Yearly Archives: 2015

Convocation Series 2015-16

Now in its 25th year, the Convocation Series offers the Augsburg community an opportunity to share in enlightening conversation with outstanding leaders and visionaries. In September, the series kicked off… more >

Student Lounge shines after renovation

This fall, the Student Lounge in the Christensen Center reopened following a renovation designed to offer improved spaces for student organization meetings, community events, study sessions, and—of course—fun… more >

Embracing green horizons

In late summer, two of the three remaining elm trees in Augsburg’s quad—an alumni gift from more than 50 years ago—were removed because of Dutch Elm disease… more >

Auggies make a splash with hands-on learning

“This is my ideal form of higher education. It’s experiential, engaged with the community, interdisciplinary, physical, and mental.” —Joe Underhill, Winona Daily News, September 15 The first-ever Augsburg… more >

Notes from President Pribbenow

In recent issues of Augsburg Now (apparently still the name of this fine publication—see Around the Quad), I’ve written about our Augsburg2019 vision to be “a new kind… more >

2014-2015 Augsburg College Annual Report to Donors

Augsburg alumni collaborate on touring theater production

Augsburg College alumni and a current student jumped aboard “The Hoopla Train with Yard Master Yip and his Polkastra” at multiple stops of the show’s Minnesota-based summer tour… more >

Augsburg Now to remain name of College magazine

This summer, members of the Augsburg College community were invited to consider whether the College’s magazine name, Augsburg Now, aligned with and supported the publication’s purpose and key… more >

Jeroy and Lorraine Carlson Atrium Lounge

“Mr. Augsburg” has spent 44 years of his life—so far—inspiring Auggies to invest in the life of the College. Whether in his role as a student, parent, grandparent… more >

Thoughtful giving

I believe in Thoughtful Giving. Sue and Larry Turner ’69 have made an automatic monthly gift since 2013. Make a difference at Augsburg—this and every month—with Thoughtful Giving… more >

Beyond fjords and freeways

Professors team with students to research and share College history… more >

Buy a brick. Honor a legacy.

What started out as a group of first-year Auggies from Washburn High School in Minneapolis commuting to campus for classes led to friendships that have transcended job relocations, marriages… more >

In memoriam

These “In memoriam” listings include notifications received before September 8. Alice M. (Norby) Digre ’40, St. Paul, age 98, on July 5. Florence L. (Borstad) Hiepler ’42, Camarillo, California, age… more >

College awards 2015

Augsburg College is nationally recognized for its commitment to intentional diversity in its life and work. This year’s accolades include: The 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from… more >

Leading foundations and corporations support capital campaign

A recent $1 million grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation has helped the campaign to build the Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion to surpass… more >