Yearly Archives: 2018
No Plain Jane
How a quiet, first-generation college graduate became a leading literary scholar, Austen expert, and roller derby devotee“Give a girl an education, and introduce her properly into the world,” said one of Jane Austen’s characters, “and ten to one but she has the means of… more >
Carving Paths for the Future
Theater professor Darcey Engen ’88 helps plan a forward-looking 150th anniversary celebrationDarcey Engen, professor of theater arts, has been on both sides of an Augsburg education: student and professor. As a leader on campus, she brings both perspectives to bear. Thinking… more >
Banner Year in Student Success
Undergraduate research gives students an edgeThe summer before his third year at Augsburg, Fekireselassie Beyene ’16 was paid to research Earth’s magnetosphere. He worked in a lab on campus under the direction of a… more >
There’s No Place Like Dome
There’s No Place Like The Dome
Notes from President Pribbenow
On “Yes, and…”I teach the Honors Senior Seminar each spring, which is always a highlight of my year, and one of the class sessions introduces students to the history and practice of… more >
Auggie Style
Athletics apparel, then and now
ON THE SPOT
A look at environmental privilege with social worker Christina EricksonWhether it’s popping up in social media news feeds or emerging in conversations held around the dinner table, the concept of “privilege” is rising in the public consciousness. “Privilege… more >
Forty years of serving American Indian students
In October, Augsburg’s American Indian Student Services celebrated its 40th anniversary. The program has been a national model of success since 1978. Approximately 130 students representing more than 25… more >
Minnesota Urban Debate League receives renewed support from three area foundations
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, entered the 2018–19 school year with a full head of steam thanks to funding and partnership support from three… more >
Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting
This fall, Augsburg named Kristina Boerger the inaugural John N. Schwartz Professor of Choral Leadership and Conducting. Boerger leads a visionary program honoring Augsburg’s legacy of engaging both music… more >