith fellows serve Cedar-Riverside neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bushra Sumrain \u201927 and Mahamed Yusuf \u201926 have received a prestigious fellowship from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interfaithamerica.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interfaith America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to support student activities at Augsburg in partnership with the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. This opportunity builds on Yusuf\u2019s work as an Interfaith Fellow and Emblem Fellow in collaboration with Sumrain\u2019s leadership. Najeeba Syeed, El-Hibri Endowed Professor of Interfaith Studies and executive director of Augsburg\u2019s Interfaith Institute, will serve as advisor to the project.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fellowship is the first grant-funded initiative overseen by Action in Community Transformation (ACT), a new student organization led by Sumrain and advised by Syeed. \u201cACT was formed in response to a shared desire among Augsburg students to become more involved in community service and create meaningful opportunities to support our neighbors,\u201d Yusuf says. The initiative, which focuses on providing essential hygiene supplies to the Cedar-Riverside community, relies on ACT\u2019s core values: commitment to community service, interfaith collaboration, and meeting neighbors\u2019 needs with dignity and compassion. ACT is one of three new student organizations approved by the Augsburg Day Student Government this semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We look forward to partnering with Augsburg University departments, local organizations, and places of worship to strengthen community relationships and expand our collective impact across Cedar-Riverside,\u201d Yusuf says. \u201cWe are excited to continue this work and build on the partnerships that make community-driven change possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Augsburg\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/interfaith\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interfaith Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/augsburg.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/act\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Action in Community Transformation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> student group.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bushra Sumrain \u201927 and Mahamed Yusuf \u201926 have received a prestigious fellowship from Interfaith America to support student activities at Augsburg in partnership with the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. This opportunity builds on Yusuf\u2019s work as an Interfaith Fellow and Emblem Fellow in collaboration with Sumrain\u2019s leadership. 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