Class of 2022
From a small-town book club to paddling the Mississippi River, learning gets bigger outside the classroom
Experiential education immerses students in a nuanced worldJust outside Hallock, Minnesota, in the skies that stretch above dormant sugar beet fields, charged solar particles meet the earth’s magnetic shield, exciting those atoms into the awe that… more >
Augsburg introduces American Indian Recognition Full Tuition Program
Augsburg is launching one of the nation’s first comprehensive full-tuition programs at a private institution to support American Indians within higher education… more >
2021 StepUP Gala raises more than $425,000 for on-campus recovery program
On November 13, about 300 in-person and virtual attendees raised more than $425,000 at Augsburg’s annual StepUP® Program Gala. This year’s theme, Now More Than Ever… more >
The Auggies who refuse to ‘keep politics off the field’
How Augsburg’s student-athletes use their platform to advocate for causes beyond the sports arenaIn 2016, first-year student Olivia House ’20 kneeled during the national anthem before one of her first Auggie soccer matches. She was alone—the only Black person on the… more >
You chimed in: Alumni are thankful for Augsburg resources
Augsburg Now staff asked the university’s Instagram followers for the resource they most appreciated as a student. Here are a few of their responses, edited for length and clarity… more >
What it takes to fight a pandemic: Community collaboration and mutual aid (Part 1)
From parking lots and phone calls to hospitals and research labs, Auggies use a multifaceted approach to confront the global crisis of a lifetimeOne November afternoon, Natalie Jacobson, coordinator of Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen, opened an email from someone she didn’t recognize. It was short and to the point: First-year Auggie… more >
