Daily Archives: July 21, 2016
From national champion to local hero
Three-time NBA champion Devean George ’99 rebuilds community
The city: Course content and classroom
A glimpse at faculty and students who embrace learning opportunities in MinneapolisEach semester, painting and drawing classes typically occur in what originally was an Augsburg College chapel. Old Main 100 is an inspiring place with 25-foot ceilings and soaring windows… more >
Leadership and conflict
Graduate students study global compassion at Nobel Peace Prize ForumConflict is a pervasive characteristic of human interaction. This is the opening line of the summer syllabus for Augsburg College’s Master of Arts in Leadership course, “Navigating Local &… more >
Beyond the scoreboard
By the numbers: A year of Augsburg College athleticsEach year, Augsburg College athletes sprint, skate, dive, throw, swim, and leap countless times as they prepare for and compete in athletic contests. Because competition records and stats generally offer… more >
Martin Olav Sabo ’59 leaves indelible mark on Augsburg College community
Remembering a lifelong public servantFormer U.S. Representative Martin Olav Sabo ’59, who passed away on March 13 at age 78, was a lifelong public servant and renowned Augsburg College alumnus… more >
Granting access, empowering dreams
Travelers EDGE® grant affords students pathway to successIn March, Augsburg was awarded a $115,000 grant to continue offering Travelers EDGE, a program that provides underrepresented students with scholarships, paid internships, and mentorship… more >
Class notes
Augsburg College alumni share their news and achievementsUndergraduate and graduate program alumni share milestones in their lives and careers… more >
In memoriam
Remembering AuggiesThe “In memoriam” listings in this announcement include notifications received before May 10… more >
New to the Alumni Board
New leadership in the Augsburg communityFive Auggies elected to serve three-year terms on the Augsburg College Alumni Board will network with and mentor current Auggies… more >
Give to the Max makes impact
Online giving day supports students, faculty, programsAuggies last fall made Augsburg College No. 1 in the annual Give to the Max Day challenge. This year, Give to the Max Day is November 17… more >
Travel in Thailand and Cambodia
Q&A with tour guide and Professor of English Kathy SwansonQ: How many times have you traveled to Thailand? What keeps bringing you back… more >
From the ground up
Groundbreaking ceremony unites AuggiesThis bug’s-eye view captures the April 2016 groundbreaking ceremony for Augsburg’s Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion… more >
The Augsburg Choir joins Barry Manilow on stage
The exceptional talent and hard work of the Augsburg Choir was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing backup during Grammy-award winner Barry Manilow’s farewell… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
On thoughtful stewardshipAugsburg’s mission statement says that we educate students to be “thoughtful stewards” as well as “informed citizens, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.” I imagine some may read “thoughtful stewards… more >
New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz
Hives installed to bolster honey bee populationIt 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 >