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Fall 1998, Vol. 61, No. 1 Destination: Augsburg, near the Mall of America
High school students around the world may not know Augsburg, even not Minneapolis, but a surprising many know the Currently, between 90 and 100 international students study at Augsburg, from nearly 50 countries. Some are permanent residents in the U.S., some come for four years of study, and some are on short-term semester or year programs. Personal contact is always important in recruiting high school students, and especially so for parents contemplating sending their children thousands of miles away. "The contact is important; For the past four years, Breen has been part of a recruiting trip to Latin America involving 24 colleges. They spend three to four weeks visiting students and parents and holding college fairs in nine countries. This year she serves as leader for the trip. In some years, Augsburg has also recruited students in Asia; The growth of the Internet and e-mail has made a huge difference in communicating with prospective international students. Where costly mass mailings used to be the primary source of information about the College, students can now learn a great deal from Augsburg's Web site. E-mail has eliminated the sometimes week-long lag in corresponding with students. When making the initial contacts abroad, Breen tells that the two most-frequently asked questions to her are: Is Augsburg a bible school? and Is Minneapolis a safe city? She enjoys talking about ways in which the international students (Photos used to illustrate this article are of international students participating in the processional during Opening Convocation on Sept. 9, 1998.) |
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Mall of America, according to Heidi Breen, associate director of admissions and coordinator of the College's international student program.
they've seen my face and they want to know that their child will be OK," says Breen.
the Middle East is another area of interest to the admissions team.
enrich the Augsburg community, classroom and residence hall life, and the variety of student organizations. "Most of these students will be future leaders in their countries," Breen says, and mentions several who have graduated and gone on to positions in international organizations or their countries' governments.