Higher education
Thanks to donors interested in reducing seminarian debt, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago awarded 12 full-tuition scholarships to new mas- ter of divinity students for their three years of academic coursework. (Stu-
dents spend one additional nonaca- demic year on internship.) Seven of the awards were part of the seminary’s Visionary Leaders Scholarship pro- gram, which has awarded a total of 27 scholarships in the last three years.
The other five scholarships were awarded by the ELCA Fund for Lead- ers (
www.elca.org/fundforleaders).
Krista Tippett, host and producer of American Public Media’s On Being, was the featured speaker for the Bern- hard M. Christensen Symposium, Oct. 1, at Augsburg College, Min- neapolis. Tippet, a Fulbright scholar with a master of divinity degree, offered her thoughts on “Einstein’s God: Revisiting Science and Reli- gion in a New Century.” Since 1990 the annual symposium has honored Christensen (Augsburg College and Seminary president from 1938 to 1962) by reinforcing the principles of academic integrity, the gospel and a mutually supportive relationship with the church.
Designing for a cause, Cyndi Wiley, an art and design professor at Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa, organized students in her senior-level Interactive Design class to create a website and collateral pieces for the Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advo- cacy and Resource Center. The stu- dents are using a design framework developed by Wiley that is based on empathy, connectivity, authenticity, trust and spirituality. Their project is part of the national AIGA Design for Good initiative.
Blueprints for a treasure trove? Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., hired an architect to draw up plans for an $8 million to $12 million addition to its art museum, which will include space for display, a flexible theater and music practice. Augustana Presi- dent Steven Bahls told the Quad- Cities Online that the school has been “blessed by significant donations of art over the last few years” and wants to exhibit them. The college tapped a new museum director, Preston Thayer, to help implement the plans.
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