Face value
Art installations celebrate individuals, expound on Augsburg’s history, and expand the boundaries of community.
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Augsburg launches transit pass for undergraduates
Augsburg University now offers the Auggie Pass, a universal transit pass that gives undergraduate students unlimited rides on buses and light rail in a first-of-its-kind partnership between Metro Transit and a Twin Cities university… more >
Auggies Connect
You chimed in: favorite faculty in focus
Augsburg Now staff asked the university’s Facebook followers for their most memorable professors. Here are a few of their responses, edited for length and clarity.
Create inclusive and engaging experiences for fellow Auggies
Serve on Augsburg’s Alumni Board
Sesquicentennial heritage trips
In honor of Augsburg’s 150th anniversary, three trips hosted by expert faculty guides will celebrate the university’s heritage in Germany and Norway.
Augsburg’s first all-school reunion
Mark your calendar for the All-School Reunion during Homecoming: September 26, 2020.
Remembering Auggies
Merton Strommen ’42 and Gladys Strommen ’46
Featured Stories
Face value
Art installations celebrate individuals, expound on Augsburg’s history, and expand the boundaries of community.
A September to remember
It wouldn’t be right to mark 150 years of Augsburg with a small affair—so we threw a huge, once-in-a-lifetime party.
Balancing the books
Augsburg alumna starts a publishing company, creates the diverse book list she wished she had
Building on an early lead
Athletics secures NCAA grant to fund first-of-its-kind position supporting culture of inclusionAround the Quad
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Augsburg launches transit pass for undergraduates
Augsburg University now offers the Auggie Pass, a universal transit pass that gives undergraduate students unlimited rides on buses and light rail in a first-of-its-kind partnership between Metro Transit and a Twin Cities university… more >
Auggies Connect
You chimed in: favorite faculty in focus
Augsburg Now staff asked the university’s Facebook followers for their most memorable professors. Here are a few of their responses, edited for length and clarity.
Create inclusive and engaging experiences for fellow Auggies
Serve on Augsburg’s Alumni Board
Sesquicentennial heritage trips
In honor of Augsburg’s 150th anniversary, three trips hosted by expert faculty guides will celebrate the university’s heritage in Germany and Norway.
Augsburg’s first all-school reunion
Mark your calendar for the All-School Reunion during Homecoming: September 26, 2020.
Remembering Auggies
Merton Strommen ’42 and Gladys Strommen ’46
Face value
Art installations celebrate individuals, expound on Augsburg’s history, and expand the boundaries of community.
Face value
Art installations celebrate individuals, expound on Augsburg’s history, and expand the boundaries of community.
During the winter of her junior year at Augsburg University, Aaliyah Abdi ’23 received shocking and unimaginable news. Her body was starting to reject a kidney transplant from when she was 14 years old. There hadn’t been any problems in the seven years since Abdi had received the kidney, donated by her mother. But suddenly,
Elsy Cruz Parra ’26 had planned to attend college for as long as she can remember. After neither of her parents were able to complete school through the middle school level in Mexico, they instilled the importance of education in Cruz Parra and her two younger siblings as they raised their family in Richfield, Minnesota.
During the winter of her junior year at Augsburg University, Aaliyah Abdi ’23 received shocking and unimaginable news. Her body was starting to reject a kidney transplant from when she was 14 years old. There hadn’t been any problems in the seven years since Abdi had received the kidney, donated by her mother. But suddenly,
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The new age of artisans
During an economic downturn, a resurgence of skill-savvy craftspeople revived centuries-old traditions of making high-quality goods in small quantities, harnessing the power of modern technology and local communities.
Winning the long game
Meaningful, relevant workshops equip students to excel in the classroom, competition, and their careers
An ambitious approach
Entrepreneur Maya Santamaria ’94 leads businesses that break boundaries and build community in Minneapolis