Yearly Archives: 2009
Two new regents elected to board
The Augsburg Corporation, at its annual meeting in September, elected two new members to the Board of Regents and re-elected six others. Elected to a four-year term on… more >
Ever Cat Fuels opens in Isanti
What began as a student research project in a Science Hall laboratory made another step toward changing how fuel will be produced in the future when Ever Cat Fuels held… more >
Mayor meets with students
After returning from New Zealand last summer, Richmond Appleton ’09 was so enthusiastic that he wrote a letter to Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak. Appleton was in New Zealand for… more >
Augsburg keeps going green
Sustainability Awareness Month September on campus not only included the beginning of fall classes, but a month-long series of events and activities designed to raise awareness and change habits… more >
Making Augsburg Possible
By Wendi Wheeler ’06 With more than 4,000 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs, Augsburg College strives to create an intentionally diverse and vibrant community by welcoming… more >
Discovering joy in the challenges of leadership
By Jeff Shelman Even through difficult times, ELCA presiding bishop Mark Hanson ’68 finds great joy in his calling and seeks to stay focused on God’s work in the… more >
Finding perspective
By Jeff Shelman It was a summer of mood swings and wide-ranging emotions. In May, Lisa Jack found herself on the cover of the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section… more >
Velkommen Jul’s sweet traditions
Compiled by Betsey Norgard Velkommen Jul is one of Augsburg’s most popular traditions, a Scandinavian welcome to the holiday season. Augsburg alumni and friends look forward each year to… more >
Summer 2009 Web Extras
SLIDE SHOW: May Commencement SLIDE SHOW: June Commencement… more >
My Auggie experience
by Wendi Wheeler ’06 Betsy Norell ’10, Music therapy As a first-year student at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., Betsy Norell was majoring in communication studies and singing… more >
Alumni profile—Lewis Nelson ’00
When Lewis Nelson graduated in 2000 he intended to become a high school history teacher. Instead, he spent the next seven years in the middle of history being made. Reading… more >
Meet Pat Grans — Augsburg’s volunteer coordinator
For Pat Grans, volunteering is a passion. As the new volunteer coordinator for the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations, she helps Augsburg alumni and friends find opportunities that spark… more >
Young alumni—we are your voice!
The Young Alumni Council, representing grads from 1999-2009, was formed to advise the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations. The council has met monthly to provide a collective voice… more >
Eye-Opener Breakfast series
The new Eye-Opener Breakfast series, co-sponsored by the Offices of Corporate and Foundation Relations and Alumni and Constituent Relations, has been a big hit among the College’s… more >