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Yearly Archives: 2022

Notes from President Pribbenow—Multiply Your Mind by Giving It Away: Sharing the Gift of Vocation

Notes from President Pribbenow—Multiply Your Mind by Giving It Away: Sharing the Gift of Vocation

A few years back, I happened upon the work of Mark Federman, a Canadian scholar whose writings on innovation include this provocative suggestion: “Multiply your mind by giving it away… more >

Campus Welcomes Executive Director of Interfaith, Celebrates the Life of Fuad El-Hibri

Campus Welcomes Executive Director of Interfaith, Celebrates the Life of Fuad El-Hibri

Najeeba Syeed joined Augsburg as the inaugural El-Hibri endowed chair and executive director of Interfaith at Augsburg in early August… more >

Alumni Class Notes, Summer 2022

Alumni Class Notes, Summer 2022

1960–69 1965 Marcia Schneider ’65 met with Professor Emerita Kathryn Swanson and her husband, Jack, while they were in Arizona. Marcia was a part of a trip to Thailand… more >

In Memoriam, Summer 2022

In Memoriam, Summer 2022

1930s Thea M. (Horne) Carpenter ’39, Forest Lake, Minnesota, age 107, on March 30, 2022. 1940s Robert W. Andersen ’49, Belvedere Tiburon, California, age 94, on June 30, 2021. Vera… more >

Be the change

Be the change

Environmental activism takes many forms for Auggie advocates

Wildfires raging across hundreds of thousands of acres cause devastating environmental and property damage. No matter if someone is watching from the next town or from thousands of miles away… more >

Sowing seeds for tomorrow

Sowing seeds for tomorrow

Many alumni focused on environmental justice credit their depth of understanding to opportunities they received at Augsburg. Monica McDaniel, Augsburg’s sustainability officer, said the university community uses a… more >

Great Returns: We’re All In

Great Returns: We’re All In

Public phase of comprehensive fundraising campaign a success

On May 6, Augsburg University held an event to launch the public phase of its comprehensive fundraising campaign, Great Returns: We’re All In. At that time, the campaign had… more >

Sankofa Circle Fellowship prepares to expand in second year

Sankofa Circle Fellowship prepares to expand in second year

In summer 2021, Augsburg University launched the Sankofa Circle Fellowship for junior and senior student leaders. The fellowship is inspired by four Adinkra symbols that originated in Ghana. These symbols… more >

Student-led efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle

Student-led efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle

Campus programs like Campus Cupboard and ShareShop reflect the university’s environmental stewardship and social consciousness. Campus Cupboard is Augsburg’s food shelf, which provides students and recent alumni with… more >

Global Harmony Choir takes notes from musicians around the world

Global Harmony Choir takes notes from musicians around the world

The Augsburg/Twin Cities Global Harmony Choir began in Fall 2020 as a campus-community partnership to celebrate diverse voices and global choral works. Led by Kristina Boerger, the John… more >