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During registration periods, students searching online for language courses often get frustrated. Why? You won’t find “Spanish” under the “Spanish” department or even under “Languages.” You have to search in “Modern Languages.”
But now the search is easier. All of Augsburg’s language courses can be found under the heading of “Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies.” The department formerly known as Modern Languages has been renamed, reflecting a new curricular emphasis on context and culture rather than simply the grammatical aspect of language education.
Omitting culture education from a language curriculum “shuts down interest in people who don’t think of themselves as linguists and who want to learn about the culture,” said Frankie Shackelford, the department’s chair. “Most students choose language for International Relations majors…Why not re-contextualize the study of languages so [culture] is from day one incorporated?” Continue reading “Looking for Languages?”→
On Wednesday, Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strommen will make his first visit to Augsburg College, where at least four generations of Norwegian-Americans who share the Strommen name have graduated.
After touring campus, Strommen will present a talk at 2 p.m., “Norway and United States in the 21st Century,” in the Christensen Center Student Art Gallery.
With a background in law, Strommen has practiced in that field both as an attorney and a judge. For the past 7 years, he has represented his country in various posts at the United Nations. He was appointed as Norway’s ambassador to the U.S. in October 2007. Continue reading “Augsburg welcomes Norwegian Ambassador”→
Augsburg’s academic advising department has made positive changes that will make student advising more accessible to students. Through correspondence on the Internet, extended window hours, and peer advising, academic advising hopes to reach more students and guide them through all of their academic questions and needs.
“Academic advising is continually adapting how we support students’ work with their faculty advisers. We are trying to reach out to our diverse populations using technology. While we value face-to-face interactions with students, we are aware they are not always plausible,” said Kelsey Richardson Blackwell, academic adviser. Continue reading “Making advising more accessible”→
Amid a sea of black caps and gowns, flashes of tasseled color highlight academic achievement or represent the culture of some graduates at Augsburg’s commencement exercises. This year, rainbow tassels will add to the assortment as they dangle from the mortarboards of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally students (LGBTQIA). Graduates will receive their polychromatic tassels at Augsburg’s first annual Lavender Graduation Celebration to be held later this month. Continue reading “Augsburg celebrates LGBTQIA grads and allies”→
The Staff Length of Service and Outstanding Employee was held Thursday, April 3.
The annual event, hosted by Augsburg College Staff Senate, recognizes
staff celebrating various milestones in their career at Augsburg. Individuals
recognized this year were those celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20, & 25 years at Augsburg College.
The College also recognized outstanding staff contributions by presenting the Outstanding Employee of the Year award to one individual from each division.
Pictured (at left) with President Pribbenow are this year’s recipients: Dianne Detloff, Center for Counseling and Health Promotion; Kevin Healy, Advancement Services; Sheila Anderson, Academic Advising; Jim West, Information Technology; Dennis Revier, Custodial Services; Brenda Hemmingsen, Undergraduate Day Admissions.
This award recognizes exceptional Augsburg staff members who exemplify the mission statement of the college through their actions. Recipients of this award consistently go above and beyond the call of duty by providing exceptional service
to others and/or making innovative and outstanding contributions to enhance the objectives of their department or the Augsburg community.
Augsburg is getting ready to celebrate the accomplishments of its 860 students in the Class of 2008 who are eligible to graduate this year at two Commencement Ceremonies—Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, June 29.
On May 3, 364 Day College students and 26 physician assistant studies students cross campus for the last time as Augsburg students, marching to Melby Hall through two long lines of faculty, who are cheering them on and giving out well-deserved high-fives and hugs. For the weekday students it’s a different scene than the one they remember on that day in September when they marched as a class for the first time, to the Opening Ceremony, timidly, through faculty welcoming them to college. Continue reading “The Class of 2008 prepares for a celebration”→
On March 20, Augsburg’s Board of Regents received an update on the planning for the newest addition to campus — the Center for Science, Business, and Religion. This new interdisciplinary building will serve as a home for these departments and others while reshaping how the campus intersects.
After holding a series of meetings with approximately 300 members of the Augsburg community, the Building Project Steering Committee has worked with architectural firms to create several plans that it presented to the Regents. These design schemes include a building plan, a landscape architecture plan, and an updated campus master plan. Continue reading “Center for Science, Business, and Religion update”→
On Jan. 14, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft made its first flyby of the planet Mercury — the first by any Earth craft in over 30 years. Behind the scenes of this long-awaited return to Mercury, there was an Augsburg connection: Distinguished Alumnus Brian Anderson ’82 is the mission’s Magnetometer Instrument Scientist. One of the main goals of the Messenger mission is to understand the nature of that dense planet’s magnetic field.
Anderson’s participation in the exploration of Mercury is the latest product of Augsburg’s long tradition of space-science excellence. It began in 1970, when Augsburg alumnus Ken Erickson returned to Minneapolis to take up a joint appointment as an Associate Professor of Physics at Augsburg and as a
researcher in the space physics laboratory of Professor John Winckler of the
The Augsburg College Theatre Arts Department will present it’s final MainStage production of the 2007-08 season, “Top Girls,” at 7 p.m. on April 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19, and 2 p.m. on April 13 and 20 in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater. Darcey Engen ’88 is directing the production.
“Top Girls,” by British playwright Caryl Churchill in 1982, explores
feminist themes and encourages a deeper look at socialist ideals. Marlene, “Top Girls” main character, is a businesswoman who has recently achieved a promotion within the employment agency where she works. Her sister, Joyce, is a working-class cleaning woman who
adopted Marlene’s child at birth and has raised her as her own. While the sisters are joined in caring for their daughter’s welfare, the two are quite different in their political and class views. Marlene is presented as an individualist who does whatever it takes to move ahead. She values power and success for herself at the expense of others. Her sister Joyce represents a more socialist-collective perspective that sees achievements of women happening only when all women and other oppressed groups are included. Continue reading “Final MainStage production of the year”→
“There is absolutely no way 15 bikes are going to fit on one bus,” the Greyhound lady told us, her hair standing on end like an aggravated feline. It was early morning on March 15. We stood at the bus, laden with our luggage, equipment and tents.
“We” were the Pedalers for Peace, and this was the all-too-appropriate beginning to what turned out to be the most unpredictable and completely eye-opening spring break.
The initial plan was simple — 13 students, one advisor, and their bikes would travel to New Orleans and tackle the 100-mile road to Biloxi, Mississippi. The idea was to camp and volunteer along the way. But the Greyhound lady took that plan out of the realm of possibility, so we turned to Plan B. Continue reading “Talking, learning, and pedaling with peace in New Orleans”→
On Wednesday, Ambassador Wegger Chr. Strommen will make his first visit to Augsburg College, where at least four generations of Norwegian-Americans who share the Strommen name have graduated.
Augsburg’s academic advising department has made positive changes that will make student advising more accessible to students. Through correspondence on the Internet, extended window hours, and peer advising, academic advising hopes to reach more students and guide them through all of their academic questions and needs.
Amid a sea of black caps and gowns, flashes of tasseled color highlight academic achievement or represent the culture of some graduates at Augsburg’s commencement exercises. This year, rainbow tassels will add to the assortment as they dangle from the mortarboards of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally students (LGBTQIA). Graduates will receive their polychromatic tassels at Augsburg’s first annual Lavender Graduation Celebration to be held later this month. 
The Staff Length of Service and Outstanding Employee was held Thursday, April 3.
Augsburg is getting ready to celebrate the accomplishments of its 860 students in the Class of 2008 who are eligible to graduate this year at two Commencement Ceremonies—Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, June 29.
On March 20, Augsburg’s Board of Regents received an update on the planning for the newest addition to campus — the Center for Science, Business, and Religion. This new interdisciplinary building will serve as a home for these departments and others while reshaping how the campus intersects.
On Jan. 14, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft made its first flyby of the planet Mercury — the first by any Earth craft in over 30 years. Behind the scenes of this long-awaited return to Mercury, there was an Augsburg connection: Distinguished Alumnus Brian Anderson ’82 is the mission’s Magnetometer Instrument Scientist. One of the main goals of the Messenger mission is to understand the nature of that dense planet’s magnetic field.
The Augsburg College Theatre Arts Department will present it’s final MainStage production of the 2007-08 season, “Top Girls,” at 7 p.m. on April 11, 12, 17, 18, and 19, and 2 p.m. on April 13 and 20 in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater. Darcey Engen ’88 is directing the production.
“There is absolutely no way 15 bikes are going to fit on one bus,” the Greyhound lady told us, her hair standing on end like an aggravated feline. It was early morning on March 15. We stood at the bus, laden with our luggage, equipment and tents.