In nation’s first-ever River Semester, students starting Sept. 1 will paddle, study, research, and live on the Mississippi River
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Augsburg College River Semester: Augsburg College on Sept. 1 will launch the nation’s first-ever River Semester. Students, who will earn as many as 16 credits, will travel the length of the Mississippi River from St. Paul to New Orleans in 24-foot voyageur canoes.
This hands-on, interdisciplinary learning experience begins in St. Paul on Sept. 1 and concludes Dec. 17 when students will arrive back home at the St. Paul Union Depot. Continue reading “Back-to-school for Augsburg students means spending a semester canoeing from St. Paul to New Orleans”