On Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., Alumni Relations; the Center for Service, Work, and Learning; and the Augsburg Business Organization will host a networking event for Augsburg alumni and students. It will provide an opportunity for alumni to connect and network with each other as well as connect with our current students and help them with questions they may have regarding life after Augsburg.
The event is being held in the Marshall Room of the Christensen Center and will start with informal networking and refreshments. At 6 p.m., a speed-networking program will begin, where participants will exchange business cards and information for 45 minutes. After the program, informal networking and refreshments will resume. Continue reading “Alumni-Student Networking Event on Jan. 29”
Kevin Locke, visionary Hoop Dancer and traditional storyteller, will be performing on campus on Monday, Jan. 28 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in Si Melby Gym.
The “Get Connected! Student Involvement Fair” will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23 from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Christensen Center Main Lobby.
At the Gage Family Art Gallery, now until Feb.15, is a collection by local artists Carolyn Anderson, Frank Big Bear, Julie Buffalohead, Star Wallowing Bull, Andrea Carlson, Jim Denomie, and Carl Gawboy.
Senior Chris Stedman and junior Meagen Swartzer took their classroom learning to a neighborhood newspaper, The Bridge, and spent several months as interns there, learning the ropes
The 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation will be held Jan. 21, 2008, at 1 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel. The convocation, entitled “Visions of a Just Society: Dr. King’s Legacy,” will feature guest Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, professor of African-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts.
What’s it like to transition from a large college in a small city to a small college in a large city?
On Dec. 18, Augsburg’s StepUP program was featured in a story on Inside Higher Ed, a daily online news site for higher education.
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra will travel to Florida over semester break for two concert performances. On Jan. 8, the orchestra will perform in Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., at 4 p.m., at Times Square. On Jan. 10, they will perform in Naples, Fla., at 7 p.m., at Shepherd of the Glades Lutheran Church.
Augsburg College will host a Teach-In on Jan. 31, 2008 targeting a single issue — global warming solutions — as part of a national effort sponsored by Focus the Nation. The primary goal of “Focus the Nation: Augsburg College is to educate the Augsburg community about individual action and build momentum for permanent environmentally conscious practices and institutional actions. These actions include sustainable energy, zero-waste management systems, consumption awareness, and following the President’s Climate Commitment.