Featured Stories
Spring 2009 Web Extras
VIDEO: Sustainable cities Made (mostly) in Minnesota Sustainable study abroad… more >
Richmond Appleton ’09, Environmental Studies
by Jennifer Hipple, Weekend College Student Richmond Appleton is passionate about giving back to his communities—the Twin Cities and his birthplace of Liberia. Early in his Augsburg career, he… more >
Engaging in the big questions
By Betsey Norgard In their monthly seminar, Professor Mark Tranvik (left, in blue shirt) seeks to create a comfortable atmosphere for the Lilly Scholars to discuss and explore vocation. (L… more >
A legacy for promising students
by Betsey Norgard President’s Scholarships recognize students with exceptional academic ability and leadership potential and can provide financial support up to full tuition for four years. Donors who choose… more >
Tiffany Magnuson — a star on ice and on the field
By Don Stoner If it weren’t for finding cheap hockey skates at a tent sale, Tiffany Magnuson’s athletic career might have been quite different than it is today… more >
Twin sisters. Twin dreams
by Jean Spielman Housh Barbara and Betty Bowers knew they wanted to grow up to be doctors when they were six years old. The twin sisters were born in Mora… more >
The Augsburg Choir — celebrating 75 years
by Betsey Norgard This academic year, the Augsburg Choir celebrates 75 years—a choral tradition of distinction and excellence. The Augsburg Choir was founded in 1933, when the Men’s… more >
Augsburg NOW—made (mostly) in Minnesota
The FSC chain of custody (CoC) tracks FSC certified material through the production process – from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and… more >
Feeding the neighborhood youth
by Wendi Wheeler ’06 The Campus Kitchen program at Augsburg College not only feeds people’s bodies—it also feeds the minds of students. Last spring, the program moved… more >
Core to Compost: The journey of an apple
by Stephen Geffre A year ago, all food waste from Augsburg’s dining center was hauled away and dumped in a landfill with the trash of thousands of other Twin… more >