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111468_SPRING_2011.qxd:111468_SPRING_2011 3/23/11 11:07 PM Page 1 AUGSBURG NOW SPRING 2011 VOL. 73, NO. 2 research The Magazine of Augsburg College 25 Years of Life-Changing Calculus Workshop Good coffee, good cause TravelInternational photo contest Sundquist Scholars Vocation in interfaith context Chris Stedman ’08 in pageUnder 20 the lens Serving Auggie athletics inside focus Augsburg Now 111468_SPRING_2011.qxd:111468_SPRING_2011 3/23/11 11:07 PM Page 2 Editor Betsey Norgard [email protected] Creative Director Kathy Rumpza ’05 MAL notes [email protected] from President Pribbenow Creative Associate-Editorial Wendi Wheeler ’06 [email protected] Conflict and learning Creative Associate-Design Jen Nagorski ’08 [email protected] s I write this column, there are reports from Our students learn to observe and remember. far and near of conflicts in the world that re- Our students engage and learn from the messiness Photographer Stephen Geffre a flect fundamental questions about our values and complexity and conflict of the world through [email protected] and aspirations. We have witnessed clashes on the experiences on campus, in our urban neighbor- Augsburg campus between different lifestyles and hood, and around the world. Our students—indeed Webmaster/Now Online value systems. We have experienced shootings in our entire community—are shocked out of passivity Bryan Barnes [email protected] our neighborhood and lived in the aftermath of vio- to be informed, thoughtful, and courageous actors lence in our community. We have seen mass gather- in the world. Sports Information Director ings in neighboring states reflecting deep divisions This issue of Augsburg Now offers ample evi- Don Stoner [email protected] in visions of a good society and a good life. And we dence of Dewey’s argument for the links between have felt the rising tide of freedom and democracy conflict and learning. Chris Stedman’s journey Assistant Vice President of in nations around the world and the seismic shifts through interfaith dialogues—a growing aspect of Marketing and Communication Rebecca John underway in political and social systems. an Augsburg education—illustrates how our stu- [email protected] The challenge we must face as a teaching and dents face otherness and difference in considering learning community is what we will do in the face their own callings in the world. The work of our Director of Alumni and of this conflict. Will we withdraw and wait to see MBA students helping neighborhood youth start a Constituent Relations Kim Stone what happens? Or will we find in the various con- small business reflects the ways in which [email protected] flicts the “stuff” of a liberal arts education and the Augsburg’s location in the city shapes an education inspiration to put our education to work in engag- that does not flinch from the realities of urban life. www.augsburg.edu ing the conflicts and seeking to make a difference And the good reports on student research projects in the world? offer important evidence of how an Augsburg edu- Augsburg Now is published by I think it is fair to assume that the Augsburg cation—across the disciplines—challenges our stu- Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. community chooses the latter challenge. dents to fight complacency, to push the edges of Minneapolis, MN 55454 Recently, prospective Augsburg scholarship stu- learning, and not to settle for what is expected. dents were asked to reflect on a provocative quote I am proud to report that in our classrooms and Opinions expressed in Augsburg Now from the great American educator and philosopher, residence halls, on campus and out in the commu- do not necessarily reflect official College policy. John Dewey, who once wrote: nity, and indeed all around the world, Auggies are pursuing what John Dewey called us to be— ISSN 1058-1545 Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical Send address corrections to: observation and memory. It instigates thinkers, and responsible leaders. We are learning Advancement Services to invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like from our experiences of the complexities and CB 142 passivity, and sets us at noting and messiness and conflicts of the world—and then we Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Ave. contriving. Not that it always effects this result; are getting to work in our own ways, with our dis- Minneapolis, MN 55454 but conflict is a ‘sine qua non’ of tinctive gifts and callings. [email protected] reflection and ingenuity. E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 612-330-1181 As I listened to these aspiring Auggies consider Fax: 612-330-1780 what Dewey intended, I was convinced that this PAUL C. PRIBBENOW, PRESIDENT quote gets at the heart of an Augsburg education. a 111468_SPRING_2011.qxd:111468_SPRING_2011 3/23/11 11:08 PM Page 3 spring 2011 Features Talking about faith and values 10 BY WENDI WHEELER ’06 Chris Stedman learned how to focus on values and foster dialogue between faith communities and the nonreligious. 15 12 Good coffee. Good cause. 12 BY WENDI WHEELER ’06 Augsburg MBA students complete a management consulting project and get much more than a grade. Calculus—and so much more 15 BY BETSEY NORGARD A workshop for introductory calculus also builds community and pushes students to engage in research and scholarship opportunities. 10 19 Under the lens: Student research at Augsburg 19 BY WENDI WHEELER ’06 Student research is more than Bunsen burners and petri dishes. 26 2010 International Programs Photo Contest contents Departments w 26 inside front cover Notes from President Pribbenow 2 Around the Quad On the cover Justin Ingebretson ’12 is an incredibly bright and talented young scien- 7 Auggies in sports tist whose story could get anyone excited about water fleas. He is one of 8 My Auggie experience six students featured in “Under the lens: Student research at Augsburg.” 9 Auggie voices 29 Alumni news All photos by Stephen Geffre unless otherwise indicated. 32 Class notes 36 It takes an Auggie augsburg now 111468_SPRING_2011.qxd:111468_SPRING_2011 3/23/11 11:08 PM Page 4 around the quad NewsNotes Kemper Foundation selects Augsburg for scholarship Augsburg hosts international Augsburg was selected as one of the Kemper Foundation’s Scholar Institutions, symposium on music therapy one of 16 institutions that best prepare students for organizational leadership. Each year, a first-year student is selected for a three-year scholarship and paid Augsburg College will host the Ninth International Soci- summer internship program funded by the Kemper Foundation in Chicago. ety for Music in Medicine Symposium, June 8-12. The conference will provide an interdisciplinary and interna- Commencement 2011—speakers and honorary degrees tional forum for exchange of achievements in the field, May 7 Commencement—for day students and physician assistant graduate students state-of-the-art research, and applications of music in Speaker: Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway, founder and medicine, music therapy, and counseling. president of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights Scientific research as well as creative and innovative Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters —Kjell Magne Bondevik and Ishmael Noko, concepts will be discussed, and visits to local hospitals Zimbabwean theologian and former general secretary of the Lutheran World and clinical sites are planned. Medical doctors, nurses, Federation healthcare practitioners, and music therapists from 11 June 26 Commencement—Weekend College, Rochester, and graduate programs countries—Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, in business, education, leadership, nursing, and social work India, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Speaker: Krista Tippett, writer and host of American Public Media’s Being the U.S.—will present their research on the use of music Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters—Krista Tippett and Kwok Siu Tong, former in medicine. executive vice president, United International College, China Find more information and register for the symposium at www.augsburg.edu/musictherapy/ismm_home.html. Nobel Peace Prize Forum relocates to Twin Cities The annual celebration of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum will evolve into a new for- mat beginning in spring 2012. The forum will be held each year in the Twin Cities, organized by Augsburg in close partnership with the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. It will continue with the support of the other four Norwegian Lutheran colleges, with strong ties to area organizations that share a commitment to educating for peace, and with opportunities for deeper engagement between the United States and Norway. Three Auggies receive athletic awards Bruce Johnson ’68 Mike Good ’71 Jeff Swenson ’79 Men’s hockey assistant coach Bruce Johnson ’68 will be honored for his lifetime Healing Wisdom of Africa contributions to the growth of amateur hockey. In April, he will receive the American Hockey Coaches Association’s John “Snooks” Kelley Founders Award. Malidoma Patrice Somé, an elder of the West African Dagara Augsburg Board of Regents chair Mike Good ’71 and athletic director Jeff tribe in his native Burkina Faso, spoke twice during the Coun- Swenson ’79 both will be honored in April by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, seling and Health Promotion Convocation in February. In the strife and stress of the modern, materialistic world, Somé Minnesota Chapter. offered insights on healing and reconciliation in bringing Good, who is CEO of Southeby’s International Realty, will receive the chapter’s together “the visible worlds of nature and community” with Outstanding American award, given to wrestlers who have used the disciplines of the “invisible forces of the ancestors and Spirit.” the sport to launch notable careers. Swenson will receive the Lifetime Service award for his long career as a national champion student athlete, distinguished 25-year coach, and athletic director.