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Yearly Archives: 2016

New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz

New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz

Hives installed to bolster honey bee population

It has been decades since the last students moved out of Memorial Hall; the dormitory was converted to office space in the late 1960s. However, a new group of inhabitants… more >

$50,000 grant funds recycling program expansion

$50,000 grant funds recycling program expansion

Student-faculty-staff collaboration improves campus sustainability

Augsburg College can boost its efforts to divert organic and compostable items from trash and other recycling thanks to a $50,000 recycling grant from the Hennepin County Environment and… more >

Honoring retiring faculty

Honoring retiring faculty

Several faculty members retired following years of dedicated service to Augsburg College. Kathy Accurso | Instructor, Department of Education—with the College since 2012 Katherine Baumgartner |Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing… more >

Commencement 2016

Commencement 2016

Students of color, award winners, and former KARE 11 anchor stand out at graduation

Augsburg College celebrated students completing degrees in the traditional undergraduate, adult undergraduate, and graduate programs through commencement ceremonies held April 30. The 2016 traditional undergraduate class is the most diverse… more >

Augsburg exhibition shines in Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover

Augsburg exhibition shines in Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover

World-renowned feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls recently “took over” Minneapolis and St. Paul to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Augsburg College was among more than two dozen arts and… more >

Teaching and learning award winners

Teaching and learning award winners

Augsburg recognizes individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to creating an engaging academic learning environment. The 2016 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning awards are… more >

On the spot: Bill Green discusses Minnesota history

On the spot: Bill Green discusses Minnesota history

‘Degrees of Freedom’ in the state’s past and present

What does it mean to matter?  What does it look like to matter? With the Black Lives Matter movement, questions of racial equity have ignited important—and difficult—conversations in… more >

ELCA college conference

ELCA college conference

Students, faculty members, and staff from two dozen colleges and universities affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America came together this summer as Augsburg hosted the annual Vocation of… more >

Pribbenow keynotes Cargill’s ethics week

Pribbenow keynotes Cargill’s ethics week

Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow delivered the keynote address for Cargill’s annual ethics week this spring. Pribbenow is recognized as one of the nation’s most engaging commentators… more >