Daily Archives: July 1, 2011
Ali Rapp ’11: Floating on the social media bubble
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 If you’re a friend of Ali Rapp ’11 and weren’t a frequent visitor to the communication and film studies office… more >
Visionary leadership in support of student success
By KAYLA SKARBAKKA ’09 In 1984, Skip and Barbara Gage’s oldest son, Geoff, made an unexpected choice. Though he had been determined to attend school in California… more >
Katie Edelen ’11: Treating the system instead of the symptoms
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Katie Edelen ’11 wanted to be a doctor from the time she was five years old. She watched surgery on the Discovery Channel before… more >
More than an all-around guy
By Wendi Wheeler ’06 and Don Stoner At Augsburg, Nick Ward ’11 worked hard to be an all-around student-athlete—one who was as dedicated to his… more >
Education off the main road
As I write these words for the summer issue of the Augsburg Now—which includes stories illustrating Augsburg’s vision of educating global citizens—I am in Oslo, Norway… more >
First graduates of Augsburg’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program
Back Row [L to R]: Kristin McHale ’08 MAN; Susan Loushin ’03 BSN, ’06 MAN; Mary Ann Kinney ’04 MAN; Kaija Freborg Sivongsay ’08 MAN… more >
Commencement 2011
PHOTOS By STEPEHEN GEFFRE AND MARK CHAMBERLAIN… more >
Geoffrey Gill ’11
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Major: YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY, PSYCHOLOGY MINOR Internship: SEEDS OF CHANGE AT ST. PAUL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL What are you doing? Seeds of Change is… more >
Tom Thao ’11
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Major: SOCIOLOGY Internship: LOCAL INITIATIVE SUPPORT CORPORATION (LISC) What are you doing? I have been researching the area around the proposed stops along University Avenue… more >
Kristi Vinkemeier ’11
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Major: CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY MINOR Internship: AVEDA CORPORATION/SARTEC CORPORATION What are you doing? My internship is a joint project between Aveda and SarTec Corporation. We… more >
Dan Brandt ’11
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 Major: marketing Internship: Minnesota Twins Public Affairs Office What are you doing? I bring the children of major donors and long-time season ticket holders… more >
“Problem” students become problem solvers
By Wendi Wheeler ’06 Visualize young people in our public schools making positive change in their communities. Who comes to mind? Probably not middle school students in the special… more >
Real experience in the working world
By WENDI WHEELER ’06 INTERNSHIPS, ONCE A NECESSARY STOP ON THE CAREER PATH OF ASPIRING PHYSICIANS, ARE NOW COMMON FOR MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE TALKED TO FOUR AUGGIE INTERNS… more >
Faiza Abbas Mahamud ’11
By STEPHANIE WEISS A life that defies definition Faiza Abbas Mahamud moved a lot when she was young. First her family moved from war-torn Somalia to Kenya. Then the… more >
Dat Nguyen ’11
By STEPHANIE WEISS Unlocking possibilities and potential Success in the sciences started for Dat Nguyen when his photographer father lectured him on the solar system. It was 1995 and the… more >