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Homecoming 2011
This year’s Homecoming celebration was a resounding success with more than 1,200 Augsburg alumni, parents, and friends participating in the festivities during the week and on the weekend. Nine new members were inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame (more here) and the following Auggies were honored at the Homecoming convocation and luncheon:
• Distinguished Alumni Awards: Corky Hall ’71, Wayne Jorgenson ’71, and Judith Schaubach ’68
• First Decade Award: Adam Seed ’01
• Spirit of Augsburg Awards: Arlin Gyberg, chemistry professor; and Norma
Noonan, professor and former director of the Master's of Arts in Leadership program
The week offered a broad range of activities, including opportunities for networking, alumni art displays in the Gage Family Art Gallery and the Christensen Center Art Gallery, athletics, presentations and mini-lectures by Augsburg faculty, beautiful fall weather for Saturday's “Taste of Augsburg” event in Murphy Square, and the Block Party following the football game. To close the week, a Saturday evening concert featured Hognander Music Scholars from the past 12 years. We are thrilled that so many alumni were able to return to campus to join in the celebration!
Save the date for Homecoming 2012, September 23-29! To nominate an alumnus/a for a 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award, contact the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations at alumni@augsburg.edu.
Upcoming Auggie Events
Explore Your Life’s Calling
Friday, November 4, 2011
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Hermitage Farm, Rochester, MN
Cost: $30 per person
Living our life’s calling brings clarity, purpose, and joy to our lives, even in troubled times. Join alumni from various Lutheran colleges for a day to foster the discovery of your calling by considering your distinct gifts, passions, and sense of faith and meaning.
Register at www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents or by calling 612-330-1085.
Augsburg College Theater Department presents: Marat/Sade
Directed by Darcey Engen
November 4-13, 2011
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
It's best known as Marat/Sade, but Peter Weiss' play actually bears the lengthy title, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of The Marquis de Sade. Directed by Darcy Engen, this production takes place within France's Charenton Asylum a number of years after the French revolution. The Marquis de Sade stages his play about the murder of a key figure in the revolution, Jean-Paul Marat, using his fellow asylum inmates as actors. As the performance begins, the bourgeois asylum director watches as inmates use the play to rail against post-revolutionary privilege. Chaos arises as the play within a play disintegrates into anarchy.
Go to www.augsburg.edu/theater/tickets.html for more information and to reserve tickets.
How to Take Your Talents to Work
Saturday, November 5, 2011
5-7 p.m., Christensen Center, East Commons
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans invites Augsburg alumni, parents, students, and friends to learn how to get paid to do what they love. The event features facilitated networking and a presentation by Catherine Byers Breet. ince 1997, Catherine has been closing the gap between job seekers and employers. She is Chief Stripe Changer™ with ARBEZ (www.arbez.com), a highly sought international speaker, a recovering job hunter, an author, and creator of The Job Hunt Coaching System online.
RSVP at www.arbez.com/event-11-05-2011-01.
Clair and Gladys Strommen Executive Leader Speaker Series presents Steven Wehrenberg ’78, CEO, Campbell Mithun
Thursday, November 17, 2011
5-6:30 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall
Join Steven Wehrenberg ’78, CEO, Campbell Mithun, as he asks the question, Can You Find Truth in Advertising? Myths, Insights, & Ethics. Steve took the helm of Campbell Mithun in 2007 after nearly 30 years of serving in account and strategic leadership positions for clients across financial, packaged goods, retail, and telecommunications industries. He has been a catalyst in creating and refining the agency’s “Everything Talks” positioning as well as developing several proprietary strategic planning tools. His work with H&R Block won the Jay Chiat Silver Planning Award in 2008.
In addition to running Campbell Mithun, Steve teaches a core strategy course in the University of Minnesota School of Journalism’s evening master’s program in strategic communication. He has also partnered with a former client to co-write the sixth edition of The Successful Marketing Plan, published in the summer of 2011. Steve also serves on the board of the Greater Twin Cities United Way.
RSVP by Monday, November 14 at www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents.
Augsburg College Theater Department presents: Inside Out
November 18-20, 2011
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
Directed by Rick Shiomi, the production features stories by Asian American students at Augsburg. The stories reflect the views and experiences of the students, from family tensions to cultural stereotypes, performed through scenes, dance, and music.
Go to www.augsburg.edu/theater/tickets.html for more information and to reserve tickets.
A Christmas Carol: Augsburg Alumni and Parent Event at the Guthrie Theater
Saturday, November 19, 2011
6 p.m. Reception, Guthrie Theater, 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
7 p.m. Performance
Join the Augsburg College Alumni Association for an evening at the Guthrie to enjoy this holiday classic. The event will feature Augsburg’s very own Douglas E. Green, English professor, who will speak about the way “A Christmas Carol” has entered modern popular culture and mythology.
Cost is $35 per person, which includes reception refreshments, presentation, and ticket.
Seating is limited. RSVP at www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents.
Velkommen Jul
Friday, December 2, 2011
10:20 a.m., Hoversten Chapel
11 a.m., Christensen Center
Velkommen Jul is a celebration at Augsburg to welcome the Advent and Christmas seasons. It provides an opportunity for alumni, friends, faculty, students, and the greater Augsburg community to come together and celebrate the Scandinavian heritage on which Augsburg was founded. The celebration begins at 10:20 a.m., with an Advent worship service in Hoversten Chapel. Serving and shopping begin at the Christensen Center at 11 a.m. The lunch is served in the dining room of Christensen Center.
The boutique is located on the main floor of Christensen Center by the fireplace. You may find that perfect Christmas present there! The bake sale at the boutique continues to be popular. Scandinavian goodies (cookies, lefse, krumkake, sandbakkels, rosettes, kringler) are particularly popular. Other foods such as candy, caramel corn, and breads are favorites.
Make plans to attend this event. Invite your family and friends—all are welcome! It is a wonderful way to welcome the Advent and Christmas seasons.
32nd Advent Vespers Services
December 2, at 5 and 8 p.m. and December 3, at 2, 5, and 8 p.m.
Central Lutheran Church, 333 South 12th Street, Minneapolis; 612-870-4416
Advent Vespers celebrates the beginning of the Christmas season with traditional and contemporary hymns, anthems, and carols. Entertaining an audience of nearly 10,000 annually, the Augsburg College Advent Vespers celebration is one of the largest holiday music events in the Twin Cities.
Held in the beautifully renovated Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis, this celebration combines more than 300 participants including choirs, instrumentalists, readers, and a full liturgical party.
The services highlight the majesty of the space at Central Lutheran Church. Follow the drama of the processions and capture the splendor of the sounds from the massed choirs scattered throughout the sanctuary.
Seating envelopes are required for each service and are now available. Go to www.augsburg.edu/vespers/ for more information.
Augsburg Young Alumni: Holiday Party
Friday, December 9, 2011
8:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m., Chambers Hotel, Rooftop Lounge
Join the Young Alumni Council and fellow Young Alumni for a swanky holiday party at this downtown hot spot and experience the Ice Chamber (the first outdoor urban ice bar in the United States). Come to enjoy complimentary delicious desserts and your first drink provided by Alumni Relations, and as always reconnecting with fellow Auggies.
Le Meridien Chambers Minneapolis hotel is located at 901 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis 55403. Register at online at augsburg.edu/alumnievents or by calling 612-330-1178.
Auggie Travel
A Journey to the Holy Land with Religion Professor Philip A. Quanbeck II and Dr. Ruth Johnson ’74, January 3-14, 2012 (Only two more spots available)
Travel with a community of Augsburg alumni and friends under the leadership of Religion professor Philip Quanbeck II and Dr. Ruth Johnson ’74. Discover the geography, places, and people of the Holy Land. Visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, and much more. Woven into the itinerary are several opportunities to share in dialogue with local community leaders who give voice to the complex history and geopolitical issues of the region. Return home with a broader and deeper understanding of a land holy for the world’s three monotheistic religions.
Volunteer Opportunities
ABC Mentor Program
Now, thanks to the launch of the new mentor program Augsburg Builds Connections (ABC), more students can benefit from the knowledge of alumni who are working in their industry or organization of choice. The ABC mentoring program is designed to enable parents and alumni professionals to provide information, encouragement, and support to students. This flexible volunteer program allows mentors to connect with students via email, phone, or face-to-face meetings and assist them in navigating their career path and achieving their professional goals. To learn more about the program and how to get involved, go to www.augsburg.edu/alumni/abc.html.
Alumni Spotlight
Helmke Named KARE 11 News Director
Jane Helmke ’83 has recently been promoted to News Director at KARE 11 in Golden Valley, MN. Helmke served as the interim director since May and has held posts within nearly all of the departments in the Gannett-owned station, including news, sports, and production. She has been a special projects producer and managing editor, and her oversight has included several digital platforms—KARE11.com, Metromix.com, highschoolsports.net, MomsLikeMe.com, and mobile ventures.
Helmke was instrumental in developing and launching KARE 11’s new Share in it All campaign, which encourages audiences in Minnesota and western Wisconsin to contribute their own community stories to KARE 11 newscasts and social media channels.
Helmke has received several Emmys during her 28 years at KARE 11 and in 2009 was inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle, which honors members for their superior contributions to the television industry and/or the Academy for at least 25 years.
Chilstrom Autobiography Now Available
Herbert W. Chilstrom ’54, first Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, invites us into his life and his years in the Lutheran ministry in a newly published autobiography, A Journey of Grace: The Formation of a Leader and a Church. With a foreword by theologian Martin Marty, the book gives the reader a front-row seat to the birthing of a national church body and a window into the life of a remarkable Auggie who is a grace-filled man of faith and a church leader.
In the book, Chilstrom recalls his decision to attend Augsburg, even though it was expected that, as a Swedish Lutheran in Minnesota, he would attend Gustavus Adolphus. But family finances and a blooming love for a nursing student at Fairview led him to Augsburg, where he majored in sociology and served as student body president in his junior year. He graduated in 1954 and as an alumnus received Augsburg’s “Distinguished Alumni Award” in 1979. He also received the College’s first Augsburg Award in 1995. His gratitude for the enlightening influence of several of his professors—in particular, Anne Pedersen, Carl Chrislock, and Joel Torstenson—is obvious in the book, and he says it was at Augsburg that he learned that only by understanding history can we comprehend the world today.
He acknowledges that the impact of former Augsburg president Bernhard Christensen on him was “phenomenal,” and that this “introvert in an extrovert’s job” was a man of deep faith who was amazingly broad in his understanding of what a liberal arts education ought to be.
At Augsburg, Chilstrom was awakened to issues such as racism, anti-Semitism, and peace and justice, and he has come to believe that there is no better seedbed for growing peace in the world, particularly among people of different faiths, than a liberal arts college. He is proud of Augsburg for what it is doing to broaden a perspective that helps reveal what people of different faiths can do in common.
After serving two four-year terms as ELCA’s presiding bishop, Chilstrom retired in 1995. He currently lives in St. Peter, Minn. and Green Valley, Ariz., with his wife, the Rev. Corinne Chilstrom. Chilstrom’s book may be purchased through the Lutheran University Press at www.lutheranupress.org (click on Catalog), or by calling 1-888-696-1828.
Around Augsburg
King, Queen of Norway hosted Oct. 16 by Augsburg College
https://augnet.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2011/10_10_11/kingqueennorway.html
Auggies Give to the Max!
http://www.razoo.com/auggiesgive
Augsburg Honors Distinguished Alumni and Faculty
http://augnet.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2011/10_17_11/homecoming_awards.html
Meet the Student Body Presidents: Christine Smith and Houa Lor
http://augnet.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2011/10_10_11/student_presidents.html
Upcoming Music Performances
Saturday, November 5, at 4:15 p.m.
The Riverside Singers of Augsburg is hosting the 9th annual Treble Festival—Four metro area women’s choirs will join the Riverside Singers for an afternoon of music, ending with a performance in Hoversten Chapel at 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, November 6, at 8:30 & 11 a.m.
The Augsburg Choir will be performing during morning worship at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis.
Sunday, November 13, at 9 & 10:30 a.m.
Augsburg Jazz–Gospel Praise ensemble will be performing during worship at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in White Bear Lake.
Saturday, November 19, at 4:30 p.m.
Fall performance by the Augsburg Concert Band in Hoversten Chapel
Sunday, November 20, at 7 p.m.
Fall Performance by the Augsburg Jazz Ensemble in Hovesten Chapel
Friday, December 2, at 5 & 8 p.m.
Advent Vespers Services
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Saturday, December 3, at 2, 5, & 8 p.m.
Advent Vespers Services
Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
Wednesday, December 7, at 4 p.m.
Fall Chamber Music Recital
Hoversten Chapel
Saturday, December 10, at 3 p.m.
Fall Performance by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra in Hoversten Chapel
Athletics
Volleyball clinches MIAC playoff berth
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/21/vb102111-2.aspx
Holker ties career victory record
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/21/msoc102111.aspx
Augsburg inducts 9 into Hall of Fame
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/19/gen101911.aspx
