Yearly Archives: 2016
Martin Olav Sabo 鈥�59 leaves indelible mark on Augsburg College community
Remembering a lifelong public servantFormer U.S. Representative Martin Olav Sabo 鈥�59, who passed away on March 13 at age 78, was a lifelong public servant and renowned Augsburg College alumnus… more >
Class notes
Augsburg College alumni share their news and achievementsUndergraduate and graduate program alumni share milestones in their lives and careers… more >
In memoriam
Remembering AuggiesThe 鈥淚n memoriam鈥� listings in this announcement include notifications received before May 10… more >
New to the Alumni Board
New leadership in the Augsburg communityFive Auggies elected to serve three-year terms on the Augsburg College Alumni Board will network with and mentor current Auggies… more >
Give to the Max makes impact
Online giving day supports students, faculty, programsAuggies last fall made Augsburg College No. 1 in the annual Give to the Max Day challenge. This year, Give to the Max Day is November 17… more >
Travel in Thailand and Cambodia
Q&A with tour guide and Professor of English Kathy SwansonQ: How many times have you traveled to Thailand? What keeps bringing you back… more >
From the ground up
Groundbreaking ceremony unites AuggiesThis bug鈥檚-eye view captures the April 2016 groundbreaking ceremony for Augsburg鈥檚 Norman and Evangeline Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion… more >
The Augsburg Choir joins Barry Manilow on stage
The exceptional talent and hard work of the Augsburg Choir was rewarded with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sing backup during Grammy-award winner Barry Manilow鈥檚 farewell… more >
Notes from President Pribbenow
On thoughtful stewardshipAugsburg鈥檚 mission statement says that we educate students to be 鈥渢houghtful stewards鈥� as well as 鈥渋nformed citizens, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.鈥� I imagine some may read 鈥渢houghtful stewards… more >
New residents set Memorial Hall abuzz
Hives installed to bolster honey bee populationIt has been decades since the last students moved out of Memorial Hall; the dormitory was converted to office space in the late 1960s. However, a new group of inhabitants… more >
$50,000 grant funds recycling program expansion
Student-faculty-staff collaboration improves campus sustainabilityAugsburg College can boost its efforts to divert organic and compostable items from trash and other recycling thanks to a $50,000 recycling grant from the Hennepin County Environment and… more >
Honoring retiring faculty
Several聽faculty members retired following years of dedicated service to Augsburg聽College. Kathy Accurso |聽Instructor, Department of Education鈥攚ith the College since 2012 Katherine Baumgartner |Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing… more >
Commencement 2016
Students of color, award winners, and former KARE 11 anchor stand out at graduationAugsburg College celebrated students completing degrees in the traditional undergraduate, adult undergraduate, and graduate programs through commencement ceremonies held April 30. The 2016 traditional undergraduate class is the most diverse… more >
Augsburg exhibition shines in Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover
World-renowned feminist art activists the Guerrilla Girls recently 鈥渢ook over鈥� Minneapolis and St.聽Paul to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Augsburg College was among more than two dozen arts and… more >
Teaching and learning award winners
Augsburg recognizes individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to creating an engaging academic learning environment. The 2016 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning awards are… more >