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New Jobs Postings at 海角社区

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Augsburg currently has 25 employment opportunities posted on our online jobs board.

If you are the type of person who would enjoy working in a mission-driven environment and you are looking for an opportunity to become part of a diverse campus community, please apply!

“It’s incredibly exciting, enriching, and rewarding to be a part of the vibrant Augsburg community. The University is a microcosm of all that’s happening across the globe; the stories I hear from alumni, students, and parents never cease to inspire.”聽鈥 Kevin Vollmers,聽Director of Leadership Gifts

 

Alumni, parents, and friends of Augsburg are encouraged to consider these openings and to refer candidates who may be a great match.

See what our alumni say about coming back to work for their alma mater:

“Coming back and working for Augsburg is like coming home; it’s a place that is not only familiar but there’s an innate sense of calm and a high comfortableness knowing that you are working for a place that you already believe in, trust in, and feel yourself at.” 鈥 Shonna Fulford ’09, Associate Director, Undergraduate 海角社区

“The hype is true. Since I鈥檝e started, I鈥檝e had friends reach out to me and ask if the growth and recognition Augsburg is getting is all real. Sure, the campus has changed, but all the changes feel right and good and in service of our students. The opportunities that our students now have are so exciting and it’s gratifying to see Augsburg thriving. It feels authentically Augsburg. Meeting with students even in the limited way that I do, fills me with immense pride.” 鈥 Katie (Koch) Code ’01, Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations

“As comfortable as I was on campus as a student, I鈥檓 even more comfortable as a staff member because of the progress we’ve made. I鈥檓 very proud to be an alumnus and even more so to be a staff member because of the initiatives we take. I get to see those initiatives in action on a daily basis.” 鈥 Scott Cooper ’13, Alumni Engagement Manager

All available positions are posted online. Applicants must fill out the online application and submit their resume to be considered for a position. Go to Employment Opportunities to view our most current available positions.

海角社区 is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at phone number: 612-330-1058 or email: hr@augsburg.edu.

What You Need to Know about the Oberammergau Passion Play

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Source: https://www.parkhotel-bayersoien.de/en/offers/passion-plays-2020/

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This might seem odd that a person living in Minneapolis, Minnesota would develop such an interest with a town of a little over 5,000 people located in the Bavarian Alps, but believe me, this place is truly fascinating.

2 years ago, I had the opportunity to travel with Augsburg to Germany/Lutherland and as a pastor’s kid and grandchild of German immigrants, I left Germany with amazing experiences, new friends, and a deeper understanding of myself.

I鈥檓 downright giddy as I look toward traveling again in July 2020 with some of the same friends, to places I’ve never been before and to take advantage of the opportunity to experience the world-famous Oberammergau Passion Play.

I graduated from Augsburg with a Theater degree and all of my work previous to my time at Augsburg has been in theater. I met my husband when we were both on staff at the Guthrie Theater.

To me, the Oberammergau Passion Play is an ultimate theatrical event. It鈥檚 impressive, unique, and moving…its like seeing Ibsen in Norway. Oh wait. That’s another blog post.

Since subscribing to the newsletter, I’ve learned the following about this town-wide production:

  1. When the cast list is announced, their on a sign outside the theater.
  2. On Ash Wednesday, the 鈥-9 year鈥 before the passion play, the BEARD DECREE goes into effect. Many of the men who have been cast in the play get their .
  3. Each performance has an audience of 4,700 people composed of theatergoers and pilgrims from all over the world.
  4. Not only will we see the Passion Play, but we will be staying in Oberammergau. I heard that the hotel is close enough to the theater that at the intermission we can use the bathrooms in our own hotel. Also, rumor has it that one of the actors portraying Pontius Pilate is the proprietor of the hotel!
  5. 2,000 people are involved in the Passion Play each year. I remember feeling overwhelmed when I worked with a cast and crew of 75 members!
  6. Augsburg is fortunate enough to have 40 tickets to a performance on July 23, 2020, and 20 of them are already spoken for. Once they are gone, we cannot get any more.

This trip to Germany as well as three trips to Norway, are truly uniquely Augsburg experiences. I would love to tell you more about this and all of our Sesquicentennial Heritage trips. Please look for subsequent blogs about the trips, check out the itineraries which can be found on the Alumni Travel Web Page, or feel free to reach out to me directly, I would love to chat with you about any of the trips codek@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1178.

Happy Travels!

Katie (Koch) Code ’01
Director of Alumni and Constituent Relations

Augsburg鈥檚 155 All-School Reunion Volunteers

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Volunteers at the first meeting on May 20, 2019.

Editor鈥檚 note: The All-School Reunion has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (updated October 13, 2020)

We are so thankful for the 155 enthusiastic volunteers who have committed to helping us plan Augsburg鈥檚 first-ever All-School Reunion. Their involvement is crucial to our journey ahead. During our first volunteers meeting on May 20, it was exciting to witness old friendships and developing relationships among Auggies from the Classes of 1955 to 2020 — and that鈥檚 why reunions matter!

Volunteers are the core this upcoming year, and our work is not only more fun but exponentially strengthened by their participation and input. Our volunteers help us with Homecoming 2020鈥檚 schedule, entertainment, venues, marketing and more. We look forward to diving into all of this over the next 15 months to make this Sesquicentennial year the most epic one at Augsburg to date.

If you are interested in joining the following group of volunteers, please contact Katie (Koch) Code 鈥01 at codek@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1178.

We have plenty of work to do, and we look forward to hearing from you!

Augsburg All-School Reunion Volunteers (Sesquicentennial Stewards):

Annika Hegrenes 鈥20

Joseph 聽Amrhein 鈥19

Eli Baker 鈥19

Willie Giller 鈥19

Grace Lindgren 鈥19

Brandon Williams 鈥19

Gabriel Bergstrom 鈥18

Abe Johnson 鈥18

Kevin Tran 鈥18

John Boyd 鈥17

Megan Carrell 鈥17

Thomas Kukowski 鈥17

Chau Nguyen 鈥17

Jack Swift 鈥17

Lauren Hurley 鈥16

Jaquan Kline 鈥16

Atlese Robinson 鈥16

Reies Romero 鈥16

Nadine Ashby 鈥15

Kendall Christian 鈥15

Nikolas Linde 鈥15

Hassan Sankoh 鈥15

Felecia Zahner 鈥15

Lia Capaldini 鈥14

Jasmine Grika 鈥14

Gary 聽Mariscal 鈥14

Katie Nelson 鈥14

Zaurean Nickens 鈥14

Jakkee-Patricia Phillips 鈥14

Patrick DuSchane 鈥13

Alyssa Fichter 鈥13

Beau Hansen 鈥13

Kris Vick 鈥13, MAE

Helen Truax 鈥12, MBA

Evan Decker 鈥12

Fardosa Hassan 鈥12

Lauren Lesser 鈥12

Aldo Lopez 鈥12

Shane Pantila 鈥12

Katie Radford 鈥12

Marty Wyatt 鈥12

Alex Beeby 鈥11

Laura Lou DuSchane 鈥11

Lucreshia Grant 鈥11

Van Hong 鈥11

Seth Lienard 鈥11

Ted Nielsen 鈥11

Lani Roldan 鈥11

Quinton Stibbins 鈥11

Kennitra Terrell 鈥11

Stefani 聽Zappa 鈥11

Irene Abdullah 鈥10

Taylor Davis 鈥10

Joshua Holmgren 鈥10

Matthew McEnery 鈥10

Jill Watson 鈥10

Shonna Fulford 鈥09

Raymond Kidd 鈥09

Agnes Kigwana 鈥09

Caitlin Lienard 鈥09

Derek Francis 鈥08

Joshua Harris 鈥08

Bryan Ludwig 鈥08

Brian 聽Bambenek 鈥07

Erik Helgerson 鈥07

Maria Helgerson 鈥07

Charlie Scott 鈥07

Babette Chatman 鈥05

Hannah Dietrich 鈥05

Sheryl Wallace-Holman 鈥05

Mel Lee 鈥04

Mathew J. Shannon 鈥04

Jamie E. Smith 鈥04

Jarret Howard 鈥03

Nick Rathmann 鈥03

Brent Peroutka 鈥02

Nick B. Slack 鈥02

Erica Bryan-Wegner 鈥01

Erica Huls 鈥01

Jason 聽Beckendorf 鈥00

Kirsten Kelly 鈥00

Stephanie Lein Walseth 鈥00

Ross Murray 鈥00

Meg Schmidt Sawyer 鈥00

Brandon Hutchinson 鈥99

Guillaume Paek 鈥99

Terry Marquardt 鈥98

Jessica Wahto 鈥98

Amy Bowar Mellinger 鈥97

Nancy Holmblad 鈥95

Jay Lepper 鈥95

Liz Pushing 鈥93

Heather Johnston 鈥92

Kristen Hirsch Montag 鈥91

Greg Schnagl 鈥91

Drew Privette 鈥89

Tracy Sundstrom 鈥89

Jerry Dieffenbach 鈥88

Darcey Engen 鈥88

Jenni Lilledahl 鈥87

Lisa 聽Anderson 鈥86

Nancy Mueller 鈥85

Norm Okerstrom 鈥85

Lisa Kastler 鈥84

Jenny Kelley 鈥84

Karen Casanova 鈥83

Joan Evans 鈥83

Karsten Nelson 鈥83

Cinthia W. Sisson 鈥83

Lori Moline 鈥82

Eric Anderson 鈥79

Becky Bjella-Nodland 鈥79

Sally Daniels Herron 鈥79

Jeff Swenson 鈥79

James Bernstein 鈥78

Rick Bonlender 鈥78

Beverly Meyer 鈥78

Dennis Meyer 鈥78

Jeff Nodland 鈥77

Roselyn Nordaune 鈥77

Jeffrey Mueller 鈥76

Kathryn Wahl 鈥76

Norm Wahl 鈥76

Merilee Klemp 鈥75

Linda Holmen 鈥74

Bob Strommen 鈥74

Linda Andell 鈥72

Saul Stensvaag 鈥72

David Andell 鈥71

Wayne Jorgenson 鈥71

Bonnie Niles 鈥71

Bob Stacke 鈥71

Dennis King 鈥70

Richard King 鈥69

Peter Strommen 鈥69

Karolynn Lestrud 鈥68

Lennore Bevis 鈥66

Richard Mork 鈥66

Allen 聽Anderson 鈥65

Eunice Dietrich 鈥65

Joyce Pfaff 鈥65

Livi Smith 鈥64

Barbara Larson 鈥63

Dean Larson 鈥62

Lawrence Gallagher 鈥61

Winnie Nordlund Anderson 鈥61

Dale Hanka 鈥60

Robert Herman 鈥55

Michael Bloomberg – Staff

Frank Haege – Staff

Paul C. Pribbenow – President

Margaret Bostelmann – Friend

Lois Swenson – Friend

 

Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Gala – Join the Waitlist

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Update: This event is now sold out.聽If you are interested in being added to the waitlist, please follow the registration link and add your name. We will let you know as soon as possible if we have ticket(s) available!

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event. On Friday, September 27, 2019, we kick off Augsburg鈥檚 sesquicentennial with a gala in downtown Minneapolis. This gala will acknowledge our history of pursuing the calling to serve the community, and it will rally our energetic support for the next 150 years of 海角社区.

During this unprecedented evening, we will share stories of gratitude and hope for the future. We will celebrate with friends who have been a part of the community: alumni, parents, faculty, and staff. We鈥檒l enjoy moments to reflect, share, and give while surrounded by the relationships that have always been at the heart of Augsburg.
We look forward to seeing you there.

鈥擠arcey Engen 鈥88 and Jeff Swenson 鈥79
Sesquicentennial Committee co-chairs

Event Details

Friday, September 27, 2019

4:30 p.m. Reception, 6 p.m. Program

Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot

225 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55401

This event will likely sell out. Order today to reserve your place.

Celebrating the Faces of Augsburg with 鈥淚nside Out鈥

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A rendering of what part of the installation may look like.

Augsburg Community: We need your help!

In 2019, Augsburg celebrates 150 years as a University. Our sesquicentennial will be a year-long opportunity to reflect on our past and present 鈥 to honor our leaders and legacies, and also to discover our roots.

As part of the Sesquicentennial celebration, Augsburg has commissioned several public art projects around campus lead by Kristin Anderson and Christopher Houltberg. The main installation is a participatory art project called 鈥淚nside Out鈥 that will cover 4 city blocks and showcase over 1,869 faces of people part of the Augsburg community.

Let鈥檚 celebrate the faces of current and historic members of the community with this ambitious public installation! Woven together, each black and white portrait will create a mesh of faces celebrating, recognizing and honoring the core of the institution: its people. This textile of woven portraits will be a unique opportunity to take part in .

Augsburg is everywhere.

The Faces of Augsburg photoshoot set up

Having the whole Augsburg community represented in this installation is very important to us. That includes Rochester campus, weekend university students, international students, faculty, staff, and alumni. So we want to invite YOU to participate by sending in your photo from wherever you are through . The deadline to send in these photos is Friday, May 24.

Let鈥檚 show who we are behind the walls of the institution and each of our roles within it for the past 150 years. Whether to pay tribute or simply pay attention, this project creates the opportunity to recognize how many shoulders it takes to create a strong and successful academic community in every single realm existing in a university.

Beyond getting your portrait taken or sending in a photo, this is about shared moments, pride, and seeing yourself appear side by side with around 3,000 other faces with the same pride and commitment to Augsburg.

 

Tour the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum with the Augsburg Associates

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The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

The Augsburg Associates are hosting a lunch and Arboretum Tour for their spring event at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on Wednesday, May 29. This event includes a lunch starting at 11:30 in the Tea Room at the Arboretum with featured speaker Dr.聽Stan Hokanson a horticulture professor at the University of Minnesota during lunch. At 1:30, the Associates will be taking a tour of the Arboretum on the tram. The cost for this event is $35.

 

Celebrate 2019 Augsburg Graduates with the Tassel Challenge

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As we celebrate the completion of this academic year and honor the newest class of Auggie graduates, Augsburg is promoting the Tassel Challenge fundraising campaign.

This online giving event supports future Auggies with all proceeds benefiting the Sesquicentennial Scholarship Fund, an endowed scholarship fund at Augsburg.

A donation today in any amount is an investment for Auggie generations to come. Over 200 donors have already contributed more than $110,000 to the Sesquicentennial Scholarship.

The Tassel Challenge is a great way to recognize your favorite graduating Auggie, give back to Augsburg, and help ensure an Augsburg education is accessible to all.

Honor a student special to you and we will make sure they know they were recognized, and send you and the student an Augsburg tassel keychain as a token of our gratitude.

More information can be found and donations made on the page. The Tassel Challenge will run from today through May 19. If you have any questions please contact bogen@augsburg.edu.

Alumni Spotlight: Darin Rowles ’04, ’15 (MSW)

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Rowles Named New Head for State鈥檚 HIV Services

Darin Rowles 鈥04, 鈥15 (MSW) has worked in the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) sector since 1995, a time when an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. He worked very closely with many people whose lives were coming to an end due to HIV. But in 1995, the first advanced HIV treatment became available鈥斺渁 game changer in HIV,鈥 says Rowles. Things have changed dramatically since then, and he now has a new opportunity to spread the hopefulness.

On Halloween 2018, Rowles stepped into a new position that will bring to bear his 23+ years of experience in direct-service and management of HIV鈥攁nd to a much wider audience. As Manager of HIV Services for the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), Rowles now oversees the administration of numerous services for people living with HIV, but on a statewide basis. The work includes the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B and the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

Ending the Epidemic

Rowles says we now have the treatment options and knowledge needed to end the HIV epidemic. Though there is still no cure or vaccine, two major assets have recently been added to the HIV toolbox.

The first is a concept known as 鈥淯=U鈥 (undetectable equals untransmittable), based on research that has shown conclusively that people living with HIV who are able to engage in medical care can maintain an undetectable HIV viral load, thereby preventing them from passing on the virus to sexual partners.

The second new tool is PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), a daily medication for those not living with HIV who want to remain HIV-negative. Rowles says that now we also know how to provide HIV treatments that enhance quality of life for those already living with the virus and prevent transmission to others.

But Rowles acknowledges that some of the greatest HIV challenges we have today are with young people, who are both less likely to use preventive measures like PrEP, and less likely to have the resources to manage their HIV and maintain an undetectable viral load. He knows that much work remains to be done in the HIV sector to raise awareness. In Minnesota alone, there are about 300 new HIV infections each year. In 2017, about a third of the 284 new cases were individuals under age 30, and about one-fifth were 24 or younger. The majority of those 24 or younger were male-identified, and almost all of these identified sex with another male-identified person as their primary risk.

Rowles鈥 work is cut out for him, and he is excited about this opportunity to gain experience in administering service to the public sector. His new role will include supervising, mentoring, and teaching emerging social work professionals, as well as overseeing the administration of contracted support services, insurance assistance, medication-access programs, capacity-building programs, and policy initiatives–plus monitoring compliance with federal funding, and activities that engage the community.

Previously, much of Rowles鈥 work involved relating one-on-one to people living with the disease. From 2002 to 2018, he worked in multiple roles with MAP (the Minnesota AIDS Project, now called JustUs Health). In addition, he has done focused worked with people living with serious and persistent mental health issues in residential settings. For five years, he served on the Minnesota HIV Services Planning Council and was an active part of the community planning process in allocating federal funding for HIV services within Minnesota. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS.

Minnesotan, Through and Through

Rowles values his Minnesota roots, and confesses to being a 鈥渕assive Prince fan.鈥 He feels fortunate to have seen Prince over 100 times, often at late-night parties at his Chanhassen studio. In addition to his love for music, Rowles has 鈥済eeky鈥 interests, such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, and the Marvel-verse. These interests recharge him for his day-to-day work, he says, as do his husband and three cats, who live with him in South Minneapolis.

Rowles鈥 ongoing relationship with Augsburg began with some 鈥減ost-secondary鈥 classes during his senior year in high school. When he put his academic life on pause partway through his freshman year, he took some time to 鈥渆xperience life,鈥 before returning to complete his Bachelor鈥檚 degree, and later, his Master鈥檚 in Social Work. He has stayed in touch with various professors and with Auggies from his Master鈥檚 cohort and has supervised a number of social work undergrads in internship roles. This trimester he is back on campus as a co-facilitator for an Intergroup Dialogue. He says that both of his social work experiences at Augsburg made a major impression on him, and he continues to be a cheerleader for the university and the social work program.

Perhaps Rowles鈥 greatest contribution as a Minnesotan is yet to come, as he pursues his new work with DHS. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health, DHS is implementing a statewide strategy to end HIV in Minnesota. As Rowles says, 鈥淲e have the tools to end this epidemic, and now is the time.鈥

 

–by Cheryl Crockett 鈥89

Augsburg Family Spotlight: Bruce ’91 and Michael Rivers ’19

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Michael Rivers 鈥19

Facing an Unexpected Tragedy

When Michael Rivers graduates from Augsburg this spring, he plans to do some private investigative work for criminal lawyers, and then enroll in law school. His goal of becoming a criminal defense attorney with a private practice would seem like a natural progression, especially since that鈥檚 what his father has done since 1998. But his pathway to this decision was a long and painful one鈥攁nd never a given.

Rivers recalls that growing up in the southwest Minneapolis house once occupied by his great-grandparents, he sensed a strong bond between his parents (both Auggies who went on to earn doctorates), and he enjoyed many childhood pleasures鈥攕kiing, baseball, and biking the Minnehaha Parkway weekly to Lake Harriet. Life seemed simple then.

But he remembers a lot of fighting, too. When Rivers was five years old, his parents divorced. In the beginning, that wasn鈥檛 very troubling for a five-year-old鈥攊t meant two birthday celebrations, two Christmas gatherings, two homes, and several 鈥渄ouble events.鈥 But within the year, his mother died and鈥攅ven though the full impact of having her 鈥済one forever鈥 didn鈥檛 really sink in鈥攈e managed to continue with sports and many of his other activities, including regular attendance at his dad鈥檚 Sunday School class. He also participated in an 鈥渁mazing grief group鈥 at his elementary school, which helped him talk about death with peers and contributed greatly to healing and an understanding of death.

As Rivers was entering his teens, he was told the truth about how his mother had died. She had not been sick, as he had been led to believe. She had taken her own life鈥攋ust as his grandfather and uncle had done. This new information鈥攁nd the intentionality of those deaths鈥攆orced him to reconstruct everything on which he felt his life had been based.

Trying to Cope

He began drinking at age 13, becoming intoxicated regularly to calm the chatter in his brain. During his teen years (the 鈥渢rouble phase鈥), Rivers quit going to church. He no longer had any interest in academics, and his grades plummeted. He resented and disregarded authority and started lying to his father. Expelled from one high school for possessing a taser, he ended up attending three others. He was arrested four times. He ran away from home four times, once ending up in Omaha where he was arrested for shoplifting and being a runaway, another time in Colorado where the $6,000 he had stolen from his father funded a weeklong drug ride, and twice in Florida. He 鈥渨ent through a lot of friends鈥 and surrounded himself with people who had low expectations of him.

The fire that fueled the animosity he then felt toward the world was his understanding of his mother鈥檚 death. He felt betrayed and lied to. He was haunted by the image of his mother in her casket: the lifeless body that once held his life inside of her, and the burn marks on her lips from the gun she used鈥攁nd the images still inhabit his dreams today.

While in an after-care treatment program, Rivers learned there were school programs that could help him earn a GED鈥攁 fact that became enticing only when he discovered he could possibly get into Augsburg as well. Though his high school academic record held little promise, his optimism increased as he recalled nostalgically the stories from his parents about how much they had enjoyed Augsburg. He also learned more about the StepUP program, Augsburg鈥檚 residential collegiate recovery community.

When Rivers began his studies at Augsburg, he lived in the dorms. He ended his first year with a 2.1 GPA, a slight improvement from high school. But he knew he could do much better. In terms of the required sobriety in StepUP, he had relapsed the first time and had to join the program again. But soon he began to thrive and discovered that there was great value for him in the communal connection he found in the StepUP community, even with substantial staff turnover in the program and some gossiping that can come from living in close proximity.

The Road Ahead

Throughout his Augsburg years, he has gone through waves of emotions, thinking about his mother and the strong possibility that he has likely sat in the same classrooms as she did, interacting with some of the same professors (like Dr. Nancy Steblay, the psychology professor for whom his mother once wrote a meta-analysis).

And he has changed. His outlook on his mother鈥檚 death has gone from intense grief and resentment of her and the world to a fuller understanding and admiration of the person she was, and a respect for the world around him. Now, as he approaches graduation time, Rivers can taste victory. Of the last 15 classes he has taken, he has earned a 4.0 in 13 of them, putting him on the Dean鈥檚 List for four consecutive semesters and likely resulting in a 3.5 GPA when he graduates.

In the years ahead, Rivers sees himself working on hard criminal cases, owning property, working at both passive incomes and vacation destinations, and traveling the world with the one he loves. Given his skills in photography, he may even start a film production company. But as he pursues law school and a career, his work in Augsburg鈥檚 student government will likely be useful, as will advice and encouragement from his lawyer father, Bruce 鈥91, who is especially pleased about his son鈥檚 progress. Bruce says, 鈥淚t is only through hard work and perseverance that this fine young man has achieved all that he has.鈥 He must be especially gratified that Michael has chosen to pursue the same career path as he did.

–by Cheryl Crockett 鈥89

Important Images Linked to Augsburg’s History

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Throughout the month of April, we will be featuring images that are core to the history of Augsburg. These images are featured in聽鈥淗old Fast to What is Good鈥澛燽y Professor Phillip Adamo 鈥 a book to commemorate Augsburg鈥檚 Sesquicentennial looking back from 1869 to today.

This shovel is so important to Augsburg鈥檚 history that it even has a name. Learn more in “Hold Fast to What is Good.”
This lectern is the oldest piece of furniture on Augsburg鈥檚 campus, dating to at least 1916. Augsburg professors still lecture from this lectern, but they also teach in other ways. A deeper history of teaching at Augsburg can be found in “Hold Fast to What is Good.”
This ad from a Norwegian newspaper enticed Augsburg鈥檚 founders to come to America. It’s a fascinating story that can be found in “Hold Fast to What is Good.”
This bell was given to Augsburg at its founding in 1869, but now the bell resides at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. Did they steal it? The story behind this image can be found in “Hold Fast to What is Good.”

 

How to order 鈥淗old Fast to What is Good鈥

We are accepting preorders of聽one or more hardcover, limited edition, boxed copies of this book through May 1, 2019.

Price: $162.04 (this price includes tax)

 

Attendees at the聽Sesquicentennial Gala聽will be able to pick up their books that evening. Other orders will be delivered by mail in October 2019.