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Augsburg named a "Best in the Midwest" college by The Princeton Review

Augsburg College is one of the best colleges in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review.

Augsburg is one of the 152 institutions located in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin to be named to the list. The full list of schools was posted on princetonreview.com on Aug. 2.

Regional best colleges are selected by The Princeton Review primarily because of the quality of academic programs. About 25 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges are named the regional best institutions. The schools on the lists are not ranked. Continue reading “Augsburg named a "Best in the Midwest" college by The Princeton Review”

Urban Scrubs camp comes to Augsburg

urban_scrubsThroughout the summer, the Augsburg campus is filled with campers. Sports camps, debate camps, and film camps. This week’s camp—the first Urban Scrubs Camp—is a little different because of the long-term workforce development potential for our Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

Augsburg was one of the founding members of the Cedar-Riverside Partnership, a group made of the institutions in the neighborhood that are attempting to leverage their resources to make improvements to the area. Continue reading “Urban Scrubs camp comes to Augsburg”

Auggies meeting Aussies

australiaThis summer, a group of nine Hmong students and two Augsburg staff members traveled to Australia as the Global Connections Project. The purpose of their trip was to learn about Hmong social, political, and educational systems in Australia. The group hopes to remain connected with the youth they met while abroad and to continue to build relationships as part of a global community.

Second year student, Ka Vang, shared her experience of meeting with Hmong families and community members. Continue reading “Auggies meeting Aussies”

Nice Ride Minnesota comes to Augsburg

nicerideIf you’ve been out and about in Minneapolis recently, you might have noticed a few funky neon green and blue bikes zipping around the lakes or downtown. That’s because Nice Ride Minnesota, a bicycle rental program that will allow subscribers to rent a bicycle for short periods from self-service kiosks, kicked off its first phase last week.

Sociology professor Lars Christiansen, who is a member of the Nice Ride board of directors, helped initiate the Nice Ride program at the opening event held Thursday, June 10 in downtown Minneapolis. Our own Auggie Eagle [shown giving a high five to Christensen] was also present at the opening to try out the bikes and to support riders who coasted down Nicollet Mall at the lunch hour. Continue reading “Nice Ride Minnesota comes to Augsburg”

Auggie staffers serving others

staff_serviceIt’s safe to say that many Auggie staff and faculty serve others, both in their work at Augsburg and outside of campus. Because of the College’s commitment to serving the community, the Staff Senate opted this year to include service projects in the days leading up to the annual staff picnic.

This week, staff and students volunteered their time in four different projects in the community. Thanks to everyone who helped make these community service days a success! Continue reading “Auggie staffers serving others”

Losing big at work

wwatworkEleven weeks ago these gentlemen were carrying around a bit more weight—the equivalent of a first-year college student, in fact. No, they weren’t toting around any unruly students. As of today, they’ve lost a total of 118 pounds between the two of them, and they weren’t drinking protein shakes or following the cabbage soup diet.

Through Augsburg’s Weight Watchers At Work program, Bruce Bengry and Bob Peterson [L to R] of the Department of Public Safety have lost weight and are learning how to keep it off by following a healthy diet and working regular physical activity into their lives. Continue reading “Losing big at work”

Off to England to test a theory

liddle_nehTo a humanities scholar like Dal Liddle, $6,000 is a lot of money. Ask him and he’ll joke, in an imitation of Austin Powers’ Dr. Evil, about his glee at receiving such a meager amount compared to the research grants won by his colleagues in the sciences. “Six THOUSAND dollars!”

But that $6,000, in the form of a National Endowment for the Humanities summer stipend, will help Liddle test a hypothesis he’s been formulating for a while. The question: What if literary history turns out to change in some of the same ways that technological history changes? Could the history of novels and poems show some of the same patterns as the history of steam engines, microchips, and jet airplanes? Continue reading “Off to England to test a theory”

A special day for first tribal special education cohort

tribal_cohortIt isn’t Commencement, but Saturday, May 22 is almost as significant a day for the members of the Tribal Special Education Cohort that is a partnership between Augsburg and the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

On that day, the 15 students in the cohort that combines online and face-to-face learning will attend class in the morning at Black Bear Casino near Carlton. In the afternoon, they will celebrate with their families as they will have completed the eligibility requirements in order to apply for their special education teaching license.

While the students will still have four courses to complete to finish their Master of Arts in Education degree, they will be able to apply for special education positions and seek employment for the 2010-11 academic year. Continue reading “A special day for first tribal special education cohort”

A summer of investigation and discovery

urgosummer10Research isn’t all test tubes and laboratories. This summer at Augsburg, students will create music, study Medieval history, compare Minnesota theatres, and even attempt to determine if a BMI can be established for dogs. For the 2010 URGO summer research projects, students will spend 200 or 400 hours conducting research with faculty from Augsburg and other institutions. Many will present their findings in May 2011 at Zyzzogeton, Augsburg’s year-end festival of academic and artistic achievement. Continue reading “A summer of investigation and discovery”