{"id":7316,"date":"2016-11-14T22:18:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T22:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2020-02-05T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T15:58:19","slug":"convocation-series-2016-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2016\/11\/14\/convocation-series-2016-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Convocation Series 2016-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"jim-wallis\"Augsburg College\u2019s annual convocation series offers the community meaningful opportunities to engage with contemporary issues and to hear from speakers who are renowned in their fields.<\/p>\n

In September, the series kicked off with the Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium<\/strong> featuring bestselling author, public theologian, and social activist Jim Wallis and his presentation, \u201cThe Bridge to a New America.\u201d Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners, a nonprofit, faith-based organization whose mission is to put faith into action for social justice.<\/p>\n

In November, the Center for Wellness and Counseling Convocation<\/strong> welcomed \"kristin-neff\"Kristin Neff, an education psychologist and associate professor of human development and culture at the University of Texas at Austin. Her presentation was titled, \u201cSelf-Compassion: How to be an Inner Ally Rather than an Inner Enemy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Save the date<\/h4>\n

Join us on Monday, Jan. 16, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation.<\/p>\n

All events are free, public, and held in the Foss Center. For detailed information, go to augsburg.edu\/convo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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