32-1165: Laverty is an Irish surname that may refer to Bernard MacLaverty (born 1942), Northern Irish writer of fiction Colin Laverty (1937–2013), Australian medical practitioner Conor Laverty , Irish Gaelic footballer Eugene Laverty (born 1986), Irish motorcycle road racer Jan Laverty Jones (born 1949), American businesswoman and politician John Laverty (born 1982), Irish motorcycle road racer, brother of Eugene and Michael Maura Laverty (1907–1966), Irish author, journalist and broadcaster Michael Laverty (born 1981), Irish motorcycle road racer, brother of Eugene and John Michael McLaverty (1904–1992), Irish writer of novels and short stories Paul Laverty (born 1957), Scottish lawyer and scriptwriter Peter Laverty (1926–2013), British-Australian painter, print maker, art educator and gallery director Randy Laverty (born 1953), American politician Shannon Laverty , Canadian stand-up comedian See also [ edit ] Lafferty [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
64-413: A broader range of students than just those intending to be ministers. In 1937, Augsburg elected Bernhard Christensen, an erudite and scholarly teacher, to be president (1938–1962). His involvement in ecumenical and civic circles made Augsburg a more visible part of church and city life. After World War II , Augsburg leaders made vigorous efforts to expand and improve academic offerings. By mid-century,
96-649: A medical laboratory technician and studied at Queen's University Belfast . He lived in Belfast until 1975, when he moved to Scotland with his wife, Madeline, and four children (Ciara, Claire, John, and Jude). He initially lived in Edinburgh and then the island of Islay before settling in the West End of Glasgow . He was Writer-in-Residence at the Universities of Aberdeen , Liverpool John Moores , Augsburg and Iowa State . He
128-606: A member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Augsburg University participates in NCAA Division III Athletics. The wrestling team has won fifteen NCAA Division III National team wrestling champions : 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023, and 2024. The men's hockey team had won 3 NAIA national ice hockey championships in 1978, 1981 and 1982. The Augsburg hockey team
160-532: A name that had been informally used since the 1910s. When the Lutheran Free Church merged with the much larger American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1963, Augsburg Seminary merged with the ALC's Luther Theological Seminary, later renamed Luther Seminary . The name of the remaining undergraduate college became Augsburg College . In 2017, the name of the school officially became Augsburg University . August Weenaas
192-755: A required part of a student's coursework. Norwegian Lutherans founded Augsburg as a seminary . It was named after the Augsburg Confession of 1530, the primary confession of faith presented by Lutherans in Augsburg, Germany , and contained in the Book of Concord of 1580. Augsburg Seminarium opened in September 1869, in Marshall, Wisconsin . Three years later, it moved to Minneapolis , changing its name to The Norwegian Danish Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg Seminary to reflect
224-501: A screenplay for Cal in 1984, which was picked up for production by Goldcrest Films ; Helen Mirren and John Lynch starred in Cal (1984), and Mark Knopfler composed the film soundtrack, also called Cal . The film was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival , where Mirren won the award for Best Actress . It was received well by critics, but lost money in the box office on the order of –£118,000 net profit. He also adapted Lamb for
256-507: Is Augsburg's student radio station, based in the Auggies' Nest in the basement of Christensen Center. KAUG streams 24 hours a day online through its website and can be heard on the airwaves on 91.7 FM within two miles of the campus. KAUG provides a venue for a number of DJs, who play several genres of music and talk radio. Originally known as "Women in Film", Marginalized Voices in Film and Media (MVFM)
288-629: Is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminarium . Today, the university enrolls approximately 2,400 undergraduate and 700 graduate students. Augsburg is known for its emphasis on service learning; engaged learning experiences are both an instructional strategy and
320-449: Is a student group dedicated to the advancement of women and other minorities in the film and television industry. The group discusses the depiction of minorities on the screen and their roles behind the camera. Known as "Queer and Straight In Unity" (QSU) until 2014, and originally incorporated as "BAGLS" in 1988, Queer Pride Alliance (QPA) is Augsburg's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual support group. After
352-696: Is advised by the director of the LGBTQIA Student Services office, which jointly provides the campus community with workshops, performances, weekly group meetings, and speakers, as well as exposing students to the wider Midwestern LGBTQIA rights movement by sponsoring retreats and trips to conferences. Today, Augsburg is certified Reconciling in Christ by ReconcilingWorks , which means that in accordance with its theological values, it welcomes and actively affirms "all people in regard to their gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation". ... we affirm
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#1732851462927384-560: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bernard MacLaverty Bernard MacLaverty (born 14 September 1942) is an Irish fiction writer and novelist. His novels include Cal and Grace Notes . He has written five books of short stories. MacLaverty was born in Belfast , Northern Ireland , and educated at Holy Family Primary School in the Duncairn district and then at St Malachy's College . After school, he worked as
416-553: Is involved in providing services to students with physical or learning disabilities. StepUP is Augsburg's program for students in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. The program provides a sober environment for about 60 students in the Oren Gateway Center. It claims an excellent success rate: 84% abstinence over 538 people between 1997 and 2007. The on-campus diversity is enhanced by Augsburg's location in Cedar-Riverside ,
448-470: The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Clinical Psychology . Its most popular undergraduate majors are: Augsburg University was one of six higher education institutions in the nation to receive the 2010 Presidential Award for Community Service, the highest honor in the annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report magazine named Augsburg one of
480-494: The Lutheran Free Church , a body that flourished for 70 years. During its early years the college and seminary served men only; women were first admitted in 1921. To further expand its mission, a high school level Augsburg Academy was provided on the campus. It closed in 1933. Augsburg Seminary remained the school's name until 1942, when it was officially changed and expanded to Augsburg College and Theological Seminary ,
512-973: The Twin Cities ' most culturally diverse neighborhood, which has the nation's largest concentration of Somali immigrants. One of the largest urban Native American populations is within one mile. Augsburg is also in the heart of a major theater center. The university has been designated as a Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Program site. Augsburg maintains a relationship with the United International College , in southern China. Augsburg students have opportunities for involvement in more than 50 clubs and organizations, including student academic societies, publications, student government, Augsburg Business Organization, Augsburg Asian Student Association, Campus Ministry, Augsburg University Pre-law Society, Pan-Afrikan and Pan-Asian Student Union, forensics, cheer-leading, Amnesty International, Intertribal Student Union and
544-523: The surname Laverty . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Laverty&oldid=1103982294 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Irish origin Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description
576-502: The Hispanic/Latino Student Association. There are no fraternities or sororities on campus, although some students participate in nearby University of Minnesota Greek Life . The Echo is Augsburg's student-produced newspaper. It consists of twelve pages divided into five sections: News, Opinions, Sports, Arts and Culture, and Features. The paper is printed in black and white on tabloid-sized recycled paper. KAUG
608-733: The Pharic McLaren Award for the best radio play from Radio Industries of Scotland for 'My Dear Palestrina' and the Jacobs Award for best play from Radio Telefis Eireann for television production 'My Dear Palestrina' in 1981, the London Evening Standard Award for best screenplay for 'Cal' in 1984 and the Bronze medal for screenplay of 'Lamb'; also voted best film by the youth jury and by the ecumenical jury, Lucarno Film Festival in 1987. Augsburg University Augsburg University
640-475: The best colleges for service-learning, which includes 31 schools across the country where volunteering in the community is both an instructional strategy and a requirement of a student's coursework. According to the U.S. News & World Report 2013 rankings, Augsburg University was 23rd in its Regional University Midwest Ranking. USN&WR also consistently ranks Augsburg as a Tier 1 institution for its Physician Assistant program. In 2013, Augsburg ranked #70 in
672-470: The farmer, worker, and businessman. The statement stressed that a good education is also practical. Augsburg's next two presidents also emphatically rejected ivory tower concepts of education. This commitment to church and community has led to Augsburg's theme of over 130 years: Education for Service. This seminarian focus began to change after World War I . In 1911, George Sverdrup Jr. became president. He worked to develop college departments with an appeal to
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#1732851462927704-498: The following: that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities share the worth that comes from being unique individuals created by God; that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome with the Augsburg community; and that as members of this community, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are expected and encouraged to share in the common life of this university. The Augsburg Auggies are
736-535: The hostile campus environment towards LGBTQIA individuals culminated in several anti-LGBTQIA incidents in 2003, students occupied administrative offices to protest the university's lack of action. In response, Augsburg established the GLBTQIA Student Services office (today known as the LGBTQIA Student Services office), which became the primary point of contact and support for QSU and the LGBTQIA student body. QPA
768-644: The loss of love, with memory and pain...this is a novel of great ambition by an artist at the height of his powers’. His work has received multiple awards including being nominated for the Booker Prize in 1997 for Grace Notes . His novel Midwinter Break was the winner of the Bord Gáis Novel of the Year in 2017 and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award . Other awards were
800-459: The midst of violence. Grace Notes , which was published in 1997, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction . It is about the conflict between a desire to compose and motherhood. The Anatomy School (2001) is a comedic coming-of-age novel. He has also written six collections of short stories, the contents of which are mostly in Collected Stories (Cape, 2013). MacLaverty wrote
832-472: The name of the church body that sponsored the school. Undergraduate classes began in the fall of 1874, with the first class graduating in 1879. In 1892, the school's name was shortened to Augsburg Seminary . In 1893, reacting to what it deemed overly hierarchical elements in the Norwegian church, Augsburg leaders organized the "Friends of Augsburg", which by 1897 had coalesced to form a new Lutheran denomination,
864-540: The nation. It shared the #70 rank with the University of Southern California , Western University of Health Sciences , and the University of New England . Several new facilities are planned, including a residence hall to replace the Science Hall and a parking ramp. Augsburg's student body totals approximately 3,800 students from 40 states, more than 40 foreign countries, and 24 tribal nations/reservations. The college
896-998: The screen; Liam Neeson and Hugh O'Conor starred in Lamb (1985) and Van Morrison composed the soundtrack. MacLaverty has written versions of his fiction for other media – radio plays, television plays, screenplays and libretti. In 2003 he wrote and directed a short film Bye-Child (BAFTA-nominated for "Best Short Film") and more recently wrote libretti for Scottish Opera's Five:15 series The King’s Conjecture , with music by Gareth Williams, and The Letter with music by Vitaly Khodosh. For Scottish Opera in 2012, and again with music by Gareth Williams, he wrote The Elephant Angel , an opera for schools, which toured Scotland and Northern Ireland . Novels Short story collections There have been several extensive assessments of his work including: Colm Tobin described '‘Midwinter Break as 'a work of extraordinary emotional precision and sympathy, about coming to terms – to an honest reckoning – with love and
928-531: The theoretical learning and the practical experience to succeed in a global, diverse world." [1] Augsburg University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . The student-faculty ratio at Augsburg University is 14:1, and the average class size is 20 students. Augsburg offers undergraduate degrees in over 50 major areas of study. The university also grants eight graduate degrees, including an MBA program. Augsburg offers two doctoral degrees,
960-559: The undergraduate college had become a larger part of the institution than the seminary and received the most attention. As a result, Augsburg steadily added departments essential to a liberal arts college, offering a modern college program based on general education requirements and elective majors. Augsburg aims to reflect the commitment and dedication of its founders, who believed "an Augsburg education should be preparation for service in community and church" [by] "Providing an education grounded in vocational calling, that provides students both
992-470: Was Augsburg's first president (1869–1876). Weenaas recruited two teachers from Norway— Sven Oftedal and Georg Sverdrup . These three men clearly articulated Augsburg's mission: to educate Norwegian Lutherans to minister to immigrants and to provide such "college" studies as would prepare students for theological study. In 1874, they proposed a three-part plan: first, train ministerial candidates; second, prepare future theological students; third, educate
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1024-602: Was the Ireland Fund Artist-in-Residence in the Celtic Studies Department of University of St. Michael's College , a college at University of Toronto , in October 2007. MacLaverty is the author of five novels and seven short story collections. His first novel Lamb was published in 1980. It is about faith, relationships and love. It was followed by Cal in 1983. This is an examination of love in
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