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Yearly Archives: 2012

Gift to future students allows son’s memory to live on at Augsburg

Gift to future students allows son’s memory to live on at Augsburg

“Nathan Schott’s life is an inspiration to me, and I’m humbled and honored to receive a scholarship in his name, a scholarship that is about… more >

In a room of her own

In a room of her own

By Wendi Wheeler ’06 In A Room of One’s Own, writer Virginia Woolf asserts that “a woman must have money and a room of her own… more >

Posts from the road: Summer travel 2012

Posts from the road: Summer travel 2012

By Wendi Wheeler ’06 The Augsburg students teaching English in Thailand pose outside of the Wat Benchamabophit, a temple in Bangkok. The Augsburg Choir U.S. Tour The Augsburg… more >

The Augsburg Promise

The Augsburg Promise

BY PAUL C. PRIBBENOW, PRESIDENT As I recently watched our almost 1,000 graduates of the Augsburg Class of 2012 walk across the stage to receive diplomas, I couldn’t… more >

Calculus and coffee

Calculus and coffee

By Stephen Geffre Fog-covered mountains, roosters crowing at 4 a.m., dinner by candlelight, 60-foot waterfalls, and calculus. Strange components in a college class, maybe, but for seven… more >

A typical college student

A typical college student

By Wendi Wheeler ’06 In many ways, Rachel Hastings ’15 is a typical college student. She takes Spanish class, sings in a choir, eats in the cafeteria, and… more >

A new approach to learning

A new approach to learning

By Wendi Wheeler ’06 For most of his life, Nic Adducci ’15 was the kid who couldn’t read or write. The kid who had to go… more >

Honoring our retired faculty

Honoring our retired faculty

Augsburg College celebrated the accomplishments and dedication of faculty during the spring Faculty Recognition Luncheon and formally thanked 10 faculty for their service. Below are brief biographies of those who… more >

Commencement 2012

Commencement 2012

Address by David Mathews, honorary degree recipient July 1, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota © David Mathews I appreciate the opportunity to give your commencement address. It is an honor to be a… more >

Speaking of money

Speaking of money

By Rebecca John, Stephanie Weiss, and Wendi Wheeler ’06 It’s scary. Students don’t like it. Parents don’t like it. But for any family… more >